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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.

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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:

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Counc il Meeting Date: 10/05/2015

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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

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