11-19-09 Parking Commission MinutesKALISPELL PARKING COMMISSION
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: November 19, 2009
Location: KPC Conference Room
All in attendance:
Chairperson Mark Pirrie, Janet Clark, Ron Trippett,
John Hinchey, and Joel Schoknecht.
Minutes recorded by: Kathy Jackson
1. Call to Order
Called to Order at 7:30 a.m., By: Mark Pirrie, Chairperson
2. Minutes of September 2009 Board Meeting
A motion was made by John Hinchey and seconded by Ron Trippett to approve the
minutes as read. The motion carried.
3. Hearing of the Public
There were no guests.
4. Financial Statement of September 2009
There is a cash balance of $ 53,233 in the budget. A motion was made by Janet Clark and
seconded by Ron Hinchey to approve the October financial statement. The motion carried.
5. Updates from KPC
Street Update — Jack
a) Boot —
Jack said that most of the names on the boot list are no longer viable. If CPI has a lawsuit
pending against someone, the KPC cannot boot their vehicle. After discussion, Janet moved
and John Hinchey seconded a motion that any money collected from the booting process
should be in cash or money order only. Janet, Ron, John and Joel voted for the motion. Mark
voted against the motion.
There is a boot procedure that KPC will review before anyone is booted. Janet would like
the procedure to be included in December meeting.
b) The police department has donated a two way radio and the installation cost is $200. Even
though it is analogue, the police and fire department can still contact us.
KPC Office Update - Kathy
a) Tickets, Parking Permits & Meters —
1. Ticket Collections — 397 written. 79% collected in October. 329 written in
September, which was more than last year.
2. Parking Permits — Permits were up $555.00 from last month; we were down $629.00
from last year.
3. Meter Collections — Eastside capacity remains high while the westside capacity
remains low. Our capacity is currently just below 100%.
b) Collections report — The CPI checks for July, August & September were returned and
reissued. They were entered in November. We have 36 tickets that are uncollectable. The
tickets stay with collection for 5 years.
c) Notices — Current.
d) Meter Project — Meter collections are up $173.50 from last month and down $88.10 from
last year.
e) DMV — We are exporting data to the DMV and importing reports from them.
f) Office Construction — Some progress but not complete.
CPI — We are working with them to improve the service.
Kathy was given authorization to buy a new shredder. Mark suggested that we shred some of the old
KPC tickets. We need to check with the City to if they have a big shredder or use one of the vendors
that offer this service.
There has been a little work done on the KPC space.
6. Unfinished Business
Jerry Nix has compiled information for the BID in reference to a parking garage. BID was
authorized to do a good deal of the work. If a full parking study is done it can become a part of the
Transportation Plan of 2006-2007.
He contacted Peccia to find out what need to be included and compiled this information. He has
some additional information to gather to complete the study. Jerry went back to the BID several months
ago and asked for $1600 to complete the study. BID said the money should come out of the "Parking -
In -Lieu" money which has $36,000. This money was earmarked for parking and not the general fund.
For Peccia to put this information into the plan, they want $ 11,815. The "Parking -In -Lieu" fund
is controlled by Parking Commission and the City of Kalispell, with the City having the ultimate say in
any expenditure.
The general consensus was that we probably do not need a parking garage and they are generally
not self supporting unless they are combined with retail and condos. The study may or may not support
the need for a parking garage.
It was moved by Ron Trippet not to go forward with the $11,815 study on behalf of the Kalispell
Parking Commission. The motion was seconded by John Hinchey. It was passed unanimously.
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It was moved and seconded to pay Jerry Nix $1600 for his work. The $1600 will come from the
"Parking in Lieu" Fund. The motion carried.
It has been recommended to keep parking separate from the BID because parking becomes the
major issue to be dealt with and other important issues become secondary.
7. New Business
Jack will stop issuing tickets on December 14th in the 2 hour and 30 minute parking areas. He
will resume on January 4th. He will continue to ticket permit areas and meters as usual.
Striping should be done in the spring with the cost being absorbed by the Kalispell Parking
Commission, BID, and City of Kalispell. Main and the two avenues could be striped.
Joel found a new use for meters in the parking lots and Jack has a difficult time checking
coupons. We will meet with vendors in the spring for pricing including installation for new meters. We
could install meters that take credit card and/or cash. We will visit this issue in January and get some
vendors in to give us a presentation with options and costs.
8. Adjournment
John Hinchey made a motion to adjourn at 9:10 A.M., and it was seconded by Janet Clark. The
motion carried.
Respectfully submitted:
Kathy Jackson
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