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��• �/ Recommendation #5: Modifv the Parking Permit Program As an additional attraction to keep employees out of prime customer parking areas, staff recommends continuation of the parking pernut program, with some changes to make it work more efficiently. Currently, there are two kinds of permits: Marshall Garage Permit Level permits and 10-Hour Meter permits. The Marshall Garage Permit Level pernuts cost $20 per month and can only be used on the upper levels of that facility in the designated pernut azeas. The 10-Hour Meter permits can be used at any 10-hour meter in Downtown, which can be found in the Main Street lot, the Middlefield lot, the Perry lot, the lower level of the Marshall garage, and on some streets in the outer areas of Downtown, such as Bradford and Arguello. Several changes are recommended. First, it is recommended that the Marshall Garage permit area be maintained. This area currently uses credit card permits which a11ow the permit holder to pass in and out of the permit area. New equipment which allows for this is currently being installed per a prior council action. It is recommended that the 10-hour pernuts be replaced by a new permit system that would grant permits that are specific to each facility. So, rather than purchasing a 10-hour meter permit that could be used at any of the areas described above, one would buy a pernut for the Main Street lot that would be less expensive and more convenient than simply paying the regulaz rate. This way, a maximum number of permits can be set by the City that will allow for a good amount of employee oriented pazking while still having plenty of parking available for non holders. These permits should remain as the laminated paper type that are used for the 10-hour meter pernuts currently, which are displayed on the dashboard or hung from the rearview mirror. The recommended maximum number of permits to be issued for each facility is as follows: Number of Maximum Parking Number of Permit Facilit S aces Permits Percenta e Per Lot 52 13 25% Winslow Lot 53 13 25% Middlefield Lot 204 51 25% Main Street Lot 151 38 25% Total 115 This is significantly less than the number of 10 hour permits regularly sold. For fiscal years 1999 to 2004, the average number of 10 hour pernuts sold was 194 per month. There is a very significant reason to offer fewer pernuts for these facilities now. The Marshall Garage pernut levels are basically locked into place for daytime pernut use due to their layout and equipment. They cannot be easily used for daytime customer parking. This is fine, except that this permit area is terribly underused. Before greater numbers of permits are issued outside of the Marshall Garage pernut levels, this area must be m�imized, because it has been dedicated exclusively to daytime permit-holder parking. It makes little sense to issue large numbers permits of permits for flexible parking areas within a block of a large parking area that cannot be used for customer parking and is drastically underused. paste 31