Parking Commission.

411 West First Street City of Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 55802 Minutes Parking Commission. Friday, January 7, 2022 7:30 AM Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall NOTICE: The Duluth Parking Commission will be holding its January 2022 meeting by other electronic means pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some members of the Commission will be participating through video conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public comment will not be taken in person. However, members of the public can monitor the meeting and provide public comment on agenda items through WebEx Events. Visit https://duluthmn.gov/live-meeting to access the meeting. The public is also encouraged to submit written comment to mbauer@duluthmn.gov prior to the meeting. Please include “PARKING COMMISSION” in the subject line, and include your name and address and the agenda item you are speaking to. Please note that all public comment is considered Public Data. The public are also encouraged to watch the meeting online or by tuning into Public Access Television, Channel 180. ROLL CALL Members Present • Linda Krug • Noland Makowsky, Vice President • Jessica Sterle, President • Mark Bauer, Ex Officio Members Absent • Terese Tomanek • Em Westerlund Guests Present • Jeff Aanenson, Duluth Operations Manager – Interstate Parking Company • Ari Eilola, Duluth Area Manager – Interstate Parking Company • Carl Crawford, Human Rights Officer – City of Duluth • John Ramos, Investigative Reporter – Duluth Monitor APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of December 2021 meeting minutes (No vote was taken on this item due to lack of a quorum.) ON-STREET ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING ZONE REQUESTS On-street ADA accessible parking zone requests (No vote was taken on this item due to lack of a quorum.) PROPOSAL TO EXTEND A DRIVEWAY SETBACK ON THE 300 BLOCK OF EAST SUPERIOR STREET City of Duluth Page 1 Parking Commission. Minutes January 7, 2022 Proposal to extend a driveway setback on the 300 block of East Superior Street (No vote was taken on this item due to lack of a quorum.) PROPOSAL TO CONVERT A PORTION OF THE 100 BLOCK OF WEST 2ND STREET TO A TWO-HOUR TIME LIMIT ZONE Proposal to establish a two-hour time limit parking zone on the 100 block of West 2nd Street (No vote was taken on this item due to lack of a quorum.) OFF-STREET PARKING UPDATE Off-street parking update Interstate Parking Company Duluth Operations Manager Jeff Aanenson provided an update on off-street parking operations. He stated that operations were going smoothly but that Interstate was experiencing staffing challenges related to the spread of COVID-19. ON-STREET PARKING UPDATE On-street parking update Mr. Bauer stated that the City’s first declared Snow Emergency of the season had occurred recently and that operations had gone relatively smoothly. He stated that adjustments would be made to Snow Emergency procedures for future instances based on lessons learned. City Human Rights Officer Carl Crawford commended the Parking Services Division on their performance during the Snow Emergency. Commission Vice President Noland Makowsky asked what the cost of a Snow Emergency ticket was. Mr. Bauer stated that the fee was $46.00 in 2021 and would be adjusting to $52.00 for 2022. Commission President Jessica Sterle asked what types of notifications the City used to communicate the Snow Emergency to the public. Mr. Bauer stated that several communications methods were employed, including electronic Northland Alerts, social media posts, and broadcast media communications. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments There were no additional public comments. City of Duluth Page 2