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, . , . In conclusion it Is recommended that the City Council approve the following measures: ~ A. ? . Ratify the determination of the City Manager that traffic congestion is likely to occur on Middlefield Road from Veterans Boulevard to Bradford Street . Approve the temporary closure of Middlefield Ro...d to generally westbound vehicular traffic beginning approximately one hundred ~nd fifty feet from Veterans Boulevard to Bradford Street and prohibiting vehicular p:lrking or standing in said area, and suspending the maximum period of parking permitted and the rate of parking fees along Middlefield Road from Veterans Boulevard to Bradford Street unless otherwise provided by the City Council. Temporary signs shall be posted indicating said street closure. . Authorize the temporary closure within the cui de sac of Fuller Street, from Allerton Street generally east where the roadway dead-ends prior to the intersection of Winslow and prohibiting vehicular parking or standing in said area at such time as the Chief of Police determines that this area is needed as additional overflow news media vehicular parking due to said parking being insufficient on Middlefield Road as described below, and at such time suspend the maximum period of parking permitted and the rate of parking fees along said area. Temporary signs shall be posted indicating said street closure. . Authorize the City Manager to allow the parking of news media vehicles on Middlefield Road beginning approximately one hundred and fifty feet (150') westerly of Veterans Boulevard to Bradford Street and within the cui de sac of Fuller Street at the discretion of the Chief of Police, from Allerton Street generally east where the roadway dead-ends prior to the intersection of Winslow, subject to the issuance of revocable vehicle parking licenses and payment of a maximum monthly fee in the amount of $1765.00. . Authorize the City Manager to allow the parking of news media vehicles upon the City's parking lot located at the intersection of Main Street and Bradford Street, subject to the issuance of revocable vehicle parking licenses and payment of a maximum monthly fee in the amount of $110.00. Fiscal Impact As indicated in the discussion above, the fees have been established in order to recover the costs associated with the media's use of the City's services. Costs not calculated here are the expenditures in management planning and those costs associated with Police Department services during the month of February. Dedicated personnel costs may be significantly reduced during periods of trial inactivity or be scaled back as the actual impact on traffic and public safety are understood. Parking fees in the Middlefield Road Media/Press parking area and the Bradford Street parking lot have been based upon the assumption of a 70% occupancy rate. It is Police Department staff's intent for these fees to recoup estimated costs and is not intended to generate revenue. A 70% occupancy rate in the Middlefield Road lot would generate $51,185 of revenue per month for the first and last month of the trial. A 70% occupancy rate during the intervening months will generate $36,975 a month. Because of the immense number of variables affecting the length of the trial and the amount of fees that