January 18, 2007
Members Present: Lori Bernard, Paul Bixby, Brendon Chastain, Ralph Davis, Forest Denger, Craig Edmonston, Jay Huneycutt, David Martinson, Bill Mock, Marilyn Rogers, Susan Stiers and Gary Smith. Also attending was Elaine Quinn, secretary.
The minutes of the November 16, 2006 minutes were approved.
Report on Current Parking Status - Gary Smith
1. With the band no longer practicing in lot 56, Parking just gained about 600 more parking spaces for the Spring Semester.
2. One long-range card reader was installed on level 4 at HAPF. The new reader should read prox cards up to 24” away. Some of the bugs are still being worked out.
3. Last October three new Safe Ride vans were purchased with Safe Ride funds. On Wednesday through Saturday evenings Safe Ride operates 3 vans and 1 fixed route from 10:30 pm until 3 am.
4. At Staff Senate this week, there were complaints about the contractors parking on McIlroy Street. This has since been resolved. Pedestrian access was also a concern for handicapped parkers. A new temporary sidewalk has been added to help the situation.
5. Summer maintenance for this year includes an overlay in the middle of lot 59, repairs to the southeast drive in lot 56 and the possible expansion of lot 15.
Susan Stiers spoke to the committee about the name change of her department from Commuter and Non-Traditional Students to Off Campus Connections. There was also a “needs” survey done in October. Susan presented the findings to the committee. The survey was sent to approximately 10,400 undergrad students with a 19% response rate.
Old Business
1. Permit for Reserved and Motorcycle permit holders – Gary said Dr. Pugh is trying out a permit. He was provided with a sticker with his All Area permit number on the motorcycle permit. We are testing this system.
2. Maple Hill Parking – the new hall will open in the fall with over 700 students. There isn’t enough resident reserved parking now for the students that are already there. Next fall will be a challenge to provide enough parking. Gary may recommend to the committee later this spring changing the designation of lots 72, 73 and 73A from Remote to Student. Some faculty and staff spaces in lot 44 may also need to be redesignated.
3. Parking Plan – with this plan there won’t be any need to hunt for a parking space; everyone will be assigned to a specific lot. Employees and students will have options but there will be a priority system depending on location (students will have priority around residence halls and faculty/staff around academic facilities). More information will be discussed at the March meeting.
There was discussion on the status of future parking. The next garage will probably be constructed in area of lots 75 and 76. It was suggested to provide more outlying parking areas and have buses transporting more often.
The payment time of the meters in lot 67 has been extended until 8 pm since the beginning of the semester at the request of the HPER administration. At this time only warning citations have been written so there haven’t been many complaints.
Next meeting the committee will be looking at fee increases. In the past the Board of Trustees has only approved a 5% increase. Gary will send out the fee information before the next meeting so everyone will have time to look it over.
New Business
None Presented
The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.