AgdaPkt 2014-11-03 Joint with SA

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9.A. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager November 3, 2014 SUBJECT Downtown Parking Program Update and Ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 20 (the "Parking Ordinance ") of the Code of the City of Redwood City to implement various modifications to the parking program RECOMMENDATION 1. Waive first reading and introduce Ordinance for first reading on November 3, 2014 to amend various sections of the Parking Ordinance to reflect the following modifications: • AIIow public parking spaces to be reserved for specific uses, • Establish Car Share Parking Permits and a Car Share Program, • Establish an Electric - Vehicle Charging Parking Program, • Establish a $30 application fee for parking reservation permits, and • AIIow the use of signs to establish parking regulations. 2. Schedule a public hearing and second reading on adoption of Ordinance for November 17, 2014. BACKGROUND Following the completion of a comprehensive parking study in October 2013, staff has been working to implement various recommendations from the study as directed by the City Council and to update the Parking Ordinance to meet the changing needs of Downtown. A related staff report and Council direction was received at the April 28, 2014 Council meeting. Since the April 28, 2014 City Council meeting, staff has: • Amended the Parking Ordinance to: o Clarify procedures for adjusting parking meter rates, o Add standing holidays for which parking meter fees are suspended, o AIIow parking permits to be sold at all off - street, public parking lots and garages, o Set a range of acceptable rates for the off - street parking permits, and authorize the City Manager to set the rate for each facility, and o Increase the hourly parking rate in the downtown core to $1 /hour. • Met with the Parking Advisory Committee • Met with the Economic Development and Downtown Subcommittee Page 1 of 11