MANITOU SPRINGS PARKING AUTHORITY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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1 MANITOU SPRINGS PARKING AUTHORITY BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER and ELECTION OF OFFICER A regular meeting of the Manitou Springs Parking Authority Board was held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in Council 606 Manitou Avenue. Chairman Yowell called the meeting to order at 5:07pm. The following were in attendance: PRESENT: ABSENT: STAFF: GUESTS: Chairman NEAL YOWELL Board Member BILL KOERNER Board Member SPENCER WREN Board Member DAVID THOMASON Board Member STEPHEN WILLIAMS (excused) Michelle Anthony, Planner Dave Gagnon, Standard Parking Manager Matt French, Standard Parking Lead PEO Leslie Lewis, Manitou Springs Chamber Council Liaison Coreen Toll John Conway, Standard Parking Brian Scoggins, Standard Parking Romy Valera, Standard Parking Rachel Buller, Local Realtor Ila Quinn, Local Realtor Randy Ferguson, Lovers Lane Resident ITEM 1. Election of Vice Chair Due to the resignation of Curt Heimsoth from the Board, Ms. Anthony noted that the position of Vice Chair was vacant. Board member Wren nominated Board member Bill Koerner as Vice Chair. Board member Thomason seconded the nomination. Hearing no further nominations, Chairman Yowell called for the vote. Nomination was approved, 3-0. (Mr. Koerner abstained from voting.)

2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ITEM 2. April 16, 2014 Board member Koerner moved to approve the April Minutes as submitted. Board member Wren seconded the motion. There was no discussion regarding the motion. Motion passed, 3-0. (Board member Thomason abstained as he was absent from the April meeting.) ITEM 3. May 21, 2014 (No Quorum/No Minutes) ITEM 4. June 18, 2014 (Meeting Cancelled) ITEM 5. July 16, 2014 (No Quorum Meeting Cancelled) Staff noted there were no minutes regarding these agenda items due to no quorums/cancelled meetings. III. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NONAGENDA ITEMS Rachel Buller, 201 Spencer Avenue and a local realtor, addressed the Board about an issue regarding Realtor Passes in the RPP zones. Ms. Anthony noted she had communicated with Ms. Buller about this and Staff would be processing a code amendment to provide that the Realtor Pass was good in all RPP areas. Ms. Buller continued that she was going to have an Open House at 17 Washington Avenue the following Sunday from 1-3pm and this property was within an RPP area. Ms. Buller related that it was not feasible for her to intercept people attending open houses as there was frequently only one agent present, and people were not likely to go all the way back to their vehicles to put a temporary visitors pass on the dashboard. Mr. Gagnon indicated if realtors will let him know when they have scheduled open houses, they can provide passes for when this is workable, and they can also inform the PEO s of this activity so that they avoid writing tickets during these times in the areas. Randy Ferguson, 165 Lovers Lane, asked the Board when the sandbag station on Lovers Lane across the street from his home would be removed, noting that it had not been used at all since late last year. Mr. Ferguson handed out a map showing the location and some photos of the condition of the road in relation to a water line in the area. He was concerned with having the dumpster continue to be located in the area and also informed the board all the parking in this area was to be removed. Ms. Anthony indicated the sandbag station was Public Service s responsibility and she did not know anything about removing the on-street parking in this area, but remarked if there was a sight line problem this could likely be resolved with the removal of a single space. The board expressed concern with removal of parking. Mr. Gagnon indicated he would speak with Public Services about getting the dumpster taken away and about the removal of the on-street parking. 2

3 IV. OLD BUSINESS ITEM 6. Discussion Regarding LED Lighting Project in the Canon Lot and Parking Lot Security Lighting Ms. Anthony presented a memo outlining the information on LED lighting from Colorado Springs Utilities and noted they had both LED fixtures and a Security Lighting option that could be used in some of the parking lots to add or increase their lighting. The Board asked Ms. Anthony to get firm quotes for the LED lighting and adding security lighting to the lots where feasible and bring this information, along with some locations of where existing LED lights provided under this CSU program could be seen, back at the next meeting. The Board also asked that discussion regarding paving the Prospect Parking Lot be added to the September Agenda Shuttle Operations and Purchase of Surface Parking Lot Staff was asked to relate information on the 2014 shuttle operation and the purchase of a surface parking lot at this time, instead of under Updates. Staff related that she had looked into whether the Manitou Avenue shuttle service could be increased now that the Incline was closed. Unfortunately, this was not feasible in the remaining time left for the seasonal operation. Staff informed the Board she had not yet prepared an RFP and would be talking to Mountain Metro about continued operation of the shuttle in 2015 as an option. Standard offered to do an informal estimate for what their operation of a Manitou Springs shuttle might cost. The board discussed expanding the shuttle to go to Safeway. Staff related that the property owner of 10 Old Man s Trail had been approached about the property purchase and the City was pursuing an appraisal in order to negotiate and final price. V. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 7. Discussion Regarding Parking in Red Zones (Fire Lanes) and Fees for Fire Hydrant/Fire Lane Violations Chairman Yowell related that someone recently had told him that there was a discrepancy between the fines for violation of a fire lane and a fire hydrant. Ms. Anthony indicated that she recalled those two violations were supposed to be identical, but somehow this didn t get translated in the current, published fine schedule. Ms. Anthony also noted that there were no escalated fines for 2 nd and 3 rd tickets for parking within a fire lane. Board member Koerner moved to recommend that the fines for 12014(2)(b) Fire Hydrant and 1201(3)(b) Fire Lanes be amended to be $100 for the first offense, $200 for a second offense and $300 for a third offense. Board member Wren seconded the motion. 3

4 There was no discussion regarding the motion. Motion passed, 4-0. ITEM 8. Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Ordinance Establishing Permits for Use of On-Street Parking for Construction and Moving Activities in Paid Parking Areas Staff presented the draft ordinance to establish these permits. Discussion ensued regarding the number and types of permits already available in the downtown. Staff noted that the Centerlane Permit would not allow parking for construction or moving. Board member Wren moved to recommend approval of the ordinance establishing permits for moving and construction activities, with an amendment to specify that the permit would not allow use of parking for the storage of construction materials. Board member Koerner seconded the motion. The Board asked the downtown residents and property owners be informed of the regulations and the availability of the permits. Motion passed, 4-0. ITEM 9. Discussion Regarding On-Street Handicapped Parking Spaces in the Downtown for Events Discussion ensued regarding the issue brought up by someone who was trying to attend a Little London Winds concert in Soda Springs Park who could not find an ADA space or a close enough parking space due to her mobility issues. Staff had suggested that event organizers could ask for some additional, temporary ADA spaces be designated for an event, but that the City would be reluctant to designate more ADA spaces full time. John Conway with Standard Parking mentioned some events in other areas use a street-legal golf cart to shuttle people to vehicles when a full-blown event shuttle is not feasible. Ms. Anthony asked Standard to provide a proposal for furnishing these types of small shuttles. ITEM 10. Discussion and Recommendations Regarding Changes to Off-Season Operations The Board reviewed a memo from Standard Parking Manager Dave Gagnon and discussed some of the feedback about off-season parking they had heard from the public. After much discussion, the Board came to the consensus that he operating schedule for on-street, off-season paid parking in the Downtown should be from Monday, November 3, 2014 to Thursday, March 26, 2015 between the hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm. Discussion ensued regarding matching the operation of the off-street lots to the on-street, off-season operation. Leslie Lewis with the Chamber noted that this was very confusing for visitors to have different rules for the on-street and off-street parking. 4

5 Ms. Anthony noted the major lot (the Wichita) wasn t owned by the City and the Metro District would have to agree to this change. Chairman Yowell stated he would take this issue to the Metro District. VI. OTHER BUSINESS ITEM Parking Authority Board Budget Request Ms. Anthony informed the Board the City was starting to work on the 2015 Budget and she would be preparing a request for the Parking Department and would present this at the next meeting. ITEM 12. Discussion Regarding Scheduling of 2014 Board Retreat Ms. Anthony asked when the Board members wanted to hold the annual retreat. The consensus was to look for a date in early November. VII. UPDATES: Parking Management Report Financial Report Staff noted information had been provided in the Boards packets on the above items. VIII. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to conduct, Chairman Yowell adjourned the meeting at 7:05pm. Minutes prepared and submitted by Michelle Anthony, AICP Planner 5