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Home My WebLink AboutParking Best Practices Review - Project Status UpdateParking YYc7~K~^ Plenning Ergineering Res~ofation June 2, 2005 Ms. Molly Miller Wmter Direcwr, Downwwn and UniversityHill Managemnt Division City of Boulder 1500 Pearl Street Suite 302 Boulder, CO 80302 Subject Pacldng Best Practices Review - Pmject Status Update Dear Molly, Following is a brief project status update for the "Parl~ng Best Practices Review" for downtown Boulder, Colorado. PROjECT SUMMARY Com~leted Tasks: • Preliminary "request for information" issued • Received inforniation from Downtown and Unive~sity H'ill Management Division. • Reviewed materials in advance of initial project site visit • Scheduled 'uutial site visit / DLJHIvID cooxdinated public meetings and focus group interviews . Initial site visit Public involvement and participation were considered high priorities for this project. The following summarizes the activities of the initial site visit and also the stakeholdexs we met with Monday, May 2'"', 2005: 12:00 p.m Project Team Amved in Boulder 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m Project Coordination Meeting w/ Boulder Parking Team 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m Tour of Pad4ng Facilities (Downtown and the I3i1~ 5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m DMC Meeting/Public Presentation Tuesday, May 3'~ / Wednesday, May 4'~ 2005: 5:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m Facilities Inspecrion/Checklist Assessment Stakeholder Focus Groups Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Time: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Focus Group: Office/Large Employe~s Greg Andexson - Daily Camera Carl Walkey Inc. 950 West Elfiot Road, Suite 116 Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone (480) 505-0088 Fax (480) 505-0090 Atlanca ~ Charlotte ~ Cl~icago ~ Dallas ~ Denver ~ Indianapolis ~ Kalamazoo ~ Philadelphia ~ Phoenix ~ Tampa wwwcazlwallser.com Ms. Molly V~mter Boulder Parlflng Best Practices Review Project Status Update June 2, 2005 Diane Gates - New Hope Media TracyKirk- Boulderado Hotel Jake Puzio - Guaranty Bank & Tcvst Co. Sharon Rowley- Faegre and Vincen Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 T'une: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Focus Group: Develope~/Propeity Owners Paul Eklund - PN. Eklund Michael Bittner- MockReahy- CAGID PropertyMgmt JerryI.ee - One BoulderPlaza Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 T'une: 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Focus Group: I-~ill Alliance & UHGID Advisory Comnuttee GaryDahl Steven Walsh Karen Abruns-Harbour Beth Smith Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 T'une: 10:00 PM - 10:45 PM Focus Group: DBI/BID Board Representatives Chuck Hunker Gerard Cote Chris Toomey Dave Adams I.ane I.andrith David Bolduc Reg Gupton Ann Getches Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 T'une: 11:00 PM - 11:45 PM Focus Group: Rea1 Estate Representatives Chris Jensen - Keys Real Estate Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 T"une: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Focus Group: Lunch Meeting - DBI representatives Richard Polk Dauid Bolduc Gerard Cote Car~ Parking Wa~ker PlemNq Ergirreering Fieafaalla~ Ms. Molly Wmter Boulder Parlflng Best Practices Review Project Status Update June 2,2005 Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Time: 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Focus Group: Retail/Restauranu Julie Ovemier - BD's Pat Long - Boulder Army Swre Sam Sussman - Eight Days a Week Kathy Vossler - Feather Thy Nest Howard Green - Morningstar Boutique John Schopbach - Weekends Chuck Hunker - BID Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 Time: 2:00 - 2:45 PM GO BOULDER - Martha Roskowslfl / Mike Sweeney Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005 Tune: 7:30 AM- 9:00 AM Project SummaryPresentation Project Pucpose Stakeholder Feedback Summazy Initial Impressions Next Steps Open Discussion Because some people were out of town or otherwise unable to attend the focus group sessions we worked with Di1HIvID and DBI w send out the focus group questions in an email survey fom~at. We appreciate the special assistance provided by Gerard Cote and the DBI staff in this extra effort. So far we received email survey responses from the following: C~aryDahl Bruce Tedeschi Kevin Erickson Sam Estes Cheryl McBay Lisa McDonough $il] Cuttis Chris Toomey Saxon Brown Zane Blackmer C~xistina Usher Ron $ecrist Beth Smith Gina Scioscia Richard Polk Dan Powers C1air Beclm~ann Peter E. Heinz 1Vficah McKee C~ay Thompson Paul N. Eklund Karen Klerman Jancy Campbell Toots Blum Anne Freeman GeoffreyKeys Tron Welch Bill Rodgers Jeff Richey WendyReynolds Bridget Fisher Jeremy Bamford Car~ Parking Wa~Icer Plennmg Eng4nwing fleeN~ation Ms. Molly Winter Boulder Parlflng Best Practices Review Projea Status L3pdate J,~ 2, 2oos Current Activities: The Carl l~alker project team is currently involved in the following activities: • Assimilating and snmma~i~ina the stakeholder feedback from the Focus Gmups and Surveys • Writing up a summary of the current Downtown Boulder Parking Program • Writing up the results of our facility inspection wucs and documenting with digital photos • Beginning development of parlang system SWOT Analysis • Worl~ng with DUHIVID staff on the analysis of financial impacu a possible "Fixst Hour Free° program • Development of a Parl~ng Management and Operations "Tool-Box° • Assimilating all of the above elemenu into a draft repon to be submitted to DLk-IMD staff • The dnft report is earpected to be submitted in mid to late June. Next Steus: • Following the issuance of cl~afc report a conference call will be set up to review the repon with DU~IMD staff. • Following the draft report review session, a sununaryPowerPoint presentation will be developed and the second visit to Boulder will be scheduled • Carl Wallcer staff will present the study findings of the DUfIIvID staff and to a public meeting. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or concems at (480) 505-0088 or on my cell phone at (602) 5240119. Verytrulyyours, Carl Walker, Inc. L. Dennis Bums Vice President, Studies and Opentions Consuhing Car~ Parking Walker Rennin8 E~Mig Reetmetlon ~ ~ ..~:. S~V 0 ~o ~ a ~ u ~~ / G' ~ ~ ~ ~ n ~ ~ ,~ ~ q ^