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07-17-2000 Parking Mgmt Plan--~-----r---_.. 1/ MEETING DATE:7/17/00 ITEMNO.'/ COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT CONSIDER ADOP ING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT pr.;N July 13,2000 TOWN MANAGEd.....'-/--+!Iff. DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION: 1.Open and hold the public hearing. 2.Close the public hearing 3.Consider adopting a Resolution to implement a Downtown Parking Management Plan (Attachment1). BACKGROUND: On March 13,2000,an ad hoc citizens group,known as the Downtown Parking Community Task Force,appeared before Council and requested that a parking management plan be developed to address ongoing concerns regarding parking problems in the downtown business district and surrounding residential areas.The Task Force flew Mr.Tim Ware,at the members'own expense,from Aspen,Colorado where he serves as the City's Operations Manager of Transportation and Parking.Mr.Ware is a recognized expert on parking management.Mr.Ware made an in depth presentation onthe overallconcepts ofparkingmanagement and explainedwhathadbeen successfully adoptedbyother communities.Atits April 17,2000meeting,Council authorized the TownManagerto execute a contractwithMr.Tim Ware to develop a proposedDowntownParkingManagementPlan.This contractspecified that Mr.Ware wouldassist the Town in facilitating a series ofcommunity meetings in an effort to obtainmaximum consensus among those most impactedbythe parking situation.Ina true Los Gatos approachto problemsolving,the TaskForce,inconjunctionwith the Parking Commission,Chamber of Commerce,area churches,individual business owners,property owners, employees,andother interestedcitizens attended a series ofmeetings to provideinputto Mr.Ware duringwhich several conclusions and basic principals were identified: •The current parking resources in the downtown business district are notbeing used efficiently. The quality oflife in the residential areas surrounding the downtown business district has been negatively impacted by the overflow vehicles that routinely park on residential streets. PREPARED BY:ce~--7A7jr~ L J.TODD Chie 0 Police Reviewed by:Revised:7/13/00 4:26 PM Reformatted:10/23/95 1 PAGE 2 MAYORAND TOWNCOUNQL SUBJECT:CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN July 13,2000 •Residents should be able to parknear their homes. Public streets and public lots belong to all members ofthe community. All users ofpublic parking should pay their share ofany adopted plan. •Failureto incorporate all impacted areas (including public streets,public lots andresidentialstreets)intheplan will cause the problemto move to the areas not included. •All funds generated frompaidparking shouldbe dedicated to the operation ofthe parking plan,maintenance and improvement of existing resources,and the development ofnew parking resources (specifically new parking structures). Given a choice ofpaying or not paying for parking,mostpeople would prefer not to pay.However,the Town's existing parking management methodologies,including the various residential permit zones,time limits and other enforcement measures,usedto date have not effectivelymitigatedthe parkingproblem facing residents andbusinesses. The Police Department issues between 15,000 and 18,000 parking citations a year in an effort to change peoples' behavior.In spite ofthis,the chance ofreceiving a ticket is a random penalty and,while they generally aggravate people,they arenotsufficient to change generalparking behavior.The experience ofourconsultantfromworkingwith othercommunitieshas shownthat convenience andeconomics are the onlyeffective forces thatwillbringabout change. DISCUSSION: Recognizing that any parking management plan that includes a pay-to-park component would be controversial,staff worked with Mr.Ware to hold a number of community meetings and to involve the community and especially those most impacted by our parking problems.This included working with members ofan ad hoc Task Force ofresidents from the Almond Grove and Edelenresidential areas,the Chamber ofCommerce,individual businesses andproperty owners,employees,andtheParkingCommission.Three draftplans werepreparedbyMr.Ware over a periodoftwelve weeks and were reviewed and commented on byhundreds ofpeople who have been actively involved in developing the fourthandfmal draft currentlyunderconsideration.Ontwo occasions,includingfor this meeting,morethan 14,000 public notices were mailed to every residence and licensed business in the town.Town staffalso hand delivered over 500 notices with copies ofthe frrst draft to all businesses,public institutions and many residences surrounding the business district in an effort to insure that those most affected by the proposal would have personal notification.In addition,the Los Gatos Weekly-Times and San Jose Mercury News have publishedpublic notices and run articles on the efforts to develop this parking management plan. The following is a Jist ofpublic actions taken by the Council and some ofthe meetings thatwere scheduled to receive comments and suggestions regarding the.development ofa fmal draftParking Management Plan: March 13,2000 Councilmeeting:members oftheDowntownCommunityParkingTaskForceinviteMr.Ware to make a public presentation regarding the general concepts of a Parking Management Plan and Council directs staffto prepare a proposed contract with Mr.Ware. •April 17,2000:Council authorizesthe TownManagerto execute the contractwithMr.Ware to assistthe staff andcommunityindeveloping aproposedParkingManagementPlan,customizedfortheunique characteristics ofour community,for considerationby the Council. April 18,2000:Mr.Ware meets with members of the Task Force,Chamber of Commerce,Parking Commission,and other interested citizens and conducts an analysis ofexisting parking regulations parking resource use as part ofa preliminary fact fmding ofLos Gatos. April 19,2000:Mr.Ware facilitates two separate public meetings to receive community input regarding parking concerns. May 8,2000:frrst draft ofthe proposedparkingmanagementplan was released.Over 300 copies were hand delivered to all businesses andmostresidences surrounding the downtownbusiness district.Copies were also PAGE 3 MAYORAND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT:CONSIDERADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN July 13,2000 available at the Town Hall,Library,Community Center,and Police Department,and it was posted on the Town's web site. May 8,2000:staff mailed over 14,000 public notices to every residence,licensed business and public institution announcing a series ofcommunity meetings (J.C.C.,Leigh High School andTownHall)to receive input onproposedparkingmanagementplan.Noticewas also available atthe TownHall,Library,Community Center,and Police Department,and posted on the Town's web site. •May 11,2000:Mr.Ware and staffmet with members ofthe Task Force,Chamber of Commerce,Parking Commission,and other interested citizens to receive input ofthe draft parking managementplan. •May 11,2000:Mr.Ware facilitated a community meeting atthe Jewish Community Center. May 12,2000:Mr.Ware facilitated a community meeting at Leigh High School. May 13,2000:Mr.Ware facilitated a community meeting atthe Town Hall. May 17,2000:second draft ofthe proposedparking managementplanwas released;522 copies were mailed to residents and business owners in the downtown area,Task Force and Parking Commission members,the Chamber ofCommerce,public institutions,and other interested citizens. •June 7,2000:staffmet with restaurant owners to receive input on proposedparking managementplan. •June 22,2000:third draftreleased;614 copies weremailed to residents and business owners in the downtown area,Task Force andParking Commissionmembers,the Chamber ofCommerce,public institutions,and other interested citizens. •June 29,2000:staffand Mr.Ware met with owners Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs,ofthe Los Gatos Cinema to receive comments onthe third draft. June 29,2000:staffandMr.Waremetwith representativesofthe TaskForce,ChamberofCommerce,various interested residents and business owners,and members ofthe Parking Commission to receive input on third draft. June 29,2000:staff and Mr.Ware held an advertised Community Meeting to discuss the third draft.The meeting was advertised inthe Weekly-Times. June 30,2000:staff and Mr.Ware met with private lot owners and business owners/managers to discuss validation,enforcement and Town participation in private lotmanagement options. June 30,2000:staff and Mr.Ware met with representatives ofthe Task Force,Chamber ofCommerce,St. Mary's Church,Los Gatos Methodist Church,various interestedresidents andbusiness owners,andmembers oftheParking Commission for awrap up meeting andto solidifythe recommendations for thefourth andfInal draft for presentation to the Council. July 6,2000:staffbriefedthe Parking Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting about the fourth draft, answered questions and outlined the remaining issues to be resolved regarding parking around St.Mary's Church. July 6,2000:staffmet with a representative of St.Mary's Church,Task Force,and Rex Morton,Parking Commission Chair andsuccessfullynegotiated amutually agreeable compromise forpay-and-display parking on Tait and Bean immediately adjacent to the church. •July 6,2000:staff met with a representative of Los Gatos Methodist Church and resolved the employee parking issue on Church Street adjacent to the church. July 7,2000:14,000 public notices were mailed to every residence,licensed business and public institution in the Town announcing the public hearing on the Downtown Parking Management Plan to be held by the Town Council on July 17,2000 and advising that the Plan would be available at the Town Hall,Library, Community Center,and Police Department,and that it would be posted on the Town's web site on July 11, 2000. July 11,2000:thefourth andfmal draft ofthe DowntownParking ManagementPlan(ExhibitA)was released. Over 350 copies were delivered to businesses,public institutions and residents in the downtown area. PAGE 4 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT:CONSIDERADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN July 13,2000 July13,2000:representatives ofthe TaskForce,Chamber ofCommerce,churches,Planning Commissionand other interestedbusiness owners andcitizens were briefedby staffand questions were answered regarding the fmal draft. Refer to the attached spreadsheet (Attachment 2)for more details. At each ofthese meetings up to the release ofthe fmal draftonJtlly 11th,recommendations were incorporated into the fmal draft to the extentthattheydid not conflictwiththe fundamental concepts previously discussed andthatconsensus among the various groups could be obtained.Copies of the letters and e-mails received by staff are included as Attachment3.Thoserecommendations thatwerenotincluded,onbalance,didnotmeet the overallneeds ofthevarious groups impactedby the problems this plan is designedto mitigate.Itis staffsbeliefthat the result ofthis broad based community efforthas lead to generalconsensus in favor ofCouncil adoption ofthe plan among the following groups: DowntownParkingCommunityTaskForce,ChamberofCommerce,St.Mary'sChurch,Los Gatos MethodistChurch, St.Luke's Episcopal Church,the Parking Commission,as well as numerous individualresidents,business owners and property owners.It will beimpossible to develop any plan that will receive unanimous acceptance.However,based on the expertise brought to this effort by Mr.Ware,combined with the concerted and sincere efforts ofthe various constituent groups most directly affected,this plan represents a comprehensive attempt to provide Council with recommendations for both immediate and long term solutions which will enhance the quality oflife ofresidents and improve the environment for downtown businesses,employees andthe individuals whousethe facilities offeredinour community. CORRECTIONS TO THE PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN (Exhibit A): St.Mary's Church-Page 9,LastParagraph:After publication ofthe plan,itwas discovered that the discussion section describedthe parking limitonTaitandBeanas two hours.This shouldhavebeen"unlimited."This isto accommodate the volunteer staff who work with St.Mary's and people attending weddings,funerals and other activities which generally require more than two hours. Attachment 5:The fmal draft ofthe planwas delivered to over 350 residents and business owners on July 11,2000. Atapproximately 5:00 P.M.that evening,staffwas notifiedby acommunitymember ofanerror inattachment 5 (map ofdesignated employee permit parking areas).The map incorrectly showed that Church Street was designated for this use.This was the case inthe first three drafts,but had been removed after negotiations with the Los Gatos Methodist Church.The error was correctedonthe attachments includedinthis Council Report,the maps displayedonthe Town's Web site,in allreports posted for publicviewing including those at the Clerk's office,Library,CouncilChambers,and those releasedto the media. PARKING COMMISSION ACTION: The ParkingCommissionmetonThursday,July 13,2000 at 7:30A.M.to considertheParkingManagementPlan.They accepted public comment and the Commission members discussed the plan themselves.At the conclusion ofthis discussion,the Commissionvotedto endorsethe Planwiththe following recommended additions to employeeparking: The east row ofparking spaces along the fence in public lots 1,2 and 3 should be added to the employee parking inventory at a rate of$30.00 permonth or $300.00 per year. The stalls onboth sides ofthe westrow ofpublic lot 6 shouldbe added to the employee parking inventory at a rate of$30.00 per month or $300.00 peryear. PAGES MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT:CONSIDERADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN July 13,2000 CONCLUSION: Inorder to implement this plan by late September or early October,and to test and modify any deficiencies before this year's holiday season,a decision on this matter is needed at this meeting.Itwill take up to 60 days for the pay-and- display equipment recommended by this plan to be delivered.Installing,testing,and stafftraining will ~equire an additional two weeks.In addition,the Town will need to aggressively recruit and hire the added staff required to implement the plan.Staffbelieves that these tasks are achievable ifa decision to proceed is made. To aid the community in learning how the system operates and to assist in gaining community support,Mr.Ware has suggested that every residence be sent a 20 hour debit card.There is no direct costto the Town,other than the minor costofthe debitcards.This is an effective and economical way to introduce this systemto members ofthe community. In addition,the ticketing system has the ability to track the license plates ofvehicles.It is staff's intention to issue warnings and courtesy citations,when appropriate,andto develop othermethods ofeducation inorderto gainvoluntary compliance with this plan rather than focus on penalty assessments during the start-up period (4 to 6 months). ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS: The proposed Downtown Parking Management Plan is intended and designed to efficiently manage the parking resources inthe Los Gatos centralbusiness district.ThePlanis a projectdefmedunder CEQAbutis statutorily exempt pursuant to section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines.This exemption is intended to apply to the establishment, modification,structuring,restructuring,orapproval ofrates,tolls,fares,orothercharges forthe purpose ofmaintaining existing service within a service area.It does not apply to rate increases intended to fund capital projects for the expansion of services.Consequently,any subsequent decision by the Town to use funds generated by the Plan for purposes ofconstructing additional parking facilities would likely be subject to CEQA analysis. FISCAL IMPACT: Staffhas discussedpotentiallease/purchase options withrepresentatives fromseveral ofthe companies who manufacture or sell the equipment needed to implement a pay to park system.All have stated that the only real options are to buy the equipment out right orto enter into a lease/purchase agreement.This latter method is much more expensive and would still require that the Townpay a minimumamount (equal to the cost ofthe equipment)even ifthe program were canceled after a few months.. There are several sources offunds available for start-up costs and initial operating expenses. 1.A grant from the RDA which can be used for capital items such as the pay-and-display units,pedestal installation,a permit and ticketing system,and existing public lot improvements. 2.EquipmentReplacement funds may be transferred to off-set start-up costs. 3.General fund savings from prior years may be used for initial operating costs. If Council approves a parking management plan,staffrecommends that this matter be continued to a Special Town Councilmeeting on/or before July 31,2000.That willprovide staffwithtime to prepare the reports for consideration by Council that are needed to develop a detailed budget with a special account for the parking plan,contracts for the pay-and-display units and permit/ticketing system,an amendment to the Employee Classification Plan,and other administrative requirements.Staffwill also issue a Request For Proposals (RFP)for a shuttle service and bring that contract to Council for approval at a later date for implementation withthe entire plan.The scheduling ofthis special meeting willbe critical ifthe Parking Management Plan is to be initiated before the holiday season. PAGE 6 MAYORANDTOWNCOUNC~ SUBJECT:CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN July 13,2000 Attachments: 1.Resolution Exhibit A -Downtown Parking Management Plan 2.Spreadsheet ofCouncil Actions and other community outreach activities 3.Letters and e-mail received by the Town Distribution: Parking Commission Downtown Parking Community Task Force Chamber ofCommerce St.Mary's ChUrch Los Gatos Methodist Church St.Luke's Episcopal Church General RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS WHEREAS,limitedparkingresources inthe downtownbusiness district,including the surrounding residential areas,have had a negative impact on business owners,employees,patrons and residents;and WHEREAS,the current time zone limits,residential permit system,and enforcement strategies have not mitigated these parking problems;and WHEREAS,members of the community formed an ad hoc coIillnittee which was joinedbymembers ofthe Town's Parking Commission,Chamber ofCommerce,representatives of area churches,business and property owners,employees,and other interested citizens to develop recommendations for a Parking Management Plan to help resolve these parking problems;and WHEREAS,the Town Council desires to adopt policies that provide better management ofthe available parking resources in this area; BE IT RESOLVED,that the Town Council adopts the attached Downtown Parking ManagementPlan (ExhibitA)and directs theTownManager to prepare the appropriate ordinances, contracts and otherprocedures to implement this plan in accordance with other Council policies and Town ordinances,including establishing a special account for the parking unit in conformity with other designated funds and approved accounting practices. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a __meeting ofthe Town Council ofthe Town of Los Gatos,California,held on the day of .,2000 by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SIGNED: MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS,CALIFORNIA ATTEST: CLERK OF THE TOWN'OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS,CALIFORNIA ATTACHMENT 1 LOS GATOS PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by Tim Ware July 7,2000 Final Draft EXHIBIT A TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN Executive Summary The success of the Town of Los Gatos is causing high levels of vehicle traffic and parking congestion throughout the downtown and nearby or adjacent residential areas.The vehicle traffic is brought on by a number of factors:vibrant commercial areas,excellent employment opportunities,and the variety of restaurants to name just a few.Town officials,to preserve the downtown and residential areas,should review the current method of parking management and address parking issues related to this increasing demand. Members of the community have expressed a strong desire to see a new parking management plan in place by early fall of 2000 to ease the demand on the current parking inventory. .The following report brings together a plan that includes,but is not limited to,a paid component,residential plan,employee permit program,public transit system and some ideas on incentives to compliment the system.All revenues from the parking management system would go into a parking improvement fund. This report is in draft format and is not to be considered complete.The purpose of this report is to inform the Mayor,Town Council and the Citizens of Los Gatos of the general concept of the new parking management plan designed by Town Staff,Parking Commission,Task Force,Chamber of Commerce and the public. This report should be considered as a starting point and will need continual input from the community throughout its existence,if approved. 2 Parking Management: As part of this study,I have reviewed the parking system as it is currently structured and the organizations involved with its administration and enforcement.This study recommends that the Town create a new parking management system through the means of a paid component supplemented with time restrictions.This study also recommends that a uniform residential permit only plan be put in place surrounding the downtown business district. Other issues include an employee permit plan serviced by a fixed route shuttle system and better use of the current off-street parking inventory. This report recommends that the parking management system be used as a tool to better utilize the current parking inventory through fees,time restrictions, convenience and incentives.The current parking issue affects the entire Town of Los Gatos,therefore,any plan should be equitable and the burden shared by all. (See attached map of entire proposed district-Attachment 1) On-Street Parking: In reviewing the operation of the Town's current on-street program,the time restricted parking in the commercial area has become an ineffective management system due to the amount of vehicle traffic on a daily basis.This study recommends that all of the downtown commercial area be converted to a pay-to-park zone with two (2)hour maximum time restrictions to encourage turnover.These parking spaces should be considered prime spots due to the fact that they immediately service the core business district. This study recommends pay-and-display meters be used as the primary means to manage the on-street program.The recommended regulations would be: •$1.00 per hour. •Two (2)hour maximum between the hours 10:00 a.m.and 6:00 p.m.and no time restriction from 6:00 p.m.to 12:00 midnight •Residential permits are not valid in the paid zone 3 •Hours of enforcement would be 10:00 a.m.to 12:00 midnight •Days of enforcement would be six (6)days per week,including holidays.Sundays would be exempt •The current $25.00 fine for on-street violations is appropriate This report recommends that the parking spaces located in front of the Post Office on Montebello remain free with a 20-minute restriction. There seems to be adequate loading zones under the current system but this may not be the case with a paid format.This report recommends monitoring this resource at the start for compliance and any needed expansion.Several business owners have expressed specific concerns regarding this issue.Strict enforcement of loading zones may mitigate some of these concerns. (See attached map of the area-Attachment 2) Off-Street Surface Lots: After reviewing parking habits throughout the Town,this was found to be the most under-utilized parking resource within the business district.The three (3) hour time limit in the lots is producing two types of use: 1 All day parking which the user will come out once a day and move the vehicle or remove the enforcement chalk from the tire. 2 Overflow parking when the main streets are at full occupancy. Additionally,the three (3)hour time limit in the lots brings more vehicles to the residential neighborhoods where they don't have to move all day. This study recommends implementing paid parking in all the surface lots using the same format as on street with a few modifications: •$1.00 per hour •No time restrictions 4 •Hours of enforcement would be 10:00 a.m.to 12:00 midnight •Days of enforcement would be six (6)days per week,except Sundays and including holidays •Designated lots would allow for employee permit parking •The current $2_5.00 fine for off-street violations is appropriate (See attached map of the affected lots that also shows the employee parking area-Attachment 3) Payment Options: By using pay-and-display meters,we have the ability to have several payment options.As discussed with staff and the committee the following should be used: •Coins •Credit Cards •Stored Value Cards •Tokens •·In-Car-Meters In-ear-Meters: This report recommends the use of in-ear-meters as one of the payment options. This option has been proven to be an excellent compliment when used with pay- and-display technology. Using an in-ear-meter is very simple and offers the customer convenience along with flexibility.Once the customer has parked their vehicle,simply turn the unit on and select the appropriate zone.The defaults are set into the system beforehand by the Parking Office.When the customer returns,just turn it off.The user only pays for the actual time used. These units will cost the Town between $30.00 -$80.00 per meter with some associated set up fees.Typically this type of application would have the user pay a one time deposit or administrative fee for the unit.The meters are re- 5 chargeable and all the time is pre-paid. The following zones are recommended: •Zone 1 •Zone 2 •Zone 3 On-street,two hour maximum Off-street surface lots On-street,after 6:00 p.m. i ! If the town opts to use this component,this report recommends that the town complete an RFP process for approximately 2000 -5000 units.Any manufacturer could supply this order within 30 -45 days. These units would not be allowed for residential use. Validation Programs: While the system that is recommended to manage the paid component is very flexible,validating on-street parking is a difficult task.With that in mind there are few programs that have had proven success. With the use of tokens,business owners can be offered this payment option at a discounted rate (a typical rate is 85 cents per dollar).They can be used instead of making change or the business owner can simply give them to their valued customer for the next visit into town.This does require the customer to pay up front for parking but gets the commercial aspect involved with the plan. Pay-on-foot systems have been used in other towns but are more practical in parking structures.This system does require the customer to drive through a gate and take a ticket.The customer takes the ticket with them and has the business validate the ticket.When the user returns to the parking area,there is a pay-on-foot machine that calculates the validation,charges any excess parking fees and gives the user another ticket for exit of the parking area.The downside to this program is that it requires every step to be followed without error.When a step is missed 6 the result is usually the need for on-site attention.This system is very costly and normally comes with a price tag over $100,000.00 to purchase and install. The last option would be to designate a lot(s)for gates and on-site attendants.This would be the least complicated and cost effective system. Any business owner could participate with the plan and it does offer the most amount of flexibility.This system could be offered full time or during select time periods. Anyone or combinations of the above validation programs could be used successfully with the towns parking management plan. Residential Zones: The current residential plan at first glance is complicated and incomplete.Certain areas have a l,imited permit system,some areas have 24 hour permit only parking and others have no regulations at all.While the residents may understand this,it is very complicated for visitors.This study recommends that the residential areas become uniform in enforcement. There are a number of issues that factor into any plan for the Los Gatos residential component: 1.Six churches that are located very close to the downtown area. 2.Old Town's proximity to the residential area and the Environmental Impact Report. 2.Businesses located in residential areas. 3.Employees parking all day in the neighborhoods. The above issues are cause for parking concerns especially by the residents who live in the affected areas.The streets are public and can be used by anyone,but homeowners and their guests should be able to park near their respective dwellings. 7 This report recommends that residential zones (shaded in green on the attached map)be converted to permit parking only.This plan then would allow permits to be sold to non-residents for use from 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.Monday through Friday on a monthly or annual basis.These permits would be used within designated blocks of the residential area only after the following requirements have been met: •Survey of available parking spaces •Public meeting with the affected residents of the block •Permits would only be sold to business owners and employees. There will be certain residential blocks that will not be able to accommodate any extra vehicles due to the lack of off-street parking and or the proximity of large commercial businesses in the area. This program would need to be reviewed annually to ensure that residents are not over populated with vehicles.The fee for this permit is recommended at $50.00 monthly or $500.00 annually. Permits should be issued to all proven residents in the parking restricted zones at a cost of $50.00 per vehicle.Each residence would be eligible for two (2) guest passes free of charge after this first permit is paid.Residents would have to provide proof of residency before a permit is issued. This report recommends that the Edelen area is assigned as "Zone A"and Almond Grove is assigned "Zone B".Implementing the two different zones will give the residential permit program more control.Each zone could then have separate renewal dates for better administrative service. This report recommends that the following residential streets be included within the on-street paid parking component: •West Main Street on the north side of the street,between Santa Cruz Avenue and Tait Avenue,and on the south side of the street,between Santa Cruz Avenue and the west property line of 245 W.Main Street (Happy Dragon Thrift Shop) 8 ,, ~ •Lyndon Avenue north from W.Main Street to the dead end of the street •Bean Avenue between Santa Cruz Avenue and Massol Avenue •Nicholson Avenue,between Santa Cruz Avenue and Victory Lane •Bachman Avenue,between Santa Cruz Avenue and Victory Lane •Almendra Avenue,between Santa Cruz Avenue and Tait The above listed areas service many commercial businesses that would suffer if the parking spaces were eliminated..Residents who live of the affected areas and display a valid permit would not be required to use the pay stations on those blocks. It is also recommended that the fines for residential zone parking violations be increased to $35.00 and that the illegal use of any permits will carry a $100.00 fine and the permit revoked for one (1)year. (See attached map that shows the residential zones-Attachment 4) st.Mary's Church: St.Mary's Church presented a unique problem because of its location in the Almond Grove residential area.The church has been a part of this area for decades and has a large number of parishioners and a very popular K thru 8th grade school.It is also frequently used for weddings and funerals. After lengthy discussions with representatives from the Church and Task Force, a compromise was agreed upon by both groups that will limit on street parking to the two streets,Bean and Tait,that boarder the church.While pay-and-display units have deliberately been kept out of the residential areas,the representatives from the Task Force and the Church both agreed that this was the most desirable and easily managed alternative available.It was agreed that fewer pay stations would be used in this area than would normally be installed and that both groups would work with the Town staff and the chosen vendor to insure that to the extent possible the number and location of the stations would be agreeable to the neighbors.The cost would be $1.00 per hour with a two hour 9 maximum.Area neighbors with Almond Grove residential permits would be exempt from paying additional parking fees. The streets agreed upon were: •The eastside of Tait from the south church driveway to Bean •Bean between Santa Cruz Ave.and Masso!. Employee Permit Program: Currently there are limited options available for employees that work in the business district to park all day.The preferred option appears to be moving the vehicle to comply with time restrictions or parking in the residential neighborhoods.When this topic was discussed at the public meetings there were a number of residents that acknowledged giving employees their guest passes. Each employee of the affected business area would be made eligible to purchase an employee parking permit.These permits would allow the user to park all day in designated surface lots and on specified on-street areas without having to use the pay-and-display units. This plan recommends that all designated employee areas still be available to all who want to pay the hourly rate.The permits would exempt any further requirement for payment. If it is later determined that there is not adequate free parking,the following areas have been identified for potential expansion: •University north of Blossom Hill Road •The Town owned property at Winchester and Lark These areas would need to be serviced by a shuttle. These permits should be sold on a monthly and annual basis depending on the user's needs.This report recommends that the issuing agency deal directly with the business owner or representative of each business to distribute the permits for the following reasons: 10 ---:, 1)This will keep foot traffic to a minimum when implemented. 2)Will assist with better control procedures. This would also give the business owner an excellent chance to provide input. The permits should be issued with the business name or some sort of indicator as to whom each permit is assigned.This again will give better control of the program and will give the Town valuable information on the number of employees and where parking inventory is needed. The fee associated with the employee permit has been discussed with all who have attended the public meetings.As would be expected,there have been many suggestions.There was however,consensus that lower lot 4 was a premium employee parking location,and that the Park-and-ride and Miles Avenue lots have historically been virtually unused by employees.It was also the consensus that businesses would have difficulty hiring minimum wage employees if they were required to pay anything more than a minimal administrative fee for parking.After considering these various comments,it is recommended that the three employee permit classifications be established and the fees set at: •Premium -which would include Lower Lot 4 and a limited number of residential Employee Permits -$50.00 per month or $500.00 annually •Standard -which would include all other designated employee parking areas except the Park-and-ride and Miles Avenue lots $30.00 per month or $300.00 annually •Economy -which would include the Park-and-ride and Miles Avenue lots -$10.00 annually (See attached map ofaffected area-Attachment 5) Fixed Route Shuttle: The message herd from all the groups involved is that there needs to be a shuttle system to service the outer lots.This report recommends implementing a 11 fixed route service that will primarily be used to service the employee/business owner lots.Each lot should have 10-minute service and the system should operate between the hours of 8:30 a.m.to 11 :30 p.m.Monday through Saturday. This could be done with two (2)shuttles to begin with,but any expansion of remote employee parking would require additional shuttles. Such a system should have an annual operating cost of $500,000.00 for two (2). shuttles. This report recommends that the shuttles begin operation at the same time the paid component is implemented. Parking Fees and Restrictions: Pay Stations Location On street Surface lots Rate $1.00 per hour $1.00 per hour Time Restrictions 2 hour between 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. No time restriction after 6:00p.m.-midnight No time restrictions Type Residential Guest pass Residential (non-resident) Replacement permit Permits Restrictions Valid in assigned zones Valid in assigned zones Valid in assigned block N/A 12 Fee $50.00 annually per vehicle 2 Free per residence $50.00 monthly $500.00 annually $10.00 Deposit $50.00 Per unit Violation In-Car Meters Restrictions Valid on street and surface lots Fines Fee Minimum/Maximum 20/200 hours Late Fee Multi-space meter Expired in-car meter Timed Parking Residential Fraudulent use of permits $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $35.00 $100.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 17.50 50.00 Parking Improvement Fund: This report recommends that the Town create an enterprise fund labeled the Parking Improvement Fund.This self-supporting fund would then be in a financial position to address future parking improvements and needs. This fund should be allowed to absorb the initial start up capital costs associated with the parking management plan over the first year of implementation. There are some improvements this report recommends occur during the start-up phase of the plan: •New pavement for the current surface lots. •Better lighting for all lots and trails/paths servicing the Miles Avenue lot. Organizational Structure: The current organizational structure has two (2)departments playing key roles in the parking system. 13 The Police Department has an existing parking unit that enforces all parking regulations on and off-street. The Town Clerk is responsible for the issuing of all residential permits.The current computer system in the Clerk's Office used for this task is not sufficient to handle the proposed permit system. With the parking system that is proposed,there will need to be dedicated personnel assigned to the operation on a consistent basis. This report recommends that enforcement and administration of all permit and parking operations be consolidated into one unit. The following positions are recommended: •Parking Coordinator •Admin.Specialist •Records Specialist •Parking Officers Outreach Projects: 1 1 1 6 (new) (new) (new) (3 new) While there have been several public meetings to date,this has to be an ongoing process.So far there appears to be overwhelming support for the parking management plan.This is related to the fact that there has been a very strong grassroots effort over the last few years. Any requests for presentations from groups or employers should be entertained. whenever possible.This can be an excellent educational forum for both parties. Keeping the lines of communication open between the Town and all residents will minimize the negative impacts of the plan upon implementation. 14 Start Up Cost: The following information is put together using similar type installations.These projections are only estimates based on the experience of current parking systems. Qty Equipment Estimated Price 85-90 Pay-and display units $850,000.00 2 Shuttles $500,000.00 2000 In-car-meters $70,000.00 1 Per~itlTicket system $47,000.00 The price for the pay-and-display units would include signage,installation,parts inventory and training. Permit/Ticketing system would include all hardware,software,installation and training. In-ear-meters cost would include installation and training. The following is a breakdown of parking space inventory and projected equipment required for each block. 15 Los Gatos, California Parking Survey May 12-13,2000 Stall Count and Recommended Pay Station Quantities for Commercial Core On Street Parking 30 1 Hour 2 Hour Total Pay & Minute Display To On Stalls Stalls Stalls Stalls Stations Highway 9 Santa Cruz Village Lane 31 31 3 Highway 9 Village Lane Santa Cruz 5 4 9 1 Tait Santa Cruz Almendra 34 34 2 Village Lane Royce Santa Cruz 3 33 36 4 Santa Cruz Wilder Bachman 21 21 2 Santa Cruz University Bachman 21 21 2 Santa Cruz Wilder Nicholson 8 8 1 Santa Cruz University Royce 11 11 1 Royce Elm SantaCruz 46 46 6 Santa Cruz University Grays Lane 2 2 0 Santa Cruz Wilder Bean 1 15 16 2 Santa Cruz University Elm 4 4 1 Elm Broadway Santa Cruz 49 49 6 Santa Cruz Lyndon Main Street 19 19 2 Santa Cruz Montebello Main Street 3 3 1 Main Street Broadway Montebello 20 20 1 Broadway Hwy17 Santa Cruz 7 20 27 2 Montebello Santa Cruz Broadway 10 10 Post Office Montebello Park Ave Main Street 13 13 1 Main Street Grays Lane University 4 33 37 4 Subtotal West Side 26 24 360 410 42 Park Ave College Ave E Main Street 34 34 4 College Ave High School Ct E Main Street 3 24 39 66 6 High School Ct Pleasant St E Main Street 10 24 34 4 E Main St Villa Ave Fiesta 3 3 0 Subtotal East Side 13 24 100 137 14 Total On-Street Stalls in Commercial Area 39 48 460 547 56 Off-Street Parking Park and Ride Lot 153 5 Lot 1 111 3 Lot 2 77 2 Lot 3 48 2 Lot 4 Upper Level 155 4 Lot 4 Lower Level 152 5 Lot 5 98 3 Lot 6 83 2 16 30 1 Hour 2 Hour Total Pay & Minute Display To On Stalls Stalls Stalls Stalls Stations Lot 7 39 1 Trailer Lot (Santa Cruz @ Wood Street;near Hwy 17)16 1 Subtotal West Side 932 28 Civic Center Lot 54 1 Neighborhood Center Lot 23 1 Subtotal East Side 77 2 Total Off-Street Stalls in Commercial Area 1009 30 Total Public Parking in Commercial Area 1556 86 Revenue Estimates: This again,is based on similar installations of size and rates.The revenue estimate is only based on the performance of the pay-and-display units and the in-car-meters. This report will use a formula of a 50%occupancy rate of all the paid parking inventory,six (6)days a week,313 days per year,and the enforcement hours 10:00 a.m.to midnight. The first year should see an approximate gross of $2,200,000.00. Pay for parking Residential permits Employee permits Total first year estimated revenue Operating Cost: $2,200,000.00 $50,000.00 $30,000.00 $2,280,000.00 This report will give an estimated operating budget based on this plan.This budget can and will change depending on variations to the management system. With that said,this will still be a very good estimate to work with. 17 The following budget has taken into account the cost of business in an area such as Los Gatos and only similar towns were used in this estimate. Payroll Operations Shuttles Total estimated operating budget $380,000.00 $300,000.00 $500,000.00 $1,180,000.00 Operating budget will be compiled by individual line items once the plan is adopted. Based on these estimates,the annual net from the program would be approximately $1,100,000 after initial start up costs. VVorkin Progress: Enforcement Procedures Education/Marketing Plan Ordinance Design/Adoption Signage Design Conclusion: The Town has taken some very big steps towards solving the current parking issues.This has been a grassroots effort by the Task Force,Parking .Commission,Chamber of Commerce,Citizens of Los Gatos and the Town Staff. They should be commended for all of their long hours and endless meetings. The program as it is presented,is the result of many public meetings.The plan contains four (4)components that include paid parking,residential zones, employee/business owner permits and fixed route shuttles. 18 While certain things such as rates,hours,fees and days can be adjusted,all groups involved,including the consultant,strongly recommend that all the components be adopted together.The plan is designed for them to interact and compliment one another.To implement only parts of the plan would potentially have an overall negative impact. This proposed parking management system should be viewed as an investment not only financially,but also for the future of the Town. Lgp3 19 r------·-==-----==-----------==)---==-.-~-------_-.-~ ;1- 'I ;1 I 'I ]1 II~ II-IZiUJI~l:::cIt)I~I~ I I I iI! 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ATTACHMENT 5 __.-------1 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 1 OF 7 ~~I N Downtown Community Parking Task Force presents Consultant,Tim Ware,to discuss Managed Parking System "Man From Aspen"Paid for Parking Presentation -Council Meeting 3/13/00 Editorial:"Community Task Force" Feedback:"Parking Management Plan" Video Showing from 3/13/00 Council Meeting Notice Advising:3/13/00 Council Meeting "Paid for Parking"video to be aired 4/6/00 Video Showing from 3/13/00 Council Meeting Council Approves Contract to hire Consultant - Tim Ware Introductory Fact Finding Meeting -Tim Ware, Staff,Task Force: -Downtown Community Task Force -Parking Commission -Chamber of Commerce Council Chambers -Other interested citizens 8:00 -10:00 p.m. Public Fact Finding Meetings held with Tim Ware,Staff.Attendees arranged by Task Force Members. Meetings held at Town C.ouncil &Community Center at:. 1:30 -4:00 p.m. 6:30 -9:00 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 3/22/00 3/22/00 Spring 2000 4/3/00 4/5/00 4/6/00 "-- COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 3/13/00 4/17/00 4/18/00 4/19/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 2 OF 7 Letter to Editor: -Parking Structures Town News: -Appointment of Parking Coordinator -Contract for Parking Consultant -Parking Structure Update Editorial: -Town Commits to Parking Solution Panel Discussion on Proposed Parking Management Plan (aired twice) -Dave Knapp -Town Manager -Rex Morton -Chair/Parking Commission -Robin Tole -Parking Coordinator DeCinzo Cartoon "Consultant from Aspen" Draft #1 -Released &Mailed to Task Force Members.500 copies hand delivered to Downtown area Business and Residences. Copies available at: -Town Hall -Town Library -Community Center -Town Website 14,000 mailers sent to Community Business and Residences advising of upcoming Public Meetings MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 4/19/00 4/26/00 4/26/00. 4/26/00 4/26/00 Last week of April 5/3/00 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 5/8/00 5/8/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 3 OF 7 Notice of Public Meetings Scheduled Posted: -Town Hall -Town Library -Community Center -Town Website Notice of Public Meeting(s)Scheduled Letter to Editor: "Parking Solutions" Tim Ware/Staff Meeting with Task Force 9:30 -10:30 p.m. Public Meetings: -Jewish Community Center 7:00 -8:30 p.m. -Leigh High School 7:00 -8:30 p.m. -Town Council Chambers 9:30 -11 :00 a.m. Summary Outline of Draft #1 and Public Mtg. Draft #2 -Released Mailing to 322 Business,Residences, Task Force Members -Cover Letter -Draft #2 - Maps -5/22/00 Council Agenda Report Council Approval to Issue RFP's for: -Pay n'Display Equipment -Automatic Ticket Management System -In-Car Meters -Shuttle Service MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 5/10/00 5/10/00 5/17/00 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 5/9/00 5/11/00 5/11/00 5/12/00 5/13/00 5/17/00 5/19/00 5/22/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 40F 7 Summary of Council Action taken on 5/22/00 Town News: -Parking Garage Moves Forward Letter to Editor: "Paying to Pray" Pay n'Display Equipment RFP's mailed to nine(9)vendors. Close date:6/16/00 @ 5:00 p.m. Letter to Editor: -Church Needs to Pay Fair Share Staff/Special Interest Group -Restaurants Community Center 10:00 -12:00 noon Staff/Special Interest Group -Church's -S1.Mary's -S1.Luke's -First Methodist Community Center 2:00 -3:00 p.m. Pay n'Display RFP Legal Notice Letter to Editor: -S1.Mary's Rebuttal Position -Churches Are Not a Business -Neighborhood Changes Add to Parking Crunch Automatic Ticket Management System RFP mailed to five (5)vendors -Closed date of 7/7/00 @ 5:00 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 5/31/00 5/31/00 5/31/00 6/7/00 6/8/00 6/9/00 6/14/00 6/14/00 6/14/00 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings.Notices Actions 5/31/00 6/7/00 6/7/00 6/15/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 5 OF 7 Tim Ware Contract Expanded Automatic Ticket Management System RFP - Legal Notice Letter to Editor: -Parking Should Not be Restricted to Residents -Paid Parking Would Negatively Impact First Methodist Church Draft #3 -Released -614 copies mailed to: Business,Residences,Task Force Members, Chamber Members within the Downtown area, all Private Lot Owners and Business Owners with private lots. Copies available at: -Town Hall -Los Gatos Police Department -Town Library -Chamber of Commerce -Town Website Automatic Ticket Management System RFP- Legal Notice Briefs: -Public Meeting Scheduled -3rd Draft of Parking to Council 7/17/00 Legal Notice of 6/29/00 -Public Meeting Tim Ware,Staff and Special Interest Group Cinema Theatre 1:30 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 6/21/00 6/21/00 6/21/00 6/27/00 6/28/00 6/28/00 6/28/00 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 6/19/00 6/22/00 6/29/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 6 OF 7· Tim Ware,Staff and Task Force 2:00 -4:00 p.m. Public Meeting Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. Tim Ware,Staff,Special Interest Group, Private Lot Owners and Business Owners with private lots. 9:00 -11 :30 a.m. Tim Ware,Staff and Task Force 10:30 -12:00 noon Town News: -Downtown Parking Plan Plays to Mixed Review DeCinzo Cartoon: "St.Mary's Church" Staff and Special Interest Group -Churches -St.Mary's and Task Force Representative 8:30 a.m. -First Methodist 3:00 p.m. 14,000 mailers sent to Community Business and Residences advising of upcoming Public Hearing on 7/17/00 Staff and Special Interest -Cinema MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News 7/5/00 7/5/00 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 6/29/00 .6/29/00 6/30/00 6/30/00 7/6/00 \ 7/6/00 7/7/00 7/10/00 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TOWN OF LOS GATOS PAGE 7 OF 7 Draft #4 -Final Released 350 copies hand delivered to: -Task Force -Parking Commission -Downtown Area -Business/Residence Copies available: -Town Hall -Los Gatos Police Department -Town Library -Chamber of Commerce -Town Website Staff/Task Force discussion of Draft #4/Final Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Los Gatos SJ Mercury Cat's Meow KCAT Weekly News COMMUNITY OUTREACH Draft Posted Council Releases Mailings Meetings Notices Actions 7/11/00 , 7/13/00 I LETTERS AND E-MAILS RECENED BY THE TOWN ATTACHMENT 3 DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT July 14,2000 TOWN MANAGER MEETINGDATE:July 17,2000 ITEM NO.11 ADDENDUM RECOMMENDATION: 1.Open and hold the public hearing.~, 2.Close the public hearing. 3.Consider adopting a resolution to implement a Downtown Parking Management Plan (Attachment 1). BACKGROUND: On Thursday,July 13,2000 staffmet with members ofthe Downtown Parking Community Task Force,the Chamber of Commerce,area churches,and other local business owners and citizens to discuss the [mal draft of the Parking Management Plan prepared by Mr.TimWare and the staffreport regarding this matter.Refer to Attachment A for a list ofthose in attendance.The purpose ofthe meeting was to discuss any concerns or added recommendations that these diverse constituent groups mighthave to ensure that the planaccuratelyrepresented the consensus opinion ofthe groups. DISCUSSION: The following suggested changes were agreedto by consensus: 1.The Task Force unanimously agreed with the Planning Commission's recommendation to add employee parking to Lots 1,2,3 and 6 which were included in the original staffreport. 2.Lot 8 is currently designatedfor employee parking.TomCastro,the owner ofLo Castro Salon,308 E.Main Street"stated that he supports the paid parking concept because he believes that it will eliminate most student use ofthose spaces during the school year.But,he strongly opposed the employee designation in Lot 8 becauseitwould virtually eliminate customerparking for his business.Aftermakinghis presentation,the Task Force and members of the Parking Commission agreed with his request.Staff also supports the recommendation. 3.Additionally,it was recommendedthatemployeeparking spaces be added onJackson betweenMainandVilla, and on the north side ofVilla from Jackson to the west end ofthe commercial property line.'Staffinspected that area and concurs with the recommendation.Eleven (11)employee spaces would be added. Reviewed by:__Attorney Reformatted:7/14/99 Revised:7/14/00 9:00 PM PAGE 2 MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: July 17,2000 4.Add diagonal parking on S.Santa Cruz south ofBroadway for employee parking.Again,the Task Force stronglysupportedthis recommendationandstaffagrees,subject to a fmal traffic engineering evaluation.This would add twelve (12)employee spaces adjacent to the Post Office and 9 in the area ofthe Toll House.It wouldalso cause the roadway to appear narrower andwouldtendto slow traffic traveling along S.Santa Cruz. 5.All those present strongly opposed adding toll gates/booths to any of the public lots for a "pay on foot" validation system.Theyunanimously felt that the $145,000 to $175,000 for equipment andinstallation costs and an estimated $60,000 to $80,000 for on-going personnel costs was far too expensive to consider such a program.The Task Force,however,recommend that the discounted Token system remain an option for businesses choosing to participate.The Task Force also acknowledged that the Los Gatos Cinema was a unique symbol ofthe smalltown,historic imagethat they felt was important to preserve.Individualmembers discussed the need to provide a validation systemthat would work for the theater.They expressed the belief that the theater serves as an anchor that draws people to the downtown area and that a high percentage of theater customers patronize other businesses.Having unanimously opposed the payonfoot system,the Task Force asked ifstaffwould meet with the theater owners and attempt to fmd anagreeable alternative that was not as costly.Tom Boyce,a member ofthe Task Force,agreed to assist. OnFriday,July 14t\staffspoketo various vendors who specializeinpaidparking systems.We were provided several alternative methods that could allow the Townto meetthe needs ofthetheater ifCouncil decidedthat it wantedto establish an exemptionfrom paidparking or at least exempt a specific number ofhours for those attending the theater.JimZuur,a co-owner ofthe theater,TomBoyce,Robin Tole and myselfmet to discuss those options inan attempt to reach an agreed uponvalidation method.Mr.Zuur has been very supportive of the Task Force efforts and has contributed a greatmany suggestions as the process has progressed.However, after discussing the various options available,he andhis partnerwantedthe Councilto know that they stillfelt strongly that their best option was the "pay on foot"method with a gated lot.He stated that they were not in a fmancial position to assist in purchasing or operating the "pay on foot"system.If the Council adopts a parking management plan,they request that Council refer this aspect ofthe plan back to staffwith guidance regarding the type ofvalidation andthe amount ofexemptionthat Council would bewilling to support.They would then work with staff to develop a detailed proposal for later Council approval.Staff supports this recommendation.However,staff also recommends that a "pay on foot"type of system be eliminated by Council as an option unless the theater owners or otherbusiness owners wish to significantly contribute to the initial equipment cost and the on-going personnel costs. 6.The Chamber ofCommerce submitted their Position Paper (Attachment 2)regarding a Downtown Parking Management Plan. 7.The Task Force also asked for anexactcount ofthe number ofparking spaces available for employee permit use allocatedby the plan,including those recommended inthis addendum.Staffestimates this number to be 768 spaces not counting any employee permitparking that will be allocated in the residential permit zones. 8.A young couple who live in the condominiums above the commercial building at the corner ofMain and Montebello askedhowthis plan would affect the people who live in the six units intheir building.They were advised that staffwould research the Conditional Use Permit that was issued for their building and evaluate what recommendations to make to Council.They willbe at the meeting on Monday and staffwill attemptto have information on the Conditional Use Permitfor Council at the meeting.TheTaskForce emphasized that this is a perfect example of the type of unusual situations that will occur as the plan is implemented and demonstrates the needfor theplanto remainflexible.The TaskForcerecommendsthat to the degreepossible, staffshould be authorized to make temporary adjustments to the plan,pending review by the Council at a future meeting. PAGE 3 MAYORAND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: July 17,2000 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: Same as originalreport. FISCAL IMPACT: Same as originalreport Attachments: 1.Meeting Roster from July 13,2000 Task Force meeting 2.Chamber ofCommerce PositionPaper on Downtown Parking Management Proposal .Distribution: Parking Commission TaskForce Chamber ofCommerce JimZuur General TOWN OF Los GATOS CMCCENTER 110 E.MAIN S1REET P.O.Box 949 Los GATOS,CA 95031 DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN TASK FORCE MEETING July13,2000,7:00 PM -Town Council Chambers MEETING ROSTER PLEASE PRINT NAME·BUSINESS ADDRESS TELEPHONE # . 02"-) ;;$sez q1Y;1 <eM i iu£-LEMONS LJ 5rR<:!/~~ ~'2{~(. ATTACHMENT 1 I/f;<iv'L illAlcH,,"'tt-i Or- Ii b6-.r~til''WI{.01DiJ. b"U1'<1 V(~<; f INCORPORATED AUGUST 10,1887 c.pc..l VJc~e-\.-'S.@-1 ~1.1,..,..! '1f'~,P:bGIc.b~J IvtJs &hPs'¥oR:-tuf Jfu:JD !Ja.{JA fII..:J,}A.lce i) J PLEASE PRINT '1 BUSINESS ..-SuUA VlV\e-trazer (j r-.e S~'(i f\<:" ADDRESS ELEPHONE# Chamber Position On Downtown Parking Management Proposal July,2000 The Town of Los Gatos Chamber ofConnnerce represents about 400 businesses,many ofwhich are located in the historic downtown.Because each business has its own set ofneeds and concerns about parking,the Chamber is focusing on the broad parameters that we believe are necessary in order for any parking management plan to be a success. Therefore,the Town ofLos Gatos Chamber of Connnerce supports the concept of a downtown' parking management plan that includes paid parking and permit parking elements as long as the following criteria are met: o The plan accomplishes two things:1)better short:-term utilization of the parking resources that currently exist in downtown;and 2)revenue generation that will fund the construction of two parking garages as a long-term solution. o The plan acconnnodates the needs ofall-downtown residents,other Town residents, business and property owners,employees ofdowntown businesses and shoppers,diners, and visitors from outside of Town. o The plan does not inhibit the ability of patrons of downtown businesses to get where they want and need to go.The Town does not need a parking restriction plan.--it needs a parking management plan.It should not convey the message,either explicitly or implicitly,that Los Gatos does not want people in its downtown. o The plan must be flexible and the Town must commit to closely monitoring the situation and be willing to make changes quickly. o The plan must recognize employees of downtown businesses as a valuable resource.We must provide reasonable parking options for employees -options they can afford and that are perceived as being safe and convenient.There must be sufficient parking for employees an~there must be at least one area that is free.