Title
Downtown Parking Management Plan Implementation Update
Staffreport
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro recently completed a Downtown Parking Management Plan (DPMP) to guide policies and regulations for parking in Downtown San Leandro. The DPMP was funded by a grant from the Sustainable Communities Technical Assistance Program (SC-TAP) of the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC). The plan analyzed parking inventory, utilization, and turnover in the core downtown and periphery areas. The data includes BART riders, employees of downtown businesses, shoppers, and residents who use parking for either short durations or all-day.
With better understanding of parking patterns, on July 17, 2017 City Council adopted the DPMP with a strategy to aid future land-use and economic development decisions and increase the sustainability of the Downtown. On July 17, 2017 City Council also approved a Consulting Services Agreement with Dixon Resources Unlimited for oversight of the Downtown San Leandro parking system and guided implementation of the City's new DPMP. The implementation of the DPMP is funded through the appropriation of $600,000 from the Successor Agency to San Leandro Redevelopment Agency's 2008 Bond Funds to the City of San Leandro Parking Fund's 2017-18 Operating Expenditure.
City staff is actively working to support the DPMP objectives throughout the implementation process. Several departments are involved including the Police Department, Public Works, Engineering and Transportation, City Manager's Office, Finance and Economic Development. This is a collaborative effort and staff appreciates the efforts necessary to achieve the DPMP goals that were approved by Council.
The proposed updates to the City of San Leandro Municipal Code on tonight's agenda are intended to support the overall DPMP guiding principles:
1. Recognize Downtown San Leandro as a valuable community asset
2. Simplify parking operations
3. Make downtown accessible to...
Click here for full text