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December 10, 2013
ATTENDEES
Council Committee representatives: Bill Garbett, Paul Wolff
Staff Committee representatives: Diane Schleicher,
Joe Wilson, Pete Ryerson, and Acting City Marshal Bruce Saunders
GUESTS
Mr. Frank Kelly
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Bill Garbett called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Wolff
made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Garbett seconded the motion. The minutes were approved.
New Business
Discuss variable parking rate structure island wide
Mr. Garbett stated
that Mr. Kelly has provided some suggestions and was here to discuss them, though no action would be taken today.
Mr. Kelly presented a power point addressing pay and display from various
cities, South Carolina and Florida. His presentation addressed varying parking rates and times.
Mr. Kelly discussed parking on Tybee Island. Please refer to Exhibit A
Mr. Garbett
stated that Mr. Kelly had made some good points.
Mr. Kelly discussed the possibility of a free shuttle service.
The committee discussed the options and ideas of a shuttle service
on Tybee.
Ms. Schleicher said that a consideration for increasing rates at Nineteenth to $2.00 per hour.
Ms. Schleicher said that rates could be changed across the board on the South
end. She stated that a shuttle could be looked at during the next budget time.
Mr. Kelly said that it could take as long as two years.
The committee discussed raising the rates and
the process with the meter company.
Mr. Wolff suggested that discussions with businesses about running specials to bring business in to the area.
Mr. Garbett said that he would like
to see some studies to look at all the options and talk to some folks about the advantages of the trolley. Mr. Garbett discussed a study on changing rates, perhaps the MPC.
Mr. Garbett stated that South end rates would be considered or recommended.
Mr. Wolff made a motion to increase rates to $2.00 per hour from Fourteenth Street south, including meters
on Butler.
Mr. Garbett seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
Ms. Schleicher stated that it would have to go to Council and would put it on the agenda for January.
The committee
discussed the methods for changing the meters difficulty with programming to change rates.
ROW Parking at Lazaretto Creek-Review Attorney Tommy Branch’s Letter
Mr. Branch’s letter
is Exhibit B.
Mr. Branch’s letter addresses the MRS Property.
Ms. Schleicher explained that Mr. Cowart had asked some questions about parking in the Lazaretto Creek area and the MRS
area. She stated that staff would rather not meter the area and use of staff time down there is questionable.
Mr. Garbett stated that he thought that parking services’ time would be
better spent on the South end rather than taking time to go to the Lazaretto Creek area with as few spaces as there are in that location.
Ms. Schleicher stated that Mr. Branch has
said that we should be careful about impermissible gratuity, i.e. Ms. Jolley’s property and Lovell Ave.
Mr. Branch’s suggestion is decal or create neighborhood zones for parking. Lovell
will have to be decal.
Mr. Wolff made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mrs. Garbett seconded. The meeting was adjourned.