Mobile GR Commission Meeting

Mobile GR Commission 50 Ottawa Ave. NW Minutes Packet Grand Rapids, MI 49503 May 4, 2023 @ 12:00 PM Mobile GR and Parking Services Conference Room I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 12:00 PM by Chairperson Lynee Wells PRESENT: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis, Bennett, Kasper, Naramore, Terpstra, Anderson ABSENT: Haynes (Excused), Clark (Excused), Rayzel (Excused), Gilles (Excused), Miguel-Cipriano (Excused) II. Approval of Minutes Approval of Minutes from March 2, 2023 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis EXCUSED: Lisa Haynes, Craig Clark, Carolina Rayzel III. Public Comment on Agenda Items IV. Action Items 1. Resolution recommending approval of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Downtown Development Authority and the Monroe North Tax Increment Finance Authority to provide $400,000 in funding to the City of Grand Rapids for DASH services • Erin Evenhouse summarizes the 2023-2026 DASH MOU with DDA and MNTIFA action item. • Commissioner Monoyios asks if this budget accounts for the ideal level of service for the DASH, or what the service is currently. • Josh Naramore responds that the department budgeted for 7-day-a-week service, and this item matches that budget. • Commissioner Monoyios asks why one of the figures is $8,004 instead of an even $8,000. • Staff is unsure of the exact reason, but the number itself comes from the DDA. Generated 5/25/2023 12:44 PM Mobile GR Commission Meeting Full Page 2 May 4, 2023 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis EXCUSED: Lisa Haynes, Craig Clark, Carolina Rayzel 2. Kent County 601 Ottawa Lot Parking Operations Agreement Three Year Renewal • Andrea Anderson summarizes the 601 Ottawa Lot Parking Operations Agreement Renewal action item. • Commissioner Winn asks if the “administrative fee” is new. • Anderson responds that it is a new fee, introduced to help with cost recovery efforts from the administrative side. Previous agreements focused on cost recovery from an operation side only. • Commissioner Mathis asks if the rate varies by partner or agreement. • Josh Naramore responds that it does, it varies depending on a wide variety of factors. • Commissioner Wells asks how monthly parking rate changes would impact this agreement. • Anderson responds that the agreement says that the rates will be consistent with the rates set by the City. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis EXCUSED: Lisa Haynes, Craig Clark, Carolina Rayzel 3. Devos Place Parking Operations Agreement Three Year Renewal • Andrea Anderson summarizes the Devos Place Parking Operations Agreement Renewal action item. • Commissioner Wells asks for clarification on the 5% figure in the agreement. • Anderson clarifies that the 5% is for the first year, the second and third year adjustments are based on the CPI rate changes. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis EXCUSED: Lisa Haynes, Craig Clark, Carolina Rayzel 4. Grand Rapids Public Museum Parking Operations Agreement 3-Year Renewal • Andrea Anderson summarizes the Grand Rapids Public Museum Parking Operations Agreement action item. Generated 5/25/2023 12:44 PM Mobile GR Commission Meeting Full Page 3 May 4, 2023 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] YEAS: Lunger, Wells, Winn, Monoyios, Mathis, Patton, Parkes, Kampmeier, Robbins, Nyenhuis EXCUSED: Lisa Haynes, Craig Clark, Carolina Rayzel V. Discussions 1. Welcome New Assistant Director • Josh Naramore introduces new Assistant Director Ariana Jeske. • Commissioners welcome Jeske. 2. Odd-Even Report Out • Craig Hubert summarizes the Odd-Even Report Out discussion item. • Commissioner Wells asks if there has been any consideration to shortening the window of enforcement time, based on seasonal snow fall or other factors. • Hubert responds that the buffer helps people get used to the new rules and also allows for street cleaning and trash pickup. • Commissioner Mathis asks why someone would want enforcement at 2:00 am. • Hubert responds that historically the police would ticket around that time, since the odd-even would go into effect at that time. • Commissioner Monoyios asks if there is any communication around the odd- even enforcement. • Josh Naramore responds that currently those communications are included in the winter-preparedness guide, but staff is looking at more ways to communicate and educate about the issue, including social media and mailers as options. • Commissioner Monoyios asks if there has been analysis on odd-even existing locations to see how they correlate with socio-economic status. • Naramore responds that the number one determining factor is street width, and that there is nearly 20,000 odd-even signs in the City. So the signage is prevalent throughout the City and older and more historical districts usually have more odd- even locations (due to narrower streets), but staff is constantly reassessing the location of the odd-even zones and can look into that correlation. 3. Community Master Plan Engagement • Josh Naramore summarizes the Community Master Plan Engagement discussion item. 4. Rapid Guiding Principles • Commissioner Monoyios summarizes the Rapid Guiding Principles discussion item. VI. Updates Generated 5/25/2023 12:44 PM Mobile GR Commission Meeting Full Page 4 May 4, 2023 1. May 2023 Project Updates • Josh Naramore summarizes and highlights the Project Updates for May 2023. VII. Public Comment on Other Matters VIII. Adjournment The meeting was closed at 1:05 PM Generated 5/25/2023 12:44 PM