TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Reduction in Size of Temporary Encroachment Areas for Street Dining for COVID-19 Purposes, Effective November 1, 2021 (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 the recommendation from the Downtown Business and Professionals Association (DBPA) to reduce the size of the temporary encroachment areas for street dining for COVID-19 purposes, effective November 1, 2021.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City is currently foregoing approximately $56,161 monthly in parking meter fee revenue and $7,526 monthly in parking citation fee revenue due to outdoor street encroachments for COVID-19 purposes. 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 on-going maintenance expenses. On September 21, 2021, the City Council voted to approve a monthly $1.00 per square foot fee for the use of temporary street encroachment areas in the public right-of-way (PROW) by private businesses. Beginning October 1, 2021, the City started collecting approximately $15,374 in monthly revenue from this fee.
A reduction in the overall temporary encroachment areas would restore approximately 19 metered parking spaces, which equates to about $15,018 monthly in parking meter revenue and approximately $2,014 monthly in restored parking citation revenue.
BACKGROUND:
On March 13, 2020, the City declared a State of Emergency due to COVID-19. In late May 2020, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) began gradually relaxing the closures, allowing for non-...
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