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CITY OF CARMEL BY THE SEA
AGENDA BILL
AB 1028
October
5
2015
Consent Calendar
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Michael Calhoun, Director of Public Safety
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with
Walker Parking Consultants for parking study services, analysis, and recommendations for
a zoned parking program
in
the commercial downtown for a not to exceed cost of
20,500, and provide an update on parking management options.
AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE 20,500
AMOUNT BUDGETED 200,000
APPROPRIATION REQUIRED 0
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with Walker Parking
consultants for parking study services, analysis, and recommendations for a zoned parking
management program in the commercial downtown for a not to exceed cost
of
20,500.
SUMMARY
In 2000 Walker Parking Consultants were commissioned by the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea to conduct a
parking study to improve parking
in
the downtown.
In
October 2013, Walker Consultants updated the
study and made several recommendations and best practices to consider for the downtown parking
management plan. In December 2014, a six month pilot multi-space meter parking program was
implemented and at the conclusion
of
the program, staff was directed by Council to further study
parking management options.
On June 30, 2015 a parking workshop was held with community members to discuss options to
improve parking in the downtown. Topics discussed at the workshop included: Enforcement,
Eliminating the Two-Hour Shuffle, Underutilized Spaces, and the Two-Hour time limit.
One of the parking management options discussed was to create a zoned parking system to improve
the availability of on-street parking spaces
for
visitors and discourage habitual long-term parking from
parkers engaged in the two-hour shuffle. The current two-hour parking regulation allows parkers to
park for two hours and then requires them to move their vehicle from their current parking space to a
vacant space which re-sets the two-hour time limit. This daily pattern
of
parking perpetuates the
problem of habitual long-term parking and limits the availability of parking spaces for our visitors.
Council M
eetin
g Date: 1 1 512 15
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d
Item: 14
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The establishment o creating parking zones is meant to deter the re-parking o vehicles by drivers who
park in an area all day and move their vehicles every two hours. This practice limits or in some cases
eliminates the availability of spaces for visitors. The purpose of creating zones is to encourage the
business community to park outside the downtown core to free up parking spaces for visitors.
As
part
of the zoned parking program, business owners and employees will be required to park in a zone
created around the peripheral area
o
the downtown and not
in
the commercial core. Our current
License Plate Recognition (LPR) enforcement system can be used in creating and managing a permit
and/or zoned parking system. Staff is also looking to change our current two-hour Limited Time
Parking ordinance so that vehicles will be required to move a greater distance after the established
time limit has elapsed or move to another zone. Walker will research best practices and recommend
solutions required to manage and enforce a zoned parking policy
in
addition to updating or changing
current ordinances.
A zoned parking program will require staff analysis, hearing process by the Planning Commission and
application for a CDP (Coastal Development Permit). This may require a change in Carmel's LCP
(Local Coastal Plan). CEQA requirements may need to be reviewed and become part
o
the approval
process.
Parking Management Options:
At the July 7 2015 Council meeting, staff received input from Council and community members to
implement parking management options. The following is an update on parking options that are being
implemented
or
considered to improve parking
in
the commercial downtown.
1) Hiring o Staff- Council approved two full time (CSO) Community Services Officer positions to help
improve parking enforcement. The recruitment and testing process has been completed. After
completion
o
the background process, staff anticipates a start date
o
November 1, 2015.
2) Equipment- The FY 2015/16 budget includes the purchase o one parking enforcement vehicle and
one License
Plate Recognition (LPR) system. The vehicle has been ordered and the anticipated arrival
date
is
December. The LPR will
be
installed
in
the new parking enforcement vehicle. This will bring
the total of two parking scooters equipped with the License Plate Recognition system for downtown
enforcement.
3) Staff is working with the cities
o
Pacific Grove and Monterey on developing new ordinances on time
limit parking and the required movement o a vehicle from a space to another block or zone, and a
tiered parking fine ordinance for habitual offenders. These will be considered based on the parking
zoned plan and polices recommended by Walker.
4) Staff is
in
the process o putting together a parking informational flyer for business owners and
employees.
5) The zone parking management plan will also consider a pay by cell option to extend parking time,
and an employee parking permit and rewards program. Staff is currently working with Park Mobile and
Genetec to create an employee parking permit program.
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal year 2015-2016 budget includes the Parking Management program
as
one of the Capital
Projects
in
the amount
o
$200,000. The proposed services by Walker Parking Consultants to analyze
and recommend a zoned parking policy is not to exceed $20,500.
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PRIOR CITY COUNCIL CTION
Parking management has been one o Councils key initiatives since FY 2013/14. The Walker study
was completed October 2013; Council held a public workshop November 2014; Council directed staff to
develop a parking management plan December 2013; Directed staff to implement a paid parking
program May 2014; and provided staff direction to implement parking management options at the July
7, 2015 meeting . Community Workshops were held on October 23, 2014; February 19, 2015, June 24,
and June 30, 2015.
TT CHMENTS
1. Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with Walker Parking
Consultants
or
parking study services, analysis, and recommendations for a zoned parking
program in the commercial downtown for a Not to Exceed Cost o $20,500.
P P R O V E ~
Douglas J Spj m itz, City Administrator
Date:
~ D
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Counc il Meeting Date: 10/05/2015
Agenda Item:
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ATTACHMENT- 1
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2015-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS FOR PARKING STUDY SERVICES, ANALYSIS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A ZONED PARKING PROGRAM IN THE COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN FOR
A NOT TO EXCEED COST OF 20,500.
WHEREAS, In 2000 Walker Parking Consultants was commissioned by the City
o
Carmel to
conduct a parking study to improve parking
in
the downtown. The study was updated
in
October 2013 and
based on the recommendations, council directed staff to develop a parking management plan.
WHEREAS, On June 30, 2015 a parking workshop was held with community members to discuss
options and best practices to improve parking
in
the downtown; and,
WHEREAS, one of the parking options is
to
study the feasibility
o
creating a zoned parking
management system to improve the availability of on-street parking spaces for visitors and discourage
habitual long-term parking; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has adopted goals to include updating parking management plans;
and
WHEREAS, the zoned parking study will focus on creating a system that will deter the re-parking of
vehicles by drivers who park all day
in
the downtown and establish parking zones for long term parkers; and
enable to City to update the City s parking management plan, use
o
technology, and develop overall
parking recommendations for a more efficient program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL
BY-THE-SEA does hereby:
Authorize the City Administrator to execute an agreement with Walker Parking Consultants for
parking study services, analysis, and recommendations for a zoned parking program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this
th
day of October 2015 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: SIGNED,
Lee Price, City Clerk JASON BURNETT, MAYOR
Council Meeting Date: 10/05/2015
Agenda Item: 14
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