Public Parking Commission

1 CITY OF NORWICH NORWICH PUBLIC PARKING COMMISSION The following are the minutes of the special meeting of the Public Parking Commission held at 6: 00 p.m., April 6, 2010 in the Buckingham Memorial Bldg. PRESENT: Ms. Olive Buddington, Chairwoman, Mr. Alan Bergren, Mr. Jeffrey Lord and Mr. William Nash. ABSENT: Mr. Francois (Pete) Desaulniers, Ms. Laurie Glenney-Popovich and Mr. Sean Ryan. At 6: 15 p.m. Ms. Buddington called the meeting to order, noting a quorum was present. DISCUSSION OF PARKING PROPOSAL: Ms. Buddington opened the discussion by stating that this will be a workshop to fine tune the proposal before presenting it to the public. She asked if anyone had any suggestions to add or delete from the existing plan. Ms. Rizzuto suggested that an “express zone” be considered for an area of lower Broadway and Main St/Franklin Square area. These areas would be No Parking Zones. Limited to customer pick up/drop off area. The limited number of spaces would ensure a steady flow of vehicles and allow customers easy access for quick stops. Signage would indicate that these areas would be limited Monday through Friday from 7am to 4pm only. The validation program will not be applied to these spaces. The curbing would be painted red. The implementation of these zones would be dependent on a decision from the Police Chief. The Commission members were in agreement that the express zones should be part of the proposal. MINUTES NPPC SPECIAL MEETING 04/06/2010  2 Parking kiosks were also discussed. Ms. Rizzuto stated that she would contact Parkeon and ask for a representative to attend the May 2010 meeting to provide the members with further information. It was decided that the public meeting would be scheduled for May 25,2010. It would be after the regular May meeting and we would have the opportunity to go over the handout that will be provided to attendees. The intention of the Commission is to launch the program on June 1,2010. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Nash, second by Mr. Lord. Voted on and passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm Respectfully Submitted, Judith A. Rizzuto, Administrator Norwich Public Parking Commission MINUTES NPPC SPECIAL MEETING 04/06/2010