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Date: April 10, 2001
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: REVISING THE "FEEDING THE METER" ORDINANCE TO ALLOW ALL DAY
PARKING IN THE 10-HOUR METERED PARKING SPACES.
BACKGROUND:
Currently, the "feeding the meter" Ordinance (Sec.18.29), which allows up to 4-hour parking
durations in metered parking spaces, is not compatible with the intended use of 10-hour
metered spaces within the Downtown Business District. This 'A-hour parking limit" ordinance
was originally adopted to encourage parking turnover needed in the heavily used shorter term
metered parking spaces in the business district core. However, it inhibits the use of longer
term metered parking areas that provide "all-day" parking accommodations for employees,
tenants, and other users.
Staff believes that the "feeding the meter" ordinance should be revised to be compatible with
the use of longer-term 10-hour metered spaces that exist in the Downtown Business District.
Currently, there are over eighty 10-hour parking spaces in the East City Hall Lot (Lot N) and
the Library Lot (Lot Q) that are very well utilized during the daytime period. With the use of
these spaces, some relief has been provided from the long-term parking overflow problems
experienced in the area. It is envisioned that these long-term spaces will remain in the near
future, especially since there is an adequate supply of shorter-term "4-hour" and "2-hour"
metered spaces in this downtown area.
In order to accommodate long-term parking in metered spaces, the "feeding the meter" parking
ordinance should be changed to exempt parking meters with time limits of more than four
hours. The proposed ordinance, along with other pertinent staff reports, memos, and other
background information, has been attached.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Do nothing
2. Revise the "feeding the meter" Ordinance (Section 18.29) to exempt parking meters
with time limits of more than 4-hours. This would include exempting the 10-hour meters within
the East City Hall Lot (Lot N) and the Library Parking Lot (Lot Q).
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative number 1,
directing the City Attorney to draft the ordinance to revise the "feeding the meter" Ordinance
(Section 18.29) to exempt parking meters with time limits of more than 4-hours. This would
include exempting the 10-hour meters within the East City Hall Lot (Lot N) and the Library
Parking Lot (Lot Q).
COUNCIL ACTION: