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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Public Safety 1996-02-15¥.. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - February 15, 1996 8:00 A.M. POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. Personnel a. Dispatch 2. Parking Management 3. Bike Patrol 4. Activity Plan 5. YCPI Grant Update a. Teen Baseline FIRE DEPARTMENT 1. Nothing to Report REPORTS 1. No Reports this month. * The committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate business not available at the time the agenda was prepared. :f , TOWN OF ESTES PARK Jah J¥, .9 f- '4 4, 11 I 4 1 90. 1 € '04· 9 34\Mijm#*27-#. - -,Q.L~:t\©h<.0,9 ' 0 /4 - 1- *dif<36 - ·0-+11.9 - Lxulimb (f 'f'P r»94,4.' € , 2~ y=4 -M,-,7 , 1,44 FAruary-~-1€11~ 96 TO; Public Safety Committee FROM: Don Pauley Trustee RE: DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT Background Certain truisms apply to parking planning and management: Assumption #1: Better utilization of parking will increase downtown sales. Assumption #2: Fundamentally, parking is not a science. Parking is subject to the same chaotic, erratic and unpredictable behaviors that human beings apply to virtually everything else in their lives. We should try to codify as much as possible about parking to help improve its performance, but we should never forget that people ultimately will decide how they intend to use parking. If there is something worth coming downtown for, people will find a way to park there. Assumption #3: For parking systems to work effectively over time, they need to be flexible in design and easily altered when conditions and opportunities change. Assumption #4: A good parking plan needs to reflect two conditions: • How people use the downtown and its parking right now. How we want people to use downtown and its parking in the future. 'r.-' -1.- . 1 . Town of-Estes Park Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Downtown Parking Management -2- February 10, 1996 State of Parking There are a total of 1,196 public parking spaces in the downtown area. There are 955 public off-street parking spaces and 241 on- street parking spaces. There are an additional 81 spaces within downtown walking distance located at the Chamber of Commerce building area. During the Summer of 1995, it appeared that there was adequate parking during weekdays and marginal availability on weekends and holidays; however, people who wanted to find parking places did. Events such, ·as the Christmas Parade illustrate the creative ability of the public to find a parking space. The perceived problem is that there are limited parking availability. We believe the real problem is parking signage, direction to parking lots, and use of primary spaces by merchants and employees. Proposed Parking Management Program A mail survey of downtown merchants and Chamber of Commerce members was undertaken in October to obtain feedback on a series of concepts developed during two public meetings. The mailer and results of the survey are attached as Appendix A. Based on those results, the following Parking Management Program is proposed: Parking Management for 1996 1. Develop a directional/identification sign package to direct visitors to parking areas. This plan would include street naming signs. Action: EPURA is working on this project. It will be implemented prior to this summer. 2. Develop a simple parking map handout that will be available to visitors in all stores, accommodations, and Chamber of Commerce. All on-street officers Will have the handout available. Action: EPURA is working on this and will complete the map prior to this summer. Town of Estes Park Estes Perk, Colorado 80517 Downtown Parking Management -3- February 10, 1996 3. Develop a timed parking management philosophy to insure parking turnover and maximum usage of current parking facilities. Action: There are three aspects of action. First, how long are vehicles allowed to park; second, which lots/streets are controlled; and third, which times/months does this apply. The following parking management system is proposed. The basis of the program is areas of timed parking and parking lots with unlimited parking. Length of Time: Hours of Timed Parking, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Timed Parking On-Street Parking, Three-Hour Limit West Elkhorn Avenue Cleave Street - South Side East Elkhorn (Bond Park) Park Lane MacGregor Avenue - West Side (adjacent to Bond Park) Ed's Cantina Moraine Avenue MacGregor Avenue - West Side (along First National Bank and Bank parking lot) Weist Drive West Riverside - West Riverside Park area including small lot Parking Lots, Three-Hour Limit: Football Field lot Coffee Bar lot Dark Horse lot North end Post Office lot Upper and lower Weist lot Big Horn lot Childrens Park lot On-street, 30 minute parking: MacGregor (east side) in front of Municipal Building) West Riverside (Baldwin Park) Parking lots, 30-minute parking: South end - Post Office lot . Town of Estes Park Mes Park, Colorado 80517 Downtown Parking Management -4- February 10, 1996 There are 788 timed parking spaces. There are 639 spaces in lots and 149 on-street spaces. Untimed Spaces On-street: Virginia Drive (north of Park Lane) MacGregor Avenue - West Side (north of First National Bank parking lot and east side north of Municipal Building Cleave Street - North Side Parking Lots: Moraine Avenue lot Ice House lot Tregent Parking lot Brownfield's lot Old Lumber Yard lot Chamber of Commerce Police/Municipal Building employees/Customer There is a total of 408 spaces that are untimed (316 in lots and 92 on-street). Time of Operation The Parking Management System will be in force from the weekend prior to Memorial Day and be in effect until Labor Day. Signs will state parking limits enforced May-September. The Parking Management process will use the "Clancy" system. This hand-held computer system will track all vehicles in a lot by license number, not specific location within the lot. Therefore, there is no "in and out" of a lot or vehicle movement within a lot to circumvent the timed parking. The first ticket to a license plate is always a warning ticket. Handicapped license plates (or placards) are exempt from timed parking. Actions Required The above time limited parking lot should be designated as Parking Management areas; designate the timed on-street parking areas as Parking Management areas; establish the calendar of operation (weekend prior to Memorial Day through Labor Day); hours of operation, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily; and adoption of a 1-own of Estes Park Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Downtown Parking Management -5- February 10, 1996 graduated management fee schedule (lst ticket, warning; 2nd ticket, $10; 3rd ticket, $20; 4th ticket, $40; 5th ticket and thereafter, $80). The timed lot concept will be evaluated by the Public Safety Committee and the Police Department in October when complete data from the summer is available. enura I PLANNED PROGRESS November 27, 1995 TO: Don Pauley, Randy Martin FROM: Art Anderson- /3 Executive Direttor DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS SURVEY Here is the final tabulation of the survey sent to the downtown merchants. Surveys mailed: 284 Responses as of November 7: 115 Percent of return: 40.5% The number of responses were tabulated for each concept. "S" weighted with 3 points. "M" weighted with 2 points. "L" weighted with 1 point. No (never, dumb, etc.) weighted with O points. Stars were given 1 extra point. The following are listed in order of priority as per the rating system. Breakdown Value of Votes 1. Directional Signage 3.05 S = 94 Total votes: 112 M= 7 L = 11 * = 35 2. Parking Map Handouts 2.82 S = 80 Total votes: 96 M = 10 L= 5 *=6 No= 1 2.56 S = 63 3. RMNP Signage Total votes: 96 M = 15 L = 13 *=9 No= 5 , 1. epura PLANNED PROGRESS Merchants Survey -2- November 27, 1995 Breakdown Value of Votes 4. Resign Highway 34 2.43 S = 58 Total votes: 93 M = 13 L = 14 * = 12 No= 8 5. Outlying Parking 2.14 S = 32 Total votes: 99 M = 37 L = 27 * = 15 No= 3 6. Chamber of Commerce Parking 2.10 S = 35 Total votes: 87 M = 29 L = 19 *=1 No= 4 7. Timed Parking Lots 1.83 S = 42 Total votes: 106 M = 18 L = 22 * = 10 No= 24 8. Knoll Parking 1.73 S = 26 Total votes: 105 M = 32 L = 23 * = 17 No= 24 9. Special Improvement District 1.69 S = 19 Total votes: 88 M = 23 L = 32 * = 2 No= 14 10. Valet Parking 1.51 S = 24 Total votes: 81 M = 16 L = 16 *=2 No= 25 11. Incentive Payments 1.37 S = 22 Total votes: 75 M= 6 L = 24 *=1 No= 23 , 1 epura PLANNED PROGRESS 1*' Merchants Survey -3- November 27, 1995 Breakdown Value of Votes 12. Parking Structure - Wiest 1.30 S = 12 Total votes: 90 M = 13 L = 48 *=7 No= 17 13. Pink Bikes 1.18 S = 17 Total votes: 76 M = 10 L = 16 *=3 No= 33 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SURVEY Tabulation of Chamber of Commerce questionnaires included 32 surveys returned. Responses were tabulated in a similar manner to downtown merchants. The following is the order of priority: Breakdown Value of Votes 1. Directional Signage 2.90 S = 26 Total votes: 32 M= 4 L= 2 *- 5 2. Parking Map Handouts 2.83 S = 24 Total votes: 29 M= 4 L= 1 *=1 3. Chamber of Commerce Parking 2.52 S = 14 Total votes: 25 M= 9 L= 2 No= 2 *=1 4. RMNP Signage 2.44 S = 13 Total votes: 25 M= 9 L= 3 *=1 5. Resign Highway 34 2.35 S = 17 Total votes: 31 M=8 L= 4 *=4 epura PLANNED PROGRESS Merchants Survey -4- November 27, 1995 Breakdown Value of Votes 6. Outlying Parking with Shuttle 2.17 S = 10 Total votes: 30 M = 12 L= 8 *=3 7. Incentive Payments 2.04 S= 8 Total votes: 27 M= 9 L= 6 *=4 No= 1 8. Timed Parking Lots 2.00 S = 12 Total votes: 31 M= 7 L = 10 *=2 No= 2 9. Use of Knoll 1.83 S= 9 Total votes: 30 M= 6 L = 11 *=4 No= 5 10. Valet Parking 1.71 S= 8 Total votes: 28 M= 6 L = 12 *=0 No= 2 11. Special Improvement District 1.62 S= 5 Total votes: 29 M= 9 L = 13 *= 2 No= 1 12. Parking Structure Over Wiest Parking Lot 1.57 S= 3 Total votes: 28 M= 9 L = 16 1 13. Pink Bikes 1.15 S=5 Total votes: 27 M= 2 L = 11 *=9 No= 1 li ' epura PLANNED PROGRESS Merchants Survey -5- November 27, 1995 A direct comparison of the two surveys: Downtown Chamber Rank Rank Directional Signage 1 1 Parking Map Handouts 2 2 RMNP Signage 3 4 Resign Highway 34 4 5 Outlying Parking 5 6 Chamber of Commerce Parking 6 3 Timed Parking Lots 7 8 Knoll Parking 8 9 Special Improvement District 9 11 Valet Parking 10 10 Incentive Parking 11 7 Parking Structure 12 12 Pink Bikes 13 13 The Chamber of Commerce mailing included the following question: "Do you feel that a transportation system is necessary for Estes Park and if so, should the Town of Estes Park subsidize a portion or all of the system from the Town budget?" Twenty-six (26) responses were received: First part of the question concerning a transportation system: Yes: 13 No: 13 Second part of the question concerning Town subsidy: Yes: 13 No: 13 Conclusion: There is no consensus on this question. thi la '/ 197 'fi h 25 - 3 2 -E. E 2 mo ,§72 - hi E 2 li . *7**u)NE rr \~ U MER us ~Ka '. u*\*ip *•p-,e a .'0 9400 e - - DA¥ Bure,*1 h AD woll *A " ~ \V A A 18 1(Ch -Ill- bu ¥c- 4 1 LI :1131 4 / G LOCATIONS Mountan National Park U.& 34 efam 8 M M % 12 0 6 2 Ul 0 0 88 C O -. 5. 21 Cd O 1-1 04 A A . Jan Feb Mar Apr May June J Aug Sept Oct Nov D YCPI **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Dept. 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