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Page 2 of 5 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City owns two downtown parking garages, Jefferson and Marshall Garages, that serve visitors and <br />downtown employees. In the management of these two facilities, the City utilizes a parking access and <br />revenue control system (PARCS) to collect parking revenue and organize the vehicles parked in the <br />garages. City entered into the Parking Facilities Agreement for the theater development (“On Broadway” <br />project), which required validation for individuals attending the movie theater. Implementing this <br />condition requires the installation of parking access and revenue control equipment. The current PARCS <br />includes gate arms, pay machines, a computer back office, and ancillary equipment. The PARCS at the <br />Jefferson and Marshall parking garages, installed in 2015, have reached the end of useful life and require <br />replacement. <br />PARCS issues at Jefferson Garage <br />In 2017, when the 815 Hamilton/889 Winslow development was completed, a shared parking agreement <br />created a second access point to the Jefferson Garage through the new private garage. However, the <br />existing PARCS installed in 2015 was not designed to handle this additional facility. To meet the <br />requirement that the new garage offer public parking, the City had to retrofit the existing system in 2017. <br />This workaround has made it difficult to clearly track revenue for each garage. Both City staff and the <br />owners of 815 Hamilton/889 Winslow are now interested in improving how the public accesses the private <br />garage and how usage and revenue are tracked. <br />PARCS issues at Marshall Garage <br />Since 2020, the Marshall Garage has been reduced to a single entrance/exit. In 2020, in response to the <br />pandemic, Redwood City temporarily closed Broadway between Jefferson Avenue and Main Street, <br />including the Broadway entrance/exit for the Marshall Street garage. In May 2024, the City Council made <br />this closure permanent. The single entrance/exit is an issue when, during large events, significant street <br />and garage traffic develops. <br />Due to changes in both facilities and the end of life of the current parking access system, there is a need <br />to replace the access controls to better meet the needs of the City, its partners, and patrons. <br />ANALYSIS <br />In 2024, the current PARCS installed in Redwood City’s garages experienced an increased number of issues <br />and complications for facility users. Staff studied different parking technologies and solutions to improve <br />garage accessibility and to better manage parking between shared facilities. A parking system that <br />eliminated parking gates and removed the need to pull parking tickets would improve efficiency the most. <br />License plate recognition would generate the parking credential for parking sessions, allow staff to better <br />manage space availability, and provide active enforcement within the garages, which improves security. <br />In April 2025, a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new PARCS was issued. The City received one proposal <br />for the project. Staff from the Engineering & Transportation Department and the Information Technology <br />Department, as well as our consultants, reviewed and evaluated the proposal. Evaluation criteria were <br />7.A. - Page 2 of 173 <br />6