Parking Advisory Committee

City of Middletown Department of Economic & Community Development 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457 860-638-4840 www.middletownct.gov To: Mayor, Benjamin T. Florsheim & members of the Parking Advisory Committee, Town Clerk From Joseph Samolis, Director of Economic and Community Development Subject: October 26, 2021 Special Meeting of the Parking Advisory Committee Committee: PARKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Webex Meeting SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order 2. Public Session for Agenda Items 3. Minutes Approval 4. Chair/Director’s Report 5. New Business: a. Parking Infrastructure i. Replacement of parking meters Joe Samolis talks about the Mayor giving authorization to replace meters with kiosks in our lots, side streets and Main Street. Joe explains that getting supply right now is difficult. As the kiosks come in the city will pick certain areas that are in desperate need of replacing meters. Joe express he would like a sign on each pole downtown to help inform and educate people of the change and the need for them to use either park Mobil or the kiosks in order to pay for parking downtown. Opens the floor for discussion. Jen Alexander expresses her concern with the replacement from meters to kiosks on Main Street. She explains it would also be inconvenient to park and look for your nearest kiosk then walk to your destination. Jennifer would like it noted in the minutes she is not in favor or the kiosks on Main Street. Jennifer suggests the city put up a pink piece of paper on the poles to indicate where the kiosks would go as a test to get familiar with having them in Middletown. Director Samolis is in favor of putting a pink paper up in some areas down town to see how much sunlight those particular spots get seeing as the kiosks work on solar. Mark Levine also wants to have in the minutes that he is strongly against this. Samolis says he will share these sentiments with the mayor. Director Samolis tells the committee he let the mayor know the committee would most likely be against this decision.  b. Parking Hours i. Director Samolis discussed looking at reducing enforcement/collection hours in our lots in order to incentivize employers and employees to park in the lots and to open up the metered spaces on Main Street. ii. The Committee recommend 4pm as the time to stop enforcement in the lots. A motion was made by Jen Alexander and seconded by Peter Harding, motion to recommend to Mayor was unanimous. 6. Old Business: 7: Adjournment Motion Made by Jen Alexander and seconded by Marc Levine Joseph J. Samolis, AICP Director of Economic and Community Development 2