DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
44 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881 USA
p: 401.874.2109 fax: 401.874.9372 web.uri.edu/publicsafety
Stephen N. Baker
Director, Public Safety
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING ON APRIL 13, 2016
44 Lower College Road 10am-11:30am
Agenda
I.
Welcome and Introductions
II.
Review of Minutes from Previous Meeting
III.
Parking and Transportation Services Status Report for March 2016
IV.
Update on RIPTA Contract and Proposal by Representative Tanzi
V.
Review of Proposed Amendments to Parking Regulations
VI.
Motorcycle Parking Locations
VII.
Car Pool Permits
VIII.
Next Meeting Date
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DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
44 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881 USA
p: 401.874.2109 fax: 401.874.9372 web.uri.edu/publicsafety
Stephen N. Baker
Director, Public Safety
ParkingandTransportationAdvisorySubcommittee
MinutesforMeetingonApril13,2016
Themeetingstartedat10:03amat44LowerCollegeRoadConferenceRoom
Membersinattendance:StephenBaker,PamelaRohland,MichaelNovak,JosephParadise,Linda
Lowe,SheleenClarkeandRaeFerguson.
AlsoattendingwasRonZincone,ParkingServicesInformationAidewhotookminutesforthis
meeting.
Theminutesfromthepreviousmeetingwereapprovedwithnocorrections.
JoeParadisereviewedandexplainedstatisticsindicatingnumberofwarningsissued,gateproblems,
numberoftows,etc.BakersaidthattheUniversitydoesnotreceiveanymoneyfromthetows.He
hopesthatthestatisticalnumbersgodownoncethenewregulationsgointoeffect.Paradise
reportedthatlastyearatthistimeParkingServicessoldover8,000one-daypasses.Discussion
followed.LowesuggestedthatalinkbeplacedontotheParkingServiceswebsite.Zinconewill
followuponthis.
JoeParadisereportedonthenewRIPTAcontract.Hesaidtherewillbetwohillclimberbusesand
designatedshuttles.The211bluelinewillberenamedtotheRAMlineanditsroutechanged.A
one-yearagreementwasreachedwithRIPTA.Bakersaidthatwedonotwanttogetintoanything
longtermthisyear.BakeralsosaidthatRepresentativeTanziisworkingonsometypeofuniversitywidepassthatcanbeusedyearroundbystaffandfaculty.ItmaybecalledaUPASSwhichisbeing
subsidizedbyStatemoney.ParadiseaddedthatRIPTAoffersaUPASSprogrambutnoneoftheState
collegeshaveit.ApilotprogrammaybeproposedfornextyearbyRIPTA.RepresentativeTanziwill
beaskingforfundingforthisprogram.TheURIIDcardwillbeusedastheswipecardfortheUPASS
program.RaeFergusonaskedaboutpossiblesecurityissues.Bakersaidthatwearetakingone-week
trafficcountsonvariousroadwaysforRepresentativeTanzi.LoweaskedaboutURIID’sandany
possiblefees.ParadisesaidthatthePlainsRoadareamaybeourfuturetransportationhubfor
Amtrak.
BakersaidthatourgoalistohavethesechangescompletedbySeptember.Theproposed
amendmentsandregulationswerereviewedandeditedbytheMembersinattendance.Paradise
saidthatwearetargetingourenforcementsectionoftheregulations.Healsosaidthatwewould
recoup100%ofthefinesfornon-registeredvehicles.Paradiserecommendedthattherebea$40
finefornon-registeredvehicles.Bakerthenreportedthathelookedintoothercolleges’feesand
recommendedthatweincreasethefineto$50forconsistency.Smithfeltthatthefineincrease
wouldbeagoodmotivatorforstudentstoregistertheirvehicles.Paradisesaidthatthefunding
fromthepermitfeesshouldbeusedforfundingourexpensessuchassignageandenforcement.We
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needtogettheenforcementruleschangedtorecoupsomeofthefunds.Clarkeaskedabout
studentswhowerewronglyticketed.Paradiserepliedthatthestudenteitherhasapermitordoesn’t
haveone.Bakeraddedthattherewouldbeanappealprocessinplaceandthatthepaymentofa
non-registeredfeecanbeappliedtopurchasingapermit.Membersinattendanceagreethatthe
planwasgoodalongwiththefeechanges.BakeraskedNovaktofollowupwithchangestotheState
violationssectionoftheproposedamendmentsandregulations.Discussionfollowedwitha
consensusthatfurtherreviewandeditingisneeded.Smithaskedabouttherecentsnowstorm
parkingbanandsomeconfusionwithtextcommunicationstostudents.BothParadiseandBaker
repliedwithinformation.DiscussionfollowedregardingtheFlaggRoadparking.
ThemotorcycleparkingregulationswerereviewedandeditedbytheMembersinattendance.
Paradisesaidthatweareconcentratingontheimmediateandimportantchangesbutthatthe
regulationsasawholeneedtoberedonenextyear.WewillbelookingonCampusforpossible
spacesthatwouldbeimpracticalforcarstopark.
Paradisesaidthatacarpoolpermitprogramwouldbesomethingweneedtolookatoncethestudy
isdone.RaeFergusonsuggestedcreatingspecifiedparkingspacesappropriatelydesignatedfor
carpoolingwiththepropersignage.Paradiserecommendedthatthevendorsshouldpayfor
deliveringandparkingonCampus.Furtherresearchneedstobedoneonanyfuturecarpool
program.BakeraskedtheMembersinattendancetoemailanydataandsuggestionstoJoe
Paradise.PamJacksonwillsendoutameetingrequestforthenextmeetingdate.
AmeetingrequestwillgoouttohaveanothermeetinginearlyMay.
Themeetingadjournedat2:11pm.
Respectfullysubmitted,
RonaldZincone
InformationAide
ParkingServices
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