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Governance Minutes ArchiveDecember 3, 1992
PARKING/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DRAFT December 3, 1992 Meeting called to order at 10:20 AM Present: Richard Alvarez, Pat Ballard, Wayne Bishop, Roger Brickey (Guest), Scott Case (GSA Guest), Mike Conley (BT, guest), Chris French, Le Anne Hoppe (Guest), George Lux, Curtis Lynch, Gail McMillan, Patti Murdock, Valerie Myers (Minutes), Dave Nicks, Carl Polan, Widget Shannon, J.B. Sutphin. Absent: Ben Dichoso Motion was made to approve minutes of November 3 meeting, motion carried. University System Analysis - A brief report of Le Anne Hoppe's presentation follows. She distributed a copy of the full report. The goal of the report was to streamline operations, improve customer services, and better utilize existing resources. The main issues were registration, ticketing, accounts receivable/payments/collections. The alternatives were 1) No changes to current computer system; 2) new computer system; and the most favored, 3) new computer system with policy, procedural and organizational changes. The report has gone to Ann Spencer. Alvarez stated that this report is a culmination of the efforts and information from many sources and that this is a good time to look to the future with something that is much better than what we have had previously. He did not want to discredit the hard work and fine job that the Parking Office has done to date. He asked for the support of the Committee. Motion was made that the Committee support the recommendation in concept. Motion was seconded and passed. SGA parking criteria - Wayne Bishop reported that Goodale referred him to Engstrom, who referred him to Timothy Reed. He said they were in the process of setting new standards. They do not have anything ready in hard-copy. They will send him a copy as soon as it is complete. Nicks reported that only seven of the students possessing a Faculty/Staff decal are from GSA. They are comprised of 4 cabinet members, the office manager, and 2 editors. Alvarez stated that more information is needed before judgements and decisions can be made. Case went to Tim Reed directly. There was some miscommunication in the chain of command and paper shuffling. There will be a formal review process in the future to keep this from happening again. Polan suggested that we give them an opportunity to make a recommendation to this committee, then we can make necessary evaluations. Alvarez introduced Mike Conley, Director of the Blacksburg Transit. Conley addressed the Committee as follows: Special Purpose Housing - if additional dinner hour bus service is necessary, there will be minimal additional costs (bus hours are @ 10.00 or 11.00/hr). He is willing to run a bus during peak dinner hours to see what the actual demand is. Alvarez suggested that the circulator bus route at 5:30 that runs to Southgate could be eliminated and instead run it between Special Purpose Housing and the food court from 5:30 to 7:00 on 15 minute intervals, rather than 30 minute intervals. At 7:00 the schedule would resume 30 minute intervals for Special Purpose Housing. It was agreed that 4 weeks would be sufficient time for the test period. After discussion, vote was taken on the above suggestion and passed. The circulator is working well this year. Conley stated that bus shelters for the circulator are on the way. He amusingly quipped to "think of the buses as congestion relief." He will try to do some leafleting on the test run to the food court immediately. Dr. Polan announced that Gail McMillan (Chair), J. B. Sutphin, Wayne Bishop, Pat Ballard, Dave Nicks, and Curtis Lynch were named to a Sub-committee to determine policy on who should pay for parking permits in fringes, leased and out-lying areas of campus. He also announced that the word Advisory has been dropped from the Committee name. The Commission on University Support has requested our charge, we need to act on this at January meeting. Alvarez requested that we add something about bicycles to it. Nicks distributed a handout of a resolution, passed by the Commission on Student Affairs, to allow Faculty/Staff parking privileges to certain classifications of graduate students, along with facts and figures to justify it. He stated that they do not want to take any spaces away from Faculty/Staff. Nicks went over the bases of the resolution one at a time. Lux added that the point about attracting graduate students is highly debatable. On Faculty/Staff spaces - it is not just an increase in parking spaces, it is the location and competition for these spaces. Polan requested that everyone read and study the resolution prior to the next meeting. There are 6,420 Faculty/Staff and part-time employees for 3,472 parking spaces. This does not include the visitors, vendors, contractors, conference attendants, and state vehicles competing for those 3,472 spaces. Lux is still concerned about "purgatory" (old Turner St. lot). He's been watching it in the evenings. The areas that are designated as service vehicles are packed. People drive down the sidewalks and bicycles speed through there. Maybe the solution is to block that street off. Drivers seem to ignore "No Parking" or "Service Vehicle" signs. Meeting was adjourned at 12:04 PM.
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