Staff Report
PREPARED BY: MATT MORLEY
Director of Parks and Public Works
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/20/2016
ITEM NO: 13
DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2016
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: PROVIDE DIRECTION ON NEXT STEPS FOR THE PARKING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AD HOC COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide direction on next steps for the Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On February 17, 2015, the Town Council created and appointed a Town Council Ad Hoc
Committee to study infrastructure, transportation, traffic management, and parking strategies
(see Attachment 1). This Committee was not created by resolution as has been the Town’s
practice for other focused committees (such as the Housing Element Advisory Board). The
Council unanimously approved the Ad Hoc Committee and delegated the appointments to the
Committee to the Mayor. Subsequently, then Mayor Jensen appointed Council Members
Spector and Rennie.
Given the latitude in its creation, the Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee began
meeting on February 26, 2015 and has met eleven times since. The meeting minutes for the
first meeting are provided as Attachment 2 and minutes from subsequent meetings are
available on the Town website. During the first meeting, the Committee discussed its priorities
and the term of the Committee given relatively broad initial direction from the Council. The
Committee decided to focus on downtown parking and specifically a parking garage on Main
Street. The Committee also acknowledged that the Ad Hoc Committee would have a finite
term, as is required with ad hoc committees.
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DISCUSSION:
The Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has advanced the parking garage concept to
the point of negotiations with a developer for a project that includes a parking structure with
market rate and below market housing on Town -owned property on Main Street. Staff is
currently selecting a consultant to advise the Town on these negotiations and the Town Council
will be providing direction in both closed and open sessions.
With the direction on the parking garage project and the understanding of a finite timeline for
the Committee, the timing is appropriate for the Council to review the future of the Ad Hoc
Committee. At its last meeting on October 10, 2016, the Committee discussed that it did not
want to duplicate the work of the Town’s Transportation and Parking Commission, and that it
might be better suited to examine on demand shuttle bus services and/or downtown parking
time limits, business employee parking needs, and the possibility of paid parking. The
Committee discussed that these substantive issues might benefit from a Council Ad Hoc
Committee evaluation prior to consideration by the full Council. Other potential new topics
include those identified in the minutes from the first meeting, or another issue referred by the
Council as a whole.
If the Council would like the Ad Hoc Committee to continue in 2017, staff recommends that the
Council identify specific topic(s)/issue(s) for the Committee an d its duration that could be
documented in a resolution. This resolution would return to Council for approval at its January
meeting.
Alternatively, the Committee could be disbanded in alignment with the finite term and having
accomplished the primary identified objective.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the Council provide direction on next steps for the Parking and
Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee.
COORDINATION:
This report has been coordinated with the Town Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of the Ad Hoc Committee is the staff time associated with preparing analyses,
attending meetings, and following up on agenda items. Staff will be available at the Council
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FISCAL IMPACT (cont’d):
meeting to discuss the implications of potential new work items for the Committee in light of
existing priorities. Some work topics may be easier to absorb with existing staff resources than
others.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. February 17, 2015 Town Council Report.
2. Minutes of the February 26, 2015 Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee Meeting.
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
ITEM NO: b
DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2015
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: CREATE AND APPOINT A TOWN COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE TO STUDY
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AND
PARKING STRATEGIES
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Mayor's appointment of Mayor Marcia Jensen and Vice Mayor Barbara Spector to a Town
Council Ad Hoc Committee to study infrastructure, transportation, traffic management, and parking
strategies.
BACKGROUND:
In recent months, the Town Council has heard verbal communications and public testimony regarding car
traffic, bicycle lanes, pedestrian safety, Downtown parking, and related issues. The establishment
of a Town Council Ad Hoc Committee to study these issues would give priority attention to the concerns
and provide recommendations to the Town Council for subsequent consideration.
DISCUSSION:
The Mayor is requesting this Ad Hoc Committee to study a broad variety of infrastructure, transportation,
traffic management, and parking strategies for the Town. The Committee would examine the feasibility
of a Downtown parking structure, shuttle bus service, school bus service, bicycle and pedestrian
improvements, and other strategies to improve safety and ease congestion in Los Gatos.
The work of the Ad Hoc Committee would contribute to advancing three of Strategic Goals adopted by
the Town Council on February 18, 2014, The Strategic Goals direct staff resources to high priority issues
in addition to the core services provided by all Town Departments. Three of these Goals are:
Facilitate a privately -led effort to address options for Downtown parking supply,
Explore and present funding mechanisms to provide ongoing funding for street maintenance, and
Consider the sale or lease of Town properties to create one -time or ongoing funding.
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: CREATE AND APPOINT A TOWN COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE TO STUDY
INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AND
PARKING STRATEGIES
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
DISCUSSION (cont'd):
Staff has met multiple times with the private sector to explore options to increase the Downtown parking
supply. By examining Downtown parking within a larger framework of overall traffic management,
transportation choices, and infrastructure, the Committee may identify potential options for further
Council consideration. The options may include opportunities for private sector participation and/or
collaboration.
Funding is often the constraint to implementing innovative transportation, infrastructure, parking, and
traffic management solutions. By studying potential ongoing and one -time funding streams, the
Committee would be able to identify mechanisms to pay for the investment options to address parking
and transportation concerns in Town.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As this action brings together three pending Strategic Goals, the staff work necessary to support the Ad
Hoc Committee's work is already allocated in the current Town Operating Budget for Fiscal Year
2014/15.
Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee Minutes
ATTACHMENT 1
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 110 EAST MAIN STREET LOS GATOS, CA 95030
Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee
Thursday, February 26, 2015
MINUTES
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting began at 4:00 p.m.
2. ATTENDANCE
Present: Barbara Spector Vice Mayor
Rob Rennie Councilmember
Staff: Laurel Prevetti Assistant Town Manager/ CDD Director
Matt Morley PPW Director
Public: None
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: N/A
VOTE:
4. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1. This is the first meeting of the Committee and Committee members discussed a couple of items
related to whether the Committee was an ad hoc or standing committee. Both Committee members
supported the ad hoc definition in which the term of the committee would be finite with a report out
to Council in less than one year.
2. Committee members discussed verbal communication from the public and public noticing and
determined that both would continue. The public will assist by bringing ideas to the discussions.
3. Committee members discussed the subject matter around which the Ad Hoc Committee would focus.
Priorities include parking , infrastructure, shuttle bus, and traffic. Parking should be the first item.
4. Parking
Councilmember Rennie identified the addition of parking to the downtown as a must. Underground
behind William Sonoma would be ideal. Lot behind Mt. Charley’s is an OK alternative. He
expressed concern with visibility of this location, and he identified the concept of selling property
along Main Street for retail or residential use.
Parking and Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee Minutes
ATTACHMENT 1
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Councilmember Spector identified the addition of parking downtown as a must. The cost and funding
is of particular significance, specifically for underground parking around the center lots. She was
especially interested in the lot behind Mt. Charley’s, and acknowledged that Mt. Charley’s lot needs
affordable housing or a payback to the state for the use of RDA funds. There seems to be a potential
for residential/ commercial on the edge and parking behind it. She asked can the Town satisfy the
state with number of units that could fit in this mix?
Councilmember Rennie expressed the need for more parking closer to Highway 9 where drivers enter
the Town. He suggested the possible idea of parking workers behind Mt. Charley’s with an all day
pass to relieve workers from moving their cars and enticing parking in lesser demand areas.
Councilmember Spector expressed that keeping parking to the North would include the use of the
North lot. She was interested in the costs and reviewing options.
Councilmember Rennie expressed interest in increasing the appeal of the crossing at Highway 9 to the
North Lot and asked to review pay to park options.
Councilmember Spector expressed an interest in focusing on the Mt. Charley lot, including research
into the number of housing units necessary to meet obligations on the property.
Next meeting set for March 12 at 4:30pm and subsequently for March 26 at 4 p.m.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting Adjourned