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6.K. - Page 2 of 8 adjacent to their properties. The request is minimize harm to the businesses due to vehicles being left on the roadway for extended periods which prevent access to the businesses by their patrons and make normal business operations difficult. In April 2020, staff followed up with the lead party on the petition regarding their request and the impacts of the San Mateo County Shelter in Place order on the businesses. The requestor confirmed that the businesses still need the parking restrictions to encourage parking turnover and to discourage long-term parking during business hours. They stated that it will be important to have easily accessible parking for their patrons as the businesses go through the process of reopening and rebuilding their customer base. The western side of the 700 block of Maple Street consists of an apartment building and the frontage of Grocery Outlet. Both properties have Walnut Street frontages which are in the current meter zone. The parking along both frontages is unrestricted and sees greater than 90% occupancy. There are also mobile vendors (particularly food trucks) regularly parked full time on this block, which compete with local establishments. The addition of parking meters will discourage the extended use of this parking area by mobile vendors. All residential frontages that are unmetered in the current meter zone and/or located in the proposed meter zone will remain unmetered. Meters would only be installed next to the approximate 25 commercial businesses in the area. The 1600 block of Broadway consists of 38 on -street parking spaces. Of those spaces, eight have 2 -hour parking restrictions and two have 20 -minute parking restrictions. The remaining 28 spaces have no parking restrictions other than citywide rules that apply to all parking (such as the 72 -hour limit). The City receives regular requests for enforcement for all types of parking on this block. The current parking rules have not improved parking behavior to the point of addressing local business concerns. New parking enforcement officers hired by the Police Department may increase compliance of 72 -hour violations, but it is not likely to be significant enough to fully meet the needs of the community. ANALYSIS The City of Redwood City has acknowledged the benefit of managing parking through market-based pricing and have implemented this policy through the Downtown Parking Program. The installation of parking meters allows for the active management of the on -street parking. Through the meter program, staff can more effectively manage parking, by adjusting rates and hours to meet the needs of the area, than would be possible through static time restrictions. Installing parking meters will improve parking use and staff's ability to manage the parking supply to meet the changing needs of downtown activities and businesses. A petition was initiated by the businesses that are adjacent to the time -restricted parking on the block because they felt that the existing time restrictions are not sufficient to help their businesses. The petition received by the City was signed by approximately 80% of the properties along the 1600 block of Broadway. In addition, the strong support illustrated by the petition shows that the impact of the low parking turnover rate on the street is affecting many businesses. Page 2 of 4 ARM City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 368