HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Council Action Form dated July 10, 1990 COUNCIL ACTION FORM
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Date: July 10, 1990
SUBJECT: Parking restriction on Douglas - 1300 block
BACKGROUND:
Council directed staff at the June 20th meeting to study parking problems
on Douglas Avenue from 13th Street to 14th Street. A petition from
residents was presented at the meeting for restricting parking on the west
side of the street from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. due to the influx of
parking by McFarland Clinic's employees.
A parking study was conducted for a four day period which showed
parking increasing considerably during the daytime period. Counts of
parked cars took place in the morning (7:00 a.m.), noon (12:00-1:00 p.m.),
and late afternoon (after 5:00 p.m.) periods. The early morning and late
afternoon counts indicate parking by residents and the noon counts
indicate parking by the Clinic's employees. There are eleven available
parking spaces on each side of the street, or a total of twenty-two spaces.
The table on the attached sheet shows the counts during the days and the
graph shows the average count during the periods.
The street width for Douglas Avenue is 31 feet wide which is adequate for
one lane of traffic if vehicles are parked on both sides of the street. If
the parking was restricted on one side, adequate street width would be
available for two lanes of traffic.
There are drawbacks to restricting parking during this period. First,
there is the inconvenience to residents caused by limiting parking.
Second, the parking problem is shifted to other streets. Since residents
were contacted and the majority signed the petition, their consent for the
restriction must reflect their understanding of the inconvenience. The
parking on this block of Douglas is the closest to the Clinic. It may be a
deterrent to many employees to park further away and they might take
more time to find parking in the Clinic's lot.
This parking restriction is recommended for the west side of Douglas for
the 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. period since it's appropriate for the situation.
There are similar restrictions in other areas which improves traffic flow
and restricts transient parking along these streets.
The proposed parking regulations are a stop gap measure to address
transient parking in residential areas. The complete answer relates to
development of a residential parking permit system. The development
program for a residential parking permit system is now concentrating on
south and west campus areas. Once that program is developed, the
Hospital-Medical area can be evaluated.
CAF - Douglas parking
July 10, 1990
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the request for restricting parking on the west side of
Douglas on the 1300 block.
2. Continue to monitor the parking situation.
3. Reject the request.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended by the City Manager that the City Council adopt alter-
native number 1 above, thereby approve the requested parking restrictions
on the 1300 block of Douglas Avenue, and direct the City Attorney to
draft an ordinance designating the restrictions.
COUNCIL ACTION•
Douglas Avenue Parking Survey
Average Daily Number of Parked Vehicles 13th to 14th Streets
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Survey Date
East-T West East West East West
Wed. June 27th 7 7
Thurs. June 28th 4 5 7 9 2 6
Fri. June 29th 4 5
Tues. July 3rd 5 4 9 7
Thurs. July 5th 5 2 7 5 2 3
Daily Averages 4.5 4.0 7.5 7.0 2.0 4.5
Available On-Street Parking
Douglas Avenue
14th Street
1327 1326
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1307 1306
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13th Street
AVAILABLE PARKING PER SIDE
WEST - 11 EAST - 11