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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

Council Report

May 6, 2014

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

Jason Stilwell, City Administrator

Michael Calhoun, Director of Public Safety

Consideration of a Resolution of the City Council Authorizing the Establishment of New Parking Enforcement Times of 8:00a.m. to 7:00p.m., and Receive an Update on the Implementation of the Carmel Parking Plan.

Recommendation(s): Adopt the Resolution, and provide direction regarding the parking

implementation plan.

Executive Summary:

Analysis /Discussion:

At the April1 City Council meeting, staff presented the Carmel Parking

Management plan. The Parking management plan has been

established as one of the City Council's 2014 Key Initiatives and

includes various parking solutions in accordance with City Council

goals and objectives. The proposed parking solutions are designed to

provide effective parking management measures for the downtown

commercial area taking into consideration our residents, business

owners, employees, and visitors. One recommended solution included

extending the enforcement time one hour from 6:00pm to 7:00pm to

discourage long-term parking for an unlimited amount of time during

peak occupancy. This change will help free up parking spaces for the

City's visitors and residents. This report also provides an update on

the Carmel Parking Plan recommendations being considered by

council.

The 2013 Walker study identified peak parking demand in the City of

Carmel is among the highest compared to other cities studied.

Extending the hours of parking enforcement will reduce the incentive

to park on the street in the downtown commercial area through the

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afternoon and into the evening hours. The current hours of

enforcement are from 8:00am to 6:00pm which allows vehicles

parking in a two hour zone to park after 4:00 PM without moving their

vehicles. Extending the enforcement time one hour will encourage

drivers to move their cars and free up spaces.

The existing Municipal Code sets forth the period of time a vehicle can

park or stand within a marked parking stall so that it is not parked

longer than the time established. The City Council can authorize by

resolution extending the enforcement t ime during the day. Staff is

asking council to consider amending the current enforcement time

one hour from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm to 8:00am to 7:00 pm. This change

will require modifying the current notice on the existing parking signs

from 6:00 pm to 7:00pm.

Carmel Parking Plan Recommended Policies:

On April 30th, Walker and staff held a workshop with the business

owners and residents to present the parking study findings and

recommended parking polices for Council consideration and part of

the Carmel Parking Management Plan.

In addition to extending the established enforcement time, council

also discussed the following recommended parking polices which

were also presented at the workshop.

1} Provide more convenient and attractive parking options for

employees by encouraging them to park away from the commercial

core to make more on-street spaces available to visitors and residents.

This includes eliminating time restrictions by allowing employees to

park all day along most of Junipero Street and the center median

between 3rd and 6th, and encouraging employees to park all day free

at the Sunset Center North lot by eliminating paid parking at the lot.

2} Development of a pilot program for paid parking along parts of

Ocean Ave.

Time Line to Achieve Recommended Goals:

The recommended time line is based on incremental steps to address

the goals of the plan. These policies when implemented together as a

cohesive system will provide the best results rather than individual

components working in isolation . Walker recommends implementing

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these policies in incremental steps but not too far apart to properly

measure the effectiveness of the parking management program.

The following policy goals can be implemented immediately or no later

than July 1st. The pilot program may need to be implemented later;

either in August or September 1st.

1. Extend current permitted parking enforcement time.

Implementation requires changing the notice on the current parking

signs from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Staff will need to order new

numbering and allow efficient time for staff to change all the signs.

2. Provide more convenient and attractive parking options for

employees by allowing free parking at the Sunset Center north lot,

and eliminating the time restrictions along Junipero Street between

3rd and 6th including the center medians. Implementation requires

removing the existing time limits signs on Junipero Street. The Sunset

Center North lot can be implemented immediately.

3. Development of a pilot program for paid parking. Staff is working

with Walker and Digital Payment Technologies, who is under current

contract with the City of Carmel for the management and operation of

the Luke pay and display parking meters at the Sunset Center North lot

and tour bus zone to implement a pilot multi space meter system for

the downtown commercial core along parts of Ocean Ave. Staff is

working with Digital Payment to come back at the June Council

Meeting with a proposed contract and anticipated implementation

date. The anticipated date is August 1st but can be moved to

September after the Concourse D'Eiegance.

4. Upcoming Budget for FY 14/15. The following items are being

considered in the proposed budget as pa rt of the Parking Management

Plan.

a) Parking Scooter

b) GPS License Plate Recognition

c) Parking Management Study

d) Community Services Officer

5. Future Steps

a) Utilization of private parking spaces.

b) Walk/concierge/ambassador program

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c) Employee rewards program.

d) Paid parking program. Phase one and two.

e) Resident permit program.

f) Shuttle program for employees and residents.

Environmental Determination:

Fiscal Impact:

Budgeted (yes/no)

Yes

The City has determined that the proposed action is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Section 15061 of the

CEQA Guidelines includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to

activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on

the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no

possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on

the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.

The cost to change the current enforcement t ime on t he time limit

signs in the commercial district is estimated at $3,000.00. This

includes materials (sticker for each sign) and cost of labor.

The fiscal impact for the other recommendations varies based on

selected policy recommendations: The Carmel by the Sea Capital

Improvement Plan for the upcoming FY 14/15 budget includes

$474,000 for the Parking Management Plan, and $40,184 for a parking

scooter. The Public Safety Operational Budget includes one additional

CSO officer $47,544.

The 15/16 Capital Improvement plan allocated $226,000 for the

parking plan, and $104,176 for a LPR (License Plate Recognition)

system.

Funding Source( general fund, grant, state)

General Fund

Previous Council Action/Decision History:

Parking management is one of the City's 2013/14 key initiatives. The

Walker study was completed in 2013; Council held a public workshop

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Attachments:

November 4, 2013; Council directed staff to develop a parking

management plan at the December 3rd Council meeting; and, adopted

the recommended policies including changing the enforcement time

at the April 1, 2014 Council meeting.

Attachment A - Resolution

Reviewed by:

City Administrator ~City Attorney 0 Administrative Services 0

Asst. City Admin. ~ DirofCPB 0 Dir of Public Svcs 0

Public Safety Oir ~ Library Dir 0 Other 0

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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION NO. 2014-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PARKING ENFORCEMENT

TIMES FROM 8:00A.M. TO 7:00P.M.

WHEREAS, the City of Cannel-by-the-Sea has established parking enforcement times from 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.; and,

WHEREAS, Title 10 section 10.32.060 of the Cannel Municipal Code- Limited Time Parking- authorizes the Carmel Council to establish by resolution parking enforcement times; and,

WHEREAS, the Carmel City Council approved at their April 1, 2014 council meeting to extend the enforcement time one hour from the current 8:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m.; and,

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the proposed changes to the City's Municipal Code set forth by this ordinance are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15061, which includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA does hereby:

1) Authorize extending the parking enforcement time one hour, establishing new enforcement times from 8:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL­BY-THE-SEA this 6th day of May 2014 by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

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THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

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ATTEST:

Deanna Allen Acting Deputy City Clerk

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SIGNED,

Jason Burnett, MAYOR