TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Erik Zandvliet, Traffic Engineer
Kendra Davis, Management Fellow
SUBJECT:Title
Letter of Opposition to Assembly Bill (AB 2586 - Gatto) Regarding Limitations on Local Government Authority to Regulate Parking (Traffic Engineer Zandvliet and Management Fellow Davis).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign and distribute a letter of opposition to AB 2586 (Gatto), which seeks to amend the California Vehicle Code (CVC) and restrict the ability of cities to establish and regulate local parking rules.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications for this action.
BACKGROUND:
AB 2586 (Gatto) seeks to establish new state requirements and prohibitions to local parking guidelines by setting generic policies that apply to all California cities. In February 2016, AB 2586 was introduced on the floor of the California State Assembly by Assemblyman Gatto as a set of revisions to the existing CVC, and it was referred to the Committees on Transportation and Local Government. The Committee on Transportation amended and passed the bill 16-0 on April 5, 2016, and re-referred it to the Committee on Local Government. The Committee on Local Government passed the bill 6-3 on April 20, 2016 and re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The City of Manhattan Beach is a coastal community with a beautiful public beach and limited land use opportunities, especially in the Downtown and beachfront areas. It is a year-round destination for beach-goers. The City itself has about 34,000 residents, who also enjoy the beach and the Downtown. In the City's Downtown, parking is extremely limited and utilized by residents, beach-goers, shoppers, diners and employees. The City is continually trying to balance methods ...
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