10-16-08 Parking Commission MinutesKALISPELL PARKING COMMISSION
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: OCTOBER 16, 2008
Location: KPC Conference Room
All in attendance:
Chairperson Mark Pirrie, Janet Clark, Bill Goodman, and Joel Schoknecht.
John Hinchey and Jack Brooks absent.
Minutes recorded by: Rachel Brooks, KPC Office Manager
1. Call to Order:
Called to Order at 7:35 a.m., By: Mark Pirrie, Chairperson
2. Minutes of August & September, 2008 Board Meeting:
Moved to approve by Janet Clark, Bill Goodman, seconds, Approved by all present.
3. Hearing of the Public:
No One Present
4. Financial Statement of September 2008:
Moved to approve by Janet Clark, Bill Goodman, seconds, Approved by all present.
S. Updates from KPC:
Street Update — Jack absent
KPC Office Update — Rachel
a) Tickets, Parking Permits & Meters — See Reports. Ticket collections at 60%.
1. Ticket Collections — Current. New CPI sales rep. will meet with me next week.
2. Permits — Report Correct. $11,750. Glacier Bank $8,438 Net Total $3,312
3. Meter Collections — Up from last month. Down from last year by $194.
b) Notices — Still working on. Finishing August working on September.
c) MT DMV —Still not live. Still accessing directly.
d) Computer system — Still learning it.
e) Office Construction —Unfinished; See new business.
f) Go-4— Been in the shop; was under warranty. New gear box and bearings. White
Bear has suggested there is a new design for the front end suspension and Diane
said we may look into purchasing this to save some money down the road. Our
warranty is up as of the end of September. Mark took the information and will talk
to Jack about this.
6. New Business•
a) Selling Valley Bank & Eagles Lots 100% - suggested by Joes Schoknecht. Lots are
overfull at lunch hours. How could we oversell more and still have room for public
parking. Discussion followed.
b) Building Lease — New owners of our building (First Main, LLC) have sent letter
saying all leases signed by previous manager Craig Semenza are invalid under
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Montana Law and are immediately terminated. They will be providing a new lease in
the near future.
7. Unfinished Business:
a) Snow Plowing — sent out 10 bid packets should have some bids by October 29, so
we can have snowplowing service set by November 1.
b) Snow Shoveling (sidewalks) — We have a signed contract with All Bright and are
ready for the season.
c) Lot Maintenance — Still planning on Trimming and seeding before the snow hits.
8. Adiournment•
Adjourned at: 8:10 a.m., Motion to Adjourn made by: Janet Clark, Second by Bill Goodman.
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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.