HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-24 Ordinance 5233ORDINANCE NO. 5233
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $120,000 IN THE
UNIVERSITY AVENUE PARKING PERMIT FUND FOR THE
PROVISION OF A PARKING ATTENDANT PROGRAM ($104,420)
AND ASSISANCE TO THE CITY FOR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
AROUND PARKING MANAGEMENT ($15,580) AND AN INCREASE
TO THE BUDGETED REVENUE ESTIMATE ($19,500) RESULTING
FROM INCREASED PARKING CAPACITY FROM THE PARKING
ATTENDANT PROGRAM.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III
of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June
10, 2013 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2014; and
B. At the time the 2014 Adopted Budget was being
considered by the City Council, the Planning and Community
Environment Department was developing a series of near term
parking strategies aimed at helping to alleviate concerns from
adjacent residential areas regarding spillover parking; and
C. The City Council at that time authorized. staff to
pursue a trial parking lot attendant program at Lot R; and
D. The City released an RFP to solicit parking attendant
operators on November 5, 2013 for a one-year trial project at
Lot R, with the RFP closing on November 26, 2013.
E. The RFP work scope included the Lot R Attendant parking
Program as a base bid element, but also solicited pricing for
attendant parking operations at other Downtown Garages so that
expansion could be provided upon the completion of a one-year
trial project; and
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F. The RFP work scope also included, as an additional
service, assistance in implementing technology solutions around
parking management; and
G. The trial parking lot attendant program is expected to
increase parking capacity in Lot R. As a result of the
increased parking capacity, additional revenue may be realized
in the University Avenue Parking Permit Fund.
SECTION 2. The sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
is hereby appropriated for the Trial Parking Attendant Program
at Lot R and for assistance in implementing technology
solutions around parking management systems. The revenue
estimate within the University Avenue Parking Fund is hereby
increased by Nineteen Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars as a
result of increased parking capacity, and the ending fund
balance in the University Avenue Parking Permit Fund is
decreased by One Hundred Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars.
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is
required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. As ·provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon
adoption.
SECTION 6. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
finds that this is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental
impact assessment is necessary.
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED: February 24, 2014
AYES: BERMAN, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT: BURT
APPROVED:
~City Attorney
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