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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager May 21, 2018 SUBJECT Two-Hour Parking Time Limit along the Middlefield Road and Chestnut Street frontage of 1698 Middlefield Road (Jardin De Niños Park) RECOMMENDATION 1. Waive first reading and introduce an Ordinance to amend section 20.96 of the Parking Ordinance to establish a two-hour parking limit along the Middlefield Road and Chestnut Street frontage of 1698 Middlefield Road; 2. Schedule a second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for June 11, 2018; 3. Find that the ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) as set forth in the staff report BACKGROUND City staff has received a number of comments related to lack of available street parking near Jardin De Niños Park. Residents have expressed concerns at recent Neighborhood Association meetings, as well as in direct communications to the City. Specifically, residents are concerned that long-term parkers continually use the street parking adjacent to the park. This forces park users to park long distances away from the park, often walking with children along a very busy roadway. Park users have requested that street parking near the park be designated for short-term parking to help solve this problem. ANALYSIS Based on the concerns noted above, City staff monitored the parking in the immediate area and has determined that a significant number of vehicles parking in this area are not using it to access the park. Many vehicles in this area appear to be owned by employees from nearby businesses. Other vehicles appear to be owned by neighborhood residents, and are simply being stored on the street for long periods of time. Staff recommends instituting a two-hour parking limit along the street frontages of Jardin De Niños Park (Middlefield Road and Chestnut Street). These restrictions would be for 6.4.A. - Page 1