Membership Meeting Minutes-October 12, 2016

  • Call to order
  • Agenda Items
    • Welcome
    • Alexandria Police Report
    • Land Use Committee
    • Parking Study Presentation
  • Adjournment

  • Call to order:  7:32 pm
  • Welcome: Rod Kuckro, President
  • DRCA Board Introduction: (Julie, Sean, Rod, Virginia, Elise, Lisa)
  • Special guests: Councilperson Del Pepper, Vice Mayor Justin Wilson
  • Alexandria Police Report
    • Bike larcenies and items taken from autos
      • North Ridge: Some break-ins
      • Bike locks attacked. U-Locks superior to cables
      • Be sure to register serial numbers; biker know their bikes
    • Homicide in Old Town: domestic related
    • Traffic: 16 accidents, 1 DUI
    • Online reporting: helps keep officers on street
  • Land Use Committee, Danielle Fiedler
    • Motion by LUC to send City a letter in response to Spite Garage matter.
    • Background on infill regulations  which did not anticipate this particular outcome.
    • Friendly amendment by Julie Jakopic, to wordsmith language to exonerate city staff
    • Motion carried with amendment no opposition
  • Parking Study, Katye North and Carrie Sanders, Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services
    • Expanded study zone
      • District 6, 11 already exist
      • 2 week study
      • Weekdays and weekend
      • Turnover counts (included farmers market lot)
      • Peaking at 77% whole area
        • Just MVA Peak 86%
        • Side street : 74%
        • Raymond to Bellefonte: Peak at 97%
      • Off-street lots underutilized
      • Recommendations
        • Shared parking: Big opportunity
        • Extend 2hour limits to 9PM, not 5
        • Residential Permit expand or create new zones
          • Petition process, driven by residents
        • Meters for farmers market
        • Wayfinding aids to existing off-street availability
        • Carshare expansion
        • 18 bus stops along MVA that need ADA compliance
          • Leverage opportunities for better crossings, reduce number of bus stops, use bump-outs to save parking (old style bus stop take away more spots)
      • Many questions
        • Price for multiple vehicle permits
        • Enforcement needed (!!)
        • Why  private lots underused?
        • Households with multiple cars an problem
        • Meters will push parking to side streets making problem worse
        • Enforcement
        • Need list of SUP parking exceptions (problem with Variety Store)
        • Problem with parking a sign of Del Ray’s success
  • Adjournment