TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
SUBJECT:Title
Continued Discussion of Fees for the Business Use of the Public Right-of-Way (Community Development Director Tai).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on when to reinstate the City's practice of requiring businesses utilizing the public right-of-way to render payment for such use, with fees tied to parking meter revenue reimbursement for use of parking spaces, and a per-square-footage fee for use of non-parking space portions of the public right-of-way.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City is currently losing revenue of approximately $734,597 annually due to 78 public metered parking spaces being utilized by business operations, specifically outdoor dining. This includes lost citation revenue of approximately $101,000 annually. The City is also foregoing revenue for use of non-parking space portions of public right-of-way, as described in the "Discussion" section below. There is revenue loss of approximately $114,000 annually from non-parking space portions at $3 per square foot per month. The analysis of the loss in parking meter revenue was initially estimated to be $544,000 annually, based on 67 parking spaces. This includes the loss of parking citation revenue, estimated to amount to $87,000 annually. Revenue from parking meters is deposited into the Parking Fund and Capital Improvement Plan Fund, which serves to fund improvements and repairs to City parking facilities, as well as on-going maintenance expenses. Lastly, expenses related to City staff hours devoted to the support of outdoor dining is currently not being recovered.
BACKGROUND:
On June 5, 2020, through Emergency Order No. 10, the City approved...
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