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<br />/.:1-/ <br /> <br />REPORT <br /> <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />July 25, 2005 <br /> <br />Subject <br />Downtown Parking Management Plan <br /> <br />Recommendations <br />1. Introduce the attached Ordinance, which establishes meter rates based on the fair <br />market rate, eliminates time limits, allows for the installation of computerized pay-by- <br />space meters, utilizes Downtown meter revenue for parking and traffic related <br />improvements pursuant to Section 20.121, and provides for modifications to the <br />parking permit program. <br />By motion, authorize staff to allow all Downtown retail, restaurant, and entertainment <br />businesses who purchase validation equipment to issue validations to their <br />customers, in compliance with the Parking Facilities Agreement, without the payment <br />of a per-validation fee to the City. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Executive Summary <br />On June 6, 2005 staff presented a Parking Management Plan (liThe Plan") to the City Council to <br />ensure convenient, efficient, and orderly use of Downtown parking as the magnitude and pattern <br />of Downtown parking demand changes. <br /> <br />The Plan proposed changes to the current Downtown parking system that are summarized as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Recommendation #1: Establish parking prices on the fair market rate. <br /> <br />Recommendation #2: Eliminate time limits. <br /> <br />Recommendation #3: Switch meters in the core area to computerized pay-by-space <br />models. <br /> <br />Recommendation #4: Utilizes Downtown meter revenue for parking and traffic related <br />improvements pursuant to Section 20.121 . <br /> <br />Recommendation #5: Modify the parking permit program. <br /> <br />In order to implement these changes, an ordinance must be adopted which changes certain <br />parking regulations. Once this is done, physical changes can be made, such as the installation <br />of new meters and signage. The creation of an educational and promotional campaign to <br />introduce the new program to the public can also commence upon the adoption of the ordinance <br />currently under consideration. <br /> <br />REDEVSHARED_2005 STAFF REPORTS_O7-2005_Staff Report Parking Plan #2 <br /> <br />---_..,,"-"------...,.-- <br />