MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PARKING COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 9:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 08, 2022.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Michael Broderick called the June 08, 2022, Parking Committee meeting to order at 9:00 AM.
2.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Dan Cushman; Gus Gutierrez; David Bushea; John Heaning; Michael Broderick; Doris Tillman; Anton Kreisl
- Staff Present:
- Audria Moore-Wells, Special Projects Coordinator; Sara Delgado, Administrative Assistant; Brittany Meredith, Deputy City Clerk; Nick Mimms, City Manager
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.
Approval of Minutes from the May 11, 2022 Meeting
Motion was made by Dan Cushman, seconded by John Heaning
- AYE:
- Anton Kreisl, Dan Cushman, David Bushea, Doris Tillman, Gus Gutierrez, John Heaning, Michael Broderick
Passed
4.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this Agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to no more than five (5) minutes, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The Parking Committee will not be able to take any official action under “Comments from the Public” section.
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this Agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to no more than five (5) minutes, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The Parking Committee will not be able to take any official action under “Comments from the Public” section.
No Comments
5.
OLD BUSINESS
a.
Downtown Fort Pierce Parking Analysis with Walker Consultants
Tom Tszubka And Megan Gardo discussed the Parking Analysis. Mr. Broderick asked if they could explain what is made up of County or City parking and if the County will be willing to provide their parking garage for City use? Mr. Tszubka said the information is not specific to whom it belongs Scotty Beaulieu with St. Lucie County mentioned he will inquire if they will be willing to open the garage to the public. Anton mentioned the table provided in the Analysis does not reflect the high demand for the City’s special events, Mr. Tszubka said they will need a separate plan outside of this Analysis to address the special event parking. Mr. Broderick asked how they calculated the County’s need for parking and Megan informed them no specific data was collected they took the Square footage of the buildings and calculated the need for parking. John mentioned speaking with the developers of the King’s Landing project and seeing if they would be willing to add to their parking garage. City Manager Nick Mimms reminded the Board to think about the entire downtown Fort Pierce area and not just focus on the issue of the King’s Landing project.
b.
Letters From the Public - RV Parking
Deputy Chief Bob Riddle asked if the board had any questions regarding the RV Parking issue. He did mention Overnight parking is prevented in some locations throughout Fort Pierce and there is a revision of the Parking Ordinance that will be presented to the Commission soon.
c.
Mission Statement
This item was tabled for next month’s discussion.
6.
NEW BUSINESS
Audria Moore-Wells mentioned Brittany Meredith with the City Clerks Department will be replacing Sara Delgado for the meetings and Scotty Beaulieu from St. Lucie County will be joining the Parking Committee meetings.
7.
COMMITTEE AND STAFF COMMENTS
No Comments
8.
ADJOURNMENT
Michael Broderick adjourned the meeting at 10:15 AM.
ATTEST:
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