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
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Fee for the Use of Temporary Street Encroachment Areas of the Public Right-of-Way (PROW) for COVID-19 Purposes (Community Development Director Tai).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a monthly $1.00 per square foot fee for temporary street encroachment areas used by private businesses to aid in pandemic related social distancing restrictions.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Between June 2020 and August 2021, the City waived $886,618 in revenue from unused parking meters, use fees for the public right-of-way (PROW) and parking citations. Moving forward, the City will be foregoing approximately $71,952 in fee revenue each month. Lost revenue is estimated to be: 1) $56,161 for the use of 71 public metered parking spaces at $26 per day ($2.00 per hour); 2) $8,265 for the use of approximately 2,755 square feet of PROW for street dining at $3.00 per square foot; and 3) $7,526 in parking citation revenue loss. Revenue from parking meters is directed into the Parking Fund and Capital Improvement Plan Fund, which is used to improve and repair City parking facilities, as well as fund general capital improvements and on-going maintenance expenses. Revenue from public parking citations and PROW use fees is directed into the General Fund. Lastly, staff time in support of outdoor dining has not been charged.
The City typically offers free parking during the Holiday season by "bagging" the City parking meters. The loss of revenues, which is already factored into the annual budget, is roughly $79,000 per week, for four weeks. The annual revenue impact is approximately $316,000.
BACKGROUND:
On March ...
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