Committee of the Whole Meeting

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE City Hall – Council Chambers October 21, 2019 The Committee of the Whole met in the Council Chambers at 5:50 p.m. on October 21, 2019, with the following Committee persons in attendance: Mayor Jim Brown, Tom Blanford, Frank Darrah, Susan deBuhr, Rob Green, Daryl Kruse, and Mark Miller. David Wieland was absent. Staff members attended from all City Departments. Tom Nelson with the Waterloo Courier attended, as well as members of the community. Mayor Brown called the meeting to order and introduced the first item on the agenda, Parking Updates. Terra Ray Engineering Technician II, stated the parking study for Downtown has been completed and implementation has begun. She stated the parking ordinance was updated in June and additional parking stalls were added. She stated the hours of enforcement were extended in the downtown district and is now monitored 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday – Saturday. Ms. Ray reviewed the new parking pay station which is supported by IPS Group and their Park Smarter Mobile App. She explained the College Hill District recommendations will be implemented and the ordinance will be amended. She stated the parking enforcement will be changed to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday. Mayor Brown opened it up for discussion. Jacque Danielsen, City Clerk, stated lot G in the College Hill district will become a paid lot only, which should push students to parking on campus rather than this lot. She stated the parking attendants will now monitor each district and perform parking counts and utilize mapping to see how the recommendations are working. Jennifer Rodenbeck, Director of Finance & Business Operations stated we are looking into linking the parking payment app to the City’s new mobile app. Ms. Ray stated new signage and lot identification will be posted including rate schedule for each lot. The Mayor introduced the second item on the agenda Pavement Management. Chase Schrage Director of Public Works introduced new Engineering staff who will be giving the presentation tonight, David Wicke City Engineer and Jon Fitch Principal Engineer. Mr. Schrage stated they continue to review the complete streets guidance as well as the Bike Plan when working on the Pavement Management Plan to improve connectivity. Mr. Wicke stated City staff examines and evaluates the pavement throughout the city each year and based on this review of surface wear, cracking, joint separation and settlement the roadway. He reviewed the five streets which will be reconstructed with concrete and one roadway which will be done with asphalt. Mr. Schrage answered a question on the reconstruction of 12 th Street and stated this roadway will continue to be marked with share-the-road markings for bicycle traffic. Mr. Wicke stated the traffic volume and loads are considered when using concrete or asphalt in the reconstruction of the roadway. Mr. Fitch continued the review of the Pavement Management Plan and reviewed the nine streets planned for restoration. He explained the restoration could vary from full-overlay, panel replacement or cold in place asphalt. Rob Green motioned to approve the Pavement Management Plan as presented, Daryl Kruse seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Brown introduced the final item on the agenda, bills and payroll. Daryl Kruse moved to approve the bills and payroll as presented, Tom Blanford seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. There being no further discussion, Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting at 6:27 p.m. Minutes by Lisa Roeding, Controller/City Treasurer