TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Lee Jernigan, PE, City Traffic Engineer
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Director of Public Services
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: January 11, 2021
RE:
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Downtown Parking Update, Including Recommendation to Begin Paid On-Street Parking on July 1, 2021
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|109|
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Diverse and Viable Economy
Executive Summary:
Staff is providing an update on the status of downtown parking including the transition to paid on-street parking. Staff recommends that paid on-street parking begin July 1, 2021, as compared to prior City Council approval to begin on April 1, 2020, due to downtown business impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unless otherwise directed by Council, staff will implement paid on-street parking effective July 1, 2021, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from Monday through Friday at $1.00 per hour ($0.50 per 30 minutes in first hour), consistent with the fee schedule adopted by Council.
Off-street parking rates will remain the same at $1.00 per hour with a $5.00 daily maximum during the same enforcement times. The Franklin Street Parking deck will have the same rates and times, except that the first hour is free.
During the initial 2 weeks of the transition, only warning citations will be issued with the focus on education and compliance. Staff will work with Corporate Communications and the Cool Spring Downtown District to complete a public outreach campaign with downtown stakeholders prior to the transition to paid on-street parking.
Background:
A comprehensive downtown parking study was completed by Walker Consultants and presented to City Council for their consensus at the February 4, 2019 work session. As a result of the study, a Request For Information (RFI) was issued in March 2019. Based on the information from the RFI ...
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