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Staff Report for Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Parking Space Rental, Estudillo Garage Fees in Title 6, Chapter 4 of the San Leandro Administrative Code
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to set the Parking Space Rental, Estudillo Garage Reserved Fee at $70 per month, the Unreserved Fee at $45 per month and establish a new Daily Parking Fee of $2.50 per day effective January 1, 2012.
BACKGROUND
In 2002, research and planning began on a project to upgrade the City’s Estudillo Parking Garage. Funding was secured in 2008, and construction began in 2010. The new modern structure, scheduled to be completed in spring 2012, will meet current seismic structural standards, will be compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified.
The parking garage is a critical component of the City’s award winning Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy. Centralized parking encourages downtown retail patrons to park once and walk to multiple destinations and promotes pedestrian activity in the downtown. The added capacity from the new garage will facilitate additional development in downtown San Leandro.
In order to facilitate a smooth transition back to the garage, proper signage and planning is required. The establishment of slightly reduced permit parking fees for reserved spaces and unreserved spaces is recommended to increase garage patronage, thereby leaving the public parking lots near retail and services available for short-term customer parking. It is likely that rates will be increased over time to reflect demand from greater activity downtown and new development.
Analysis
Estudillo Parking Garage Configuration and Goal
The configuration of the new parking garage and surface lot will have approximately 77 ground floor limited time parking spaces (comprised of 14 24-minute spaces for Wells Fargo as required by...
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