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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement for $100,000 Between the City of San Leandro and MacKay Meters, Inc. for Installation of Smart Parking Meters at West Juana Avenue and Pelton Plaza.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve a Consulting Services Agreement in the amount of $100,000 with MacKay Meters, Inc. for the installation and maintenance of smart parking meters.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro completed a Downtown Parking Management Plan (DPMP) to guide policies and regulations for parking in Downtown San Leandro. 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, the City Council approved the DPMP on July 17, 2017, creating a strategy to aid future land-use and economic development decisions and increase the sustainability of the Downtown. On July 17, 2017, the City Council also approved a Consulting Services Agreement with Dixon Resources Unlimited (DIXON) for oversight of the Downtown San Leandro parking system and guided implementation of the City's new DPMP.
The DPMP included proposed regulations, rates, and time restrictions for Downtown San Leandro's on-street parking and off-street public parking lots. Staff worked with DIXON to establish an implementation plan that incorporates the DPMP recommendations with technology and operational solutions. Some of the DPMP recommendations for technology include the introduction of "smart meters" to provide customers with convenient options to pay for parking, such as cash, credit, or via mobile application (Attachment 1). The proposal for "smart meters" included off-street lots that have...
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