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Town moves forward on transit facility planning and parking technology; council weighs partners for TART Connect funding
Summary
Staff presented a $9 million planning estimate to expand the Stevens Lane public service center for consolidated transit operations and charging infrastructure, and described integrated downtown parking technology upgrades; council debated pursuing additional partner contributions for micro‑transit operations.
Staff described a proposed public service center expansion on Stevens Lane to create dedicated, enclosed vehicle and operations space for transit operations, including charging infrastructure and covered parking. Alfred Knottz said about $6 million is currently allocated from the SB 125 Transit Intercity Rail Capital Program (per the draft allocation from Nevada County Transportation Commission) and staff proposed exchanging roughly $3 million in incentive/local public partnership (LPP) dollars freed by other grants to reach an approximate $9 million planning‑level estimate for the facility. Staff cautioned the number is planning‑level and design is not yet complete.
On parking, staff explained recent investments in Flowbird (fixed parking infrastructure) and DataTicket (citation and permit management) and said the town’s updated parking enforcement handhelds now support pay‑by‑license‑plate, pay‑by‑app and pay‑by‑text workflows. The proposed parking management upgrades will integrate the hardwired meters and the vendor back‑end to improve field operations and reporting; staff said the new systems remain a distinct “closed system” for curbside hardware (Flowbird) but can share data with permit and payment systems to reduce the town’s multiple payment platforms.
The council also discussed TART Connect micro‑transit operations and ongoing operational funding. Staff described Measure E revenues as the town’s primary committed funding for TART Connect and said prior partners (Visit Truckee Tahoe, the hospital) provided marketing or pilot support but are not positioned to supply ongoing operational offsets at the same scale. Council members debated whether staff should actively re‑approach partners (hospital, VTT, school district) for operational contributions; some members urged a stronger outreach and convening effort while others said Measure E was intended for town funding and that partner conversations consume staff time.
Staff requested council approval to begin procurement and planning steps for the ERP/community development software and the parking management work, and to proceed with the transit facility planning effort that will require later design and potential federal grant steps. Council did not commit additional general fund support for the transit facility at the workshop but directed staff to continue design and grant‑sourcing activities.
