Parking Commission

PARKING COMMISSION MINUTES DATE: April 19, 2022 MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM ONE PUBLIC SQUARE CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040 Ⅰ CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Councilperson Wanda Smith at 3:01 p.m. Ⅱ QUORUM CHECK Members present were David Shelton and Andy Kean. Ⅲ ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Mr. Kean made a motion to adopt minutes from March 15, March 21, and March 29, 2022. Mr. Shelton seconded and the motion carried. Ⅳ GUEST(S) No guests comments were made. Ⅴ DEPARTMENT REPORTS Manager’s report: Michael Palmore, Parking Manager, gave a report on plans to sell the IPS meters. Calculations of depreciated value are being made in preparation for listing them on the Gov Deals auction website. Laurie Matta, CFO, said that being an Enterprise Fund, if we sell the meters for less than book value, it’s a loss on disposal of assets. The IPS meters are still being removed from the field. Mr. Palmore will have more information at the May meeting about pricing. Regarding the analog meters, 210 meters have been programmed and 34 are yet to be programmed. When the process is complete, 40 of the meters will be spares available to install if the Parking Study recommends extending the footprint for metered spaces. Councilperson Smith motioned to make parking free for all street parking until May 2nd to accommodate the transition from IPS meters to analog meters. Mr. Shelton seconded, all voted in favor and the motion carried. Quotes are being obtained for new street parking rate signs which will also have a space for a QR Code sticker for ParkMobile. ParkMobile will be providing the additional signage we have requested for free.  The financial report was presented by Laurie Matta. For the year-to-date monthly comparison, revenues are down $70,000 from the same time last year. The majority of this is due to Cumberland Plaza leased spaces being down about $32,000, Cumberland Plaza metered spaces being down $30,000, and fine revenue being down due to being short staffed and the effort to transition meters to analog. Expenses are down $53,000 primarily due to no longer paying for professional services that were provided when we didn’t have a Parking Manager. In the month-by-month comparison, Parking Fund revenues are down $16,000 compared to last March. For expenses, salaries and wages are higher than last year but there is nothing in professional services this year. Ⅵ NEW BUSINESS 1. Promotions with ParkMobile Promotions are possible city-wide as authorized by the Parking Commission. In addition, individual business owners would have the opportunity to to provide promotional pricing through ParkMobile. Councilperson Smith was interested in offering a promotional discount May 2 when the meter enforcement goes back into effect. Mr. Kean., Mr. Shelton and Councilperson Smith were all in favor of offering a first hour free for new users when they sign up for ParkMobile, at any time moving forward. Mr. Palmore will find out if this possible so it can be voted on at the May meeting. 2. IPS Meters (Covered in Manager’s Report) 3. Violation Rates Mr. Kean moved to raise the violation rate for street parking from $10 to $20. Councilperson Smith seconded. Mr. Shelton made a motion to amend the rate to $15 because you could get hit with several tickets in one day if you don’t move your car. Councilperson Smith and Mr. Kean were opposed and the amendment failed. Mr. Kean and Councilperson Smith voted in favor of the motion to increase the violation rate to to $20, Mr. Shelton voted against, and the motion carried. Councilperson Smith moved to remove the ability to give a second ticket after two hours, but rescinded her motion. 4. Signage (Covered in Manager’s Report) 5. Monthly Contracts (Long Term Option) Tabled Ⅶ PARKING COMMISSION COMMENTS No comments. Ⅷ VOIDING REQUESTS Void: 170115439, 170115290, 170115298, 170213922, 170213960, 170115428, 170214080 No action: 170115329, 170115406, 503678, 170115362 Ⅸ. ADJOURNMENT—The meeting was adjourned at 4:19 p.m.