TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Steve S. Charelian, Interim Finance Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Increase Parking Meter Duration to Three Hours after 6 PM Daily and Permit Overflow Merchant Parking in the Civic Center Parking Structure Lower Level on Closed City Hall Days (Community Development Director McIntosh).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council approve an increase to the parking meter duration to three hours after 6 pm daily, as well as permit overflow merchant parking in the Civic Center parking structure lower level on closed City Hall days.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
An increase in the parking duration from two hours to three hours after 6 pm will not have any significant impact to the parking meter revenue, since the occupancy rates would not be expected to change during those hours. However, a one-time cost of approximately $5,000 would be needed to modify the existing parking signs on about 1,000 parking meters. A reduction of approximately $18,000 per year in revenue (at 50% merchant permit occupancy) from the lower level of the Civic Center parking structure would be expected because vehicles with merchant permits would occupy many of the currently metered spaces on (closed) Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Parking is not metered in this lot on Mondays through Thursdays after 3 pm.
BACKGROUND:
On October 21, 2008, after several months of Commission meetings, public hearings and discussions, the City Council approved the 2008 Downtown Parking Management Plan (Plan). The purpose of the Plan was to evaluate the overall parking situation in the downtown area and develop strategies for optimizing usage of the public parking lots and on-street parking spaces. The plan was implemented through a serie...
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