03-31-22 Parking Advisory Board MinutesCITY OF KALISPELL PARKING
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: March 31, 2022
Location: KPD Conference Room
In attendance:
George Giavasis, Dave Hutton, Bob Macek,
Mark Pirrie, Joel Schoknecht and Rob Smith
Minutes recorded by: Karen Durado
1. Call to Order:
Called to Order at 7:30 a.m., By: Mark Perrie
2. Approval of the Agenda:
Moved by George, second by Joel
3. Approval of February 23 Board Meeting:
Moved by George, second by Joel
4. Financial Updates for February:
5. Parking Updates for February:
6. Hearing of the Public
Mark presented content of an email received from Ryan Langford. Ryan had the following
recommendations for the board to consider:
a) Setting a limit for the number of permits that a person/business may request on the permit waiting list.
Currently, there is no set limit. His recommendation is that no more than two permits may be requested at
a time to make the permits more accessible to others.
b) Not allowing landlords and businesses to sublet parking permits. If subletting is allowed, the cost
should not exceed the amount of the purchase price from the city. If found in violation, landlords or
businesses would lose all permits.
c) Change who may request permits. Not allowing building owners to hoard permits. Requiring them to
have a registered business and not allowing them to purchase more permits than number of employees
located downtown.
d) Further overselling current oversell limits in permitted lots. Study the lots randomly so that we may
consider increasing permit availability. He has been surveying the Methodist Lot and has observed an
average of 10 empty spaces at any given time. The lot is currently oversold by six, which is 124%
occupancy.
7. Unfinished Business:
The timeframe for the conversion of the Skyline Lot to permitted parking was discussed. The lot will be
monitored for around 60 days after the Valley Bank closes. This will provide us with a better idea of
where people are parking and to see how much the lot is being utilized.
8. New Business:
Katharine King attended the meeting and provided the following updates relating to the Charles Hotel and
parking structure.
a) The parking structure is expected to be four stories and have approximately 239 parking spaces. It will
also include approximately 6800 square feet of retail space. The retail space will be divided into several
smaller spaces. It has not been determined if the parking structure will be built with a roof or not.
b) The developers informed Katharine that we may be able to sell permits for an additional month in the
Valley Bank Lot.
c) She believes that they have found a solution for the laydown for construction staging. The city lot
south of town is also still an option.
d) First Interstate Bank will be doing an extensive remodel and may be closed for up to a year. We may
be able to utilize some of their parking during construction.
e) Valley Bank has said that they may be able to help CAP with the storing of business vehicles.
f) Katharine has been sending Wells Fargo monthly reminders regarding the request for permit parking in
their alley but has not heard back from them.
g) The stakeholder's group will be meeting again on April 20 and can meet more often as needed.
h) The recommended suspension of 2-hour parking on the west side will go before council on April 18tn
i) She is still working on a question -and -answer section on the city website with downtown parking
options.
The proposed patching of the Methodist Parking Lot was discussed. Dave will speak with Chief Overman
to see if this is something we can move forward with. We currently have an extensive waiting list for
permits in this lot. Any additional spaces created will sell immediately.
9. Hearing of the Public
Adiournment:
Chairperson Mark Pirrie adjourned the meeting at 8:30a.m.
Approved by the Board on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Respectfully submitted:
Karen Durado