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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0126.094~, • • '. : -,'"' ' .1anuary 20, 1~94 'I'fIE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto~ California .~r, ";.-. '. , _____ .. _._~ __ .... ....;. __ .. _::.1~}:.:" 11 Q2V»bqyn 'aTking ,.commendations -~endm.nt to ChApter lG.4Q of lb. ,.10 Alto MUnicipal Co4e Members of the Council: ,pPOn in Brief On Ncve~r 16, 1993, staff discussed recommendations regardinq downto~ parking with members of the Policy and services co~~ittee. This report supplements a staff report of August 5, ~993 (CKR:421:93-~ttachEd) and includes additional information that was requested and recommendations that. r-eeoul ted from the Policy !!Ind Services committee meeting. In response to the Committee's request, COJMl.ents conoerning all the elements of the Palo Alto Chaaber of Commerce 12-point plan (4ttached) are also incorporated into the lnformation~ For easier reference, topical areas in this report correspond in order with the Chamber's plan~ Staff recommends that, in additjon to recommendations made in CMR:421:93, council i!llDend Chapter 10. 4Q of the Palo Alto Municipal Code changing 24-lIlinute zones to 30-minute zones; approve the conc:eFt of converting Lot S to an attendant lot and direct staf~ to prepare an 1mpleJllentation proposal; and approve implementation of security lIIeasuces at Q and Webster/Cowper Garaqes using Permit Parking Revenue Funds. Additionally, staff reco~ends that the attendant l~t parkinq fees and civic Center garage subsidy issue be referred to the Finanoe committee. TYp-Rour Zi •• Limit. with 30-Min~t. lones Via several resolutions, Council bes.s extended the two-hour on­ street parking limits in the downtown area that were originally impleaented in November, 1992. The last resolution that Council adopted on Al.1qust 9, 1~93 in this regard ext.ended the two-hour res:tr::'ctions indefinitely.. This action coincides with staff's recommendation and the Cnamber's plan~ 2n addition to the two-hour time limits and in an effort to assist those businesses wbose c~stomers require shorter parking periods, staft ar~ the Chamber recommended that Jo-minute green zones, not to exceed two per block face, be installed upon request. At the Policy and Services Committe~ meeting, committee members asked for a description of the process for requesting a green zone. The ------- ">.,. ,~, . " I I , ; / Page 2 policy and Services Committee 1r1eeting. Co:nm,ittee members ask.ed fer a description of the process for requestlng a green zone. The procedure would be one 'Whereby any business could initiate a request, and staff .. auld -work .i'th thel':'t and other neighboring b.lSinesses t.o ~st.a.blish the most appropriate location (or the 30- minute time zone. The inten~ is that a single request would be sUfficient to obtain a 3D-minute zone and the c-onsultatiol'1. 'Would deal only 'With the location. Staff will evaluate the continuing need for tl~~ zones on a periodic basis. CUrrently, Section 10~40. 020 of 't.t:e Palo Alto Municipal Code desiqn~tes green curb markings tor parking not to exceed 24 minutes. staff recommends th6t Cou~cil adopt the attached ordinance amending tt'l.at section to desiqnat.e gre.en curb markings tor parking not to exceed 30 minutes. There are approximately 100 block faces in the do~ntown a~e8. The cost of signs and curb markings for ~ach zone is $100. While it is not likely that there would be requests for two per block face, in the event that situation occurs, costs for 30-~inute zones could total about $20 3 000. Staff ~ould return ~ith a 3udget Amendment ordinance to cover these costs, after 2 better determination is made as to the actual number of requests received. al'$per Parking or4inanpe As indicated in CHR:421:93 recommendation was made that sleeper parkin9 ordinance. and in Council the Chamber'S plan, direct staff to draft • • Pendinq council's approval of the concepti staff plans on workin9 with the Chamber to determine the specific zone delineations and returning to Counoil ~ithin the next several months with a dratt ordinance. Staff recol!'l'mends that sleeper parking be implemented on a trial basis for a one-year period. During that time, evaluation of any additional parking intrusion into surrounding neiqhborhoods and the effectiveness of the proposed zone structure and siqnage will be conducted. staff and the Chamber share the sarne conoern about neighborhood intrusion in the area south of F'orest Avenue. During the initial trial per lad, staff intends to include only the north side of For-est in the color zone area, in order to address the needs -of businesses on the street and the auto shops in the area. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance, apprupriate signs would need to be installed. Considerable research and discussion have taken place ~e9arding the additional signage that would be required with a sleeper ordinance. The ultimate goal 'IoIould be to eventuall:r replace all the parking sign graphiCS with more attractive, viSible, and user-friendly designs, as recommended in the Chamberrs plan, that are consistent with the urban deSign plan of the do.-ntown area. HOIlo'ever, a comprehensive and coordinated siqning CMR:126,94 .. " .. -- Page J proqrail! to provid.a improved ir.formation and awarertess would require a fl)ormal orocess for desig!l approval that 'Will be time-consuming to accomplish and could cost between $150 1 000 and $250,COO. Staff is pursuinq the creation ot a Downto'Jn Beautification/Improvement A:&essment District and, therefore. re~ommends that the costs for the comprehensive signage program be incorporated into that proces5. A propo6al for the creation of this District~ ~hich will allQw the city to address such needs as ~he implementation of the Downtown Ur:ban Design Plan, will be included in the Five-Year capital Improvement Program. Staff believes that the signage pLQqram should :be coorainsted with~ and fundeJ by, such an assessment district. In the interim, it is essential to change the existing two-and three-hour green and 'White pole signs and parking lot brcvn and white entre nee signs to be consistent ~ith the proposed ordinance. S"t.aff recommendf?; that 1) the two-and three-ho\;r signs be replaced with si~ple! 10~-C05tl color-coded siqns 35 sho*T. in Attachment 3; ~nd 2) that the pe~imet£r parking lot signs be modified to read "No Reparkinq Same Day." In addition, staff will review the existing siqns directing visitors to parking facilities and ada more signs as necesl§i:ary. The cost of installing 'the interim signs is estimated to be about SJ3.000~ Staff rec~~ends this cost be borne partially by the Permit Parking Fund (for signs in the parkinq lots and parkinq structuresj, and the Gener.al Fund (fot" on-street parking siqnaqe). In efforts to ma.ke the use of lots more user-friendly, diJring the interi~ sign iMplementation process, staff aiso intends to change the names of the downtown lots from the current letter designation (e.g., P, R~ Ss e~c.) to names according to the adjacent streets (e.g., We~sterJCowper. etc.) Prior to the initiation of any enforcement of e sloeper parking ort!inance, in cooperatioJ\ ..,i'th the Cham};)er 'Of COTrimerce ar,d the Downtown Marketing Committee, thorough and comp~ehensive programs wtll .be conductec to educate employers and employees in the dcwntown area about permit parkin~ opportunities and alternative aodes of travel. Additionally, st~ff anticipates a four-to six­ week qrace period, during which time sleeper part.ers would receive warnings in lieu of actual parking citations. '.striping of Surface Leta Restripin9 and reuse of eXisting parking supply is an integral part of continuing efforts to increase parklnq availability. In ~988, staff comple~ed a review of all streets in the downtown area and, through a combination of restriping and elimination of no parking zones, a total of 96 ne ... on-street parking spaces were created. More recently~ in conjunction '",,-ith the resurfacing of Waverley street~ ~ia90nai parking replaced parallel parking, where CHR:126:94 --.. ----- .''P' ~.-, . , ~~"::~~' -../ o Page 4 appropriate, W'it:h Q resultant: gain of 13, ne ..... on-street parklng spaces. An effort l:>y watry Design Grour:' I funded by do ..... nto'jj/n merchal'lts, identified the possibility of gaining up to 65 additional spaces by restripinq and ~odifying eight of the surface pa~king lots in the aOYntown area.. Review by staff concluded that a !Dore realistic estimate of the number o~ additional spaces would be up to 27 and~ more likely, 15 to 20 additional spaces. The difference between Watry"s estimate and staff's conclusions is attributable to the nature of Watry's assumptions regarding acc~ptable levels of modification, including the elimination of landscaping and/or the lack o~ the need to conform to current l~ndscaping requirements. Statt is pursuing discussions .... ith developer Jim Baer, .... hereby, as a part of !!leeting the parking requirements for the 531 Cowper project, he .... auld p3y tha cost of refurbishing several City parking lots (including p8tchin9~ sealing, and restriping) with a potential qai~ of about 15 to 17 spaces, for his 531 cowper project~ Staff expects ~~is .... ork to be completed by this scmroer~ additional Permit Sp.c~~ With the implementation of a sleepsr parking ordinance, it will be important to have additional parking permits available for those who wish to purchase the~, At the present time, parkinq permits are available for the Webster/Cowper Gareqe and the Holiday Inn lot and generally available for Lots K and T, as well as Q Garage. In addition, free parking permits are available tor Lot TT (Times Tribunej, albeit for an indefinite period. If, as a confiequence ot the sleeper parking ordinance, even more permit parking is needed, sta.ff would propose changing all of Lot T and a portion of the basement level of tha Web5ter/co_~er Garage to p~rmit spaces. This would have staffing ittplications for the Revenue Collections division ot the Finance Department. A"en~ant Parking Lot During the discussion at the Policy a~d services Committee meeting, .embers of ~~e Committee requested that staff return to Council with specific recommendations for the most appropriate lot to be Qsed tor att~ndant parking and an associated fee structure. Because the intent of an attendant lot would be to permit the use by dcwntown visitors \<l'ho need mere than t .. o hours to pa.rk, it is important that the lot selected for attendant parking be centrally situated. For this reason, staff recommends that Lot S, locatad in the 400 block of Bryant, Pe designated as an attendant. paid parking' lot. Currently, the.:t'e are 86 parking spaces availabl~ in Lot S. A review of the let by several parking companies was conducted, and the ,;:.ar'king capacity could be increased (usinq tand~ parking) to allov for parking of up to about iO additio~al vehicles at any given time. CMR:12:6:94 Page 5 Staff ha.s also obtained several preliminary estimates fr-om the parking companies to determine the operating costs and projected revenues, in order to develop recomroendation~ for ~ subsequent fee s~ructure. According to t~e information received, for coverage five days is 'WeEk, annual operating costs are estimated: to be between $67,000 and $lOO.OOO~ depending on the pa~king contractor. It is important to note that, based upon both our o~n experience and the experience of other cities, staff is ccnC'.erned ... ·ith the cash handling aspects associated ..,ich parking vendors. As a result, pending council's approval. staff will further explore the cost/benefit ot' having city employees serve as attendants, rather than working with a contractor~ Staff has kept in mind t,he comfl'ents made at the Policy and SeI"Vices CQa:D.ittee meeting r~9ardin9 keeping fees a,t a nC'3\inal lev-eL Several fee structures ~ere developed for Couneil cO~$ideration~ staff recommends, ho~ever~ the "en fee structure~ so that ~he lot could operate on a co!::"t recovery basis, and General Fund monies would not be needed to subsidize the lot's operation~ A 8 C lnitia! two hours Free Fr.., Free Third hour $1 $1 $2 Fourth hour $1 $2 $4 Fifth hour $1 $3 $8 Esti mated reve rHJe $82,680 $96,540 $105,300 Projected Net Cost ($17,140) ($3,280) $5,300 Staff has had a conversation vith a represe~tative of the Senior Coordinatin9 Council regarding this proposal, since som~ seniors use Lot 5 as their primary parking location~ It should be noted tr.at seniors cur-r-e.ntly have 25 reserved spaces in Lot C for their use~ Informati~n received from their representative indicates that the avaraqe length of stay at the Senior Center is three hours. Therefore-~ staff Yculd propose a senior discount rate for those usinq the Senior Center for up to three hours for parking in the attendant lot. Staff recommends that the issue of attendant lot fees be re.ferred: to the Financ.e Committee for further discussion. Statu. Of Sbort-Te-~ Leasel o~ vacant Lot' Wi~~in the downtown area, there are a number of p~ivately o.~ed areas that could potentially be leased by the City and uss4 for public par~in9 on a temporary basis~ In 1987, prior to construction of the Ramona Plaza project, an arrangement was made CMR: 126:94 Page 6 to temporarily (manth-to-rnon~hl use the then-eAist~ng surface parking lot behind the vacant bank building at 250 Ur.iversity. This arrangement. continued for ;;.ppro)('imate 1y one year and ",as terminated. with the start of constructitm of t.he Ramona Plaza project. Similarly, in 1990 r the privatE' spaces on the second level (Level BJ of the Ramona Pla~a project were offered to the City tor public USE., during the several IT.cnths' period bet.ween completion of the garage and the occupancy of the office portion of the prc"ject. This past November, the City signed an agreement with Tribune Properties for the temporary (month-to-month) use of the Times Tribune parking lots. This arrangement I 'Which resulted in an additional 75 spaces, is expected to continue until such ti~e that the property is ne~ded for construction or other use. Another pC)ssible site is th~ surface lot at High and Hamilton~ However, the o~ner has not previously indicated any interest in having it used for general public parking. In addition, there are private parking facilities that are available for general pub1 ic use for a fee. These include the parking garage under the 525 University building, a surface lot on Cowper (betW'een University and t,ytton), and an interim lot at the corn~r of Lytton and Waverley. as ~ell as the two CalTrain lots along Alma Street and the CalTrain lc·t behind the Holiday Inn. In SUmltary, private. property has been, and is beinq, used .for general public parking (fee and free) at a number of sites, some lIhere private owr.ers have agreed to offer paid: parking to the public and others ~here the o~nelS have decided to let the city use the property for a nominal fee. Staff will continue to s~ek out and pursue the utilization of private sites for p~blic parking as such opportunities arise. Relaxation of et.n~ards ~Interjm Parking LotI During the policy and Services committee meeting j so~e discussion occurred about point Number 6 of the chamber's plan dealing with the relaxation of parking design regulations for interim parking lots. The general issue concerns the ability to establish and/or utilize interim parking lots without having to construct them to the design standards (primarily landscaping) required for permanent parking lots. Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 1.s. 49. 050 cur-r-ently alloW's for a ~aiver of landscape requirements for interim parking lots, in commercial zones, for a period of up to fiVe years. Another related issue appears to be the Palo Alto Medical Foundation/s (PAMF) interest in one or more sites presently vaca~t and/or sites that will become vacant for possible use as interim surface parking lots to address their parking needs. While the PAMF has not yet 9resented a specific proposal, it has had some initial discussions ~ith staff. A preliminary understanding of om; 126: 94 -----... _ .. -" .. "' , .... Page 7 possible sites being cont~mplated includes seme that are not in a commercial zone, and therefore are not covered by the referenced waiver. X~ the P>~F wishes to pursue a similar type of ~aiver, the only availa~le mechanism, other tnan amenoinq the zoning regulations to, allow te:m?o~ary parking lots on multiple. family zoned land, would be through a Planned Communitr (PC) zone proces5~ .. ~hich would give the City the oppcrtuniti~ to consider such a request~ The PAMF has be:en provided with this information. clvie center Garage parking As a result of the discussion of the Charnbe~'s 12-point plan at the policy and services committee :a:eetil'l.g, members of tt.e Committee requested that staff provide additional information regarding the prefer-ence given to City e"mployees for access to the Civic ce:1ter parking waiting list. There are t~o s~para~e issues regarding this matter: 1) new City employees immediately receive a parking permit for the Civic Center qarage without having to be placed on a waiting list, as do all other employees in the downtown area; and 2) compe.nsZltion fer the number ot parkinq space.s in the Civic Center gar&ga, 'Which City er-.ployees and City vehicles utilize in excess of the number of parking spaces originally funded by the City. 1. City Employee Preference usually, there is IS waiting list for down.town employees 'Who want to purchase a parkin9 permit for the Civic Center Garage~ Lots Ei G, and p~ With normal turnover. the waiting period is about ttJee to eix months for these parking facilities. By contrast, there is no waiting list for the Webster/Cowper Carage and the Holiday Inn parking lot, and any downtown employee may purchase a parking permit at any time~ For Lots K and T, as well as Q Gara.ge, generally the.re is not. a 'Waiting list, except occasionally for short periods of time. ~pplicants are encouraged to pu~chase a parkinq permit for a parkinq facility tor 'Which t..~ere is not a ~aitinq list and pl~ce their name on the vaiting list for their preferred location. When the Civic Center was built i!'l 1970, parking spaces were provi~ed in the garage for City vehicles and City employee vehicles~ The intention 'Was to prevent the ir.trusion of City employee or City vehicle parking into downt~~ or adjacent residential areas. Sufficient spaces for this purpose were provided on a City compensated basis as indicated en page ~2 of this r~port. The original intent was that ~s t~rnover occurred among Civic Center employees, the parking privilege would be revoked for the terminated employee and reissued for the replacement employee~ However, over the years, permits have 31so been issued to temporary employees, volunteers, etc. Beginning in 1971, City employe~s bargained for inclusion ot the Civic Cente.r Garage parking bene.fit in their labor agraeLlsnts. CMJ<:126:94 ... ··f-· o o Page S This benefit has continued to the p.r~SE!nt. except that two of the three labor dqreements have been modified to provide for a mutually aqreeable comlT'lute incentive in lieu of the parking privilege. City staft is currently 'Working on a commute incentive program to tacilitate compliance 'With transportation demand management trip reduction goals. Tnis plan will be presented for Council app~oval later this year. A likel~~ result of the incentive program will be the freeing up of so-:re parking spaces in the Civic Center Garage for use by do ..... ntown el!l.ploye-es or other members of the public. Staff has also determined that a !."evie·,; of the Civic Center parking permit allocation needs to occur. 2. COmpens8"t.i.fm for City Use of Assessment District Fun.9§~-u In the Chamber's plan, the issue is raised regarding whether or not the number of City-related vehicles that park in the civic Center Garaqe exceeds the number of spaces that ~ere originally funded by the City, and therehy monopolizes spaces originally funded by an assessment district and~ if so, ~hether the method by which the City is payinq fer the use of such exce.ss spaces is appropriate4 Prior to construction of the Civic Center Garage, there ~as 5 97 space parking lot on the site Which had previously been paid for by an ~SSRssment district. At the time that the Civic Center Garaqe was built with 723 parKing spaces, the ~ssessment district paid for 581 of the spaces, while the City paid for 142 spaces, Since it ~~s built, a number of factors have resulted in increases {restriping) and decreases (ADA provisions and s~ismic retrofit) in the total number of spaces tc the current tota 1 of 709 spaces. CurrEntly, City usage {reserved spaces j City-owned vehicles and employee permits) does exceed the number of parking spaces that were originally fUnded by the City as follows: .!.all ~ 1.9.ll Total spaces in Civic Center Garage 723 713 709 Assessment district funded spaces 581 573 570 I C;ty funded spaces 142 140 139 Actual spaces used by CIty 254 278 269 I City use of assessment district funded spaces. 112 i 38 130 As comper,sation for the use of the assessment district funded spaces, the city incurs costs for administration, op~rations and maintenance for all public parking facilitil3s in the downtoW'n .elrea, includin9 the Civic Center Garage. In addition, seismic retrofit work to the Civic Cent.er complex (including protection of" assessment distrjct funded parking spacesJ, th;:,t 'Was completed in 1985 and 1992, at a cast of nearly $8 million, was fully paid by CMR:126:94 ., page 9 the City and not shared :by any assessment district or par-king district. Staff rece.ntly completed an .analysis of the costa incurred for Qainten~nce and oper~tion ~t the University Avenue parking District tor the past ten years. Costs included the administration of the district (parking permit adrninistrati~n, assessment district administration, etc.); tlaintenance and operations (painting and striping, landscaping, sweeping, utility costs, etc.); and capital improvements, especially tor ~ericans ~ith Disabilities Act compliance. These costs are partially offset by the annual transter from the ParKing Dist.rict Permit Fund. The net cost to the City's Ganaral Fund to maintain the district par-king facilities was tben vompared to what the City woulc ~c~e~ the District on an annual basis, for the additional spaces it is using in the civic Center Garage~ The District's "'share'" of the debt s;er'\~ice on ttle structural retrofit of the parking garage to make it seismically safe was also used t~ adjust the ~ottom line. UNJVERSITY AVENUE PARKING DISTRICT ANALYSIS OF GENERAL FUND SUBSIDY Parking Drstrict Administration Meintenance & Operatioo5 Capital Improvements (ADA) Total City Expenditures for Pari(ing District DI5trict's Share of Total Expenditures (80%) Less: Annual Transfer to GeneraJ F:.md from PI rking Permit Fund Less: "In Lieu" Charge for City Employee Parking m Civir:-Center Garage Plus: Dist~ict "Share" of Debt Service for Civic Center Garage Seismic Retrofit NET GENERAL FUND SU6SIOY OF PARKING DISTRJCT 1993·1994 $ 55.000 327.766 200,000 582.766 466.~13 1317.8801 126,0001 .Q. $122,333 1983/94 • 1992193 110 yoars) $592.365 2,458.309 249.470 3.300.144 2.640.115 11.586.991 ) 1246.000) 1150,776) $656.348 In summary, the ar,alysis reveals that rather than "ewing-the District for spaces used by city employees j the City's General ~~nd CMR:126:94 • o Page 10 ... i11 subsidize the Parking District by approximately $120.000 in the current fiscal year, and t.h~t th~ accumulated General Y',.md sub~1~y of the District for the past ~en years exceeds $600;000. B~sed upon the above information, staff is of the opinion that the City provides adeq'late compe:;sation for i ts ~lsage of that portion of the parking spaces in the civic Center Garage that 'Were Qriginally funded by an Assessment District. In t~ct, the Council may wish to consider raising the cost of a permit, to recoup part or all of the current General Fund subsidy of the Universicr Avenue Parkin~ District. The last permit fee increase occurrad ten years ago when the quarterly rates were raised from $45 to $65, and annual rates vere raised from $150 to $200. Staff has made preliminary estimates of the necessary increasEs to parking permit feas if the total cost.s of administering and maintairling t.he district were recovered from fee revenue~ If only the currel"!'t deficit ~~re eliminated, quarterly parking permits would need to be increased from $65 per quarter to $95 per quartgr; and annu~l permits increased from $200 poer y~ar to $3"20 per year. it the ~dditi..,nal costs of lighting, e;ecurit}r, painting and signage proposed in this report w'ere approved as expendi tures ot the Parking Permit Fund, fees would ~eed to be raised to approxi=ately $110 per quarter and $375 for an annual permit. Staff recommends that this item be referred to the Finance committee for further discussion. Additional parking struct~r. The issue Qf the need ~or a new parking structure in the downtown area is not a new one. While there appears to be a consensus of opinion that a new parking structure should be built~ the iss~es of location, size, and tundi:-tg have yet to be resolved. Based upon oil preliminary asse.ssment of the imbalance between parking supply and demand, locational convenience, suitably sized sites and available public parking lots, a nev parking structure on Lots Sand L (including the site of the former Boa~d of Realtors building) appears to be most fa .... ored. The site is large enough; anC: the central, convenient location all but ensl.I.res the lJS30e of whatever parking supply could be provided~ Ironically, Lots Sand L, for all the same reasons, are highly suitable for other uses (retail, office~ residential) that may also be important to the vitality of the downtown area. Therefore, the use of Lets S an~ L involves consideration of more than just parking. Lots P and Rare other s~itable locations on the ~esterly edge of the downtown area for a new parking structure. Several downtown property owners funded a preliminary effort by Watry Design Group, to ~ssess the potential for building a parking structure on a number of City owned parking lots. From the perspactive of providing the rnaxi1'!lum amcunt of cost efficient parking, Lots Sand L showed the most potential, ~ith 557 spaces (443 net new spaces) at a cos~ ~f $5~"2 million or $9,300 per total space ($11,700 per net new sl,ace). While these cost figures seem CMR:126:94 .. page 11 optimistically loW, the conclusion raqardinq the .uttability of Lots Sand L for a parking struc~ure appears to be vali~. As a point uf reference, using a hypothetic~l sltua~ion based on tha assumptions shown bel~w, the assessment rate tor a $S .lliion parking facility is $ 0.25 per square foot per year ot adjusted 1Y~ildin9 square footage. $ 5.000.000 o § 800.090 $ 5.800.000 2.100.000 $ 510.000 All design and consHuclion costs All land cost Bond issuance and reserve costs Tota! amount of bond issue Total adjusted building square footage 25··year period for bond issue "].5 percent interest rate A!'1nual bond payment In order to proqress to a formal decision to build and fina~ee a new parkinq structure in the downtown area, a parking feasibility study is required. Such is study .. ould be similar to the one completed for the California Avenue district, which served to quide the deci.sion making process that resulted in the council'&-formal decision to construct a parking deck on Lot 3 {Keystone LotJ on Cembridqe Avenue. The purpose of such a study Would be to inve&tlqate the overall feasibility of the development of a n4V p~rkinq stru.ctut'e on one or more sites located in the downtown area. The study would include an analysis of park1nq demand and supply, evaluation of alternative designs including the possibility of incorpor-atiTl9 mixed uses, assessment of t-,;;;,lated impacts, and analysis of cos.ts to design, construct and finance a project. The study process would serve as the information base and framework for establishing the consensus needed to proceed .. i th a specific project. A Parking Feasibility Study .. as submitted to the City Manager-as a capital project for the 1994-95 fiscal year~ It is anticipated at this time that the project will be funded from reserves, rather than as pa~t ot the base General Fund capital program; and that the cost of the study wiil be recouped through the debt issuance, it the parking garage is approved for constr-ucticn. CMR:126:94 - --.....-~-< o Page 12 The Cour.c.il has alread:1-referred the funding lr.echanism issue for a new parking structure to the finance Co~mitt~e. Staff anticipates this item, together with ll.ttendant lot. fe~s and tOne Civic Center subsidy issue, ~will be aqendizcd for the Committee' s February meeting. Alt.rpativo transportation Measures Policy and St;!:rvices CQt'I'll'.ittee members requested additional information reqarding the city's Co~mute Coordinator. The City of Palo Alto :adopted the Transportation Demand Management (TOM) Ordinance ~n October, 1990. The purpose was to develop transportation demand management programs at emplQyer worksites with 100 or mere employees during the morning peak traffic period~ in order to reduce traffic impacts and improve air quality within the CitY4 'l'he ordinance requires emplcyers to deeign~te specific individuals to ensure the proper coordination of reportin9 and implementinq the TDM programs. As a resul t, ~ Commut.e Coordinator. a full-time position~ for t.he city of Palo Alto was hireo in December I 1990. The purpose of the Commute Coordinator is to work -with ... 11 city employees at all City-'WorKsi tes in an effort to de.velop an effective program that reflects and supports the City~s policies. The City's "Commute Alternative Program'" consists of several components which provide transit subsidies, alternative tran5portation assistance and one-tirn~ incentives. CUrrently the city has 141 employees participating in the proqram, resulting in a redUction of 129 vehicles at City worksites. Because the city of Palo Alto is a major employer located in the dO'Wnto'Wn area, the Commute Coordinator is also involved in communicating and working with simila.r representatives from other major employers in the downtown area. As a resul t ~ the Commute coordinator has been involved in the Downtown Parking and Transport~tion Committee and the Stanford Research Park Transportation Committee. The pur-pose of this involvement is to keep the oth~x employers abreast of ne'W proqrams sponsored by the City r and to serve as a resource for information and education o~ developing similar programs. The Commute Coordinator 'Will continue to promote commute alternatives to City employees. program effectiveness is evaluated and enhanced on an ongoing ba.is, in order to meet local requirements enforced by the Bay Area Air Quality Management: District. The City Commute Coordinator will continue to provide lea.dership and resources in an advisory capacity for downtown merchants, regarding transportation demand management programs. The Chamber rEquested that an evaluaticn of the City's carpool program be conducted to ensure that siqnit icant abuses are not occurring. Staff does not believe that any substantial abuses are occurrinq. However, under the curr.ent syste':!l. there a.re no procedures in place to verify 'orlhether the occupants of a vehicle Cl!R:126:94 • ".,' / Page 13 a.re indeed carpooling~ and occasionally vehicles have :Peen oDserved arriving in tha downtown area with only o~e occupant, picking up a passenger a-t a 'Works-ite and t.hen obtaining a carpool permit. With the potential of ~ $lesper parking ordinance becoming a rea1itYt the number of abuses may be expected to increase initially. As a result, staff will cond'.lct an eVc.lwation of the carpool proqram and develop aome si~ple procedu~e to reduc~ this potenti&l. Holiday rAn Parking The Chamber's plan reco~.ends that tree parKing permits be distributed for the Holiday Inn parking lot. While the parkinq permits for downtown are sold for $65 p~r quarter or $200 per year, permits for the Holiday Inn lot are sold fer S2C p~r quarter and $50 per year. statt has intentionally charged a minimal fee for this lot due to its distance from the core downtown area. However, staff believes that some fee is essential to ensure that people are serious about QPtaininq the permits and parking in this lot. With a &leeper parkinq ordinance in p14ce, the demand for permits may increase and, at the reduced rate of $50 per year fo"r the Holiday Inn lot,. it is anticipated t.hat more people might use this lot. Security at Q .n~ web,ter/CowpeE Garages Council h&d directed staff to evaluate the security needs at the Q Garaqe and return with recommendations and costs. As noted in the infc:naational r.eport (CMR;-S8a: 93 -attached). there are several alternatives and ~ethods that may be used to increase the perception of sataty. Q Garage The method that could be accomplished il'l'U'ilediate1y upon Co'Uncil approval ..... ould be the hiring of a security guard t.o patrol the garage between 5:00 a.m~ and 10:00 p.m. staff recommends tllat arranqements be Dade for an hourly, ~obile security p4trol~ Costs associated with this type ot service are approximately $21,000 a year. The other methods of increasing the perception of safety deal with physical changes that may be made to the structure itself. Specifically, lighting conditions could be improved by installinq additional light fixtures and replacing current fluorescent fixtures in the stairwells with high-pressure sodium fixtures. Costs for these changes are approximately $21,000. In addition to changes in lighting, staff recommends that Q Garage walls and ceilinq be painted an off-vhite color and that the entire qaraqe be steam cleaned. Costs associated -with this ~ork are approximately $30,000. Since the Policy and Services ~omrnittee meeting, staff met again 'With tha members of the Arbitar.e Homeowners" Association regardinq CKR: 126:94 " o , " . , " ~,"":"';. -. page 14 theil:' concerns about Q Garage. As a re:sul t of the me.eting, staff is inv9stiqatiru;; the possibility of contracting for the or:qC?inq maintenance services, in order to provide for a more e~ped~t~ous response to the homeovners' concerns. y.ebst.r/C~wp'r Ga;aqe Staff recommends that. some of the same r:leasuras be taken at Websterjcowper garage. Staff believes a security gu~rd would be needeQ only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. While an hourly, mobile patrol {!!tost ll.Kel~{ the same mobile security patrol used tor Q Garage) would not provide coverage tD deal 'With the issue of &kateboarder~ at Webster/cowper garage around the clock, it should be sufficient to help deter vandalism and auto burqlaries, reduce skatebo~rd activity auring those hours, and enhance the sense of security for those who park in the facility. costs for security for Webster/Cowper would also be $21,000. Staff recommends that the basement \Walls and ceiling of Webster/Couper garage also be painted to increase the brightness aspect, of 't.he facility. Because of the openness of the other levels, staff does not believe painting on any of the other tloors is neclessary. Cost estimates for the recommended painting are $20,OOO~ Basad upon prelilllinary observations at Webster/cowper Garage. sta.f.f believes additional lighting is needed in the stairwells between the first level and basement ar,d in the basement it~elf. Cost estimates for this lighting are $30,000. As noted in the informational report of November 10, 1993, so~e cost savings might be realized, if the proposed painting at Webster/COlI'per-and 0 Garages 'Were done in conjuncti~n with the Civic center Garage painting project. However, Public Works staff anticipates that the Civic Center project ~ill not beqin until late summer, after the eighth floor buildout has been completed~ Therefore., suff recommends that the painting of both Q and Webster/Cowper Garaqes be completeo separately from the Civic Center project in order to expedite the work. with this proposal, the painting-ot We.bster/Cowper and Q Garages probabll~ could be completed by the end of t.his fiscal year~ It should be noted that staff ~ould evaluate the need for ongoing security patrols ~ithin a year of the completion of the painting and lighting 'Work and would return to Council with the findings of the evaluation .. Total costs for a security guard, additional lighting and cleaning/painting total approximately $72.000 for Q Garage and $71,000 for Webstel.-/t.'owper Garage. The Permit Parking Revenue Fund tPPRF) monies can be used as a funding sou~ce for these items at both garages. Staff, therefore, reco~mends tha~ Council direct CMR:126:94 paqe 15 staft to implement these security l!l5-as;ures usi:1g Permit ParJdnq Revenues. conelulioll This report provides addi tiona! information regarding the comprehensive Do~ntown p~rking Plan, based upon discussion at the Policy and Services Committee meeting, and molds the Chamber'S 12- Point Plan with staff's recommendations. Pending Council 3pprcval, as noted in the attached m8trix~ soma elements may be implement~d fairly ~~ickly, while other elements, such as the addition of a parxing structure, are more long-term portions of the plan. ,.eopmt!JDdatioDS staff rec01!I!!Iend!O, in addition to recommendations made in CMR:421!93, that Council: 1. Adopt an ordinance amending Section 10.40.020 of the Palo Alto Munioipal Code changing 24-roinute zones to 30-minute zones; 2. Approve the concept of converting Lot S into an attendant lot and direct staff to proceed with developing an implementation proposal; 3. Refer the items associated with the attendant lot fees and the subsidy by the General Fund of the Civic Center Garaqe to the Pinance Committee; and Approve implemsntaticn Webster/Cowper Garages Funds~ Re~pecttully $ubmittcd[ , U' ~-tr:iJIL Chief om.:126:94 ot security measures at Q and using Permit Parking ReV2nue MARVIN OVERWAY Q!' ~·T'"", ['-........... "} i. .--tL<. f,... RIS DURKIN Police Chief --.• ------- .. Attoghm@nt§j 1~ Ordinance pO-Minute Greer. Markin9s) 2. CMR~421:9J -Downtown Parking Recommer.dations ). Chamber of Commerce 12-Point parking Plan 4. Attachment A -Sign Example s. CHR:S8S;93 -Q Garc.:ge 6. Cost/Funding/Time Frame Matrix cc Susan Frank} Chamber of Commerce Barbara Gross, Downtown Marketing co~ittce Arbitare Homeowners' Association: c/o Patricia E. Forrest * CPM, RPA Jones & Forrest, Inc. 2070 The Alameda, 1st Floor San ~o6e, CA 95129 Estelle Champs captain Cosmos 491 Lytton Palo Alto, CA 9~301 CHR:126:94 Page 16 1----, I -.' ;:-.. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SECTION 10.40.020 OF CHAPTER 10.40 OF TITLE 10 O~ THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIGNS OR CURB ~D>RKINGS TO INDICATE NO STOPPING AND PARKING REGlJT ....... TIONS WHEREAS, the Council intends to amend section 10.40.020 (a) {4) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to enlarg€ t:be time allowed for parking vehicles in a zone indicated by green curb marking from twenty four (24) minutes to thirty (3D) minutes in order to pr~~ide more adequate time for short-term parking while engaged in errands; and WHEREAS, the Council further intends to amend section lO.40.020(a) (4) of the! Palo Alto Municipal Code to enlarge the time of day when the restriction on parking vehicles in a zone indicated by gree1! curb marking is applicable from the present 9: 00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. to a ne....,. time of 8:00 a.m. thro\.!gh 6~OO p.rr .. "in order to confor.m to the tima period presen~ly under consideration for a proposed Qsleeper parkingW ordinance regulating the reparking of vehicles in restricted zones in the downtown co~~ercial area; The Co\.mcil of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SBCTION 1.: Section 10.40.020 of Chapter 10.~O of Title 10 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hp.reby a..-nen.ded to read as follows: -10.40.020 Signa or curb markings to indicate no stopping BDd parking regul a tions • (a) The city manager is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place~ and when requi'red herein shall place, signs or the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and curb markings shall have the meaning as herein set forth: {l) Red shall mean no stopping. standing-or parking at any tirr,e except as permitted by the vehicle Code and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. (2) YEllow shall mean co stopping. standing or parking at any time between six a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided that the looding or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes. 1 j; • \ '\ \. -. (3) White shall m.:!an no stopping. standing Dr parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers whi~b shall not exceed three minutes. and such restrictions shall apply a~ all times. (4i Green shall me;.L~ no standing or parking for longe,r, t_han ~ .. eflt) ~t§rty :Tlinutes at any time bet ...... een ~i:a~t: a.m. and six p.m'. of any day except Sundays and holiday~":"" (S) Blue shall mean no stopping. standing or parking except for vehicles of physically handicapped persons; provided.. that such vehicles display a distinguishing license plate or placard issued by the department of motor vehicles. Such restrictions shall apply at all tiIT~s. (b) When tJle city Manager ~ as autho.::-ized und-'er this chapter j has caused signs or curb ~arkin3s to be placed, no person shall stop. stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible sign or .;;:urb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this ti~le.~ SECTION 2~ The Council finds that this is not a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality }I.ct. SECTION commencement of adoption. INTROOUCED : PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSEt-1T: A'ITEST: City Clerk ~. the APPROVED AS TO FORM: This ordinance shall be effective thirty-first day after the date APPROVED: Mayor City Manage=- on of S~nior Asst. City Attorney-- Chief-Transportation Official tt .. e its , ! , Auqust 5, 1!t93 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, california P9YDtowp 'arkiag R'pgppppQ,tioD' apd riDIDe. cqzait~ •• s Member& of the Council: llepcrt iA Bri et c-·.., 6 Blf'+ra1 tq Pgligy AD4 alrviee. "In July 1992, the City Council directed staff to prepare a report re.qardinq the feasibility of changing the one-hoar on-street parking limit to two hours in the downtown area durinq lunch time hours. With the realization that changes to parking time limits have ot-~er subsequent consequences and that several factors impact the downtown parking issue, the Transportation Division and Police Department staff have worked durinq the last year in the developaent of some comprehensive recommendations to address the downtown parkill9 is.&.ues. Significant assistance in this effort has been provided by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce an(! the Downtown Marketing co .. ittee. This report provides ;& summa.ry of work that has been completed during the last three months., various on-street and off-stre.et parking options and the associated pros and cons for each option. Due to the complexity of the issues r staff believes referral to appropriate council subcommittees is needed for in-depth discussion &nd additional community involvement. staff therefore recommends that council r~fer the following issues to the Finance and Policy and Services committees: ~) continued two-hour parkinq with 30 minute spaces and a sleeper parking ordinance; 2) conversion o~ current public parkinq spaces to permit spaces; 3} the possibility of short-term leases of private property; 4) the potential for converting one or mere City lots into paid, attendant lots; and 5) the feasibility of adding ancather parking structurE: to the downtown area. Background Downtown parking-issues have been the source of discussion and Council action for many years. Most recently, as indicated in CMR:211~93, members of the public and business community e~~ressed concerns that the one-hour parking limit in the downtown area did CIIR:421:93 o Page Two no~ provide enough time Quring lunch time to eat and shop; that there are. not enouqh short-term customer parking spaces ava.i.lable for easy acce.ss to Bb.OpS and restaur'ants; and that sleepe%:' parking violators monopolize many of the convenient spaces, thus restrictinq their availability tor shoppers, restaurant customers. and other visitors4 A year aqo, Council directed staff to determine the feasibility of extendin9 the parking limits by an additional hcur during the lUnch ti~e hours. As st3ft beqan ~orKinq on the ~ssiqr~ent and after hearing from members of the Chamber of Commerce, Dowr.town Marketing Committee, individual visitors, and business ownars~ the importance of addres5inq the downtown parking issues lUcre comprehensively became readily a.pparent. Other developments associated ... ith changes to parking time limits, including decisions related to the parking citation process, implementation of Assembly Bill 40$ (AS 408), the cost/revenue analysis, and realization that there were numerous divergent opinions as to resolutions, have added to the complexity of t.~e situation. In March 1993, Council approved a resoluticn extending the two-hour time limit that had been implelllented in November 1992 for the. holiday season for an additional 120 days, in order to qive staff addit.ional time to work with the business community on the issues and to analyze the cost/revenue impa.ct. S'PP'-ry of Wark Complet.4 puring ~he Last three xonths Since March, staff has continued working with the Parkinq Committee of the Chamber of Commerce in the analysis of the situation. The Committee has been actively involved and they have host~d several .eetinqs to discuss issues with members ot tr.e business community and residents of the adjacent neighborhoods. As a result of their work, they developed. their own 12-point parking proposal that includes some of staff's recomaendations. Durinq the last three months, staff has conducted several parking surveys to determine the exact number of on-and off-street parking spaces, the current level of sleeper parxing and the current extent of neiqt-.borhQO() intrusion. The results of the surveys are as follows: Sleeper parking Survey During April and May a parking survey was conducted in an attempt to determine the number of sleeper parkers who monopolize two-and three-hour on-and off-street parking spaces. The area surveyed CMR:421:93 '-- · ,"~i. .. -' ...... : ,,/," -lI. -~-.. Paqe Three included Lytton to Forest and Al~a to webster. (Exhibits A-l and A-2 provide more detailed inrormation about the area.,) Data for the survey was collected by Parking Enforce~ent Officers (PEDs), who recorded the license numbers of vehicles parked in on-and off­ street parking-spaces beqi.nning at 8: 30 a~m. and approximately every two hours during the reJllainder of the day. Analysis of the: data revealed the followinq: There are 2,1?3 ti.e-li~ited parking spaces within the survey ar-e!! .. -1,021 on-st.reet and 1;102 o!f-street. or the 1,102 oft-street spaces, 159 have two-hour limits and 34~ have three-hour limits. During the survey, 375 vehicles were found to have parked tor more than two hours and f ewer than f our hours, and :J 31 vehicles yere found to havQ parked mor-e than four hours. While not all oE. these: vehicles should be considered sleepers~ staff estimates that sleeper parkers use between 15 and 20 percent of available spaces. He i ghhcrhogd :rntrue.ioFl survey Also in May, staff cond~cted a survey of on-street parking in areas adjacent to the downtown area fer the purpose of deter&ining the level ot neighborhood intrusic-n by downtown user-E/visitors/em­ ployees. (Re.fer to Exhibit B for maps clapictin9 the. area surveyed and neighborhood actuals.) The procedure used by the PEas was to place ~ chalk mark on the tire of each vehicle parked on adjacent neighborhood streets and to r~cord the total nuaber of vehicles parked along each block face beginning at 6: 00 a .m. Every two hours thereafter, the number of vehicles with and without chalk marks was recorded. This infonaation 'Was then compared to results of a similar study conducted in 1990. Exhibit C depicts the t'Wo survey areas. Analysis of the information indicates that intrusion into the neiqhborhoods north of university Avenue has decreased. about 9 percent: compared to 1990 and about 17 percent in neighborhoods south of 'Uni versi ty. However, based upon actual numbers, tbe level of neiqhborhood intrusion is still siqnificant~ 'tateaep\ aC tb. !robles An understanclinq of the extent of the parking problem in the downtown area is necessary before options can be considered. CMR:421:9J Page Four The DowntOVl"l Land Use and TrZLnsportation Study adopted. by the. Council on 3uly 14. 1986 estimated a total of 6,229 parkinq spaces available tor public use in, and close tOI the d¢wntown area as shown in EXhibit o. Since then, 836 spa cas have been added to the supply. Of the. tctal 7,065 spaceD, 1,144 are off-street permit Space5 located in various city parklng lots; and. 3,155 are private spaces. Exhibit F indicates the numbe~ of permit spaces by pa~king lot. Of the 7,065 spaces, app.coxlllUltely 3,143 are public and private spaces within the downtown core. It is estimated that t..'i1ere are about 10,000 employees who work in and. ar-ound the downt",own area. Thar-efore, the current p~rkinq deficiency, as aefingd in the a~~aal Downtown Monitoring Program, is estimated to be 1,500 total parkinq 9paces~ It is important t,o also rEocognize that the needs for parking in the downtown area are varied. For businoe:sses., needs depend UpO:'1 the type of business. type of retail establishment, number of shift workers, and availability of private parJdnq spaces associated with the ~usiness. For users/visitors, parking nee~5 depend upon the type of business andjor pleasure that brinqs them downtown and the length of time they need to park. On-street Parling Options As a result of the analysis of tt.e survey results and infonnation obtained from the business co~unity and from visitors and employees, a number of options for on-street parkinq were studied and are presented for council review. Pros and cons for each option are provided en the followinq chart {Page 6-1)4 1. One Hour On-Street parking -No Sleeper parking Ordinance This option would return parking ti=e limits to the previous on-street parking time zones at one hour~ 2. Qne-H?ur OD~·stre~t Parking -with Sleeper Parking Ordinance This opt jon 'Would return on-street parking time ljmits to O!'le hour, but i~cludes the addition of a sleeper parking ordinance. 3~ TWo-Hour On-street Parking onlv DUring Lunch Time Hours 112:00-2:00 p.m.) -No Sleeper parking Qrdinance This option would provide for one-hour on-street parking, except between the hcurs of 12~OO and 2;00 p.m. during which time vehicles would be allowed to park for ~wc hours~ 4. Two-Hour On-Street parking Only PUring Lunch Time Hours -with Sleeper Parking ordinance CMR: 421: 93 .• ~ .... Page Flv .. 5. This option is the same as the one abo~.re but includes a sleeper parking ordinance. Two-Hour On-Street Parking All pay Ng Sleeper Parking Qrdinance This option Would maintain on-street parkinq ti~e limits at two hours for the entire day. 5~ Two-Hour On-Street Parking 011 Day -with Sleeper Park inC' Ordinance This alternative is the s.ame .as #S but includes a sleeper ~rkinq o~dinance. 7. Two-Hour On-street Parking All pav wi th Slfeper parking QrdlnAnce and 30-Minute Time Zones on Eaeb Block Face This option is the same as #6 with the addition of shorter time zones on each block face. 8. Two-Hour Qn-stre@t Park'ng on North I South Streets. Qne-Hour Qn-street parting on East/West Streets with Sleeper parking Ordinance This option would provide for two-hour on-street time limits on north and south streets and one-hour on-street ti~e limits on east and west streets. otf-street PartiPa Optiops While the above options address on-street parkinq, as part of th~ comprehensive approa.ch in dealinq 'With the dowr.town situation, staff also studied options associated with off-street public parxinq lots. Again, pros and cons for each option are listed on the following chart (Page 6-2). 1. Maintain the status Quo -Combined Tyo-and Three-Hour free Parting and Permit parkiDg Combination This option wculd maintain the current number of tree tvo-and three-hour and permit parking spaces in City lots. 2. Maintain the status Quo -Combined TWc-and three-Hour Free Parking And permit Parking combiTlation with Sleeper Parking Qrdinam;e CMR:421:9J o Paqe Six This alternative 'Wo'Uld b9 ide!'Jtical to the one above but includes a sleeper parking ordir.ance. J ~ Require Permits for All Spac£s in r.ots This alternative 'Would eliminate ell free parking in City lot,s and peraita would be required. 4. Increase the Numbj!r pt current Penn it Spaces at Some Lgts~ Still provide Some Tyo-and Three-Hour Free Sp~ This alternative would increase the number of current permit spaces to allo~ more downtown e~ployees to park in lots 'While still providinq some twc-and three-hour free spaces. 5. Implement Attendant/Tandem parld ncr At Certain Loogar Term Lets 6. With this option, one or ~ore City lots would be converted into attendant parking for people who wish to park for longer periods of time. A fee would be charqed to help defray costs of the attendant(s). Implement Acgc'P'ding I Tiered Parking Permit Fee System to Their proximity to Central Do.~town for Lots Under this option, permit fees ~ould be less expensive tarther from the center of downtown than permit fees for lots closer to the center .. Additional options as refleete:! in Exhibit 0 including parking lJ1eters, parkulators, parking vouchers, parking pisfs and others were briefly reviewed by staff, but not seriously considered due to their iapracticality. pilPusaiop of Recommendationa After reviewinq the options summarized above and the analysis of the survey data and based upon discussions with members of the downtown business community, numerous individual employers, employees, visitors and residents in the adjacent neighborhood, staff has developed some recommendations that include a combination of some of the options noted above, in addition to several other elements. The recommendations deal ..... ith concepts that merit consideration, but whose impacts, potential costs and compl~xities require considerable discussion by the Council and fu~her input by the co~unity prior to decision-making. Therefore, staff recommends that these issues, and others the Council may wish to C!'IR:421:93 • PagEl 6~1 ON ,STREET PARKING OPTIONS OPTIONS PROS CONS 1. One-Hour O"'Stf8et Pro .... ldes more avaUable parking apace, dUI Doesn', provide enough tim. for people to •• t and .hop. ".,king 4 No Sleeper to increased t\.l(nOV8(. · fncouragea alaepat ~rkillQ ,VitO though empk)veol would bG Ordinance NUl'limal w511 for Implemen'8Iion. 'Dreed 10 move their Cit. mOt' often, Im:ruSIIed revenU8 for the Cit.,., 2. One-Hour On·Street ProvideR additional Pllr~i"g 8paCe •. 008.1n't pruvkle enough time f(lt vi5110r. 10 aat and shop. Parking. with Sluepur F=r8es up oo'atrlet pilrking monopolized bv Some lnc''lti!lued coata anoeiated with new liOnag. r.rklng Ordinance ttl •• pe, parker. reQuirementG. Increues revenue for the Clly · May joera.lit' plllrlting In adjacent netghiJorhooda , 3, T\lyo-Hour On-Streel Provide" mofO lime tor peoplt'l to ." and Encounilge, aleepe, parkara to mOt1opolit8 ptemium apec; •• for C' :, Parking Onlv During shup. IOllger perioda of tim., Cup to Itlr •• ~oursl. Lunchtime t-Iours Allows for more available parkIng .paces Reduces twnov"r o'apaoel during the funchtim ... 112:00 • 1 :QO p.n~,1 -during the other ,in1 •• of the day dUB to · Some ad(li,iun.1 COlli due t.:J • change In aigna. No Sleeper Par"-in" Incrolliled turnover, Oo."n', help oeople who come 10 downtown .Irli., or I".r In Qrdin"nce the t.I.y. '/ DiHBfOnl parking tim •• at diffsrsnt ,im"l 0' the d • .,. may bIt confuslIIO to vlaitor8. I Reduction In City r.venue. Psrklno IIpacel may actually be tied up for OV8f three houts, •• Two·HoUl Orl-Stroul Same •• 13, Same at 13 ..... Ith excaplion of 1he fir.' l1em, Parking Only Durhlg MIlY increnle pDrldng in .dj.c~nI neighborhood!!. lunchltme Houfs . with ( ... Sleeper Plfkin~ Ordill'nce 5. Two·Hour On··S'reot Provides Inng'f p.riods of time for parking EncouraQaI Iloeper parking '0 , ",e.Urt degrf\e. Parking All Oay • No ~II day, Dlscour..,,, !Short-term parking and adversely afl'C~1 .;._. Sioeper Parking No costs requifod to irnplement on B bUBinssse. whose clientale don', need two hOurs to palko " .. Ordinit"co permanerlt basi •. Redur.:e. parking turnover and Olav increalie traffic congestion Easily undonotood by Ihe public:, due '0 mar. poopl. iookmg for .paces, .. Ruducljoo in CitY ,eveoue . 5. T wo-Hour On·Sm~e{ Sama ilFi Itl, Sarno as 1'6 with 81((;OPlloo of fi'lt Itam, Parking AU Oay . with Discourages .h.eper parking, Possibl. increase in neighbarhood jrmullan parking, Sleeper Parking Addilional costa 81Socilued wilh .. igne"e. _. Ordinance f <, --.,--.--~ -_. 7. Two-Hour On·StHJGt s~ .... a. Same a. lit PlU'k~f10 All Oav . mth A.dd('I'I~tlft& dw 1\Mds uf '6null.l" bu~Inet~" S\iKt13tf PMkmg. wl\"'H c~tnhj.1t! ntmd ,horle' perlodt-of lime Ordfnann ,lid 30~ to i>6J~, Minute 'tfm, lone, 0'11 hch Hloct<.' rille. 8. TWD·HoUl On-SV801 Pl(wirut •.. vlrr. p.,kinQ ISme Kmit& to May ba con'usino to In. pubk:. P.atkinQ till NOrth/$uuth addf~&N needa 01 diff-tfGOt tvu"a at Would no~ Pfovido enouoh knlUllt faun on-Iv.,1 pa,k»lg. Struts. One-Hour On-bU1iin\!s«&, COI(8 allloci.ted wllh .iOn~ dlange •. SUHt Pat'kmg an OiSCUWi1~" sltel)tU PiJr~iI19, EastlW ... t Streets· ~ "whh SkU!PiU Par'dnq: (qdlnlin~. ~~----~----------------. ---------~--~ f.', I I 0 I ,_i'~{'Nl:Jb'!";,lt,'{,),~·:, .. ::..i:> ~,~. ",' "',' " , 1 Page 6-2 OFF·STREET PARKING OPTIONS OPTIONS PROS CONS - " Maintain the StatuI Allows 11 •• par pa"',,, to un parkIng lol,. Is coofuliog to 80me .,.1,lto,.. Quo' Combined Two-P'rovid85 some longer term fr~e pl'l~il,g, Discourage. $TIployee. frum purchasing ptJrmit. or tindillQ and Thre.,liout Fr •• uthe, mode. of trayel P.rklng lIInd Pe,.nil r-----!~rking Combination -, 2, Maintain tha Statu(I Ui5courages sleeper parking, Sillm8 .. "" Quo' Combil\ed T wo-Frees up more SplKlGS and encourage, Costs fo, siUt"s, c and Three·Hour Free tUHlQver May incre •• e parking in adj.cent neig.,bofhoodl, " Parking and Permit Parking Combination with S"eper Parto:ing Ordinance J. Rcquire relmita for AU Provide, mar. permit apace. 1m down1own Would reduce 'he number of flee parking spaces av.ilable tu Spaces ill lots empluvelnt . tlowlilown users/vililoril. Ml1v hUD up more on-aueel S,Uleel; lUI Coalli for 5lgna. VISitors. May inc.,ea.e parking In adillium neighborhood •. .,",, >.-, I - 4, Im;rttilliQ the Number of Wll1'f rUlit up 50me on-streel Iiiopacea lor Would ,.dueo Ihe numbe, ot fr •• parking apace. In lot,. , CUffent Pennit Spaces vi'ltofs, ) at &:ame lou., but Still ~ermil availability would increa.e, J' ( Provide Some Two- and Three-Hour Free SPilcel'l - 5, Implement May increasa the nlJmb.1 of public parking Requir.s member, 0' the public 10 pay lQ perk for jangler 1lrml. {':;,;:,~/'c~~.\ :, AuendllotfTandem apaces. COSIS SlsOcflted with additional .t .. ff noeded 8S anend_IIItI}, ParkIng at Cenain ProvideR for long81 'flnn ,pac~s. :"'0" lOll081 Telln ll)16 6, Implement 8 Tiered . EnCOuntg88 more people to obtain permit. Mav ba InUIIIII,; confusing to peopla Intera.t.d io obtaining Parking Permit fee al lower t.:ost, permi ... System 'or lots . tota that lIr .. curtEmtly no, used 10 c.pllc;ity May IIdd loma ineonvHUeIlCe to 1t;0me people in lhat thlY Ae;cOfdiog to Thei, will become mar • .JUrBcllve to p8fmit wouldn't park 1i0 c;lo •• to their place of bUllness. Proximity to Central holder,!;. Downtown Value of .pacras may b •• et by ~.mand. ---_ .. --_._--- '. -.;.:....,--_._-- o Paqe Seve.n add that ar. associated ~ith downtown parkinq, be referred to the Finance and/or Policy and se~ices Committees. staff believes the fcllOYing issues s!lould be refe:--red to the Policy and Services committee: 1. staft reco~end5 the on-street parking li~its in the downtown area be maintained lit two hours Monday through Frid3iY from &~OO a.m. to 6:00 p.m. staff believes that all-day limits, as opposed to two different sets of limits andior extended lunch time hours, provide the additional time many vi.itors ne~d. while at the same tize are easily understood and regulated. In order to accommodate the needs of retail businesses whose customers require shorter par~inq periods, two 30-minute tim£ zones ~ould be installed on each standard dovntown block tace~ 2. In order to address the problem of sleeper parkers, staff believB-s that a sleeper-parkinq ordinance is nece$s"_ry~ The m~jority of sleeper parkers are full-or part-time employees and business owners. who prefer toO park their vehicles as close as po$sible to their places of emplo~~ent and who may ration~lize that paying for parking citations is less of an expense, per year~ th~n buyinq parkinq permits~ Staff envisions ii! sleeper parJtinq ordinance, which would. involve creatinq four downto~n zones desiqn~ted by color or le1:ter, to include both on-street and off-street parking 5pace:s;~ Pa:t'kim~ in a zone would De limited to the two-hour limit or Jo-minute limit, once a day. Vehicles within zones would be tracked by license plate numbers entered into the PEDs' Autoci te co=put ers • Pending the Corumittee's conceptual parking ordinance, staff .ould return Dr-dinance within several months. approval of a sleeper to Council with a draft 3. With the addi~ion of sleeper pa~kinq restrictions, it ~oulQ be i~perative to prcvi~e as many permit space$ as possible for people who work in the downtown are.e so that neighborhood intrusion does not increase. Therefore, staff would intend on chanqinq Lot T to all permit spaces and all or 8 portion uf ~ecster/cowper garaqe basement to permit spaces. This would provide up to an additional 115 permit spaces. Also, staff is explorinq the possibility of restripinq the remaining lots, which would provide up to 27 additiona.l spaces. If council adopts 3 sleeper parking ordinance, statf, in 0!R:421:93 A Paqe Eiqht c:oo~rllltion vi th the Chamber of Commerce and Dcwntown Marketinq Committee, would work to further. educate amployers and employees in the downtown area about available permit parkinq opportunities and alternative modes of travel other than single ocClJpant vehicles. Staff believe;; this additional inforMation dissemination will assist in reducing the number ot sleeper parking vehicles, increase the number of permits purchased by employe.s and employers ~nd use of permit lots, ;and free up additional on-street and off-street time zone. parkinq spaces for customers and visitors. Additionally, staff anticipates continuing to distribute maps to visitors, directing them to parking facilities. 4. In the down~own area, there are a nu~ber of private spaces that could possibly be leased and converted to parking lots. Included in these spaces are the Amtrak lot adjacent to the Holiday Inn (previously known as Lot U), the Peninsula Times Tribune lot, and others. prior to initiating c.iscussions viti any property owners en the fe.asihility of this concept, or determining the number of additional spaces that may resul~, and tha associated costs, staff believes additional discussion is warranted. s. In the interest ot providing more long-term parking spaces in tbe downtown Area in the near .futurrll:, another potential cption deals with the conversion of cne or more lots into paid attendant parking. Lots controlled by parking attendants usually result in more vehicles being parked in the salDe aJIOunt of space ~ While a charge would be required to park in the.sa lots to cover the costs of the attendants, staff :believes that many downtown visitors 'Would utilize such ill lot, Additional study is needed to determi~e which, if any lots, would be a~pr~priate for this conver_ion ana the associated C()sts. Staff believes the following issue. should be referred to the Finance Committee; 5. The concept of an additional parking structure in t.he downtown area is one that ~ould possibly have the most impact on the downtown parkinq situation. Considerable work dealinq with potential locations, a feasibility study, cost projections. etc. would be required before an informed decision is possible. Staff has not aone any work en this concept and seeks direction~ CIIR:421:93 • I ~ I ; Paqe NinE Parkinq revenue for 1992-93 total leo $1,054;500. This amount ~a~ substantially higher than average d'J;e to the change in citation processing vendors and the processing of a large bacJcloq of c1 tations. Sta.ff estiMates th3.t about 10 .. 000 fewer ei tetions would be issued over a ye~r's time with two-hour parking. This estimate is based upon the comparison of Pecember 1991 -Jun~ 1992 and the same time period last year~ Costs associate.d 'With the entire parking proqram based upon two-ho~r pa~king in th2 downtown ar~a iT,eluding enforcement, citation pr-ccessinq and the AIt 408 program are projected to be about $604,300. With implementation of the Parking Exa.iner program (AB ~08)j Council aaopted ~ome new fees and increased several penalties. Ba~ed upon this, pa~~ing citation r6venue is astimatea to be about $60S~800 for Fiscal Year 1993-94. (It should be noted that this estimate does not include any revenUF that would be 8sscciC!ted 'With 30-rilinllte zone and/or sleeper parkinq violations., There.fore, ste.ff anticipates that costs for the parking proqram (excluding an expenditure for signs) would break even with revenues. Converting some additional spaces into permit spaces as de6cribe~ above is projected to be $3,800~ If Council approved the maintenance of the tWo-houT. parking, there would be no initial additional costs tor ~igns. However, there would b@ costs assQl;:iated with the installation of signs and markings for 30-minute zones and costs related to a sleeper parking ordinance. Siqns and markings for 30-minute zones are estimated to cost between ~lO~OOO and $30~OOO based on the location and number of signs. If Council desires to adopt a sleeper parking ordinance, staff would propose to install simple~ low-cost signs such as ~Two­ Hour parking in Zone -R~parkinq Prohibited after 'rwo-Hour Maximum­ during a yea.r's trial period~ These siqns are. estimated to cost about $40,000. Complaints are freque!1tly heard from visitors that Palo Alto's standard ilparkinq'" siqns .. ith an 'arrow (qreen on White) are ineffective in providing directions, as they are not easily identified in their surroundings. Therefore, at the end of the trial period and depending upon the results of the evaluation, more aesthetically pleasing and affective signaqe. airectinq downtown visitorE, to parking facilities and indicating sleeper parking restrictions, may be wi!IIrranted. Depending upon the design, costs for these signs could be substantially higher. CMR:421:SJ "'." . t'F Page Ten B.csmp.p4.1;igpl -Due to ~~e nature of the issues related to downtown parking and the rflC09ni~ed need to deal with them. comprehe;)sively, staff recommends that the council: 1. Re:ter to the Policy and Services Commi ttee the is.sue.s of continued two-hour parking with ii!. sleeper-crdif!ance; the conversion of current public parkinq spaces t~ permit space.s; the potential for short-ter1:l leases of .available private property; and the poseible conversion of one or iIlore city parking lots into paid$ atten~ar.t lots(s) ~ 2. Refer to the Finance committee t,he item regarding the addition of another pii!.~kinq structure in the downtown area. Respect~ully submitted, Police Chief Related CMR: Attachments: CMR: 211 !93 -RecOlIIlDlUlaation to extend 'Downtown Two­ Hour Parking tor 120 Days Pendinq Further study of Sleeper parking Ordinance and Cost/Revenue Analysis of Parking Progra~ Exhibits A-l~ A-2, B, C, 0, E, F ce Susan FrarJe, Chamber of Commerce Kicki Schneiaer, Oowntown Marketing Committee CMR:421: 93 '.~-,; " ~)-, -~-~;. "(-1i:fa·,Yr." ·'-'~f;t;·;) , , , I '<~ SECTION No, of 7.·lu) On-stroot S -------~.----- Snction tJ 1: A(ea hO\JOded I by Eme"on\Almn\Lylion. 278 pod Forest (incltJ(!lng Lots 0 and RI ---------~-~~~~ Sec' Ion 112: A,ree hounded hy Bryonl\Emp.fson\Lyuon 281 Rnd For05t Unr:ltHHno Lots A. e, C, ce, Dnd NI Section 113: Aroa boul':ldarJ by Wl'lvefley\l3rynnt, just north of Lvtton, 8mJ F'ore!it 20~ (including Lots K. F. S, l, Aod D) _u ______ Soction 11'1: Area hounded hy Weh~tar\Wllvorloy\ Lytton, Io1ml Fomst lincllJdino 250 Lilts 'f ~.J H IInri W/C Glir~ge) EXHIBIT A-l '~JIft~~'."' ~ ;r.y No.lp8rC8r.t~ua ot Vehlclo5 Parked VehichHl Pnrked No, r,f 2 or 3-holl( I.TOlUI Nllmhn( ul 1 OVO! 21-loursl es l Off-~Hraet S1l81:0S SPRCHS UmiN ~ Hours I -.~, r- n".u II. I-lours Hi3 431 71 no (18,6%1 --'~---------I I~~~--~---~ lOG 115.6%1 30n 6'17 138 ~~-'~"--~~---I-~~----I !i6 111,8%1, 2'11 475 74 "--_._ ... -.... _ .... ,--.. ----.----...... ~ -,---------1--------- L02 5110 92 on 116.5%1 I TOTAL J 1021 -~----'---=-J. 1021 1101. 2123 I 375 1---33 ;--~ ~ (15_6%J =~=-~ ---~~ .'-.-- EXHIBIT A·2 J II I i .,-1 . · .•. I ___ .. ___ j ~ Free Do"tVntown Palo .'.ito Public P:srking ·Lot~ ~~~~,~~"~~ W/%® (2 b ..... • I:lI:In;' I . I i 1= II ! I L... __ -' ~ j r , ' EXHiBIT B The cnanges in on-SC't:et parking an:r;,cllrsb1e to tt~ residem .and' nor.-resid~n: groups at ..,arious times is sbo\\l1i. in the table beiow. Parkirl$ overall incre:!.Sed from 1208 m 1.564 (29%) from the 6:00 a.m. period :0 the 12 ~oon period "";.!h composition chang:ng from ill resident parking (1108) to !lSI non-residem parking and 413 resident parking. TotL On-Sue::. I Resident I Non-Resident I , Parking , Group I Group Prior to 6:':;~ a.m. 1 12G8 I l108 I 0 I , , I , 8:00 a.m. period I 1301 ! 751 550 I -, ]0:00 a.m. period I 1464-I .18! i 983 I I I I , 12 Noon period i3~ 4t3-1151 'I I ,I The same da!'3. is separated .intO two pa.ns (north side: ar'"..:J. :L"ld SOUL"" sld~ a:"e3) in the ~ol~s below. For the north side area, o~ral1 par!cing increased 2S ~ from &!O at 6:00 a.m. :0 8i9 at 12 Noon. Tne composition cha.'1ged from all 640 resident pa.-,oki.T}g to 575 non-resiaent. parldng and 2 ~ ~ ~sid~t parking. For tile souta.'1 sid: ~-eJ.. parking inc. -eased 3 ! % from 563 at 6:00 a..m. to 7.!5 at 12 Noon. Tne composition c..w.ged from all j68 residem Darb£" to Si6 non-resident parking and 169 r--...sicil!:'l[ parking. -- Prior to--6:00 a.m , 8,00 a.m. period 10:00 a.m. period 11 Noon period NORTE SIDE AREA r-<'an!\ of t'niv."irj Avenue) . - Total On-S.,.ee: II Pubc- 64() ! 643 I 733 I 819 I R~sident Grc"'O " - 640 429 251 244 , ~ I 0 , I 214 I 432 I 5"j5 ". ; -.- I ] ! , . 1'-:---I ... -: ,~ ....... --,,-.. -. I SOUTH SIDE AREA (SoUl~ of Univmiry Aveoue) Total On·Stret: I RI".side:u I Non~Re.sident ParlciJ1. i Group , Group I , I Prior !O 6:00 a.m. 568 I 56g 0 8:00 a.m. peric<! 658 I 311 ! 336 , I 731 I 230 -I 10:00 '.m. p"riod I I SQ 1 1 , I 12 Noon period ! 71.5 I 169 Si6 Findings for Area A (compar,.son af the 1990 and 1993 parking sllrveys) COMPAlUSON OF 19~O .~\c"D 1993 PA.RKING SUK"~S 02 ~'oon P~) Total Oc~Scn~: ! .R~idez!t I ~ on-R~ld~::::( P::trklDg Gmup Group ~. or s. of I N_ of I S. of I I ~ of I s. v~ I Uoiv. Uto.iv. ; r"t!.l Vntv. t5niv. I Total i":Div. I t:niv. I To~ 1990 S urve:; 899 943 ,s.;: ,66 I 2:51 51"7 6j3 I 692 13":-i , 1993 Survey 819 745 15{"! 144 169 4'· ". ~.} 57; I 5"'i6 llSt I. On-s=' parking during me r: :-;ooD (peak) pe:iod ha; de=ed by .ppro:tima~i: 15", from 1842 in 1990 to 156-1-in 1993. Tne dec:ease is cue pri.'113rJy to fe'.V!:­ non-resident parkers and seconriarily to reside:lt parkers. 2. Overallparlcing: north of University during the l1Noon (peak) period has cie::~d 9% from 899 in 1990 to Sl9 in 1993. Non-f"..si'.nt parking has d,,,.=d from 633 to 575 (9%). 3 _ Overaill'arlcing south of Universiry during the 12 Noon <Feai;) pe:iod ius de:""ed 21 % from 943 in 1990 to 7d.5 in 1993. Non-resident parking has dec~..z;ed from 692 to 576 (17%). EXHIBIT 8 -i I~ I I , i[ ,I ,i , ! " ~ i " For the additic-naI area covered by 1993 parking S"..l'rveys, the changes in can-street parking !'lotth and -S(luth ofUniversic:-' Avenue, ~ well as t.he lO~ parking chang~s, are show ID ti;e tables below: Prior to 6:00 a.r.1.. 8:00 a.m. l"'riod 10:00 •. m. period 12 Noon period Prior to 6:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. pe..";od 10:00 a.m.periO<i 12 Noon period I AIlDmOI'AL .. REA (ARE>, B) C'J\,ERED SY 1993 SL'RVEY I I Total On-Street I ilesiden, I Non-Reside", ' Parl::n a ' Group I G 0 r up 0 I , I , 366 I 366 ! -, , I 365 I , .... ""':" _~ r I liS I 36t I iJ.7 ! 214-, , I ! , ! 335 :OS I 230 ADDmONAL AREA SOUTrl OF UNlV!:RSm-1 f--T-o-rac-=''':O:'n'':-'':s'':.,.:',:'tt:'::'7:':'=R':''::e''-='-="ie:'n:''::'''::'':''::'::':':'N=o::n=_R::':'<s':ic-·,-,-,-;i 0 I --FarkinO' GrcuD Grof.!~ I I , I 1 235 I 235 0 , I 0'-I I!)! I 82 i .-0 , I I I i 241 0-I I.;!...,i 1 I _ i 1 I 2!i I 70 I I~C '1 ADDIT!ONAL AREA NORTH OF UNIVERSITY ! ~~~~~~=~~~~'j', N an-Reside:~~ Group 1 -' -,~: ... -...;.-." . .,......:---.,"-. Fmdin !n fQT !:he addjtigp 11 ma idena 5!!jd as Acta B: 1. 2. • .. Overall par1dng decreased 8% from·366'at 6:00 a.m. to 335 it 12 Noon. The composition changed from all residentpa..-1Cng (366) M 6:00 a..m., to 230 non­ resident pa:lcing and 105 resid .. " pArking during :he 12 Noon (r-..lkJ period. Of the: 230 non-resident parking, 147 occum:d south oft:l"'.ivemry Av~n\.!e QI.c. 33 north of univ-ersit)i A venue. Of Ibe 230 non-resident parking. 103 occurred east of Mlddlefield Road . Ex~'eIT B -..... -" . __ 0...::: ...... ..,.... " AREA A r, , I" I /- ('// I I , , , , : , "- .~ "-~\ ."~ '- 0 -- i: !. ~: , I ,/-0/ .~. i I U'i' ; 1 : '~ '-,Inln:-: , , I! /.r ! -~--, -'------------~.-.~----.­l -'7,.~.-,-".....,;. .... ~"~~" I , ! " , , , EXi-HBIT C AREA B '\' ," , '--: I, , , I' ., ". '.: ~ , ''-, / Ii " EXHI81T E The rabr!: below provjdes 21 summary of the number of parmit spaces, the current number of names on the wait ~.sts, arod the number af permits to be sold this. quarter. Lot Of' Garage Permit Spaces V'Jait list Permits to Be Sold This Quaner Civic Center 505 76 30 E and G 90 67 15 Webster/Cowper 260 0 40 K and T 72 15 13 Q 132 , 16 32 P 55 3D 10 Holiday 1M 30 0 20 TOTAL 1.144 204 160 -,-. ~ :fr;. ::lZ:~....nI-----" EXHIBIT F 1. P8Ikiog MIters -A number of olllos utilize parking mEifers to help regulB'ft parking with v8lrying levels of 5ucceS.!J. Motert provide the advantage of allowing drivers to know UlClJCtfy how long they have to park in a particular 'ocarion. As 8 (850lt, there are few, If any. disputas on the Issuance of citations. However. met8rlj etiminare free parking find encourage sleeper parking. Instead of moving their Car every hour, pat!r.ats simply feed the. metlus. Parking meters 8te unsightlv Bnd vet\, ex-pensive to Inl'lt811. maintain and replacB. The City of Sen F,anoisC:o t. currently axpar'lfUloing 8 tremendous increase of th&ft and vondnlism to their meier,. Additional stoff nBoded to collect the monies from (he motets olso increeses the cost of thiS; Alternative. 2, farlwtG.lQ! -The Perkulator Is R 6ystftm that allows the publlt. to purchose e permit ftom machines placed in conv6nient ~oc8t1ons. The permit l'lcllJdus the yesr, month, del", day, hour, and amount of tirnQ the vehicle can pHrk, This system is somewhat similar to what Stanford University lise8 for its one-day parki"9 permits, Tho advantage of this system itl thal IhH public is able to purchoSB up to 200 hours of parking 8t one time, free pa,kinQ is elimif18ted. howevet, ond the system 9nooor8003 I'lIBfJper p8tklng. Th& Parkulator is 8 digital device which can frequently malfunr.tion, Tho Cit V of San Diego discontinued the use of the ParkuhHor beClilIse of Ihl, problem, togather WIth tho lendenoy of tho Ilermit to drOll oU the windshield in The heat and thus not be visible to !he PEOs. San / ! Diego also received additional cOJnplaints frorn Purkulator ~ermit usafS w,",o 108t their ParkulatOr permits and wore not giyen either time Or money rofunds. The enfurcoment of this systom Is very 18ho~ intensive. in that the Pt:O!'l must Check; Aech v~hicle'8 permit on f"ot ins lead of driving the Cushmans aod just chalking tires, ,----, 3. e!1!! • The P.iaf is sif111181" to e daviee used in Europe. The pubHc obtains (at no costl c:ardbo8rd devices from various machines located in strategic places that havt) a clock face on onl) side. Drivers set their clock at the limo that they initially pElrk, This system roquires peoplo to perk thoir vehicle. walk to the machine. obtain a device. return to thoir car. place the device in the windshield and then go about their husinfJs~. Enforcement cOJ'sisls of the PEOs checking the time Indicated on the clock nnd issuing £j (:i18tiOn if Ihe vchicle exceedud its timA. T,",is system is Iht' equivalent of self·imposed chalkinO of a vehicle, ObIJiously. Ihis .. 'tetnative encourages slflaper parking And Ilrovide!l muny oppottunities 10 circumvent Ihe system by 'alslfying the timBR on tho clode -, . 4, ~.!.!L.Y2Ij~he!S ProVided bv Q..2wntQwn...fiHlilulIotslM!u.cf,o.nli ~ The two·hou( voucher system consists 0' downtown bw.iness owners obtaining vouchers 'rom 1he City that thev. in turn. proyide to their customers. The VOlJdWfS allow tI person 10 park '0' two houfs. H is simila, to thfl Pis' system Hnd incllJdtts the sarno di:,uldv8mS!]OS 01 drivers hlllvinu io rtHtirn to their vehido to place the voucher on the dashboard and steeru'Ir PJukers monopoliling convonient and available parking Spaces. Dapending Uf)on the Cosl of the vouchers, this SY5tem could creatll Some conflicts wi!h the City's CUHent permit parking procedure. . 5. ~.!JLYOU'S81f SysteID..Jlickel MachinW. -Ttlis 8V!Jtern IS used by a number of CltiHS for on· street parking or in unattended surfa(:e lot$ and I!t(uctures, Ticket machinus aro placed either in lots Of on street corners fot oaBy tlccen. Drivers 8re reQuirlJd to purchase B ticket ~nd place it on their dashboard. The r!lajor disadIJAntaof't to Ihis system is Ihe initial Bxpen38 of the ticket rnac!1inos. Each f " , machine, wl-!;ch includes the abilitY to lise a crodit card, COSfs about $17,000. It also requires a person to return to his/her vehicle after having pu(cliosed 8 ticket. Ftee parking is eliminoted. Additional expenses 8tj~oci8ted w;th :Hatf noeded to collect monios Bnd to stock aach machine on 8 routine bi:lsis. together with the ff1alntenance and upkoep on the maChines. result in consldotable Costs. -------.• -------". _ ... July 22. 1993 illpdmed jallWl'Y 12, 199~; noted in CAPS! Througn extensive m~tings over the last eight mont.h.s with Jowntown busines~es.., City staff; as well as neighborhood residents, the Palo Allo Chamber of Commerce Downtown Parking I< Transporlation Co<,..mltt.,. has created th< followi.~g 12-PoL ... t Parking Plan in order to: • make the down:own more customer friendly by creating permanent MOo-hour parld!\g with :::clor ZQnes; • find parking for the approximately 300 .. sleepers .... ~n the short term by creating as matly new spaces as possible in the downto"","", through creative solutions, while providing education to employe~ about exist"=.r.g and new parking opportunities; • reduce the d~fidt in downtown, Ut the long term~ by building a parking s..'ructure on Lots S & L, whi1~ puNuing any other alternative sites for parking structures. In presenting tltis plan, the chamber is demonstrating ;ts cOIlUl\ltmen~, in the short term. nol to worser. t}u:'parking problem in downto~"n Palo Alto. Further, we fee! strongly that the ary Council should build in a review period of onE' year as well as periodic monitoring! analysis, in order to deterrroj.n~ the impact of this new plan on the downtown and the =oundlng neighborhoods. 12-POTh."T YAKKING PLAN 1) Implement two-hour parking with .color zone~ plus add two JO.-minute zones per blockhce. (PIlTpOSe' r. dFJII with ·'Ieep<7" pari:DlgJ 2J No color zones in SoFA, inclusive of FORSt Avenu.e. However, tregin to pur5ue additional parking opportunHits In SoFA. (Purpose: Automotive industry issues ani rtsidmt protection.) 3) a. Restrip~ all surfilClJ! lots with net gains per Olambw Nick Watry study . • \V'hen complying v..'ith Amerkans with Disabilities Act requirements, establi:s.h presen'atlon of eJ:isting spaces as priority (i,e., when moving existirlg landscape curb will create an incr-emental space. m<> .... e curb rather than restriping and lc!>ing 5opacE.) IN PROGRESS. b. As core surface lots ale mosl desirable for shoppers, establish increased pe:nJ.1it spaces in Lots Q~ T, Webste:r/Cowper, Civic: Center, and any other perimeter lots . • Direct ,tafl to establish policy that p.rntit parking and froe spaces be distributed acccrding to the .::hangUlg mix of office space and retai1 tn the do wntown. IN PROGRESS. 41 Consider valel/paid parking on one or more appropriate downtown lots based or. city staff re<:ommenchtlon and private expertise. (Pwpose: T. prcrride 51um or llmg-tmn paid parking.for ,,",p/ayees/5hoppers.) S) Encourage dty to initi2.te short-te.rm lease policy of vacant lots. (e.g., Peninsula Times Tn'bune" CalT.l'iUlS Jot. elc.) (PuTP=' Prouid< parking ror sleq>=/emplaym & siwppers.) IN PROGRESS WITH PENIN5ULA TlMES TRIBUNE LOT_ -----. == .. '.' WOiil!'~~-i:';' __ ;'/ 6) Montorium.lHlaxation of parking Jot design regulations for intmm lots. Lots that v..ill eventually be«tme permanent (i.e-oJ highest and be-st UK) wi!l meet ARB guidelinu. (P1l~ Aln1ity to utiliu interim lots without l"!5trictit>e rmd C05t~proh:£b'itit't guidtlilles.) 7) a. Conside.r removing City trnploYi!e prefue.nclt for ac(e"SS tc.. waiting list b. £nCOUl1J.gE! aty Hall and assessment district to initide dialogue about .JllOG1tion of Ovic Center parking 'paces. REFER TO FiNANCE COMMIITEE PER OTY STAFF RECOMMENDATION 8) lmplement new graphics program con.qistent with a new policy (e.,g" signs, maps avUla'ble for shoppen and employerslt'Dlptoyees, etc.) To be paid lor O1.1t of downtown assessmt'nt district fund aeated under Puking tOot J Planned Community Zone Ordinance. (Pu'1""'-' Easi ... to del_in, where to ",Tic; ""'" plalsing to siwpp<r;.! IMPLEMEl-;"f TEMPORARY SIGNAGE PROGRAM AT LOWER COST PER CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION. COME BACK TO COUNClllN SIX MONTI'S WITH UPDA IE AND COST ESTIM. .. TI'..5 FOR MORE ELABORA IE SIGNAGE PROGRA.\.!. 9) Cuate education flyu about WhB<t puking is, how mach .is "v~lable. how mudt it costs each time an t'mployH moves hislher car. (P~ SolTJe "sleqJer" pr.:JbIem p!~ general education.) 10) Purs\le new puking structure fur Lots S & L and any other alternative sites fOI p.rklnS structuRs.. {Consider elimi..'tation of fonner PiUo Alto Board of Realtors structure in orciu to filCilitate construction on Lots S &: LJ (P1I.rpose; Provide$ pofrotially 450 new spaces in dm.ontOW1l; Lo1s S & L wert identified as best lot. [w strudUT< =amg I. Cluzmbu/Nick WallY 51 iidy.! KEFliR TO FINANCE COMMlITEE PER OTY STAr!' RECOMMENDATION. 11) Encour.age the following alternative transportation measUI\5: • expand responsibiJities of O1y of Palo Alto commute coordinator position !should actively explore alternaav.e transportation mea5lll"e5 including a downtown jitney, bicycle parldng. pedestrian fzieM!y acr .... etc.) '" monitor carpool pas,!. program (system can be abu5ed) • explo.-ation of SaIr.Trans express bus routes to tJ-..e downtoY\'1l DOWNTOWN ROUTE BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 1994. U) Make pnsent pennil parking in Holiday Inn lot free puking. In the event it is fully robscribed_ the district will look for al~mativt: fr~e parldng outside of the core. (Purpose: May bt m(>Te ret::diIy used if no expe11st' irrvohJedJ 13) IMPLEMENT SAFeTY MEASURES INCLUDING INCREASED POLlCE PATROLS, SECURITY GUARDS FOR UNDERGROUND AND MUL Tl-LEVEL STRUCTURES, AND PAINTING EXISTING STRUcrURES "WHITE AND BRIGHT." l~~' -". 8 Attachment A I ~ -~ I I III' U ilJ I, ~ II, Ii L:~ i U U J~VU \ i I I I i , . , 'I' ! , , I' , ' I o I i II 0 ~\[\U~~ T© O~ fDJ~ 1'111 I I ;;~ vu ~) l( UVU III I ~, fi6l@OO ~I!"'ID ~"'u J I , r [f!J@ ~[E[pA DI~~~J@ II I N'inE~ ~mmLt, ~1f\Iia~@ II ~2~ y~~~ W[Ll(Q)W (Z(Q)~1[ if Note: Top portion -green and white Bottom portion -zone colOl" and white letters November 10, 1993 THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California Attention: policy and Services co~~ittee o Garage Members or the council: Report in ~ During the discussion ~oncerninq city parking lots P and R a: the meetinq of october 25, 1993, C~uncil directed staff to evaluate the security needs and other possible measures to improve utili~ation of the Q Garage and refer the matter to ~he Policy and Services Committee. While. staff discuss.ion.s update the considered. is required Ja ckgrcWIC' has begun the evaluation process, due to the upcoming on downtown parking, staff felt it 'W:as important to Council on the progress of measures that are being This is an informational report and no Council action at this time. Information reqardinq the ',mder-utilization of Q Garage vas raised during the discussion ~t the City Council meeting of Oc~ober 25, 1993 regardinq proposed chanqes in par~ing Lots P and R~ speo;:ific~lly, concerns we.re expressed that people felt unsafe parking in Q Garage, due to problems associated ~ith transients sleeping in the garage and da~age to vehicles. As a result, Council directed staff to assess security needs, othe.r possible lIleaSlJres and associated funding mechanisms that ..... ould i~prove utilization of Q Garage. Prior to providing an update of some issues staff is reviewing, a brief summary of activities rel~ted to Q Garege that have already been accomplished may be useful. After receiving complaintc about people sleeping in the Q G~rage last winter, representatives of the Real Estate Oivision and public Works and Police Departments began wo~king on problem resolutions. A meeting was held ~ith homeowners who liVe above the garage about CHR-;588:9'3 --------- l'e.ge Three curre.nt space markings and columns would also enhance the appearance of the garage. Staff e.stimates that the associated costs for the steam cleaning and painting would be about $30,000. These costs ",ere e.stimated bi!sed upon the budget prepared tor the cu~rent Capital Improvement Prcject budget that covers similar measures to be taken with the civic Cente~ qaraqe. The Civic Cente.r project is scheduled to be completed nS!:xt summer. If Courlcil determines that this measure is a viable one., staff viIi review the possibility of combining the two projects in an attempt to reduce the CQsts for Q Garage activities and return to council with that recommendation I ~f the initial analysis proves too be accurate. Initial cost estimate totals for these three measures range from $61,000 to $93,000. Staff has yet to determine possible fundinq sources for this project. V.b9ter-co~ Ga~.qe While the assignme.nt given to staff pertained to assessing security needs for Q Garage, due to the number of complaints and incidents of vandalism, auto burglaries, skateboarders and similar situations, staff will also examine the possibility and costs of obtaining private security for Webster-Cowper Garage as well. Co:pelusion Staff has begun to evaluate the security needs and other measures that would improve the security of Q Garaqe~ Staff will return to the policy ~nd Services committee with specific recommendations and more accurate costs and funding mechanis~s in the very near futur~. R~ .. ~ectfUl,l~Y 'lllIitted, -\. \~~r\ l",,' -~ f. .. ~~ ~ L'l E JOHNSON Assistant police Chief Marvin Overway Chief Transportation Official cc: Palo Alto Chamber of CommerCe Arbitare Homec~ers' Association c/o Patricia E. Forrest, CP~, RPA Jones & Forrest, Inc. 2070 The AlaJr,eda, First Floor San ~ose, CA 95129 Cre!kJFUNDINGfTlME fRAME MATRI~, ...,. .....,;; Item C,timated Funding Source Proj 8 ct_d Time Frame Cost 30 Minute Zones Upto Gena~aj Fund etlgin implementation immedial1tly. $20.000 Interim Parlcing $33.000 Pitrmit Parking Fund Beg in im pjement8ti Ol'l U pOf1 s<gns and Generl3l Fund approval ot SAO Q GurqQB S&<:urity $21.000 ~rmjt Parking Fund Begin irnplementati~ UpOf! approval of SAO Painting! $21.000 Permit Perking Fund I Could begin work upon approvaJ of Clean.ing SA 0, but time of s.ta rtup is estimated to be Lightmg $30.000 Permit Parking Fund during Summer. '994. Wlbau~rLC~:ttWll( ~ Seeurity $21.000 Permit P&rir;ing Fund Begin rmpiementation upon approval of BAO. Painting $20.000 Pe rmn Parl.:;iflg Fund COUld begin work upon approval of BAO. but tilTl9 of startup is estimated to be Lighting $30.000 Permit Parking Fund during Summer. , 994. Attendent Lot 0 Begin preparation of in'lplementation OPlN'ating Costs pfan immediately. estimated implementation Fan, 1994. Comprehensive $150.000 -Downtown Estimated timA to form District upon Sig_o $250.000 Beau..rtific8tionllmprcve-receipt of Counc~ direction - ment Assessment 8-12 months Ois.tr~t Oesi gn/appro\r81 process - , yr. Installati on . 1 yr. Parking Structure To be -Feasibility study to begin in MarCh, determined 1995. Estimated completion time once appro'Vsd - 3 yrs _ from completion of feasibility stud v-