HomeMy Public PortalAbout2011-05-24 MinutesPARKING WORKING GROUP
WORKSHOP MINUTES
May 24, 2011
Town Hall - Administrative Center
Council Chambers
10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA
CALL TO ORDER — Paul Leyton called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL — Mayor Richard Anderson, Vice Mayor Joan deRyk Jones, Chair Paul Leyton,
Vice Chair Barbara Czerwinski, Ed Candler, Christopher Fowler, Ruth Geresy, Richard
Grundy, Peggy Herrick, Amora Higbee, Robert Mescher, John Pratt, Julie Tenorio, Peter
Trummer, Peter Werbel, Alyssa Westenburg, Jerry Woods, Tom Watson, and Stefanie
Olivieri.
Absent: Christopher Crossen, Robert DeMicheli, and Patrick Flora.
Staff Present: Dan Wilkins, Public Works Director /Town Engineer; Kelly Beede, Parking
Services Manager; John McLaughlin, Director of Community Development; David Griffith,
Redevelopment and Housing Coordinator; Tony Lashbrook, Town Manager; Kim Szczurek,
Director of Administrative Services, and Bonnie Thompson, Administrative Secretary.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT — none.
4. WORKSHOP ITEMS
4.1 Accept Minutes of the May 10, 2011 Meeting.
The motion to accept the minutes of May 10, 2011 was moved by Vice Chair Czerwinski
seconded by Committee Member John Pratt and carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Committee Members: Mayor Richard Anderson, Vice Mayor Joan deRyk- Jones,
Chair Paul Leyton, Vice Chair Barbara Czerwinski, Ed Candler, Christopher
Fowler, Ruth Geresy, Richard Grundy, Peggy Herrick, Amora Higbee, Robert
Mescher, John Pratt, Julie Tenorio, Peter Trummer, Alyssa Westenburg, Jerry
Woods, Tom Watson, and Stefanie Olivieri.
Noes: None.
Absent: Christopher Crossen, Robert DeMicheli, Patrick Flora, and Peter Werbel.
Abstain: None.
The motion passed 18 -0.
4.2 Parking Working Group Near Term and Long Term Parking Management Program
Modification Recommendations
Chair Leyton encouraged the committee to attend the Council Meeting on June 16, 2011
when the final report is presented.
Town Engineer /Public Works Director Wilkins summarized the main points from the staff
report and answered questions. The presentation is on file with the Town Clerk.
Community Development Director McLaughlin facilitated discussion to confirm that the group
was in agreement about the recommendations in the staff report.
Near Term Discussion
An explicit breakdown of budget changes should be attached to the final report.
Peter Werbel joined the meeting at 9:53 a.m.
Employee Parking and Lot Leases
Discussion:
Day laborers affect parking in the Beacon Lot.
Likely that employees will park in the Beacon lot once the Catholic Church lot is
eliminated. This will limit the amount of free parking available to the public.
Jibboom Street
• Eliminate employee parking on Jibboom Street.
• Employee permit parking was allowed on Jibboom Street when the employee
parking by Trout Creek (at Indian Jack / Jibboom St. intersection) was closed.
• Businesses on Jibboom Street had requested Jibboom employee parking so
they should be consulted.
■ Town Council can direct staff to conduct outreach to all Downtown
businesses before any final plan is adopted; thus, it does not need to
occur before the June 16 Council meeting.
Diner lot
o Lot will remain a paid parking lot for customer and employee parking.
Beacon lot
• Lot will be free, 2 -hour parking.
• Day laborers:
■ Day laborers may impact the usage of the Beacon lot for employees
and the public.
• Meters should be removed and used in other locations in the Parking District.
• Free parking for employees? Or continue the $2 charge?
■ The group consensus was that the lot would be free to employees
with an employee pass.
Catholic Church
o End lease as soon as possible.
Group Consensus:
• The recommendations for employee parking and lot leases should go to Council
as proposed in the staff report.
Rate Structure
Discussion
Group is in consensus that the parking rate should not exceed $1.50 per hour.
Differential Rate:
• Keep it simple to not confuse public.
• Should have more free lots rather than value parking. Locals are unhappy
about paying. Thus the value rate will not address the problem.
• To make free on- street parking on West River Street, the rate would have to
be raised to $1.75 district wide to account for lost revenue due to parking
dispersion from paid parking areas to free parking areas.
Staff requested a hand count to see if the group wanted a reduced parking rate of $1.00
per hour for on- street parking on Jibboom Street and West River Street and $1.50 per
hour for all other parking areas (with the exception of the Beacon lot, which is
recommended as 2 -hour free parking).
Ayes: 14
Noes: 3
Vote taken by hand count.
Group Consensus:
• Staff should reflect the following clarifications in the final report:
• Jibboom Street and West River Street will have a reduced parking rate of
$1.00 per hour.
• Beacon parking lot will be free 2 -hour parking, and Downtown employees can
park for free with an employee permit.
• The rest of the Parking District will at a parking rate $1.50 per hour.
• Suggest that Council try to find a revenue source that could make the outlying
areas free without raising the $1.50 per hour parking rate.
Public Relations
Discussion:
• The group stressed that the wording of the report to Council needs to better
represent what the group achieved. The bullet point list downplays the
accomplishments.
• Coin machines — status quo.
• Drive through meter kiosk is a possibility for the future.
Group Consensus:
• Staff should revise the final report for Council's consideration to highlight the
positive achievements.
Chair Leyton called a recess at 10:35 a.m.
The meeting resumed at 10:43 a.m.
Long Term Options
Discussion:
• Dan Wilkins summarized the bullet points from the staff report.
• Group discussed whether the committee should define the larger problems facing the
downtown, but decided that should be done in a different forum.
Group Consensus:
• Group agreed with the bullet points in concept, but wants them revamped.
• Items to add:
• Reduce Parking Division management costs.
• Parking is a complex issue that will need on -going review to meet the needs
of our community.
• Look at other communities for examples of parking.
Next Steps
• The Parking Working Group supports staff's recommendation to proceed to Council
for approval.
• Staff will reflect the discussion items in the report to Town Council and email the
meeting minutes to the group for review. Comments and revisions can be sent to
Town staff in lieu of another meeting.
• Recommended that all members attend the June 16 Council Meeting.
The group thanked the Town staff for their work.
Chair Leyton recognized the attendance and participation of the group.
5. ADJOURNMENT- 11:17 a.m.
The Parking Working Group hereby concludes their final meeting having fulfilled the
directives outlined by Council.
Bonnie Thompson, Administrative Secretary