HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-02 Ordinance 5088ORDINANCE NO.S088
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 TO PROVIOE
APPROPRIATIONS OF $97,134 WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING
PERMIT PROGRAM FUND FOR THE COLLEGE TERRACE RESIDENTIAL
PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM (RPPP)
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 28,
2010 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2011; and
B. In 2000, as.part of Condition of Approval H.2.a., of
the Stanford University's 2000 County General Use Permit,
Stanford University was required to provide a $100,000 deposit to
the City of Palo Alto for a Residential Parking Permit Program
(RPPP) for the College Terrace neighborhood; and
C. On July 30, 2007, in response to a Colleagues
Memorandum from then Mayor Kishimoto and Council Members Beecham
and Drekmeier, Council members recommended that Council direct
staff to initiate an assessment of a Residential Parking Permit
Program (RPPP) in College Terrace; and
D. In January 2008, staff was authorized to retained the
services of a transportation consultant, expending $46,200 of the
$100,000 Stanford University General Use Permit deposit, to
initiate and develop a Residential Parking Permit Program in
College Terrace; and
E. A Project Advisory Committee (PAC) consisting of eight
College Terrace residents appointed by the College Terrace
Residents Association (CTRA) Board, staff from Transportation,
Police Department, Revenue Collections, and consultant was formed
to work on the development of the RPPP; and
F. Staff presented to the City Council on July 6, 2009,
the results of parking occupancy study conducted by the
transportation consultant, the results of neighborhood surveys,
program options and details, and recommendations from staff, the
PAC and CTRA; and
G. On July 6, 2009, Council approved an Ordinance for a
Residential Parking Permit Program in College Terrace, providing
funding for the initial first year costs, and directed staff to
implement the RPPP in College Terrace and evaluate the program's
effectiveness; and
H. The College Terrace RPPP overall has been considered a
success, with the neighborhood satisfied with the results and the
program revenue neutral; and