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Home My WebLink About0177.095• • @ City of Palo Alto City Manager's Report --------=- : TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLA."INING DATE: Marcb 16. 1995 CMR:t17:95 SUBJEcr: Shared Use of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Parking Lol REOUEST lbe purpose of this report is 10 inform the Cooncil of a !empocary arrangement between !he City of Palo Alto and !he Peninsula Caridoc Join! Powers Boru-d (JPB) for the shared use of !he JPB paOOng 101 located soutb,y. the CalT rain station and west of the tracb (adjoinirlg!he Holiday lnn site), at tbo Palo Alto CalTrain Station. RECOMMENDATIONS No Council action is required at this time. POLICY IMPLICATIONS lbe liempcr.lly use of available padcing in the downtown area is ODe part of the multi-point Chamber of Commerce/Cit)· of Palo Alto downtown paffing program. Pas! experience mth such arrangements, !he most recent example of which was !he temporary use of th~ Times Tribune padcing lois, has proven 10 be ,ery beneficial. EXECUJ1YE SUMMARY Ongoing City staff efforts to pursue CWQrtunities to augment IT.e supply of parking for !he downtown business district have recently lOcused 00 discussions with JPB staff; regarding !he possible shared """ of the JPB parking 101 located south of the CalTrain Station and west of the traclcs (adjoinW.g the Holiday Inn site), at the Polo Alto CalTfain Station. fIis!OOcalIy, tlIis particular parung!oc has not been fufty 1IIl1ized. At tbo same time, the City has a need 10 establish additional padcing supply for the d<mntcwn. Discussions mth JPB representatives led 10 a proposal from the City 10 !he IPS (Attachment I) for the ; ---.:: shared use o£oo.: o£tLe JP8 parlGng lots a! the Palo All<> CalTrain Station. The JPB has respooded afllctnatively (Attachment 2), and an arrangerneolh2s been made 10 proc:ed with the following general !IDderstanding .. The City will issue parldng permitS 10 quaJi£ed downtown employees, which will allow them 10 legally park only in the subject Jot (to! U), without being required 10 pay the C\llTetll daily charge established by the JPB (SO.SO/day). ("Qualified" employees are persons who worl< ror a downtown business thaI pays into the Uni.,.ersity Avenue Patlcing Assessment District) b. The Ci!y will pass on 10 the JPB, the full amount of money colleCied from the 1IIIIDber00pennits actually sold (not the number approved fOf sale, or the nwn!>er ofspaces authorized for use), with the City absorbing any administrative cost c. The per.nits will be sold tOr S20.00 per quarter, whicb is the same reduced fe.e tha! is charged roc permits sold fOf the adjacent Hobday Inn lot d The number o£ vehicles with per!l'jts allowed 10 park in the 1PB Jot will be limited 1030. e. The permit holders will be subjecllo the rules and regulations established by the .JP8. f. JP8 staff, not City staff, will monitor and enforce the pennit Ilse within the lot g. This is a trial arrangemenl thaI can be canceled andfor adjusted on thirty-day notice. The number of spaces approved by the JPB ror this initial trial is limited 10 30, due 10 the fac( that there is an existing agreement between the JP8 and • downtown property owner whereby a significant number of spaces are tUfTenlly reserved, and are marked as such. In addition, there is some ongoing general use of the p3fldng lot II !hi s trial arrangement betwec:n the City illld the JPB works well, further discussions regarding expanded use of this 10( can be pursued. These penni!S will be offered fur sale starting Friday, Marcl! 11, 199 5. Persons interest.,1 in purchasing a pennit wi!1 be advised of the unique rooditions that affect this 10( FISCAL IMPACT The City will VoSs on to the JPB the fun amount of money that is collected from the numberofpennits that are actuaHy sold. Therefore, there will be 00 penni! revenue loss ee gain !o!he CiIy. The City will absorb some smali increment of staff resource required to issue permits, track the sale of permits, and issue periodic payments 10 the fi'S. "",,2ot. ,. • • .. W1RONMENTAL ASSESSME.1IIT This project does not change the use of the padcing lot and will bave no enyiroomental impacts; and, therefure, is exempt from CEQA. A1TArnMENT~ I. Letter proposal to 1PB dated January 21, 199 5 2. LeUer agreement ",ilb JPB Prepared by: Marvin L. o.·erway, Chief Transportation Official Department Head Review: A"'tu.l fb!2 ~: £~~ KENNETH R. SCHREIBER Direc!« of Planning and Community &; . <l!HIlCn! 00: Peninsula Cotridoc Joint Powers Board Chamber of Commerce . J3Ii1l&I)' 27, 1995 Tom Davids, Property Manager Peninsnla Corridor Jou..I Powers Board 1250 San Carlos A venue San Cados, CA 94070 DeuTom: ATTACHMENT 1 The purpose of !his kiter is Ie follow up au our recent ~on vem.1ion regarding tile slIated use oCtile IPS parking !of. located south oC the station and west of the IrBcks (adjoining the Holiday Inn site), at the Palo A1lo Can rain Station. The Cnclosed proposal outline. the general condilions which we cIisc:usscd. I believe 4lat sue,," an anangemeDl could wodr 10 !he mutual benefi( of evczyooe by belter utilization of existing ,,"canl parking spaces, Our susgestion is 1h.a1 we tI)' it on a one-year !rial basis. with the tight to t=Unate if necessaJY. We would like to proceed with this in is simple and expeditioos manner .. possible, so please Ie! me know at your earliest convenience, if $\lcll on Ilnngcmenl is accep!able I<> the IPS. Thank you f<x yOU!" assistance i.... this maftcT" as well as )'OUC willingness to explore new ide .... ce: Bill Fellman Sim:.,ety, Marvin L (h'erway Chief T ransport.6cn Qftki.l :5.JJ-umiltl:'n_"',~1JO:' PD. &r.. ta:.;{) PiliA1to,CA 9-I..m re . .329.:b-:D (l5,~.L~Fa\.. PROPOSAL FOR THE SHARED USE OF ONE PARKING LOT AT THE PALO ALTO CALTRAL'I! STA nON At Ibe present !im-~ the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powm Board (IPS) parldng lot Io<:ale" sovth oflhe Elation aM west of the !ncks (adjoining the Holiday Inn site). al the Palo Alto CalTrain Station is not being fully lltiliud. Atlb. same lime, the City of Palo Alto (CPA) bas a desire 10 establisb additional PERMIT parking spaces for all !> .. ine .. employe •• in downlown Pal~ Alto. Theref<>re, it is proposed chal the 1PB and the CPA establish an arrangement ",hereby: a. ·l"e CPA would be allowed 10 is.ue parldng PERMITS to qualified downlown busmess emp!O'j«S, ..,ruch would allow chern 10 legally park in only the subject lot, witho>Jt being required to pay !he currenl $O.~ per day ch..-ge and, b. The CPA would pass on to !he 1PB. Ihe F.lU amount of En<>nq "'a! " collected from Ibe number of permits that arc lew'aIly sold (not the number appro\ICd for sale). with Ihe CPA lbsorbing any adlr.inistrative cost. W. would scI! these permitS for $20.00 per quarter (3 monchs), which is the current fee chazged lOr sjmj]ar pad:ing in the adjacet\f HoMay Inn Io!, where the CPA bas use of some spaces. The fee ~ould be a4j'US!ed' .p .... ard in the future, if sufficient interest .. '!d demand to 5IIppOI1 an jri(;rease, is demonstrated. In order to be eligible lOr sueb. a penni!, a person wcuId haw !o be employed within the downtown business c!islrict CalTrain riders would not be eligible !o purchase such • permit. . We would like to start out with an understanc!ing thaI permits for up to 20 or, preferably,:J.O spaces coold be sold. Current thinking is that vehicle. with such permits wouid park III)'\\'here within Ihe lot (other limn cJe.jgnated reserved areas) intermingled with vehicles of C&!Train lIsers, rather than t$lablishing a special designated area foc permit parking. Mainterumcc and cnforc.ement would be provided. I. it is currently, by the IPS. and no( by thcCPA The proposal is to pur,". such an arrangement on lone-year !rail basis, with provision for continuation on I month-to-month basis thereafter. Understanding that. for I ,,"mety of reasons.. the IPS needs 10 reserve the right 10 terminat-e such an arrlngernent, pcoviskm would also be included foe termination upon proper notice (30 day minimum, 90 days if possible) b}'eitller pa,1).'. Since pennilS would be sold on • quarterly basis. as much noti<:e as possible, up I<> 90 days, "'ould be helpful and '1'1' .. ec;.!ed. • • \ Peninsula Conidocl~· int RJwers Board .... , 1250 San Cades Ave. P.o.' 3(J()6, San Codos, a 94Q1().\306 (415) 5OS-6269 fia.(415)308-6281 xarvin. OVerw~y Chief Transportation Official City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Av~nuQ P.O. !lox 10250 P~lo Alto~ CA 94303 ATTACHMENT 2 REF. Palo Alto Station -Southwest Farkinq lot (PC-OOB) Share~ Parking for Qualified Downtown _~~$iness Employees Dear Marvin: With refer~jCe to your letter of January 21t 1995, 'We accept your proposal t.o issue up to thirty penolh by "bleb per:alttees will be e.llcwed b~ park in the 6outh\l'est. calTrain parkLng lot at. the Palo Alto station. Tho City of Palo Alto will remit to the JPB.e.n amount of $20 per quarter tor each perai t sold Which is the amount paid by each penoitt.e. Each permittee vill display an approved tag. Ca copy of .. ~lch vill be supplied to the JP8 for verIfication purposes).. The perio!ttees Yill be subject to all rules and regulations ~ppllcable t.o the parking lot establisbed by the JPS. Neither the JPB nor our agent 'Yilt be responsible for damage to tbe permitted vehl~le or contents thereof. ~hls .~.ement may be cancelle~ by either party on a thirty day notice end ,.,ithout cause. Should cancellation occur vit.~ln a quarterly cycle, JPB ~ill refund any unused parking fee.. If this· arranqement is acceptable, please confirm by signing and x-et.urninq a copy of this letter to my attentIon. Marvin OVenray rebruary t. it'S Eag!!! a Please advise wben the program vill start and send me a copy of your park 1ng tag. ~~Uly yours, ~c~~.,~ i'Oli Cavids Property Xanllger AGREED i'O AND SIGNED tbis .JEij day of ~"i" 1995. 'IU 'I'D/avj - cc, Val t Stringer Brunetta Gallaread She rry D11o," )(ike COr..n.eran '~