07-15-10 Parking Commission MinutesKALISPELL PARKING COMMISSION
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: July 15, 2010
Location: KPC Conference Room
In attendance:
Chairperson Janet Clark, Mark Pirrie,
Ron Trippet and Joel Schoknecht.
Minutes recorded by: Karen Durado, KPC Office Manager
1. Call to Order:
Called to Order at 7:33 a.m., By: Janet Clark, Chairperson
2. Approval of the Agenda:
Moved by Mark, second by John. Approved by all Board Members.
3. Approval of July 15 Board Meeting:
Moved by Joel, second by Mark. Approved by all Board Members.
4. Hearing of the Public:
There were no guests.
5. Approval of Financial Statement of June 2010:
Moved by Mark, second by John. Approved by all Board Members.
6. Updates from KPC:
Street Update — Jack
Traffic is down. Boot has been effective. Janet would like to see repeat offenders booted
after 3 tickets. Discussion followed regarding current boot policy. Karen will get a copy of current
boot ordinance. Jack will meet with Roger Nasset on a case by case basis to discuss booting repeat
offenders parking just outside of his jurisdiction. Discussion regarding possibility of raising the boot
fee followed. Will re -visit boot fee and collection procedure in September or October. Karen will
check with Karin at CPI to find out how many outstanding tickets you may have before it affects
your credit.
KPC Office Update — See attached Office Managers Report
Unfinished Business:
Valley Bank Lot and Eagles Lot
Still waiting to hear from Black Magic regarding sweeping and painting schedule. Board
Members will tackle the job if we do not hear from Tyler by Monday.
Lot Contracts
Valley Bank Lot/Glacier Bank Lot contract has been signed. Karen has the original.
Karen will provide the Board with a copy of the Glacier Bank/Valley Bank/KPC House
Rules. Jack will start patrolling the area as soon as the signs are in place. Ron provided a
sample of the permits that the banks have printed for the lots. Karen will check with Jack
to make sure that the color is acceptable.
New Meter Machine in Eagles Lot
On hold for now. Janet spoke with Jane Howington (City Manager) and she suggested
meeting with City Council in a workshop for further discussion. Also looking at option
of doing a low interest loan when they receive loan money from the state.
Lot Maintenance
Joel expressed concerns regarding the Valley Bank parking ticket machine screen being
hard to read when the sun is directly on it.
One of the business owners by the Keno Lot, Mary McFarland would like to help the
Parking Commission with future lot maintenance. She suggested removing the shrubs
and rocks and replacing them with wild flowers. Mary currently maintains the
approximately 10 x 15 area by the alley and post office. Ron and Mary discussed three
possible options for future KPC maintenance of the Keno Lot:
1 - leave it the way it is
2 - remove rock, put down weed mats, add dirt and have Mary plant to the best of her
ability. The Parking Commission would cover the expense.
3 - Mary does it all by herself. She said she will not touch it this way.
Ron suggested speaking with Judge Ortley about getting kids that need community hours
to help with the project. They could pick rock and dig up the bushes. We could provide
the dirt and Mary could take over from there. Mark suggested the possibility of the City
providing the dirt for us.
John motioned to accept option 2 (up to $500), second by Joel.
Sykes will be closed as of July 161h. They have sold around 20 of the 60 permits that they
have available.
Janet requested that an ad be placed in The Mountain Trader for bids for snow removal
for the city lots. She expressed concern over the cost of sidewalk snow removal
increasing every year. She would like to explore new options to lower the cost. Mark
suggested having bids in by September and have assigned by the end of September. Ron
suggested splitting the account for lot and sidewalk snow removal.
Parking Meter Sales
Ron provided update on current status of meter sales. All meters and housings have been
put together and remaining scrap metal was taken to Pacific Iron and Steele. Janet stated
that the meter sales should be entered in miscellaneous not meter sales.
7. New Business:
Janet received a call from Theresa White and City Council would like to know more
about the Boards that they appoint. The Parking Commission is on the Agenda for
th
August 4.
The next meeting will be on July 15I'
Adiournment•
Adjourned at 8:36 a.m. moved by Ron, second by Joel. Approved by all Board Members.
Respectfully submitted:
Karen Durado
The mission of the Kalispell Parking Commission is to effectively manage the parking inventory in order to adequately
meet the needs of downtown's customers, employees, visitors and residents.
KAREN'S NOTES — KPC BOARD MEETING
KPC UPDATE: July 2010
Street Update — Jack: on vacation August 9t' — 20t'
Office Update — Karen: See Reports. Questions for Karen?
Tickets: 431 tickets written for a total of $4,360.00, 45% collected
Parking Permits: Permits up $1,863.50 from last month up $1,802.00 from last July
Collections: CPI income $65.01 for July. The boot was used 9 times in July for a total of
$1,095.00
Occupancy Report: Our Eastside capacity is at 97% and our Westside is at 96%
Meters — down $101.76 from last month, down $78.80 from July 2009
Notices — Current for those that have addresses.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS: