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9.A. - Page 5 of 31 <br />their respective permit area. Such changes could include adjustments in times/days of enforcement, or <br />adding or removing streets included in a permit area. For each permit area that requests an adjustment <br />to their permit parking program, a resolution would be brought to the City Council for its approval. <br />Residential Permit Parking Program Policy and Procedure Document <br />Staff is providing the attached policy and procedures document to the City Council for review and <br />comment. The draft of this document was first shared with Council in September 2016. At that time <br />Council provided guidance to staff to evaluate changes to the permit parking program and bring the <br />document back with the proposed changes. This version of the document was reviewed by the <br />Transportation Advisory Committee and recommended for approval. The final policy and procedures <br />document will be used to educate the public on the purpose of the Residential Permit Parking Program <br />and to provide a clear outline on the process that is followed to establish and administer new permit <br />parking areas. <br />Staff is requesting that the City Council review and provide comment on the policy and procedures as <br />identified in the document. Staff will evaluate any comments provided and bring a final version of the <br />document to the City Council at the second reading for the RPP ordinance amendments. <br />Proposed Resolution for the Establishment of a Parking Permit Fee <br />To date the City Council has not established a fee for the issuance of parking permits related to the <br />Residential Permit Parking Program. For many years, with only two permit parking areas, the cost of the <br />program's administration was paid out of various general operation budgets. Now, with the program <br />expanding and increased demand for the program in specific neighborhoods, it is appropriate to consider <br />developing a budget dedicated to this program. For this reason, staff is recommending that permit fees <br />be established to help sustain the program and maintain its availability to the public. <br />For establishing a fee for the permits, the City Code states: <br />"The Council may establish by resolution fees for the issuance of residential parking permits, temporary <br />permits and for the replacement of lost, damaged or destroyed permits or stickers." <br />A fee analysis was completed for the RPP program administration based on 2019 permit year. The analysis <br />took into consideration the number of permits issued to each of the RPP areas and the cost to establish <br />the new Friendly Acres RPP area. <br />Based on the fee analysis, the Residential Permit Parking Program currently costs the City approximately <br />$36,000 per year to administer. This cost includes the staff time from the Revenue Services Division to <br />process and issue the permits, the cost of the online portal for residents to apply for their permits, and <br />the cost of the permits. <br />The one-time cost to establish a new program area depends upon the size of the area, but, based on the <br />experience with the new Friendly Acres program area, could be approximately $15,000. The proposed fee <br />structure for the permits described below would capture the onetime cost of the area creation and the <br />ongoing costs of the program. <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />146 <br />