TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Agreement with Walker Consultants Inc. for a City Parking Management Study in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $249,970 (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION 24-0057
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0057 approving an agreement with Walker Consultants Inc. for a City Parking Management Study (Study) in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $249,970.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City Parking Management Study (Study) was approved as part of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Budget in an amount of $250,000. The Study is funded through the City, County and State parking fund programs. Staff negotiated with the consultant to refine the scope of work and tasks so that the Study would not exceed the approved budget.
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 to be studied include Downtown Manhattan Beach and North End 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 conducted parking management studies in the Downtown area in 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2008. These studies will be used as reference in the development of this study. This comprehensive parking study will be a tool 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...
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