ACTION REQUESTED:
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New Communication from the City Manager and Public Works Director with a Request to 1) RECEIVE and FILE the Attached REPORT BACK, and 2) Approve the Attached New RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 07-677, pertaining to Parking Rates at City-Owned Parking Facilities. (With Memo and Traffic Regulation Attached, For Information Only) (Refer to FR-35)
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BACKGROUND:
At its meeting on December 10, 2013, Council considered this item under First Reading #35 and approved placing it on the January 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Agenda, at which time it was deferred to February 25, 2014 to allow the Downtown Advisory Commission to give input. Additionally, we had the opportunity to allow Traffic Commission to provide input.
At its meeting on February 13, 2014, the Downtown Advisory Commission moved to support the Staff recommendation to equalize the parking deck and parking meter rates at $1/hour with an additional recommendation that such an action needed to be accompanied with a robust public education plan about cost and availability, and that the City needed to reiterate that parking was still free (except for in decks) on nights and weekends. The motion was approved unanimously.
At its meeting on January 21, 2014, the Traffic Commission moved to support Staff's recommendation to City Council for the change to parking fees to make them equal. The motion was approved unanimously.
Council asked Staff to Report Back on several items regarding the affect decreased parking rates would have on the City's budget. The following supplemental information and the attached table are offered in Report Back:
1. Impact that the decreased parking rates would have on the City's budget and what affect it would have should that source of revenue cease?
The rate changes that Staff is proposing at the City's facilities are in two parts: off-street and on-street parking. The hourly parking deck rates are proposed to be lowered and th...
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