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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 17, 1982 (42)F CITY COUNCIL �ViEETING, February 17, :1982 REQUEST OF BALDWIN Following introduction of the matter and Council � O;,DS/BUICK, INC. discussion, Council, on motion of Councilmar TO LEASE CITY Pinkerton. Murphy second, approved the req, -,ss t of STREET, F. WALNUT, Baldwin Olds, Buick, Inc. to lease that portion WHICH DEAD ENDS of East Walnut Street, Lodi which dead ends at AT THE RAILROAD the Railroad property, on a month to month basis PROPERTY for the spun of $50.00 per month, directing the City Attorney to draw up an appropriate agreement and that all work within the public right-of-way shall require prior approval and shall require the issuance of a City of Lodi Encroachment Permit. i. A 4 MEMORANDUM, City of Lodi, Community Development Department T0: Jack Ronsko, Public Works Director DATE: February 16, 1982 FROM: Mamie Starr, Assistant Planner RE: Garrett Baldwin Request for Lease of Portion of Walnut Street Following is the material you requested for the February 17, 1982 City Council meeting: PRIMARY QUESTION - Should the City lease, for private use, the dead-end stub Walnut Street, west of the Southern Pacific tracks, to Baldwin Olds for a sum of $50 per year? SECONDARY QUESTIONS - Is this property needed for public parking purposes? Is the property needed for street purposes? CONSIDERATIONS: o The June, 1980 "Lodi Downtown Development Plan" prepared by Quad Consultants, recommends perpendicular parking on the'fiarth side of the Oak and Walnut Street stubs (figure 306 in the report), with no specific recommendations as to timing. It was CLIC's,intention that paint- ing of these stubs for parking be done with Phase 1 work; however, they were excluded from the District in order to square -off the boundaries and because members felt the work might be more appropriately undertaken by the City. o Within the last month Walter Sanborn, CLIC Chairman, has discussed with us the use of these stubs for parking. He was put -in t6t3ch with Glenn Robison and Marvin Davis, and given the°sketches'by your Department. He asked that staff prepare a cost and time estivate. (-presume that Marvin has discussed this with you. He was also apprised of Mr. Baldwin's request. On behalf of CLIC he stated that it would be thei�l reco6iiiandotTo►'i`' that the stubs be used for pzrking and that they be retained-fOr-'stfiet purpose. in the event that the SPRR move its switching operations end the'Wlsets are ever re -opened. He recommended permit parking. it was also nnted tha .1f the City ever acquires use'of the Southern Pacific property (Block Won the map) for parking, Oak Street might be incorporated into the o Mr. Pchroeder has stated that City property cannot be obtained though adverse possession; twere`ore, short or long -tern closer ,bV Wa h1uf,1 Street (or Oak) would not result in the City's losing it fol' future street purposes. '46 M EMO Page 2 44 o The Quad Report states that there is an unsatisfied demand of 18 parking spaces in Block 24 (Figure 3-5 in the report) based on 17,000+ feet of commercial land use. There is a surplus of 91 spaces in Block 20, based on 7,000 square feet of commercial land use. On -street and off-street parking, regardless of current availability was counted. The report also states that there is presently a slight surplus of 190 spaces in the entire study area; however, there is a latent demand for anotye,- 480 spaces based on the amount of currently vacant square footage. These figures included use of SP's Block 16, which is now blocked to vehiA es. o CLIC has contacted SP regarding acquisition of Block 16 and the City has been contacted regarding the amount of land we would need for parking. Assuming development to City standards, 70+ spaces could be provided on this property. It was previously uced as free parking by a number of downtown merchants, employees and customers. Downtown improve- ments will result in an additional 55+ spaces in the core area. o Based on information contained in the attached memo, there is a calculated deficiency of 471 employee parking spaces in the downtown area (includes new permit parking areas). A 1977 vacant parking space survey indicated an overall 604 vacancy rate of on -street parking spaces and lots in the downtown area. The peripheral area, which included the stub streets and Sacramento Street was 70%. A 1980 Parking Duration Survey Indicates an overall occupancy rate of 43.3% for on -street spaces during Christmas. (Report available in Community Development Department File, Down- town Improvements Surveys -Meters). o Based on five counts in February 1982, the average vacancy rate of the permit portion of Lot I was 58%, Permit Lot 3 - 8%, Permit Lot 4 - less than 1%, and Permit Lot 5 - 46%. A total of 203 permits were sold for the 191 permit spaces available for the month of February. The vacancy rate in Lot 5, before the new permit areas, was 16% with a total of 120 permits sold for the 108 available spaces. -- a difference of 30%. o A recent one -day am/pm survey of School Street parking indicated a 15% vacancy rate. Oak Street from Church to Sacramento was 37% and Walnut Street 45%. A one-time afternoon check of Sacramento Street between Walnut and Lodi Avenue indicated 61% of the on -street spaces vacant. On the stub of Oak Street 3 of the 6 spaces were vacant and on Walnut Street 4 of the 8 spaces were vacant. The tlm—hour time zone is enforced on both stubs. Sacramento Street is a,so a 2 hour zone. o On February 12, 1982 the Firestone Store at Oak and Sacramento Strcet was close;; however, there were 16 vehicles parked on the premises. A license plate survey of these vehicles Indicated that vehicle ownership were from: Lodi - 10; Acampo - 1; Novato - 1; Walnut Grove - 1; Los Angeles - 1; Stockton - 1; Sacramento - 1; and unknown - 1. Three of the vehicles belonged to neighborning ;,)usinesses; 4 to people employed at the Toggery on Oak and School; and I to Bill's Barber shop on Oak Street. The 0 MEMO Page 3 southern portion of Block 20 is fenced and contains a number of wrecked and other vehicles. t 0 1 do not know the ownership status of the property in relation to SPRR. CONCLUSIONS First, the property is r. -)t needed for street purposes at this time. Since a private interest cannot adversely possess City property, if the City retains ownership, it is presumed we could reopen the street in the future, if necessary. Second, the statistics do not support the need for an additional 6 parking spaces at this location (Oak and Walnut Streets), particularly if they are 2-:�our spaces. Making the 20 spaces (total) permit spaces would presumably yield the City an additional $100 per month; however, vacar+cy rates of Lot 5, (and Lot 1) and the number of permits sold, indicates a minimal demand for more permits, despite the statistical need for employee parking. Therefore, there is not a guaranteed $100,monthly income. Based -.on the ownership of vehicles at the Firestone store, there may be a demand for all -day parking facilities on the east side of downtown for merchants and employees. As an aside, the walking distance from the Toggery to the Firestone property and Toggety to the closest permit lot is about the same. It is also possible that .lir. Baldwin could purchase the ten permit stickers and use the spaces; however, there is no guarantee that the spaces would always befopen to hire. Further- more, it is presumed 'that his principal need for space is for vehicles coming in for service and c•.ompary vehicles which are frequently changed. Another alternative would be to make the spaces five hour spaces, which in effect is free all day parking, since the vehicle need only be moved once. Based on the Firestone store parking, it appears that "free" parking would be used by employees, merchants and customers in the area. It is also pre- sumed that it would be used by some individuaib. curr6ntly purchasing stickers; as the walk to School Street would not be -significantly increased. Again, it world be first cdit - first serve and Mr. Baldwin would have no guarantee on the spaces. Another alternative is issuing guaranteed space stickers, which raises the questions, should Baldwin be given preference or make it open to anyone. The installation of parking on the SP property to the north and the increased number of spaces with the new post office will also have an effect on parking demand in this area. Third, leasing the property to Mr. Baldwin, with appropriate fencing and on- site conditions, would be a guaranteed $50 per month and there would be no City maintenance. Peripheral considerations might be 1) does the lease go with the property in the event that Baldwin moves out; 2) is he leasing the property on the north :.ide of Walnut and would he use the properties and street all as one piece; 3) if that property is used by another party, are we giving Baldwin a "privilege" not available to the other party. z Attachments ;' �1 N 1 0 N Z Z LI 8 d U N ❑U❑❑U LOCUST 6 ELM 12 PINE 14 15 L-1 Fl- - OAK —; 17 1a 1920 ❑ ❑ WALNUT 24 27 8 LO01_-- 5 6 ED---�" VN�LI�•MKME�N0.0 �_ .� ST ST ST ST ST I AV E i NORTH SCALE' 1". 300' MEMORANDUM, City of Lodi, Community Development Department TO: Members of the CLIC Parking Co:imittee FROM: Mamie Starr, Assistant Planner RE: Employee Parking Information DATE: October 19, 1981 Per your request, I have researched the Quad Report with the following results: Appendix R provides a summary of the merchant survey. Total questionnaires mailed 325 Total responses 311 or 32.9% The questionnaires provided the following information on where employees were parking in late 1979. On street 22 % Public off-street 22 % Private off-street 52 % Unknown 4 % 36% of the respondents (30 merchants) stated that there was insufficient employee parking. On page 3-7 of the Quad Report, the Consultant states that the calculated perking demand, in the entire study area (Pleasant to the Railroad Tracks, the alley north of Locust to south of Lodi Avenue) is 2,769 spaces. There is a total supply of 2,959 spaces. It is estimated by the consultant (presumably based on generalized statistics) that 50% of the demand is for employee parking, which translates to 1,385 spaces. Relating the percentages to the number of spaces, the following employee parking space usage is calculated. Where Employees Now Park % I Spaces On -street 22 305 Public off-street 22 305 Private off-street 52 720 Unknown 4 55 ANALYSIS In analyzing this information, and arriving at a figure for employee parking demand, it was necessary to make some assumptions. 1. The employee parking demand is constant. This number of spaces is needed at any given time during the day, with the possible exception of nights and weekends. /— I MEMO Starr- to CLIC Parking Committee Page 2 2. The private parking situation .rill not change, with the following exception - 3. The Southern Pacific lot on Sacramento Street, which is now closed, accomodated 50 employee cars. Presumably these spaces were con- sidered private, off street spaces. 4. It is desirable to get employees out of on -street spaces (at least in the downtown area) into off-street spaces 5. The 4% unknown, or 55 spaces is insignificant enough to ignore in the analysis, since there is no more logical way to distribute them. Using the above information, the following employee parking space dea.and figures have been calculated: TOTAL ESTIMATED EMPLOYEE PARKING DEMAND 1,385 spaces Unknown parkers to be ignored - 55 spaces Private off-street spaces (excluding 50 SP spaces) - 670 spaces Public off-street spaces in permit Lot 5 *120 permits are sold and lot is seldom full; could change the 105 demand net figure to 120 - 105 spaces TOTAL UNMET EMPLOYEE PARKING DEMAND AT PRESENT 555 spaces Employee spaces created by "dividing" Lots 1-4 - 84 spaces *More permits than spaces could be sold for these lots also; however, it is assumed that de- mand for parking in these lots will be higher than currently exists in Lot 5 and overselling might not Le a good idea Employee spaces possible on SP Lot - 74 spaces TOTAL UNMET EMPLOYEE PARKING DEMAND AFTER ACTICNS TO INCREASE SPACES 397 space,., Assuming the need and/or desire to get al'i employees out of on street spaces in the study area, and implementation of all employee parking proposals to date, there is still a shortfall of ne=arly 400 employee spaces. There are a number of considerations. First, the -estimated employee parking demand, which is the basis for these calculations, is just that - an estimate. MEMO Starr to CLIC Parking Committee Page 3 A survey has not been made of each business to determine actual employee parking demand. It has also been assumed that the demand is constant. It may be that many of the employees are working in the downtown area only part-time, mezming that an unknown number of employee spaces are used by more than one em- ployee during the day, thereby reducing the total space demand. It may also be erroneous to assume that it is desirable to have all employees park off- street. The surveys provided no indication as to where employees were parking on - street. Many may actually be parking in on -street spaces which would otherwise be vacant. A more realistic evaluation of unmet demand might be possible if there was more concrete information on where employees are parking on -street. By City ordinance, off-street parking is required for new commercial spa -e outside of the existing parking district; however, new construction within the District need not provide parking. The,-,�fore, it is possible that a portion of the,rivate parking available at thepresent time could possibly be eliminated in the future. Increasing employee off-street parking by permit or extended time zones, in areas close to the work locations, will place the City in direct competition with some private parking providers, possibly decreasing the desirability of those locations for parking. Any new additions to downtown commercial activity would also result in an increase in the employee demand. CITY OF L.ODI DOWNTOWN PARKING LOTS 1 t LOT 5 �1 o . " ilia ELM �( V tr__ U LOT 4 1-* LOT 3 LOT 2 OAK LOT WALNUT -- ............ ............ . �_... . -- - ---- _ _ _ - - ---- - --- I AIovrN[r Pi-Rwi7 PAAKIvG ONLr BALDWIN OLDS, BUICK, INC. 218 S. SACRAMENTO ST. • P. O. BOX 29 LODI (209) 333-2233 • STOCKTON (209) 943-8411 LOCI, CALIFORNIA 95241 February 2, 1982 City of Lodi City Council 221 W. Pine St. Lodi, CA 95240 Dear Councilmen: eke This letter concerns the city street E. Walnut which dead ends at the Railroad property. Baldwin Olds, Buick, Inc.'s property flanks either side of this dead end street. I would like to propose that Baldwin Olds, Buick, Inc. be allowed to lease the aforementioned street on a month to month basis for the sum of $50.00 per month. In return for this payment, 1 would like to put a fence across the front of the street to protect cars to be stored in that area. At the present Limp, the only people using the street for parking are employees of the firm and Baldwin Olds itself. We would also main- tain the street by keeping it clean which would save the City of Lodi rnr-oey. This plan would greatly enhance the efficiency of sur business by giving us more storage: parking for Service customer's cars which, I hope, would increase our ability to service and store more cars thereby generating more Sales Tax dollars for the City of Lodi. In the event the City wishes to convert the street to a public parking area as originally planned at a later date, upon sixty days notice I would remove the fencing from the front of the street and restore the street to its original condition. If I cannot fence the street and utilize it for the type of storage I wish, then I would be willing to pay $25.00 per month on a month to month lease so that my employees could, at least, park their cars using the whole street aad not be ticketed for illegal parking by the City of Lodi. Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, u ,te , GB/vb Garret Baldwin -.�., ...,M.•w ,ouaa. z -r fir..w.sw K �trr <Vtwe.xw.. g- 3 brat rt tea✓, �fi¢5sx�,"Ft`.�... - E 'CITY COUNCIL 41, HFNRi A GEAYES. Ir City Manage i OB I A titMURPHcCAR TY. Maya CITY O F L O D I ROBE RT G MURPHY. Mayor Pro Tem RICHARD L HUGHES CiTY HAll.2�' WEST PINE SIRE FT WAITER KATNICH POST OFFICE BOX 320 IAMIS W PINKERTON. Ir LO:)I, CALIFORNIA 95241 (209)334-5634 February 19, 1982 Mr. Garret Baldwin Baldvilin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. 1 East Lodi Avenue Lodi, CA. 95240 Dear Mr. Baldwin: SUBJECT: Use of Walnut Street Public Right -of -Nay Sacramento Street to S.P.R.R. ALICE M .01?MCFIE City Clerk RONAIDM STEIN City Attorney The Council at their last regular meeting of February 17, 1982, acted upon your request as outlined in your.letter.dated February 2, 1982. It was the. Council's decision to lease the subject right-of-way to you with the following conditions: 1. The rental fee would be $50 per month. The payment of this fee would allow you to fence the property 1n question. 2. That all work within the public right-of-way would require prior City approval and would require the issuance of a City encroachment permit, 3. Execution of a lease agreement to be prepared by the City Attorney. Agreement 'to include.conditions outlined in your letter and City's insurance requirements. In order that this department can prepare the encroachment permit (no cost to you, the applicant), it will be necessary to know what you're planning to do exactly as it rebates to fence relocation,gats location, temporary improvements on the City right-of-way, the proposed use of the City right-of-way, etc. Please show on the attached plan, to scale, your proposed Improvements to the temporaryimprovements to the City right-of-way. Until all of the above is completed, the area must remain and will be erg forced as two (2) hour parking. Sincerely Jac L. Ronsko ubl c Works Director Enclosure cc: City Manager, City Attorney, Finance Director JLR neh 1 7— 7�w 401 e-1 X A MW r 14 1�' C) V qe UTY COUNCIL JAMES ROBE RAG MURPHY. Mayor Pro Trm CITY OF WCARTY. Mayor , O I) I RICNARO t HUGH! S CITY HAIL, 221 WI ST PINE STRE IT WAL10C KATNICH POST OFFICE BOX 320 UMI S %N PINKER TON. )r. LOBI, CALIFORNIA 95241 (209) 3345634 February 23, 1982 Mr. Garret Baldwin Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. 1 East Lodi Avenue Lodi, California 95240 SUBJECT: Use of Walnut Street Public Right -of -Way - Sacramento Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad for the purpose of the Parking of Vehicles Dear Mr. Baldwin: HENRY A GLAVES. Ir City Manager AIICI M RE IMCHF City Clerk RONALD M STEIN City Attorney Your request on behalf of Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. fir the use of the Walnut Street public right-of-way and Sacramento Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad within the City of Lodi for the purpose of the parking of vehicles, was submitted to the Lodi City Council at its regular meeting held February 17, 1982. You are advised that your request was accepted by the City Council, subject to the conditions as set forth in this letter. Please sign and return all copies of this letter which will constitute your acceptance of the conditions set forth, as follow: (1) The City of Lodi agrees that Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. may use the public right-of-way on Walnut Street and Sacrament-- Street to the Southern Pacific Railroad within the City of Lodi star the purpose of the parking of vehicles and as set forth in the map attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. (2) Said property use shall be on a month-to-month basis and may be terminated by either party upon 30 days' written notice. Said termination shall be without cause. If the City of Lodi terminates the use of said property, the City of Lodi shall be under no obligation to find any other location within the City of Lodi for the use by Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. for the parking of vehicles. -=LW+.. .. s-- -. .. •RAS. 3�h.'.Ii" W;�PS�'Ak`?lM1'Ri:[Fia++^l.N�','�.B�RCf -S -TrtF. xn.A `i^:Vl'a���A �'T.?"yT`+a--vl•.wx� nc*:� lfl•%P' 'a*ff.. _ :.:'Y'..Foi:.'R%:.T-"N._v✓. �:.•:'C; S�R+2. . Agreement - Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. (continued) (3) The rental fee for said use shall be $50.00 monthly. The payment of this fee shall be made to the City of Lodi Finance Department. (4) All work within the public right-of-way shall require prior approval and shall require the issuance of a City of Lodi encroachment permit. Said approval scall be obtained from the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Lodi. (5) Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. shall be allowed to construct a fence along said property line. Said fence location shall be approved by the Community Development Department of the City of Lodi. (6) Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc. agrees to indemnify and hold the City of Lodi harmless from any liability for damage or injury to persons and property during Baldwin Oldsmobile Buick, Inc..'s occupancy of said property. The City of Lodi shall be narad as an additional .insured on its comprehensive liability insurance policy and a certificate to this effect shall be issued and furnished to the City Clerk of the City of Lodi. RMS : vc attachment The Foregoing is Accepted: BALDWIN OLDSMOBILE BUICK, INC. By Date Very truly yours, CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LODI By Date Attest: Aliea .4. Reimche City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM RONALD M. 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