TO:
Honorable Parking and Public Improvements Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Draft City Parking Management Strategies and Toolkit.
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Parking and Public Improvements Commission discuss the Draft City and provide direction on the Parking Management Strategies and Toolkit and pass a motion recommending approval by the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Citywide, the City operates 14 public off-street parking facilities totaling over 1,500 spaces with a variety of metered, reserved, EV charging and permitted spaces, as well as over 500 street parking meters. The two commercial areas studied include the Downtown Manhattan Beach and North Manhattan Beach business districts. There are four separate parking permit programs for the public parking facilities in these districts, primarily serving employees of the adjacent commercial businesses.
The City previously conducted parking management studies in the Downtown area in 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2008. These studies were used as reference in the development of the City Parking Management Study (Study). This current Study is intended to be a guideline to assist the City in implementing a comprehensive parking solution for customers, visitors, employees and residents while improving the overall quality of life and preserving the City's small beach town character.
On June 6, 2023, the City Council approved the Study funding as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Budget. On May 21, 2024, the City Council approved an agreement with Walker Consultants Inc. to conduct a parking study and analysis of current and future parking demand in the Downtown and North Manhattan Beach business districts; evaluate potential parking and curbside management strategies ...
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