Parking Commission - August 30, 2018 Minutes
Regular Meeting: Thursday, August 30, 2018
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Parking Commissioners of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the City Commission Room at City Hall at 9:00 o'clock a.m., Thursday, August 30, 2018.
The Parking Commissioners present or absent were as follows:
Present: Chairperson Mike Williams, Margie Bailly, Randy Thorson
Absent: Brian Hayer, Jay Krabbenhoft
Chairperson Williams called the meeting to order.
Item 1: Approve Order of Agenda
Member Thorson moved the Order of Agenda be approved as presented. Second by Member Bailly. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item 2: Minutes: Regular Meeting of July 26, 2018
Member Bailly moved the minutes of the July 26, 2018 Parking Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Thorson. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item 3: Interstate Parking Report/Financial Data
Operations Manager Andy Renfrew, Interstate Parking (IP), reviewed the July 2018 financial and operation reports. He noted parking activity downtown has increased with schools resuming and businesses moving or relocating in the downtown area. Mr. Renfrew recommended keeping the current daily parking rate structure including the first two hours free at RoCo. He stated staff will review data collected over the next four months, and present their recommendations for the 2019 parking rate changes to the Board at an upcoming meeting.
The Board also discussed the following: the new layout of the 2018 Downtown Street Fair and how it affected downtown businesses and the City’s parking revenue; adding information to the website clarifying the different parking options available downtown; and the importance of continuing face-to-face conversations between staff and downtown area merchants to understand the parking needs and challenges.
Item 4: Interstate Parking Citation Fines Report: TABLED
Mr. Renfrew presented staffs proposal for the 2019 increase to the parking citation fines increases existing parking citation fines beginning on January 1, 2019.
Discussion ensued regarding Fargo’s rates and how they compare with other cities of similar size. The Board also requested staff to provide what the projected revenue with the increase would generate based on the number of citations issued for this year.
Member Thorson moved to table this item until the September Parking Commission meeting. Second by Member Bailly. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item 5: Parking Garage Capital Improvement Updates
Jim Gilmour, Director of Strategic Planning and Research presented an update on the restoration repairs for the following three parking facilities: the Civic Center Ramp, the Island Park Ramp, and the Ground Transportation Center (GTC). He stated Western Specialty Contractors was awarded the contact at the July 29, 2018 City Commission meeting.
Item 6: ROCO Update
Mr. Gilmour reported he is working with Office Manager Albert Gibson to determine the final costs, and will present this report at an upcoming Parking Commission meeting.
Item 7: Parking Commission Bylaw Discussion (Attachment 5)
Assistant Planning Director Mark Williams referred to the packet information reviewing the background and bylaws of the Parking Commission. Mr. Williams suggested updating this document to reflect the current role and authority of this Board.
Further discussion suggested inviting other downtown entities (along with NDSU, Transit, and Sanford) to review this document and discuss their ideas and recommendations.
Item 8: Other Business
No other business was discussed.
Item 9: Adjournment
Member Bailly moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 a.m. Second by Member Thorson. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.