March 2015
Motion to accept February meeting minutes, moved and unanimously voted in.
Sgt. Kornberg: Crime from last month is a small group of individuals who hide in the shadows and leap out to rob individuals (construction workers and people returning home in the evening). They have escalated to car theft as well. MNPD is concerned, and have added and extra sergeant and several officers to patrol. There were no comments or concerned raised by the association.
Nate Cannon from 5th & Taylor restaurant was unable to make this meeting, but is offering a tour to SNNA on Saturday (April 28) at 10am. Nate lives in ST, and is working on getting a community garden going. He will be organizing a community meeting for next week (Apr6-10?) with both HGT and ST.
Committee reports:
Treasurer’s report has been distributed. 36 homes have paid dues for 2015, 15 are new homes. State report will be filed in early April. The next event will be the progressive dinner party (Mindy is heading up the event.) Also upcoming is the Cap District Street Fair, and the 10th Anniversary SNNA Block Party. Also, the Pink Flamingos are returning, along with a Biergarten on June 18.
Progressive Dinner Party: almost all the slots for hosts are filled, and as this will be a members only event, it will be by reservation.
First Annual ST Easter Egg hunt was last Sunday. 14 kids showed up, and left with loads of eggs. The event went well and was enjoyed be all – even latecomers received hotdogs and eggs.
Mindy extoled the virtue of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods, and notes the Lindsey has been tapped to be a coach to assist with social networking for other neighborhoods. NashvilleNext program discussed – develop growth, preservation, etc. The draft plan has been released for public comment – information sheets were distributed to the membership. Also, ST received an award from NextDoor as the most social neighborhood.
Also mentioned was the Community Center’s upcoming Easter Egg hunt.
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Nashville Sounds are joining the meeting to open it up as a Community Meeting to discuss the whole parking rigmarole.
Approximately 60 community members joined in the discussion regarding the parking plan for the new ballpark.
CW Gilmore is excited about the meeting and happy to assist in hosting the meeting
Toby Compton – head of the sports authority for Nashville opened the meeting. The purpose is to provide an update on construction as well as to discuss the traffic and parking plan for the 2015 season. Cards have been provided for members to ask questions.
Michelle Barbaro provided the construction update. At this point there are only 18 days until the season opener. The ballpark is bordered by 5th, Jefferson, and Jackson. There are also plans for new condos, possibly the archives, and a state museum. The main ceremonial entrance on Jackson is almost finished, as well as stadium seating. They are still working on the club level, as well as the concessions areas and player areas. The scoreboard is going in, as well as the right outfield. The Goldberg brothers (of Pinewood Social and Patterson House) will be running the outfield bar. There is still hard- and landscaping to finish.
On opening day – the state garage will be under construction as will Embrey. There will still be active construction that will cause sidewalk closures. Some streets will go from one-way to two-way (3rd, 4th, 5th). The sports lighting will start testing this week – this will be visible from the immediately surrounding neighborhood.
Toby returned to speak about the Nashville Sports Authority. The NSA had hoped that the parking garage would be completed by opening day, but realized over the winter that that would not happen. They started immediately working on a parking and traffic plan to see us through the season. The NSA has identified 6000 parking spaces in the Capitol Hill area (only 4500 cars are anticipated for sold-out games). This is a significantly smaller number of people than the NSA regularly handles for other sporting events. NSA is not going to suggest that anyone park in the BV, HG, ST, or HGT areas – they will be promoting the lots in the Capitol Hill area. The Courthouse Garage and other city garages will be charging reduced rates ($5) and providing free shuttles to and from the games. The MTA also has a free circuit that will service the ballpark. NSA acknowledges that (as with the opening of any new attraction) the first few weeks will be chaos.
Steve Bland is the new CEO of MTA. Both the green and blue Music City Circuits will service the ballpark. The Circuit will now also run on Sundays. MTA will be promoting that bus schedules are available from any Nashville neighborhood to the ballpark.
Russell Paine is the Downtown Partnership VPO. Shuttle service will be based out of the Metro Courthouse Garage for the ballpark. The shuttle drop off will be at 5th and Harrison. Shuttles start 90 minutes prior to the game, and close 30 minutes after the game. Trip time is about 10 minutes. Information is available at parkitdowntown.com/sounds
Roy Rhone with Metro Public Works came to talk about the process for creating the parking and traffic plan. The goal was to have the most efficient flow of traffic without impacting the surrounding neighborhoods.
RPM is the transportation consultant firm who developed the plan. Worked with PW to create the plan. They moved to make 3rd, 4th, and 5th two-way, as well as provide ample bike-lanes and parking. There will be several new bike routes specifically for the new ballpark.
David Korman from MNPD is the contact for the MNPD staffing for the events. (could not attend)
Doug Scoville senior VP Sounds. The plan is a work in progress, and they will be making adjustments on the fly. They are working to make sure that the whole experience, including getting to the park, is as smooth as possible. There is also specialized parking for season and suite holders.
Q&A:
Q: What time do the B&G lines end?
A: On game nights, they will be extended to an hour after the game. There will be new service on Sundays.
Q: Re: Harrison between 4th and 3rd, parking is cutting into the driving lanes, reducing it to one driving lane and creating issues for anyone turning onto the street. What is going to be done about this?
A: The streets have been widened, and the rest is planned for Phase 2.
*Comment and agreement from the community that this is unacceptable.
A: They will revisit this.
Q: How will parking plans be communicated the public?
A: TV, Internet, and via all Sounds literature.
Q: Neighborhood Appreciation days?
A: We’ll talk about that.
Q: The towing plan for the area? Do towers need extra staffing?
A: Anything private needs to be handled by the owners of the property.
If someone’s property is being blocked, the MNPD will come out and tow.
Q: Crossing Jefferson St – any plans for an elevated walkway?
A: No.
Q: Crossing here is dangerous for pedestrians, even with the current signage
A: There will be MNPD staffing at every major crossroad to keep pedestrians safe.
Q: Will the Greenway be available?
A: YES! The Greenway will have paths to go the ballpark. Parts of it will be used for small events during games. Part of the Greenway will remain closed during construction.
Q: Will the Charging Station be moved?
A: They’ll check on that. A new one is probably being installed?
Q: Is there an Emergency Evac Plan?
A: Yes.
Q:4th will be two-ways?
A: Yes, the portion between Harrison and the ballpark. It will be complete right before the opening.
Q: Has any of this been discussed with the people who live here?
A: There were multiple open houses conducted – at Music City Center, at the Downtown Partnership, and another.
None were hosted in the neighborhoods.
Q: Will there be any neighborhood signage to discourage parking and littering?
A: We cannot stop people from parking on non-permit public streets. Regarding trash – there is not a current plan, but it can be monitored.
Q: The residential parking at 3rd&Harrison, do we need permits?
A: Residents need to contact Public Works to get their passes.
Q: What about more resident parking?
A: That all goes through the Public Parking Office.
Q: Will there be signage to point people to the proper parking areas?
A: Yes! There will be signage and they will be working to add it to GPS. The Sounds will also have staff to direct people to where to park.
Q: What is the provision for disabled parking?
A: There is ADA parking available in all the designated lots.
Q: How many official entrances are there?
A: Currently there are 2, there will be 3 once construction is completed.
Q: What time are gates?
A: 90 minutes prior to the game?
Q: Fireworks?
A: Yes.
Q: Opening ceremony?
A: Yes.
Lindsey (SNNA President) closed the meeting.
Motion to accept February meeting minutes, moved and unanimously voted in.
Sgt. Kornberg: Crime from last month is a small group of individuals who hide in the shadows and leap out to rob individuals (construction workers and people returning home in the evening). They have escalated to car theft as well. MNPD is concerned, and have added and extra sergeant and several officers to patrol. There were no comments or concerned raised by the association.
Nate Cannon from 5th & Taylor restaurant was unable to make this meeting, but is offering a tour to SNNA on Saturday (April 28) at 10am. Nate lives in ST, and is working on getting a community garden going. He will be organizing a community meeting for next week (Apr6-10?) with both HGT and ST.
Committee reports:
Treasurer’s report has been distributed. 36 homes have paid dues for 2015, 15 are new homes. State report will be filed in early April. The next event will be the progressive dinner party (Mindy is heading up the event.) Also upcoming is the Cap District Street Fair, and the 10th Anniversary SNNA Block Party. Also, the Pink Flamingos are returning, along with a Biergarten on June 18.
Progressive Dinner Party: almost all the slots for hosts are filled, and as this will be a members only event, it will be by reservation.
First Annual ST Easter Egg hunt was last Sunday. 14 kids showed up, and left with loads of eggs. The event went well and was enjoyed be all – even latecomers received hotdogs and eggs.
Mindy extoled the virtue of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods, and notes the Lindsey has been tapped to be a coach to assist with social networking for other neighborhoods. NashvilleNext program discussed – develop growth, preservation, etc. The draft plan has been released for public comment – information sheets were distributed to the membership. Also, ST received an award from NextDoor as the most social neighborhood.
Also mentioned was the Community Center’s upcoming Easter Egg hunt.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nashville Sounds are joining the meeting to open it up as a Community Meeting to discuss the whole parking rigmarole.
Approximately 60 community members joined in the discussion regarding the parking plan for the new ballpark.
CW Gilmore is excited about the meeting and happy to assist in hosting the meeting
Toby Compton – head of the sports authority for Nashville opened the meeting. The purpose is to provide an update on construction as well as to discuss the traffic and parking plan for the 2015 season. Cards have been provided for members to ask questions.
Michelle Barbaro provided the construction update. At this point there are only 18 days until the season opener. The ballpark is bordered by 5th, Jefferson, and Jackson. There are also plans for new condos, possibly the archives, and a state museum. The main ceremonial entrance on Jackson is almost finished, as well as stadium seating. They are still working on the club level, as well as the concessions areas and player areas. The scoreboard is going in, as well as the right outfield. The Goldberg brothers (of Pinewood Social and Patterson House) will be running the outfield bar. There is still hard- and landscaping to finish.
On opening day – the state garage will be under construction as will Embrey. There will still be active construction that will cause sidewalk closures. Some streets will go from one-way to two-way (3rd, 4th, 5th). The sports lighting will start testing this week – this will be visible from the immediately surrounding neighborhood.
Toby returned to speak about the Nashville Sports Authority. The NSA had hoped that the parking garage would be completed by opening day, but realized over the winter that that would not happen. They started immediately working on a parking and traffic plan to see us through the season. The NSA has identified 6000 parking spaces in the Capitol Hill area (only 4500 cars are anticipated for sold-out games). This is a significantly smaller number of people than the NSA regularly handles for other sporting events. NSA is not going to suggest that anyone park in the BV, HG, ST, or HGT areas – they will be promoting the lots in the Capitol Hill area. The Courthouse Garage and other city garages will be charging reduced rates ($5) and providing free shuttles to and from the games. The MTA also has a free circuit that will service the ballpark. NSA acknowledges that (as with the opening of any new attraction) the first few weeks will be chaos.
Steve Bland is the new CEO of MTA. Both the green and blue Music City Circuits will service the ballpark. The Circuit will now also run on Sundays. MTA will be promoting that bus schedules are available from any Nashville neighborhood to the ballpark.
Russell Paine is the Downtown Partnership VPO. Shuttle service will be based out of the Metro Courthouse Garage for the ballpark. The shuttle drop off will be at 5th and Harrison. Shuttles start 90 minutes prior to the game, and close 30 minutes after the game. Trip time is about 10 minutes. Information is available at parkitdowntown.com/sounds
Roy Rhone with Metro Public Works came to talk about the process for creating the parking and traffic plan. The goal was to have the most efficient flow of traffic without impacting the surrounding neighborhoods.
RPM is the transportation consultant firm who developed the plan. Worked with PW to create the plan. They moved to make 3rd, 4th, and 5th two-way, as well as provide ample bike-lanes and parking. There will be several new bike routes specifically for the new ballpark.
David Korman from MNPD is the contact for the MNPD staffing for the events. (could not attend)
Doug Scoville senior VP Sounds. The plan is a work in progress, and they will be making adjustments on the fly. They are working to make sure that the whole experience, including getting to the park, is as smooth as possible. There is also specialized parking for season and suite holders.
Q&A:
Q: What time do the B&G lines end?
A: On game nights, they will be extended to an hour after the game. There will be new service on Sundays.
Q: Re: Harrison between 4th and 3rd, parking is cutting into the driving lanes, reducing it to one driving lane and creating issues for anyone turning onto the street. What is going to be done about this?
A: The streets have been widened, and the rest is planned for Phase 2.
*Comment and agreement from the community that this is unacceptable.
A: They will revisit this.
Q: How will parking plans be communicated the public?
A: TV, Internet, and via all Sounds literature.
Q: Neighborhood Appreciation days?
A: We’ll talk about that.
Q: The towing plan for the area? Do towers need extra staffing?
A: Anything private needs to be handled by the owners of the property.
If someone’s property is being blocked, the MNPD will come out and tow.
Q: Crossing Jefferson St – any plans for an elevated walkway?
A: No.
Q: Crossing here is dangerous for pedestrians, even with the current signage
A: There will be MNPD staffing at every major crossroad to keep pedestrians safe.
Q: Will the Greenway be available?
A: YES! The Greenway will have paths to go the ballpark. Parts of it will be used for small events during games. Part of the Greenway will remain closed during construction.
Q: Will the Charging Station be moved?
A: They’ll check on that. A new one is probably being installed?
Q: Is there an Emergency Evac Plan?
A: Yes.
Q:4th will be two-ways?
A: Yes, the portion between Harrison and the ballpark. It will be complete right before the opening.
Q: Has any of this been discussed with the people who live here?
A: There were multiple open houses conducted – at Music City Center, at the Downtown Partnership, and another.
None were hosted in the neighborhoods.
Q: Will there be any neighborhood signage to discourage parking and littering?
A: We cannot stop people from parking on non-permit public streets. Regarding trash – there is not a current plan, but it can be monitored.
Q: The residential parking at 3rd&Harrison, do we need permits?
A: Residents need to contact Public Works to get their passes.
Q: What about more resident parking?
A: That all goes through the Public Parking Office.
Q: Will there be signage to point people to the proper parking areas?
A: Yes! There will be signage and they will be working to add it to GPS. The Sounds will also have staff to direct people to where to park.
Q: What is the provision for disabled parking?
A: There is ADA parking available in all the designated lots.
Q: How many official entrances are there?
A: Currently there are 2, there will be 3 once construction is completed.
Q: What time are gates?
A: 90 minutes prior to the game?
Q: Fireworks?
A: Yes.
Q: Opening ceremony?
A: Yes.
Lindsey (SNNA President) closed the meeting.
