ITEM 6-K

Council Meeting, September 14, 1993 

To:       Mayor and City Council

From:     City Staff

Subject:  Recommendation to Direct the City Attorney to          
          Prepare an Ordinance Establishing Preferential Parking 
          on 10th Street between Montana Avenue and Alta Avenue

Introduction

This report recommends that the City Council direct the City 
Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing preferential 
parking on 10th Street between Montana Avenue and Alta Avenue.  
Additionally, the Planning staff should be directed to conduct an
environmental review of the proposed preferential parking zone.
This petition for preferential parking was before the City 
Council on April 13, 1993, at which time City Council asked for 
additional information regarding parking occupancy.

Discussion

Staff received a qualifying petition from residents on 10th 
Street between Montana Avenue and Alta Avenue requesting the 
establishment of a preferential parking zone on their block of 
10th Street. The qualifying petition from 10th Street is from a 
single-family neighborhood. This street is impacted by the 
commercial development along Montana Avenue, specifically the 
restaurant developments. As required by code, staff conducted a 
parking study and analysis of the proposed preferential parking 
zone. The parking study results showed that of the 54 total 
parking spaces available, the average occupancy rate was 62%, 
with 72% utilization by non-resident parkers.  At the City 
Council meeting on April 13, 1993, Council asked staff to provide
additional information in the form of a graph showing the 
relationship between the amount of available spaces and the time 
of day.  The graph shows the majority of parking on 10th Street 
during the day is non-resident parkers. (See Attachment A)
Although the average occupancy is 62% with 38% of the spaces 
available, the parkers adversely impact the first half of the 
block north of Montana Avenue.

Conclusion

Staff has determined that the area from which the petition was 
received satisfies the criteria in the enabling ordinance for 
establishment of preferential parking, specifically the sections 
of the criteria that state, "non-resident vehicles substantially 
and regularly interfere with the use of the majority of available
public street" and "non-resident vehicles interference occurs at 
regular and significant daily or weekly intervals."

Staff has determined that the appropriate parking restrictions 
for the 10th Street zone should be "No Parking, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Daily, Except by Permit".  These hours of enforcement were 
determined from the parking study results which concluded the 
influx of non-resident parkers was directly related to the hours 
of operation  of the neighboring restaurants and commercial 
development.

Budget/Financial Impact

It is estimated that approximately 80 permits will be purchased 
by the residents on 10th Street. This will generate approximately
$1,200.00 annually in additional revenue in FY 93/94.  Upon 
adoption of the ordinance establishing the preferential parking 
zone, the budget at revenue account 01-210-415-00000-0029-10000 
should be revised to reflect an increase of $1,200.00.  
Installation of signs will be done by City crews.  The 
department's current budget should be sufficient to finance 
necessary expenditures involved with establishing this zone.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the City Council:

  a)  Direct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance
      establishing a preferential parking zone as outlined
      in this staff report;

  b)  Direct the Planning Staff to conduct an environmental
      evaluation of the proposed zone; and

  c)  Upon adoption of the ordinance establishing this zone,     
      revise budget revenue account 01-210-415-00000-0029-10000  
      to reflect $1,200.00 in additional revenue from the sale   
      of new preferential parking permits.

Prepared by:   Paul Berlant, Director of LUTM
               Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking & Traffic Engineer
               Doug Biagi, Assistant Traffic Engineer