05-15-08 Parking Commission MinutesMONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
KALISPELL PARKING COMMISSION
Date: May 15, 2008
Location: Conference Room, City Hall
All in attendance:
Mark Pirrie, Chairperson, Janet Clark, Bill Goodman,
John Hinchey, and Joel Schoknecht.
Jack Brooks present until 8 am
Minutes recorded by: Rachel Brooks, Office Manager
1. Call to Order:
Called to Order at: 8:45 a.m., By: Mark Pirrie, Chairperson
2. Minutes of April, 2008 Board Meeting:
Moved to approve by Janet Clark, John Hinchey, seconds, Approved by all present.
3. Hearing of the Public:
No One Present
4. Financial Statement of April, 2008:
Moved to approve by John Hinchey, Janet Clark, seconds, Approved by all present.
S. Updates from KPC:
1. Street update -Jack
a) Survey on the street — Permit holders parking in short term parking spaces — 12 total
for the month of May. More than twelve out there they are just not displaying their
permits when parking on the street. Identified long term vehicles parking in short term
spaces ranged 91-127 per day all times of day. Average of 120 vehicles a day that rock-
n-roll on the street. How do we get permit holders to park in the lots not on the street?
Missoula uses the 3 strikes your out rule. If the permit holder gets 3 violations on the
street they lose their permit. This way someone who will utilize the lots can have a shot
at a permit. Discussion followed. Those who lose their permits will just go back on the
street. Until we get more long term parking there is no reason to enforce this. KPC will
continue to manage the lots as best we can by ticketing. Jack will continue tracking for
another month this time including the lot name for permits displayed.
2. KPC Office update — Rachel
a) Tickets, Parking Permits & Meters — See Reports. Amount of Tickets written is down;
Collections down due to discrepancies of April check from CPI collections.
b) Notices — Current.
c) Collections & Garnishments — Still entering last month's.
d) Meter Project — Locks almost out; for sale to the public soon.
e) Computer system —Rachel has learned about 1/3 of the way through the training
manual. In the process of trying to set up final notice cards.
f) Office Construction- No more work has been done. Mark has called Craig several times
and Rachel has mentioned it to him also.
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3. Unfinished Business:
Budget — Budget finished but does not balance. Realistic figures based on last years
numbers. Overall revenue down. $115,951 this year compared to $122,502 last year. That
is $6,551 dollars. We do have the GO-4 expense. Rachel's insurance will cost us $6,000 a
year. Meters down $3,316. Parking permits down $2,193 and we have been selling out.
This amounts to about 4%.Discussion followed. Everyone buying pre -paid permits for 6
months is getting multi -month discounts. We are selling more permits at a discounted
rate. We need to look at raising permit rates. Tabled till next month.
Handicapped Tickets — Discussion cont'd from last mtg.
2 Hr. sign Christian Church — Work Order lost after it was turned in. Re -submitted.
Lot Maintenance —
a) Sweeping & Painting —Black Magic has swept all the lots but the EL; they will
start striping when the rain lets up.
b) Flathead Industries — Bid requested 4/22. They called yesterday; Rachel returned
call but no word yet.
c) Job Posting — Rachel finished all the paperwork turned into T. Mitton and it was
posted in house and at job service on 4/21/08. We have 3 serious applicants so
far.
Seal Coating — can't schedule till the rain lets up.
City parking permits — New permits made up; available to departments next week.
Bike Racks — Spoke with Mike Baker they have no bike racks if we want to put any out we
would have to purchase them. They run $500-$600. They would be glad to store them
and place them for us every season. We could not put on sidewalk due to city ordinance
and safety issues. We would have to place them in a pocket park like what is on 2na
Rachel's Contract —Contract needs to be finalized to be signed July 1.
Old Cushman Funds- Update from Mark. Mark said he would call Amy regarding this.
City Lot Meters —Pulled as per request of City Manager due to customer complaints. New
30 minute signs put up as per city.
4. New Business:
5. Ed Lot Contract — Up June of 2008. Jay Gorder would like to re -negotiate this year. This
property has come on the market this week so we need to be careful re -negotiating this.
We have earned $796.21 off the meters this last 6 months and $3,000 in tickets this last
year. It has gone down in the last two years for both meters and tickets. Jay may not be
looking to renew it since he is selling it.
Muscular Dystrophy — Using Reds as a lock up sight. Spaces will be blocked off for this
purpose and need to let Jack know. Bill will make sure it is identified as a drop off for
muscular dystrophy. Rachel will let Jack know.
Rachel's vacation request for the end of June — June 25-30. Will return to work on July 1,
2008. Jack would have to do permit sales and take any monies collected to Rick at the City.
I will try and meet with Rick for end of the year stuff before I leave. Amy said she did not
think this would be a problem.
6. Adiournment•
Adjourned at: 8:45 a.m., Motion to Adjourn made by: John Hinchey, Second by Janet Clark.
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.
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