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P A R K I N G & T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
MEETING MINUTES
2:00-4:00 PM
HOUSE 48 CONFERENCE ROOM
Welcome
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Attendees:KathyAlday,MaryBaldwin,JeffreyBernard,JoeDiBattista,RonnieDunn,D.J.Gilliland,Justin
Gotthardt,JoeKane,AliciaLandry,DebraMahan,EricaMassicott,JoAnnMilholen,AndrewNewton,Pat
Persaud,EdwardStafford,BradleyZahn
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January2016minutesapproval/edits
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Announcements&DiscussionPoints
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Parking&Transportationupdates
i. DedicatedParkingSpaces
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Wehavecreatedaguidelinefordedicatedspaces
a.
Itshouldhelpforwhensomeoneisparkedinafaculty/staffdedicatedspace
b.
Wewillcontinuetorevisetheroughdraft
c.
Weareplacingslipsofpaperontheirwindshieldslettingthemknowweare
checking
ii. ElectricVehicleGuidelines
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Newguidelineswillbeworkedonandrevisedwithlegal
a.
Keepcommitteeupdatedwithanychangeswemake
b.
Wearelookingatoptionsforputtingchargingstationsat3305Busbeeor
havingapaymeteratourcurrentlocations
c.
Wewillgowitha2hourtimelimitforparkinginthosespaces
iii. CourtesyPick-upGuidelines
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Signinguptobeapartofapick-upservicethroughDisabilityServices
a.
Nomorepickingupthefriendsoftheinjured
b.
Ifyoubadmouthorarguewithstaffyouwon’tbeallowedtoride
c.
Ifyoumisstwopick-upsyouareremovedfromtheprogram
iv. SkipSpannConnectorRibbonCutting
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EventisscheduledforMonday,April25thfrom6-9pm
a.
WewillhavetheBOBbusesandtrolleytheretransportingtheVIPs
v. CampusTransportationUpdates
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Zipcar
a.
Addinganadditionalcaroneachcampus
b.
LookingtochargeZipcarfordedicatedspacesonKennesawcampusbecause
theyaremakingalotofmoney
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Zagster
a.
Theytouredthecampustofindthebestlocationsforbikestations
b.
WewouldliketorolloutonApril22nd(EarthDay)
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BusShelters
a.
TheyweredeliveredfortheMariettacampusbutweremissingkeyparts
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MariettaCampusShopping
a.
NomorePollyTrolley,butwehavepickedupservicefornewMESExpress
b.
ServicewillbeprovidedbyFirstTransitonTuesdays,Fridays&Saturdaysfor
therestofthesemester
c.
ItwillgotodifferentshoppingandentertainmentareasclosetoMarietta
campus
vi. ScaledParkingRates
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WestparkingdeckhasahigherratethantheotherlotsintheWestarea
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Theseareelectivefeessoweshouldhavethefreedomtochangethemtowhateverwe
seefit
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Needtocomeupwithoptionswhentheirparkingareaisfull
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Wecanhavetimeticketsondecals
a.
Therecanbeafternoonpassesthatwon’tletinthelotuntil5pm
vii. MariettaCampusTransportationProjects
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HandicapsignageupdateonMariettacampus
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Mockdrunkdrivingcourse,butwewouldhavetoshutdownalottodoso
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Buildingastaircasedowntothemachinistsunionlot
viii. Employeesonbothcampusespayingthesamerateforparking
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Ithasbeensuchahasslehavingtogothroughallthedifferentdepartmentstostop
payrolldeductions
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Peoplewon’ttelluswhentheymovebacktoKennesawcampusbecausetheydon’twant
topayforparking
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No.63
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ItwouldhavetogothroughDr.Pappbecausehemadetheoriginaldecision
Can’thavesemi-equalcampuses-“Ifyoupark,youpay”
ThereferenceistothefactKennesawStateUniversitywasfoundedin1963
ThisnamecouldbeproblematicwhenitcomestotheMariettacampusstudentsand
faculty
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Weneedtocomeupwithanewnameorjustkeepitsimple
x. SpeedbumpsortrafficcontrolonCampusLoopRoad
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BusturnsleftontoCampusLoopRoadfromBartowAve.andwehaveatoughtime
turningbecausepeoplespeeddownthehill.
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Talkedaboutaddingathreewaystop
xi. SkateboardersatBookstore,Commonsandtunnel
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Theyhavehadafewclosecallswithbusesandholdontothebackbumperofthebusto
hitchrides
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TheyarecausingrealsafetyissuesfortheBOBdrivers
xii. Parkingbythenumbers
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Ifstudentsdon’tdoanythingtheyareconsideredoptout;Thisisanissuebecause
studentsliketodonothing
a.
$300,000lessinrevenuethanweanticipatedgettingbecausestudentsdidn’t
selectinOwlExpress,butkepttheirparkingdecals
b.
Wesentoutane-mailto14,000studentssayingselectorwewillmoveyouto
offcampusparking
c.
Inlasttwoweeksover1600citationswerewrittenequaling$61,000
o Ofthat,1100remainunpaid,that’sa32%paidratewhichisabove
average
UpdatesfromPublicSafety
i. Noupdatesatthistime
UpdatesfromCardServices
i. Noupdatesatthistime
UpdatesfromMarketing
i. Noupdatesatthistime
FacultySenateComments/Updates
i. Noupdatesatthistime
StaffSenateComments/Updates
i. Noupdatesatthistime
AdminCouncilComments/Updates
i. Noupdatesatthistime
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SGAComments/Updates
i. Noupdatesatthistime
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Itemsfromthefloor
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Whoarethevotingmembersofthecommittee?
i. Parking&Transportation,PublicSafety,StaffSenate,AdminCouncil,FacultySenate,andSGAall
haveonevoteeach
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MaryBaldwinheretospeakforthe“SeniorCitizen”(50+)studentsoncampus
i. Shehastroublefindingaplacetoparkandwouldlikeabetteroption
ii. ThinkstheTownPointshuttleisgreat,butstillwantstoparkoncampus
iii. MaybehavereservedparkingoptionfortheSeniorCitizenorGradstudentsoncampus
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Wouldn’tmindpaying$88amonthtoparkoncampus
Adjourn