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HomeMy Public PortalAbout160_060_20130212PARKINGCOMMITTEEMINUTES CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND PARKING COMMITTEE MINUTES February 12, 2013 ATTENDEES Council Committee representatives: Bill Garbett, Paul Wolff, Tom Groover Staff Committee representatives: Diane Schleicher, Joe Wilson, Denise Dubuque, Pete Ryerson, Chantel Morton and Lt. William Moseley CALL TO ORDER Mr. Bill Garbett called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Wolff made a motion to amend the minutes of the last meeting to show Mr. Wolff made a motion to adjourn and Mr. Garbett seconded the motion and the vote to adjourn was unanimous. Mr. Groover seconded the motion to amend the minutes of the January 8 meeting. Mr. Wolff asked if there had been clarification as to whether a chairperson can second a motion on a three person committee. Ms. Schleicher said that she will email Mr. Hughes for the proper procedure. New Business: I. North Beach Parking Lot Ms. Schleicher advised that Mr. Groover wanted this on the agenda and the committee wanted Mr. Groover's thoughts on the parking lot. Mr. Groover said that there is a 150' easement along the Fort and to the end of the Fort would add 150'-200' of parking. Mr. Wilson stated that area is owned by Rusty Fleetwood and is part of the Marine Science Center's design for extra parking. The committee discussed the North Beach parking lot, Mr. Fleetwood's property and the Marine Science Center areas for additional parking. Mr. Garbett asked for a plat of the area being discussed so that it could be looked at to examine the parking. He said that the discussion will be tabled until the next meeting so that the committee can have a map, stick figures, etc. to move around to come up with ideas. I. Review the private parking lot renewals Mr. Garbett is expected to make recommendations to City Council on the private parking lots. The committee discussed each private parking lot requesting renewal on the February 14, 2013 council agenda: a. Renee Bridges Parking b. Bramble Family Parking c. Prescott Parking Lot d. Sunrise Parking e. Jack Rosenberg Parking City Marshall Warren Millikan advised that he had written citations on only one of the lots. Mr. Wolff made a motion to recommend to council that all existing parking lots be reapproved with the exception of the lot at 203 Fourteenth Street run by Jack Rosenberg due to the fact that he has had repeated right of way violations. We ask Hodad to give each operator of a parking lot a written list of the rules and verbal encouragement to obey them and be consistent to avoid problems with neighbors. Mr. Garbett asked why Ocean Plaza was not on the agenda. He was advised that the paperwork was not turned in on time. They will be on the March agenda. The committee continued discussion concerning private parking lots. Mr. Groover seconded the motion. Mr. Garbett and Mr. Wolff voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Groover voted against. The motion passed. Old Business: I. Update on parking on Lovell Ave Ms. Schleicher stated that the committee had asked for an opinion as far as the right of way behind Dunes. She said that Mr. Tommy Branch had sent a response for the legal opinion and no action is needed at this time. Ms. Schleicher said that there were some issues on the parking behind Stingray's, whether or not to improve it, and whether to do some additional spaces around the well that the City has marked as non-parking. She said she would like to see a motion from the committee on which direction to go, to improve parking legally behind Stingray's; improve some spots around the well, and whether or not to make it decal only; and, give a site plan to Council, whether or not Council approves it or tweaks it. The committee is a recommending body and she said she would like to see the committee make a recommendation for Council before staff puts money and time into making improvements. She asked the committee to give some direction. Mr. Garbett said that he would like to see the site plan go to get as many spaces as possible, and decide whether to make decal only or metered. The committee discussed metered parking vs. decal parking only in the area around Stingray's, Ms. Jolley's and the well area with staff. Mr. Garbett suggested that the committee take Ms. Schleicher's suggestion to get a site plan drawn, with and without meters, one scenario with decal only and one scenario with meters where they are and bring it back to visit it again. Mr. Wilson said that he would pull up a map, lay out some spaces for the committee. He will have it ready for the next meeting. Mr. Ryerson stated that, from a parking standpoint, he would have to make a recommendation to have a decal only area and still maintain the revenue generating meters; he would like to keep the meters. Mr. Wilson stated that Fourteenth Street was high volume. He will have the site plan for next meeting. II. Additional Parking Update by Parking Staff Mr. Ryerson stated that the Tybee Critz Run went well. Signage was good to the Mardi Gras parade. The only spot with trouble was at the end of Fifteenth Street where people were confused about where to go. He recommended another directional sign. Mr. Ryerson said there were about 60 citations each for the Critz run and Mardi Gras. Ms. Schleicher said that next meeting she will have an answer from Mr. Hughes about whether a chairperson on a three person committee can second a motion. Mr. Garbett will be responsible for getting a plat for the north beach parking area from Maria at the Science Center. Ms. Schleicher and Mr. Wilson will prepare a parking plan for Lovell and get help from Ms. Otto. Mr. Wolff moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Groover seconded the motion. The vote to adjourn was unanimous.