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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-07 City Council (20)City of Polo Alt C ty Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: POLICE AGENDA DATE: April 7, 1997 CMR:193:97 SUBJECT:Resolution Adopting Restricted Parking Zones and Excluding 30- Minute Zones REOUEST In November 1994, the City Council approved a resolution adopting the color zone parking program. A second resolution extending the program for a second year was approved last March. Staff and members of the Chamber of Commerce Parking Committee have continued to evaluate the effectiveness of the color zones and believe the program has been successful in achieving its original goals. Therefore, staff requests Council approval of the attached resolution extending the restidetions indefmitely. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution which: 1) continues the use of four parking zones in the downtown area and prohibits reparking after the time limit expires in each zone in excess of two hours on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or the time allowed by the parking signs, and 2) excludes the 30-minute zones from the reparking restrictions of the specific parking zones. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This request does not represent any change to Council policy. BACKGROUND In November 1994, Council approved a resolution that resulted in a change in the downtown parking restrictions to a color zone program that was developed to address the sleeper parking problem. The elements of the program were provided in CMR:505:94. The resolution and the associated restrictions expired on March 16, 1996. The program was extended for an additional year with additional information provided in CMR: 158:96. During the two trial periods, staff and the Chamber monitored several factors, including neighborhood intrusion, availability of CMR:193:97 Page 1 of 6 parking spaces, requests and issuance of parking permits, and responses from citizens, merchants, and visitors. Results of Action Plan A year ago, staff and the Chamber’s Parking Committee developed an action plan for the purpose of educating people about the program and other parking opportunities, assessing the impact of the program, and ensuring participation by neighborhood groups in discussions. The results of the plan include the following: 1.Increase marketing efforts to educate visitors about parking opportunities. During the past year, parking brochures were continually distributed. Significant advertising in local newspapers was also for the attendant lot, as well as the overall downtown parking program. Flyers with information about the additional 30-minute zones were also widely distributed. 2. Increase outreach efforts to employers/employees in the downtown area. In addition to the work mentioned above, a regular agenda item for the monthly Downtown Marketing Group meetings has been discussed about downtown parking. Additional outreach was conducted to encourage employees/employers to purchase parking permits. Based on the increase in permit waiting lists, staff is encouraged about the success of these efforts. Attachment A shows the number of total permits, the number of people on the wait list, and the number of permits released for sale since April 1995. (It should be noted that the same people may appear on different wait lists for different parking locations.) This data indicates the following: Ao Immediately after implementation of the color zone program, permits were generally available for the Webster-Cowper (WC) Garage and for Lot X. For about the last nine months, however, permits for the WC Garage and Lot X have been sold to the maximum level and they also have wait lists. The number of people on the wait lists for those parking facilities that allow for permit parking continues to increase with the addition of 539 people since last year. CMR:193:97 Page 2 of 6 Co The wait lists for the Civic Center and Q Garages and Lot R continue to be the longest. Conduct some customer- and employee-specific surveys in attempts to capture more defmitive information about the opinions. While no formal surveys have been conducted, informal survey and anecdotal information has been obtained from merchants via their customers. Although confusing to some downtown visitors, feedback has been that the program has increased the availability of parking spaces, especially during business hours. While the number of complaints not associated with the people who contest their citations to the City and to the Chamber has decreased significantly, there are still those people who, when they do contest their parking citations, express disapproval of the program due to the inability to re-park within the same zone for a full two hours during the course of a day. The majority of those people admit that they did not read the signs or did not believe that parking lots were included in the color zones. The addition of more 30-minute zones has been well received. 4. Conduct additional neighborhood parking surveys. The impact of the program on neighborhood intrusion has been the biggest area of concern. Attachment B provides the neighborhood parking survey information that was collected during the three surveys that were conducted during this last year. The results are fairly consistent with those of previous surveys in that it appears that about 100-120 vehicles believed to be associated with sleepers still park in the neighborhoods. Per Council direction, staff will begin working with the neighborhood groups this spring to study the feasibility of a parking permit program that would include the three elements: 1) an annual fee for all day non-downtown residential permit; 2) provision for free short-term parking for up to two hours for non-residents; and 3) free permits for residents. Q Include representatives from the neighborhood associations as active participants on the Parking Committee. Representatives from the University South Neighborhood Association have been added to the Parking Committee and frequently attend meetings. The Committee is still in the process of CMR:193:97 Page 3 of 6 identifying some representatives from the neighborhood north of downtown to participate as well. " 6.When opportunities arise, continue to pursue the temporary use of privately owned lots. While staff and Parking Committee members haVe been proactive in attempts to identify privately owned lots, no additional agreements with owners have been made. Summary of, Second Year Enforcement Efforts Between April 1, 1996 and February 28, 1997, 518,967 vehicle license numbers were recorded by the Parking Enforcement Officers (.PEOs) in the downtown area. Citations were issued to 14,178 vehicles. This may be interpreted as 2.7 percent of those who parked downtown received citations and 97.3 percent complied with the parking regulations. This is about the same compliance rate that was experienced during the first year of the program. A comparison of the actual numbers of citations issued between April 1996 through February 1997 indicates a 9.7 percent decrease in citations issued when compared to the same time period in 1995/96. However, 63,836 additional vehicle license numbers were recorded this past year by the PEOs, indicating a 114 percent increase in parking activity overall in the. downtown. Conclusion Staff and the Chamber Parking Committee believe the color zone parking program continues to be successful in achieving its primary purpose of reducing sleeper parking and freeing up more parking spaces for visitors to the area. The plan certainly has not resolved all the downtown parking problems nor decreased the overall parking deficit, but it was not projected to do so in that it was only one of the 13 steps in the comprehensive plan developed to address downtown parking. Work on other steps of the plan is also in progress. The feasibility study for additional parking facilities has been concluded and recommendations are currently with . the Finance and Policy and Services Committees. Through the efforts of the Try Transit/Spare the Air/Save the Bay Campaign Committee, significant educational outreach and incentives have been provided to encourage people to use public transportation. Additionally, that Committee has been responsible for the experimental use of a City shuttle for some special events that have occurred during the year. Plans for further use of the shuttle during the coming year have also been developed. CMR:193:97 Page 4 of 6 FISCAL IMPACT A comparison of two eleven month color zone enforcement periods, April 1995 and February 1996, and April 1996 and February 1997, reflects about a $58,000 increase in total parking citation revenue (7.5 percent). The increase in revenue is for all parking citations issued in the City and is likely the result of an increase in the number of parking citations that have been issued by members of the Downtown Health and Safety detail, together with an increase in citations being issued throughout the City by patrol officers. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT No environmental assessment is required for this resolution because the program has been determined to be categorically exempt. ATTACHMENTS Resolution Attachment A - Permit/Wait List Information Attachment B - Parking Surveys Results CMR:505:94 CMR:158:96 PREPARED BY:Dave Dudley, Parking Services Supervisor Lynne Johnson, Assistant Police Chief Ashok Aggarwal, City Traffic Engineer DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: KENNETH R. SCHREIB~R, Di~. ector~a~g CHRIS DURKIN, Police Chief CMR:193:97 Page 5 of 6 CITY MANAGER APPROVAL’ ~ CC:Susan Frank, Palo Alto Ch f Commerce Barbara Gross, Downtown Palo Alto Marketing Downtown North Neighborhood Association University South Neighborhood Association CMR:193:97 Page 6 of 6 ATTACHMENT A *This number is a combination of permits that were released in March 1995 prior to implementation of the Color Zone Parking Program and in May 1995. TOTALS April 1995 Facility CC CW EG KT Q R X Total Permits Issued No.of People on Wait List 246 425 103 100 170 48 29 -0- 1121 254 "0- 35 50 100 173 22 -0" 634 No. of Permits Released for Sale 65 120 26 17 36 6 25 -0" 335* July 1995 TOTALS October 1995 TOTALS Facility CC CW EG KT Q R X U Total Permits Issued No.of People on Wait List 217 444 92 88 154 41 20 25 1081 313 -0- 40 73 156 222 26 13 843 No. of Permits Released for Sale 5O 4O 30 10 24 12 12 10 188 Facility CC CW EG KT Q R X U Total Permits Issued No.of People on Wait List 217 446 111 85 169 33 17 23 1130 313 42 39 8O 186 214 31 5 859 No. of Permits Released for Sale 5O 5O 2O 10 2O 6 15 12 163 January 1996 Facility TotalPermits No. of People on No. of Permits Issued WaitList ReleasedforSale CC 244 287 40 CW 497 33 60 EG 113 63 19 KT 77 90 20 O 158 194 20 R 52 190 8 X 27 2 12 U 25 -0-10 TOTALS 1193 859 189 April1996 Facility TotalPermits No. of People on No. of Permits Issued WaitList ReleasedforSale CC 274 292 33 CW 494 7 30 EG 121 89 10 KT 89 74 13 Q 142 221 45 R 48 199 5 X 30 22 10 U 23 27 8 TOTALS 1221 931 154 July 1996 Facility TotalPermits No. of People on No. of Permits Issued WaitList ReleasedforSale CC 258 314 50 CW 448 155 60 EG 122 129 20 KT 75 102 15 Q 163 201 30 R 49 236 8 X 30 41 12 U 21 31 -O- TOTALS 1166 1209 195 October 1996 TOTALS January 1997 TOTALS Facility CC CW EG KT Q R, X U Facility CC CW EG KT Q R X U Total Permits Issued 285 488 115 87 182 58 29 27 1271 Total Permits Issued 280 465 103 90 169 53 23 26 1,209 No.of People on Wait List 262 286 134 109 150 216 27 34 1218 No.of People on Wait List 272 294 145 254 174 197 24 38 1398 No. of Permits Released for Sale 40 46 28 18 25 7 16 -0- 18O No. of Permits Released for Sale 12 30 23 9 27 2 12 "0" 115 ATTACHMENT B - PARKING SURVEYS RESULTS March 1995 May 1995 August 1995 October 1995 February 1996 April 1996 July 1996 October 1996 Total On-Street Parking N. of .k S. of Univ.Univ. 835 875 909 953 952 1001 888 987 841 1015 911 990 948 I 942 .904 966 ~ N. of Total Univ. 1710 235 1862 270 1953 268 1875 265 1856 251 I1901 I 263 I1890 I 280 I1870 I 216 Resident Group .....S. of Univ. 249 235 251 281 279 291 272 265 N. of Total Univ. 484 600 505 639 519 684 546 623 530 59O 554 648 Non-Resident Group S. of Univo 626 718 750 706 736 699 670 701 Total 1226 1357 1434 1329 1326 1347 1338 1389 Note: The above survey results represent vehicles observed at 12 noon. RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING CHANGES IN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO’S RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION i. The City Council finds as follows: (a) Council is authorized pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 10.44.010 to adopt parking restrictions on city ~streets and in city-owned parking lots through ordinance or resolution; and, (b) On November 14, 1994, Council approved and adopted by Resolution No. 7413 parking restrictions which prohibit reparking within designated zones of the University Avenue business district (the "Downtown District") for a trial period to commence on February 13, 1995, and to terminate on February i0, 1996; and, (c) On January 23, 1995, by Resolution No. 7479 Council rescheduled this trial period of reparking prohibitions to commence on March 17, 1995, and to terminate on March 16, 1996; and, (d) On March i, 1996, Council approved and adopted Resolution No. 7577 adding city owned or leased parking lots to the further extension of those parking restrictions; and, (e) Council has determined that the reparking prohibitions have been effective and desirable in serving the parking needs of the Downtown District and therefore desires to enact those restrictions without further limitation as to duration. SECTION 2’. Within the Downtown District in which parking restrictions were established by Resolution No. 7413, there are established subsidiary zones described below and indicated on the diagram entitled "Downtown Palo Alto Parking Lots and Parking Zones",~ which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any motor vehicle or trailer to park in any parking space on a city street or within a city-owned or leased parking lot or structure where the duration of parking is limited (and the limitation is so indicated by signs and/or curb markings) and subsequently park that vehicle in the same parking space or in another such duration- limited parking space within the same zone during the same business day (Monday through Friday, holidays excepted), during the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.). The thirty minute duration limited parking zones (marked with green curb painting) in the Downtown District shall be exempt from this reparking restriction° 970320 syn 0042897 (1)The Purple Zone is established as including all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned or leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Alma Street (east side only), Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only) and Emerson Street (east and west sides). (2)The Coral Zone is established as including-all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned or leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only), Bryant Street (east and west sides.), and Emerson Street (both sides of which are included in the Purple Zone rather than the Coral Zone). (3)The Lime Zone is established as including all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned or leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only), Waverley Street (east and west sides), and Bryant Street (both sides of which are included in the Coral Zone rather than the Lime Zone). The Lime Zone also includes city-owned Parking Lot "K". (4)The Blue Zone is established as including all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned or leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only), Webster Street (east and west sides), and Waverley Street (both sides of which are included in the Lime Zone rather than the Blue Zone). The restrictions established by this section shall not apply to (a) vehicles or trailers displaying parking permits issued by the city, (b) vehicles or trailers displaying commercial license plates while parking in a designated loading space, or (c) vehicles or trailers otherwise exempt from such’ restrictions by law. SECTION 3. The Council of the city of Palo Alto finds that this project qualified for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption under~ 970320 syn 0042897 CEQA guidelines (Section 15301--Existing Facilities) and procedures adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and therefore no further environmental assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorney Mayor City Manager Acting Director, Administrative Services Chief Transportation Official Police Chief 3 970320 syn 0042897 TO: " FROM: AGENDA DATE: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER November.10, 1994 SUBJECT:-Sleeper Parking Re~olution Adopting Restricted Parking Zones In, efforts to ameliorate the parking-simati~ in the downtown are~a~i and ~ pact’of,the comprehensive downtown parking plan, a restricted parking zone .or "sleeper parking, program is recommended. Therefore, a resolution tO that effect is required.- Due to associated issues that will need to be mom’tored, such as neighborhood intrusion, a year’s trial period for the resolution is berg requeste~l: A map of ~e downtown restrictedp~.king zones is also included with the proposed resolution ...... ,~ RECOMMENDATIONS , Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution to establish four parking zon~es in the downtown area and pr0~b!t reparking after the time limit expires-in each zone in excess of two hours, on weekdays between 8 a.m. and. 5 p.m., or the time allowed by the parking signs. This program will commence on February 13, 1995 and end February POLICY IMPLICATIONS : " . ~.::-. Existing City ordinances and resolutions provide for time-restricted parking in the downtown area limited to 30-minutes, two- and three- hours on-street and in City lots. Currently, there is nothing to prohibit people ~om parking in an on-street space for two hours, and then moving their vehicle to an adjacent parking space and parking for another two hours. _The proposed resoiufion would divide the downtown area into four zones andwould prohibit reparking within each particular zone for more than the time allowed for parking by the- signs. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As part of the comprehensive downtown parking plan developed in cooperation with the Palo Alto Chamber o£ Commerce, staff recommended the idea of a "sleeperparkingordinance" to address the monopolization Of some of the most convenient parking spaces in the downtown area. On January 24, 1994, Council approved the sleeper parking approach in concept. The City Attorney has confirmed that a resolution, rather than an ordinance, would CMR:$05:94 Page 1 of 3 be the appropriate.legislative vehicle to use in this sitdation to allow for enforcement of the new restrictions. - Elements of the Resolution Since Council provided conceptual approval, staffhas worked with the Chamber’s parking subcommittee in the development of a sleepe~r parking program. Under the proposed program, the downtown area would be divided into four zones delineated .by colors (purple, coral, lime and blue) as depicted on the attached map (Exhibit 1). The zones would include all time-limited on-street and off-street (City parking lots) parking spaces. Drivers would be allowed to park in a zone for not more than two hours (the Civic Center garage and Webster/Cowper garage would be the only exceptions and would retain their three-hour designation), Mondays through Fridays, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (holidays excepted). Drivers would be allowed to pa~k in each zone for two ~ours~:but no~ repark in the same zone beyond the two-hour limit. - ..... Staff considered other delineations for the downtown area, including up to eight zonesand .as few as two. The four zones are proposed, as staff believes tha~ too many zones woul’d dilute the effect and make it much easier for people to move from zone to zorie; and too few zones would result in a significant hardship for downtown parkers... ~. The color of certain designated traffic regulation and ~parldng signs is mandated byb~th Federal and State manuals on uniform control devices. Colors such as red, green, brown, et~. have been designated for various sign classifications. Four other C01ors--purple, light blue, coral and strong yellow-green--have been reserved as suitable for ftitUre use by theFederal Highway Administration. Also, these colors are the only choices in reflective materiid available from sign manufacturers. Therefore, the four colors were selected. Additionally, staff chose these colors for their visual effects and a.desire for a urfique downtown identi~. The parking signs will be white with a different colored lettering(Exhibit 2). ’~ As part of the parking plan, the names of the parking lots of the downtown area have been changed from letter designations (e.g., Lot K, Lot Q) to location designations (e.g., Lot A- Emerson/Lytton Lot). This change is being made to make it easier for visitors to locate parking lots. Enforcement The attached resolution includes an effective date of February i3, 1995. FolloWing Council approval, City staff and the Chamber of Commerce will finalize the educational brochure, conduct training sessions for downtown employers and employees, and purchase and install the appropriate signs. Information about the resolution, alternative modes of transportation, and the availability of other parking facilities will be provided during the training sessions CMR:$0~:94 Page 2 of 3 Special events and considerable Publicity are planned, around the effective date. Warnings will be issued to violators for the first four to six weeks after the effective date. The resolution is drafted to sunset after one year. During the year of implementation, staff and the Chamber will assess the impacts the program has on the downtown parking situation, on businesses, adjacent neighborhoods, etc. and will return to Council With recommendations. FISCAL IMPACT It is di~cult to estimate any change in revenue that would result ~om th~ proposed sleeper parking resolution. Currently, overtime parking fines represent 65 percent of all parking fines. The same fine ($20) will be used for violators of the sleeper parking resolution. As the result of the educational meetings, staff hopes there will be fewer violators, thus a decrease in the amount of fines received. A loss of about $43,000 in net revenue is anticipated With the approximate four- to six-week warning period. Included in the adopted 1994-95 Public Works Department’s budget is $33,000 that Will be spent on changing the signage associated With the change in parking restrictions. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT No environmental assessment is required for this resolution because the program has been determined to be categorically exempt. ATTACHMENTS Resolution. Exhibit 1 (map) Extiibit 2 (signs) Susan. Frank, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Barbara Gross, Downtown Palo Alto Marketing Committee PREPARED BY:Lynne Johnson, Assistant Police Chief DEPARTIvl]ENT HEAD CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: CMR:.505:94 Page 3 of 3 ~ ~ ~ RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE ~ COUNCIL OF THE CItY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING CHANGES IN THE CITY OF PALO _~ALTO’ S RESTRICTED- PARKING . ZONES ~ WHEREAS, Council is authorized pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal CodeSection 10.44.010 to adopt parking restrictions on city streets ~and in~city,owned.~parking~lots through ordinance or ~resolu~ion; and, " WHEREAS, Council now desires to update the parking zone map for the Downtown District of Palos-Alto to ~supersede that map updated map approved.and-adopted by Resolution No. 6106, adopted April 12, 1982; and, -~ WHEREAS, -Council now ¯desires to adopt>further parking ~restrictions which prohibit reparking within designated zones of -the.-University Avenue business.district (the’o"Downtown District") to better serve the parking needs of that business.district; and, WHEREAS, -~Council_ further ydesires to ~terminate the restriction on parking in city-owned or leased parking lots ~’or structures in ,excess~of once ~during any consecutive five hour period in order to consistently apply to such parking facilities the prohibition against reparking within the Downtown business district. ¯ ~~:-. ~< ~,~ = NOW, ~THEREFORE, ~the Council-~of the City.of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: ¯ -~ ~ ~ SECTION ,I. The updated parking zone map~for the Downtown District of Palo.Alto, attached hereto and incorporated herein by’ reference, is hereby approved and adopted. The parking zone map for the Downtown District approved and adopted by Resolution No. 6106 is hereby superseded. It.shall be a parking violation-for the operator of any~ motor ~ehicle .or trailer-to park in any ~parking space on a city street or within a city owned or leased parking lot or structure, for a-duration in~ excess, of that provided on the updated parking zone map approved and adopted in this resolution. SECTION 2. Within the Downtown District in which parking restrictions are established by Section 1 of this resolution, there are established subsidiary zones described below and indicated on the diagram entitled "Downtown Palo Alto Parking Lots and Parking Zones", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference." It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any motor vehicle or trailer ~.to park in any parking space on a’ city street or within a city-owned or leased parking lot or structure where the duration of parking is limited (and the limitation is so indicated by signs, and/or curb markings) and sUbsequently park that vehicle in the same parking space or’in another such duration- limited parking space within the same zone during the same business day (Monday through Friday, holidays excepted) , during the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p om.). ~- 941109 ayn 0042013 1 The Purple Zone is established as including all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned, or leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Alma Street (east side only), Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only) and Emerson Street (east and west sides). The Coral Zone is established as including all parking spaces on .city streets ,and city-owned or ~leased parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue -(north side only), Bryant Street (east ’and west sides), and Emerson Street (both sides of which<are included in the Purple Zone rather than the Coral Zone). ~7~ ;....~:~--~ r(3)TheLime Zone is established as including all parking ~. ~.~--~spaces on city streets and city-owned or_ leased :~r. .....<~ ~- -parking lots or structures within that area boundedby ’<~ ~ ~Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only), Waverley Street (east and west ._-:~1~ ~s~.~ ’sides), ~and Bryant Street ~(both sides Of Which are -__.- ~o_."included in the Coral Zone rather than the Lime Zone)~.: ~_.. < ~ ~<.~ ~ ~ .The Lime Zone also includes city- owned Parking -=~.~=.~!;~.~,"~Lot "K,.~ ~r-~ (4)The Blue .Zone is established as includin~ all parking spaces on city streets and city- owned or leased¯,.parking lots or structures within that area bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), -Forest Avenue (north side only), Webster Street (east and west .... -~-.--<! :.sides), and Waverley Street (both sides of which are .... _=..~ ;included in the. Lime Zone rather than the Blue Zone’)% -.-¯The restrictions established by this section shall not apply to (a) vehicles or trailers displaying parking permits issued by the city, (b) vehicles or trailers displ’aying commercial license plates while parking in a designated loading space, or (c) vehicles ¯ _or trailers otherwise exempt from such.-restrictions by law~ ~-- SECTION 3. The restrictions on stopping, standing or parking to once in any consecutive five hour period within each city-owned or leased parking lot or structure located in the area bounded .by E1 Camino Real,. Everett Street, Middlefield Road and Homer Avenue, which restrictions were adopted by Resolution No. 4538, are hereby rescinded. Those parking restrictions designated for city owned and leased parking lots or structures on the diagram entitled "Downtown Palo Alto Parking Lots and Parking Zones", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, are hereby approved and adopted. It shall be a parking violation-for the operator of any motor vehicle or trailer to park in any parking space within the city owned or leased par~ing lots or structures designated on that diagram for a duration in excess of that indicated on that diagram or .without a permit where permit parking is indicated on that diagram. ~ 941109 ~yn 004201~ SECTION 4. The Council of the city of Palo Alto finds that this project qualified for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption under CEQAguidelines (Section 15301--Existing Facilities) and proceddres~ adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and therefore no further environmental assessment is necessary. SECTION 5. The effective date on which the parking restrictions~ established by section 2 of this resolution shall be applicable is the dateof February 13, 1995 and shall terminate on February I0, 1996, unless otherwise amended by resolution. The effective date on which the restrictions referenced in section 3 of this resolution shall be rescinded is the date of February 13, 1995 and such restrictions shall be reinstated on February i0, 1996, unless otherwise amended by resolution. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorney Mayor City Manager Director of Finance Chief Transportation Official Police Chief 941109 ~ 0047.013 Exhibit 1 DOwntown Palo Alto Parking and Parking Zonesl~ ~Free 2 hour parking Lots Tasso Street Street 500~Free 2 hour and permit parking ~Free 3 hour and permit parking ~Permit parking Parking lot restrictions in effect 8am - 5pro Monday - Friday only, holidays ~~ excepted. KEY 70 LOTS AND GARAGES A.Emerson/Lytton lot B.Ramona/University garage C.Ramona/Lytton Lot D.Hamilton/Waverley lot E.Gilman/Bryant lot F.Florence/Lytton lot -- G.Gilman/Waverley lot ~ H.Cowper/Hamilton lot K.Lytton/~averley lot L.Bryant/Lytton lot. ¯ N.Emerson~Ramona lot O.Emerson/High lot ~ P.High/Hamilton lot Q.High/Alma North garage -- R.High/Alma South lot S."Bryant/Florence lot ~ T.Lytton/Kipling lot CC. Civic Center Garage ~. WC. Web, ster/Cowper Garage 400 Cowper Kipling Street 400 Waverley Street 500 Blue 600 Florence Street Street [ Gilman Street ,0 no 400 Bryant 500 600 400 Ramona D Street 500 ~600 400 Emerson Street " 500 - ~600 City of Palo Alto Transportation Division 415/329-252o 510ct94 AB61702 W TO 5PM MON FRi WELCOME TO THE PURPLE,ZO AFTER 2 HOUR LIMIT NO REPARKING IN PURPLE .BEFORE 5P~. ZO 0 City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. In November 1994, Council approved a resolution that resulted in a change in the downtown parking restri~ons to a color zone program that was developed tO address the sleeper parking problem. The elements of the program w~rep~ovided ifi,CMR~505:94.~ The resolution a~dthe associated restrictions expire on March .16, 1996. During the year’s trial period, staff and Chamber members closely monitored Several factors that included neighborhood intrusion, availability of parking spaces, requests and issuance Of l~arking l~ermits, and respons~sT~bm citizens, merchants, ,and visitors. A summary of information obtained is provided below. Summary of Enforcement Efforts ARer a month’s grace period following the approval of the color zone restrictions during which only Warnings were given, Parking Enforcement Officers (PEOs) began issuing parking ¯ citations. Instead of chalking tires, PEOs enter ficense numbers of all vehicles parked on the streets and in lots into their hand-held computers. Whenthe PEOs return approximatel~.~t~vo hourslater, they again enter ficense numbers of vehicles and issue parking citations to th~se vehicles who were parked in that Color zone over two hours cartier. ~ Between April 14oand December 30,.~ 1995, ’455,131 ~vehicle. ficense numbers ~were ~recordedby the PEOs ~in’~the downtown area: Citations were issued to 12,666 vehicles.~Thismaybe interpreted as~2.8 ~t of those Who parked downtown received citations and 97.2 percent complied with the parking regulations.~ While a compfiance~co.mparison to the same time period prior.t6 ~the implementation of the co~lor zones is not possible due to thefactthat actual numbers of fi~ense numbers were not previously recorded, a comparison of &e actual numbers of citations issued in the color zone area between April and December 1994 indicates that 2,889 fewer citations were issued (20 percent decrease) during the same time period in.~9~.~%While~ some p~bple have argued that this is simply the result of fewer people visiting the downtown area, sales ~tax information for this period does not substantiate that argument.~~,~;~ ~. - ~,~ ~*~ ..... ~ Summary of Parking Permit Requests/Issuance ~-.~ ~ ~ .........~ ......~¯ During the educational outreach efforts conducted prior to implementation of the color zone and during the last year, an emphasis was placed on encouraging people who worked downtown to obtain parking permits for those lots with available spaces. ~ ~ ~. , ’~ Attachment A shows the number of total permitsl number of people on the wait fist and the" number of permits released for sale since April 1994(prior to ,color zone implementation to date). It should be noted that the same people may appear on different wait fists for different parking locations. Based upon this data and staffs past experience several observations are noted: ~ 1) .....Prior..to the color zone implementation, generally most lots had a wait fist except.the ~ .....,Webster-Cowper (WC) Garage and the Holiday Innparking lot, identified as Lot X in ....the attachment. As a result, staff usually could offera permit somewhere downtown. 2)A~ter the-c~olor zone implementation,permits have generally been available for the WC ~.~Garage, ’ but not for Lot X. ¯There~have been times when people have had to be on the ~ -’ wait fist for a few weeks for the WC Garage as well:::~As a result, sometimes staff has been unable tO offer permits, . . ¯ : - -::~~.:~.- ~ ~- ::>~ ’3) ,. The number of total permits issued in the W.~. Garage increased after the color zone -..., -’, ,implementation (425 to 497). - :-. ,. :--~-, ,:i ~,-. ~ i. -.~ ..4)"~ . The. number ,.of people--on the wait list has o substantially..inereased since.~the ~5) The wait lists for the Civic Center and Q Garages, . and Lot R a~e the.loi~gest... I"As a part of the color zone program implementation, Counci1:appi~oved c~)nverting th~ ~ Garage basement and one-half of LOt T to permit parking on an as needed basis.’ In consultation , with the Chambex~s Parking Sub, mini’tree, staff converted spaces in the WC Garage basement .to permit parking spaces.. Staffhas also made arrangements with thePeninsula Corridor Joint -.Powers Board (JFB) for the City to issue up to 30 permits to downtown employees in the JPB ,-parking lot. As a result, - more permits were released for:sale after the.color-zone implementation (mainly due to additional permit spaces available in the WC Garage basement . and JFB parking lot). Staff will ~ntinue to monitor the .situation and make appropriate :~in the.WC Garage basement and Lot T. While free.public parking spaces in the Civic c~nter Garage and Lot R c~uld be converted to permit parking Spaces to meet the additional demand, staff believes that such conversion would have an adverse impact on customer parking in the -area and recommends that no changes be made at this time, :,.,. Evaluation from Merchants, Business Owners, Employees, Visitors ~ While no formal survey has been conducted, both staff and the Chamber of Commerce have tracked the responses and complaints from the various groups who have. interest in the downtown parking situation. Those groups include retail merchants, restaurants,, non-retail businesses, employees who work in the downtown area,. ~nd visitors..Based upon the information that both the Police Department and the Chamber of Commerce have received, . differences, in perspe~ves are dependent upon the spe6_fic needs of the groups. As an example, the general c~nsensus of owners/managers of restaurants and most retail enterprises is that the C~IR:lY)8:9~Page 3 of 9? color zone program has definitely increased the number of available Barking spaces and thhs has been positive for their establishments: This information is substantiated by ~sitors to the downtown area..Prior to the color_zone program, numerous complaints were received about the lack of available parking. Staff received only onesuch complaint during the last year. A total of 309 complaints were received and recorded by staff (~omplaints included telephone, in-person, writt~ and all incidents of people contesting their citations.) Oi’those, 87 percent of the complaints dealt with the reparking problem. This problem arises when someone parks their vehicle in a color zone for a short period of time during the early part of the day and then reparks later in the day.in the same zone.-Many of those people who voiced this complaint believed that they were entitled to two hours a day in a.specific color zone, whether the time was consecutive or spread out in different increments during the course of the day. Staff and Chamber representatives have discussed potential solutions tO address this specific proble~m. Because there is not an easy method-for a .PEO to determine whic.h:vehicles belong to downtown visitors and which belong to people who work in the downtown area and/or sleepers, the number of alternative options is verytimited. However; one change in the current parkifig . restrictions has been identified that may assist in reducing this problem. That change would exclude parking in 30 minute green curb zones from the color zone restrictions. Currenfly,~if a person parks in a 30 minute green curb zone in the coral zone as an example, and returns lair in the day and parks ag .a~n in any space within the coral zone; theyare inviolafion and ~ay receive a citation. By excluding the 30-minute zones from this restriction~a person would be able to park in a 30-minute zone to run.short errands and repark in the same Color zone at a laf~r time without receiving a citation. Staffbefieves that this change, together with the addition of more 30ominute zones in the downtown area, should help to alleviate this specific problem.~ In order to minimize the potential abuse of 30-minute zone parking, pendingCouncil approval of the recommendations, staff would propose a $30 penalty for violations during the.upcoming budget process. ~t is irnport~mt to point om se~ oth~ obs~tiom about the number.and ~es of compl~uts that have been received. While the number of complaints certainly does not accurately reflect the number of people who have.oncerns about the p~king restrictions, when one considers that the number of complaints received represents less than sevenoone hundredth percent of the number of ficense plates recorded during in the year, the scope of the problem does not appear to be.negatively affecting a large number of people. Additionally, of the 309 complaints, 39 percent were received from Palo Alto residents and 45 percent were non-residents (the residency of 16 percent could not be determined). Also, approximately 24 percent of the complaints regarding the color zone parking plan were received ¯ from people who worked in the downtown area. .Members of the Parking Subcommittee and City . staff have met with the Downtown Merchants Association to obtain their input.~ The Consensus of the members who were present at the meeting was that the color zone program is working and has been successful in providing more parking ~spaces for visitors.-- ~There was agreement that .additional work needs to be done_to edu~te employees who work in the downtown area. Comments were also heard about the lack of parking in the evenings and weekends. (Staff conducted a parking survey in August during the evening hours and found available parking in the Webster-Cowper Garage, Lots Q,~E, ~G and the lower level of the Civic Center Garage. A second evening parking survey will be conducted during thenext month.) ..... .,~ ~ . ....... ~.- ~ ~ ~,~i ~ ~ ~.~.. Evaluation of Neighborhood Intrusion ~ ~ ’: ~. ~~,: ~ .~ ~ ~- ¯ From the onset of the initial color zone development stage and during the year:s h-’ial p~ric~d, ~ a great deal of attention and monitoring has been given to the issue Of neighborhood intrusion becamse of concerns raised about the potential increased parking in the neighborhoods north and south of the downtown area. In order to assess~the impact, staff conducted five neighborhood parking surv~.~ (Attachment B provides the numerical results of those Surveys.) Surveys were conducted during March 1995, just prior to the color zone implementation and in May, August, October 1995 anti,February 1996..The surveys were conducted of on-street parking in an ~ea bounded by Palo Alto ~Avenue, Alma Street, MiddlefieldRoad, and Lincoln Avenue. ~The objective of the surveys was to establish some quantifiable indicators of changes in the amount of non-residential parking since beginning the enforcement of the color zones. (Whefi reference is made to non-residents in this section, the reference is specifically being made to-non- The surveys are conducted by placing a chalk mark on a tire of each vehicle parked on-street prior to 6:00 a.m. and recording the total number of vehicles parked along each block face. Thereai~r, at periods beginning at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12 noon, the number of vehicles with and without chalk marks, were recorded for each block face. The assumption made is that the majority of vehicles chalked between 8:00 a.m~ and !2 noon are non-residents. While the surveys Were completed at different times of the day, the data indicate that the highest" number of parked cars, together with the number÷ of cars presumably associated to non- residents, were observed at 12 noon. ,. ~ ~ ~, ~ Analysis of the survey results show that non-residential parking in the neighborhoods has increased since the initiation of the color zone program. The larger increase noted in August is attributed to the construction that was occurring in the downtown area at that time. The non- resident numbers do not necessarily represent only downtown employees but also may include CMR:158:96 .,Page 5 of 9 parkers associated with theresidences themselves~ Such as friends,~visit0r~, ~epair and defiveiT vehicles; residents who may work nights and were absent prior to 6:00 a.m. and returned during the survey, period; and residents who may have lei~ after 6:00 a.m. and returned during the survey period,.. As a result, the number of non-resident park~rs is Somewhat overstated and .While clearly, some of the 300 sleepers have m6ved into thd neighborhoods; the impact hasnot been-as significant as originally perceived. If one concludes that the additional .110 average) vehicles are attributed to some sleepers moving into the adjacent neighborhoods, the other 200 are continuing to sleep, have purchased permits, or found alternative means of transportation. ~.,- ....... =~ ". - ~.~~- ¯ ’ .... Parking Subcommittee members ~and ~City staff .have met ~’on-~sewi’al-~occasidns ,~:with representatives of the,neighborhoods. ~ The, general consensus of people in the neighborhoods is that there has been a negative’impact created by the color zones. Inifially,..a number-~6f complaints were heard from neighborhood association representatives. While ’the humber of complaints has leveled off over thelast six month~, some frustration still exists:: - ~::~ Some interesting observations were noted as a result of these, discussions.: One. person observed. ~ that she recently.noted twelve vehicles associated with two residences in the neighborhoodas opposed.to the normal two or four.- Of even more interest is that neighbors have observed a decrease in available neighborhood parking in the evenings and on weekends;: Whdn color zone ¯ parking enforcement is not conducted.,’. Based Upon their observations, employees who woik downtown on weekends and evenings, as well as visitors to the downtown area, frequently park in the neighborhood. This information lends credence to the premise that sleepers and/or the color zone are not the only influencing factors associated with increased parking in ~tlie ighborh " Conclusion --. ’ --"" After a review of the information and taking into consideration all the different perspectives, ¯ City staff and the Parking Subcommittee.befieve that the color.zone parking program has successful in achieving its primary purpose of reducing sleeper.parking and freeing up more parking spaces for visitors to the downtown area. The plan certainly has not resolved the entire downtown parking problems nor decreased the overall parking deficit, but it .was not projected to do so in that it was only one of the 13 steps in the comprehensive plan developed .to address downtown parking.. Other steps, most .specifically the construction of additional parking facilities, are needed to achieve .more Substantial, long-term-results.-~Therefore, staff recommends the extension of the color zone prograni for another year. ’ ..... . :- ~. CMR:1~8:96 Page 6 of 9" Council ::approval:, of ~ the. recommendafions,~ :in .partnership With the Parking ~Subcommittee,-a new..action plan has been developed.., The-action plan mould be jointly _~i{nnpl~ementedby City staff and Chamber representatives and includes the following: ;=:~,In~rease marketing efforts to educate visitors about i~arking opportunities. ~, While some work in,this.regard was doneduring thefirst .year through the ,. distribution of~the .award-winning parking :brochure ... and ~:bther activities, additional work would take place during the second year. 2. Increase outreach efforts to employers/employees in the downto~.area.~=~:;. ~a.= a:~-.’g’.’, !. ;: Again,-.some,outreach was done during the first year.that hasresult~d ~in’more people ,, obtaining/permits- ~ and ~some .,people using :alternatiVe-; .means,~-of transportation. Additional, ongoing work to address the sleepers :;who have moved to the neighborhoods is planned. 3,Conduct some customer- and employee-specific surveys.in atte~pts~to" ~apttir~more definitive information about their opinions. During the initial year, most infq.r!~.~atio.n’~gathered=w_as.~O.~£adja~cht ¯ neighborhoods and. merchants. ,While that process _will Continue ,during the second year, some specific emphasis will be placed on obtaining first-hand information ~rom customers and employees. o ighb parkingConduct additional ne orhood surveys.~,., "’~"~ ’’, ’ "~........ "_ ’S"~< :,.~.’~,’~.,~.--. -..a.~ ¯~e p~- ~d fo~ ~ nei~bo~o~ p~g s~eys were conducted d~g’~e ~t ye~. ~ese s~eys ~fi con~ue to be.conducted d~g ~e second ~elude r~res~s ~om ~e nei~borhood assoeiadons ~ acdve p~eip~ on ~e P~g Subeo~ee. ¯~le mee~gs ~ nei~borhood ~soeia~ons oec~ed d~g ~e ye~, ~d ~ ~n~ue d~g ~e second ye~, ~ ord~ to ~e~e ~og ~d p~eipa~o~ represen=~ves of ~e nei~borhood assoeia~ons ~ become members of ~e’ subeo~Ree. 6. When opportunities arise, continue to pursue the temporary use of privately owned lots. ’,Prior t6 the impl~nentation of the color-Zon~ program~ staff:was,able:toe,am :~-: -some additional temporary @aces through the use of the~former Pehinsula:Ti~es :Tribune property~ During this past yea~,:staff was~ble .....~,-~,~::~-to:gam 35 morepermit .spaces through an agreement with the Peninsula Corridor 3oint Powers Board, ,.._!Additionally, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’(PAMF) has recently recei~:ed conceptual approval for use of a piece of their property for PAMF employee , ~parking. =This Would make a~,ailable the equivalent’numlibi- of pubfic spaces. ~.~ During the second year, staff, would continue to look for similar opportunities. Because the number of citations that have been issued has decreased due to .the high compliance rate, parking citation revenue has also,decreased..:A comparison between’April 1994 and 3anuary 1995, and April 1995 and ]anuary 1996 refleCtS about a $221,00(~decrease in revenue Staff believes that this trend would continue and when projected over an entire year, would result in a $265,500 decrease in revenue.,:, ¯ No environmental assessment is requiredfor this resolution becau~.:th~program has been ~ d Categori ally xempt .....etermined tobe c e . Resolution :A~c~t A - Pe~~t List ~o~afion A~c~t B - P~g S~s Res~ PREPARED BY: ’ Lynne Johnson, Assistant Police Chief o . " Ashok Aggarwal, City Traffic Engineer, ~SC~.m2~,Dire~to~g " CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: CC:Susan Frank, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Barbara Gross, Downtown Palo Alto Marketing Committee CMR:1~8:96 ,,Page 9 of’ 9 RESOLUTION ¯ -~: ~’.. RESOLUTION OF _THE COUNCIL OFrTHE CITY OF PALO :ALTO ~’ APPROVING .AND ADOPTING CHANGES IN~.THE CITY. OF.o PAL0 , ~ ALT0’. S RESTRICTED~PARKING~ ZONES ~ The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as ~-~(a) ~ .Co~cil-.is~ authorized pursuit ~.to Palo -~to Municipal Code .Section i0~44. 010 ~ .to~adopt~.parking - restrictions on city streets ~and-~in city~o~ed parking lots through .ordinance or resolution;- and, ~ .~.- ~_ .... ~ ~ (b)~. On~November_14;.1994~~ Council approved and adopted by Resolution~No,~ 7413~parking restrictions which prohibit reparking. within designated zones of_the~University. Avenue business district (the.~."Downtown ~District~)o-.for~.-a°~trial. period-to commence on February .~ ~3 ;- tl995, ~and ~o terminate ~On.: February ~i0, rl996; and, ~.? (C). ~n-Ja~uary~2~; 1995,L~y"Resolution NG.~7479 Council rescheduled.~Kh~s trial per~od~of reparking prohibitions to commence on March 17, 1995, and to terminate on March 16~~1996; and, --~-~ (d);~ ~o.~,cil.has~de£ermined that the reparking~pr0hibitionshave beent~effect~ve and desirable~in servings’the parking needs of the Downtown oDistrict~~and.~therefore desires-to:~extend the trial period.fore,he reparking prohibitions~for an/additional year. .... ,:- ~(e) Council has;determined ith~t.the.~thirty-~minute duration "green[~ parking~ zones ~=should .be~exempt ~from the reparking prohibitions during this additional trial period to better accommodate the ~need ~for short term~parking ~within theDowntown ~ .~. SECTION 2. -.With!n-the Downtown District:in~.which~ar~ki~grestrictions are established by Section I of~ this resolution,i the~e are established subsidiary zones described below and indicated on the. diagram entitled ~"Downtown Pald~Aito’Parking Lots~.and Parking Zones", which isattachedhereto and ~incorporated .herein re~erence. It shall bea parking violatiofi~for the operator of any motor vehicle or. trailer _to park in any parking"space on a.~city street or within a city-0wned or leased parking lot or. stru~tU~& where the duration of parking is limited (and the limitation is so indicated by signs and/or curb markings) and subsequentlypark that vehicle in the same_parking .space or in another~such duratiofi_~- limited parking spacewithin the same-zone during the same business day (Monday. through Friday, holidays excepted), during thehours .of 8:00 aom.~through 5:00 pomo)o ~The~thirty minuted~rati0nlimited parking zones (marked with green curb painting) in the Downtown District shall be exempt from this reparking~restriction. 960221 ~n 0042464 (1)The Purple Zone is established as including all parking spaces~On city streets and _city~owned or ~. ~ leased parking, lots.-~or ~structures-within ~that area bounded by Alma Street (east side only)~, Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side only) and Emerson Street (east and west sides). (2)The Coral Zone is established as including all parkidg spaces on city streets and city-owned or leased parking lots or structures within that[area~bounded by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue ....... (northside only)-, Bryant.-Street.’- (east "and west ~o -~sides), ~and Emerson Street (both sides of .which are0 included in the Purple Zone~rather than~,~the ~Coral?. Zone).~ ~ ¯.~.’-~.~[oe.~ The Lime Zone is established as including all parking spaces on city streets and city-owned "or:,leased~ parking lots or_.structures within that~area-bounded ’by~ Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest.Avenue~ (north -side only), Waverley Street -,(east~.and~est~h sides), and Bryant Street (both sides of which are _~included in the Coral Zone ratherthanth~ Lime Zone). The Lime Zone .-also includes city-owned~-~Parking Lot "K" ~-~ ~ ~’ " ...... " ...... S’~’:~o.~_-./4~t(4) .,The Blue Zone is established as including’ al’l parking [~o ~.b?--:o~ u~ ¯ spaces, on~ city streets and city-owned’.orp leasedV~ ~..~ ~ ~/- parking lots or st~ctures within t~t area~bo~ded by~ Lytton Avenue (north and south ~sides),_ Forest- A~enue~j (north side only), Webster Street (east and west ~ ~t~-~-~-t~ > side@) ~. and Waverley Street (both sides ~0f which are ~--~f~-~-- included in the L~e Zone rather-than the ~Blue Zone) .... .~: -g~.:.; ..-The. restrictions - est~lished by this- section shall~4rnot- apply to (a) ~ehicles or trailers displaying parking pe~ts issued by the city, (b) vehicles or trailers displaying co~ercial license plates_while parking ~in a desi~ated loading space, ~ or () ~ehicles or-~;ailers othe~ise exit from such restrictions-by law. ,~ ",- ..tiSE~ION.3. ~e Co~cii of the city of Palo ~to finds ~that:-.-: this project .~alified for a Class ~ Categorical ~Exemption under:- CE~A ~!de~ines, (Seation ~530~--~istins Faailities) ~d procedures" ado~ed~ by the City of . Palo ~to, and therefore no further enyiro~ental assessment is necessa~. - -. s’ _~: .:-SECTION 4~ The effective dateo~ this resolution and th~:~ restrictions against repar~ins in the Do--to, District approved". and adopted hereby shall be ~rch. 16,- ~996, in order to .provide’.~ . continuity between the initial trial period of-suchrestrictionsSF ~d the4ree~cted restrictions adopted by this resolutionas a.one- 2960221 ~yn 0042464 year extension of the trial period. .extended by this resolution shall terminate on March 16, unless otherwise extended or modified by Council. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES- ABSENT ABSTENTIONS : ATTEST:APPROVED: The reparking restrictions 1997 City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorney Mayor City Manager Deputy CityManager, Administrative Services Chief Transportation Official Police Chief Park!ng Permit Man, agement Table No. of PermitsPeople on "-.-" Released for 8ale Waitlist, Janu’ary 1994 Apd! 1994 Total .PermitsIssued 287 ¯ ~ 352 102 106 176 59 22- 2as 58 26 July~1994 >--’ o’- CC : :,: CW :EG ~KT ._-Q R X January 1995 253 374 98 99 171 53 20 .: :-:1068 260 405 91 96 179 CC CW EG KT Q .R X Information forthis pedodnot available 154 33 " " 379 50 180 ¯ 26 26 26 7g 20 ,:: ,;.~: 50 25 9 35 5.2 228 94 92 164 42 ’::~::::995 ’:’ "’ ’ 98 0 "435’ "::’" i 187 89 25 46 ,73 143 1 ¯564 10 ¯ 149 0 g0 15 17 4 12 :.t58 Page I Of 2 7q;~, i Facility : :Pedod Total~Permits.~J~-~ ........’o~Issued ~’ .L...CW 425 EG 103 1995 ’~"::’~%’- ’ .....~ ’:-’~, 100 ~’~’~-’ ’~:Q ,:’W’ 170 ~R ~ 48 -CC 217 88 41,.,. ;:X 2o Octoberlgg5: January 1996 No. ofPeople’onWaitlist 254! ’ ° 35 ! 50 ,’ ..100 ~173 313 o; 4o 731 156 222 -26 No. of PermitsReleased for Sale 120 26 17 36 "-~:-:; . _ 6 25 [oe]c:~shok~oa~hg~zone~oermsde.wpd 5O 40 3O 10 24 12 12 13 843 262 42 39 80 186 214 31 5 859 287 33 63 90 194 190 2 0 859 *This number is h combination of permits that were released in March 1995 prl.or~i~ implei~ntation of the Color Zone Parking Program and in May 1995. ~-~ 10 188 30 50 20 ¯ ~ 3~ .~ 10 20 6 15 12 163 40 6O 19 20 2O ,8 12 10 189 :., Page 2 of 2 ATTACHMENT B - PARKING SURVEYS RESULTS March 1995 Survey May 1995. Survey August 1995 Survey October 1995 Survey February 1996 Survey Total On-Street Parking oN. of S. of Univ. Univ. Total Resident Non-Resident Group Group N. of S. of N. of S. of Univ. Univ.Univ. . Univ. Total 835 875 1710 235 249 600 626 1226 Total 484 909 953 1862 270 235 505 639 718 1357 952 1001 1953 268 251 519 684 750 1434 888 987 1875 265 281 546 623 706 1329 841 1015 1856 251 279 530 590 736 1326 ¯City of Palo Alto Manager sReport TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY o ~n~cr oz cow,roe, st~reco~endcd ~e idea of a "sleeper p~g Ord~ce". ’ to ad~ss ~e monopol~fibn Of som~ of do~to~ ~a. On J~U~ 24, 1994, con~ ~C!~.A~omey ~ co~ed ~t a resohfio~ ra~er C~05:94 ........’~. P~e 1 of 3 be the appropriate.legislative vehicle to use in this situation to allow for enforcemerit of the Elements of the Resolu on ..... ~, , ~_..-,.~: .~ ~ ~ ~: .:~.-., ~-.,...~.,,o:~,..~.-, :" _. Since Council provided conceptual approval, staffhas w~gr~ked _with the Chamber’sp~rking subcommittee in-fl~e development.0f a sleeper parking program. Under the proposed program, the downtown area would be divided into four zones delhi~’a~’~d by colors (purple, coral, lime and blue) as depicte~l On ~he ~ffachecf map (Exhibit 1). The zones would include all time-limited on-street and off-street .(City parking lots)par~kifig spaces. Drivers Would be -allowed t0~parl~ in a ~0i~e for not more than two hours (the Civic Center garage and Webster/Cowper garage would be the only exceptions and.w.ould rd~iin their three-horn~ designation), Mondays thrgugh ~ridays, between 8 e.m, Land 5 p.m.(holida~s ~cepted), Drivers would be allowed to ~ark, ifi~eiieh zc~ne for t~vo hours, butnot reparkin the,same,zonebeyond the two-hour~limit.: ~ ~ :: ~ ’ -5 , ~ " . ~ ~ . .~:~ ~Staff_ C0nsidered,. other d~lineations for the’ dc~wnto ~.wfi :g~a~h~dludi~_ g up to eight zones ~as few as two: The four zones areproposed, as Staffbelie~,es thattoo manyZones would dilute the effect andmake it much easier for people to move from Zone to zone; and toofew zones would result in a significant hardship for downtown parkers.~ ~ :~ ¯ ..*~:. ~ ~ ’°~7 The color of certain designated traffiC:reg~lati~a ~pg.k~ng" -~ ........ signs is mandated byb0th" Federal and State manuals on Uniform control devices2 Coldrs-such as red, green, brown, etc? have been designated for various Sign classifications.. Four other::qo,lors~purple, light bli~e,~. c0ral andstrong yellow-green-ha~,e been"r~ser~ed ~S s~Uit~le for future use by the Fedeial~ Highway Administration.. Also, these colors are the only choices in reflective material available from sign manufacturers. Therefore, the four colors were selected, staff chose these colors for their visual effects and a desire for a ufiiqiie dbwntdWn identity.~ The parking signs will be white with a differdnt~col~i~d lett (~xhibit 2): -. :-...: ,~ As part of the parking plan, the names of the par .l~fots of~h~-do~town area have been-., changed from letter designations (e.g., Lot K, LOt Q) tq locatimi designations (e.g., Lot A Emerson/Lytton Lot). This change-is bein-g made to make iteasier for visitors to locate parking lots. - ........ ., Enforcement ~ -~-~~ The attached resolution includes an effecti~ie date of Februaiy 13, 1995. FolloWing Council approval, City ~taff and the Ch~nber of Commerce will firialize~ the educational broeh~e, condu~ trai~g ~essions for downtoW~ employers and employees, and purchase .~d install the appropriate signs. Information about the resolution, alternative modes. Of transportation, and the availability of other parking facilities will be provided during ttie training sessions. CMR:$05i94 Page 2 of 3 Special events and considerable publicity are planned around the effective date. Warnings will be issued to violators for the first four to six weeks after-the effective date. The resolution is draRed to sunset afterone year. During the year of implementation, staffand the Chamber w~l assess the impacts the program has on the downtown parking situation, on businesses, adjacent neighborhoods, etc. and will return to Count1 with recommendations. FISCAL IMPACT It is dit~i~uit to estimate any change in revenue that would result from th~ proposed sleeper parking resolution. Currently, overtime parking frees represent 65 percent of all parking fines. The same fme ($20)’will be used for violators of the sleeper parking resolution. As the result of the educational meetings, staff hopes there will be fewer violators, thus a decrease in the amount of fines received. A loss of about $43,000 .in net revenue is anticipated with the approximate four- to six-week warning period. Included in the adopted 1994-95 Public Works Department’s budget is $33,000 that will be spent on changing the signage associated with the’ change in parking restrictions. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTNo environmental assessment is required for this resolution because th~ program.. has been determined to be categorically exempt. ATTACHMENTS Resolution. Exhibit I (map) Exhibit 2 (signs) ¯ CC:Susan Frank, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Barbara Gross, Downtown Palo Alto Marketing Committee PREPARED BY: Lyrme Johnson, Assistant Police Chief DEPAKTM~NT HEAD CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: CM~5:94 Page 3 of 3 RESOLUTION 0F THE.COUNCIL-OF ~ CITY: 0’F-PAL0 ALTO APPROVING .AND -ADOPTING CHANGES -IN~ THE ,CITY~ OF PALO ALTOIS RESTRICTED : PARKING -ZONES WHEREAS, Council is authorized pursuant ....to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section i0.’44~010 to.adopt parking ’restrictions on city streets and in~city~owned parking .lots through ordinance or -" ~ .WKEREAS,-council n~w;~desires to update t~h~ Parking zone map for the Downtown_-District~0f-Palo-Alto :to supersede that map updated map approved and adopted-by~Resoiution Ng~~ 6106, adopted April 12, 1982; and, WHEREAS, Council_tnow[~desires to~adop~ further parking restri~tion~ which prohibit [repg~ki~g within designated~zon~s ofthe Un~verslty Ave~e business d~strlct (~he.~"D0w~town D~strxct") to better serve the. parking needs~,of~that busi.n~ess-district; and, :i-C6~ncil -’~urther:.desires to ~’~terminate ehe restriction on parking~in city-bwned o~ ~leased-~arkxng lots or structures~ in excess of-once during any consecutive five hour period.in order to consistently apply to such-parking facilities, the prohibition against reparking within the .Do~town~ business ~ NOW, :THEk~F0~E, the "Council of th4~ity¯0f ~alo Alto does "SECTION I~. The updated parking ~zo~’ .m~ifgr the Downtown District of Palo-Alto,...attached.hereto and~ncorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved and adopted. The parking zone mad for the Downtown District..approved.and ad0p£ed~byResoiution 6106 is hereby superseded. It-shall be a~parking violation"for:tHZ. operator of ,any motor ~eh~cl~ or .t~aile9-tO ~park in’ an9 i~a~klng. space on a c~ty streetor.~th~a c~ty own~d~sr leased,pa~ng.loti or structure for~ia duration-~n exces~"of thaiprovided 0n~ ~he updated parking zone map approved and adopted in .this. resolution. $,,ECTION 2.- Within the DowntowA Distr~cf~ in.W~ich~ pirking~ restrictions are established by Section.1 of this resolution,i.~here. are established subsidiary zones describedbelow and indicat~d~n. the diagram entitled "Downtown PaloAlto Parking Lots.and’Parking... Zones", which is attached. hereto -and incorporated reference. It shall be a parking violation for the opera£or-0f~any motor vehicle or trailer .to’park inany~parking space onia ~ity~ street or within a-city-owned~’or.leased parking lotor s~i~cture- where the duration of parking is limited (and ehe limitation i~-~so- indicated by signs and/or curb markings)-and sub~equently.park that vehicle in the same parking space or’in another such dUratidn’- ¯ limited parking space within the same zone during ~he same~busine~s" day (Monday£~rough Friday, holidays excep£ed),duringth~ h6drs.of 941109 ~yn 0042013 (1)The Purple Zone is ~-established as~ ~inciuding all parking ~spaces on city streets-and~ city/owned, or ~’~.leased parking lots .or structuresT~within-that area ........bounded by Alma Street (east sideonly), Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue~ (north side only) and Emerson Street (east and west ~sides). ._)The Coral. zon is established as incl~dingail park£n~ spaces Q.n~ C!~y .streets ~and~ -city-owned-~.09 ~leased parking lots or st~ctures w~thin that~rea:~b~unded-by Lytton Avenue (north and south sides),..Forest Avenue ~ (north side only), B~ant Street -(east "and west ’_ Sides), .and ~erson Street (both sides; 0f which, are included, in the ~le Zone rather ~than the Coral :~n ~i~£q [~3~)~. ~The Lime Zone is established ~as including~ ifi parking ~ ~.~ - -spaces on ¯ city streets and ~city-owned: ~or~- leased ;.~ parkingi~ts or st~ctures within,that a~b0unded by_ =.~ .._ ~ LyttOn A~nue (north and south sxdes)~ ~Forest ~Aven~e.~c= : .~ .....(north ~slde only), Waverley Street .(east . and west .... ~L ....~ ~ .sides), and B~ant ~Street (both sides .of~which are ..... ~ ~ ........~ncluded in the Coral Zone rather-.than £he Lime Zo~e~..~ ~ w -~ The ~ Lime Zone also includes city-o~ed ~’ ~Parking zone as an~spaces on city streets and city-o~ed or leased parking lots or,st~ctures within.thah~~reab~unded by~ ~’~ ~ ~ Lytton Avenue (north and south sxdeS)~-.Fores£ ~venu~ (north side only), Webster Street (east, .and west ~..::~.~:~ .% ~: sides), and .Waverley S~reet~(both sides L6f.which are. ~. ~:_~ ~..~. ~.~ included in the L~e Zone rather than~th~Blue ’-’=" . "’~ The restrictions est~lished by this-s~hti6h ~hali not~ ~p~iy~ ~(a~ vehlcle£ or traller£ d~splgy~ng park~ng~pe~ts ~ssue~_ bytb~;cxty~ (b) vehicles Or tra~lers dlsplaying co~e~clal llcen~e~- plates~whil~ parking in a designated:loading space, -or .(c) ~vehicles~ or trallers~ othe~ise ~xe~pt~ from such restrictiods by law2~ SECTION 3 ; The restrictions on stopping, standing or parking ~to once. in any consecutive five hour period ~ithin each city~q~edor leased ~parking lot or st~cture located in the area~ b~unded by El C~ino Real,. Everett Street, Middlefield-Road and~ Homer~~venue, which ~estrictions were .ad°pted ~y .Resolution 4538,;+are hereby rescinded. Those parking restrxctxons desxgnate~~ for ci~yo~ed and leased parking lots or st~ctures on the diagr~ e~£itled-~Do~to~ Palo ~to Parking Lots and Parking~Zones,, ~ which iS~ittached hereto and inco~orated herein by reference; are hereby ap~roqe~ and~ adopted. It shall be a parking violation f~r the operator of any ’motor vehicle or trailer to park ~-in any. parking’~ space within~the~ city~ o~ed or leased par~ing lots 0r~st~ctures¯ designaied on that diagr~ ~for a duration~ in ~excess of that ~ indicated on that diagr~ or without a pe~it where~pe~it parking is-:i~di~ated on that diagr~. ~ -<- ° 941109 ~n 0042013 SECTION 4. The Council of the city of PaloAlto finds that this project qualified for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption under CEQAguidelines (Section 15301--Existing Facilities) and proceddres adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and. therefore no further environmental assessment is necessary. SECTION 5~ The effective dat~ on which the parking .restrictions established by section 2 of this resolution shall be applicable is the date of February 13, 1995 and shall terminate on February i0, 1996, unless otherwise amended by resolution. The effective date on which the restrictions referenced in section 3 of this resolution shall be rescinded is the date of February 13, 1995 and such restrictions shall be reinstated~on February i0, 1996, unless otherwise amended by resolution. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. ~ity Attorney Mayor City Manager Director of Finance Chief Transportation Official Police Chief 941109 syn ~4.~,013 3 Exhibit 1 Downtown Palo Alto Parking Lots .and ; Parking Zones|~ Free 2 hour [ 400 Cowperand permit parking$o[~ ~ ~ and permit parking in effect Barn - 5pm Monday - Friday 400 Waverley Street 500 600 Florence Street~Gilman Street |. KEY 70 LOTS AND GARAGES 400 Bryant Street 500 &.Emeraon/Lytton B.Ramona/University garage C.Ramona/Lytton Lot D.Hamilton/Waverley lot E.Gilman/Bryant lot F.Florence/Lytton lot -- ~ G.Gilman/Waverley lot ,__ c~400 Ramona ~ Street 500 9 600 K.Lytton/.W,werley lot L.Bryant/Lytton IoL’ . N.Emerson/Ramona lot O.Emerson/High lot P.High/Hamilton lot 400 Emerson Street 500 600 Q.High/Alma North garage -- High/Mma South lotR. S."Bryant/Florence lot T.Lytton/Kipllng lot CC.Civic Center Garage ~ ~400 High <~ Street 500 ~600WC. Webster/Cowper Garage -- " [ ~~’1 ......P Zona Transportation Division 415/329-2520 .31 Oc t94 one 600 AB61702 SAM TO 5PM WELCOME TO THE PURPLE ZON AFTER 2 HOU L NO REPARK~NG ~N PURPLE ZONE BEFORE 5P~.