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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 6, 1987 PH' CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTME(�IT ,�.... COUNCIL. COiVihll. NU ATIOi4 :D TO: City Council FROM: City Manager MEETING DATE: May 6, 1987 AGENDA TITLE: Downtown Parking Study Review RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Council receive the attached report and. provide direction to staff for either additional information or set the matter for a public hearing. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: City Council approved various recommendations on the Downtown Parking Study which was prepared by the City of Lodi Engineering Division with the UDID Committee. The new controls were implemented in October 1986 and are shown on the attached map of the downtown area. Staff had indicated the new controls would be reviewed after a six-month period. Staff has performed two parking surveys (day after Thanksgiving and Friday before Christmas). The attached bar charts show the before and after peak parking use in the parking lots and the on -street permit areas. We have received various comments and complaints in the last six months. We have not solicited a formal public review. Many of the comments were received verbally by our Parking Enforcement Assistants. The City of Lodi Finance Department began selling permits quarterly in September 1986. The number of permits sold has increased from approximately 215 to 250. Attached is a listing of the comments received, together with staff responses.. Overall, it appears that the parking changes that were implemented in October of 1986 have improved the parking in the downtown area. However, after evaluating the comments, it is recommended that the City Council set a public hearing to discuss Co^ment Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and thereby finalize the downtown par g modifications. Jack L. Ronsko 1 c Works Director JLR/FJF/ma Attachments cc: Police Chief Finance Director UDID Committee APPROVED: LDBA President Novus Development & Management, Inc. Beauty College CDOWNTOW/TXTW.02M April 28, 1987 i CITY OF LODI DOWNTOWN PARKING S P LOT cn N SACRAMENTO ST c'n SCHOOL ST. LOT 4 LOT 2 1... rvraiii�urrua 1 LOT 3 V,j LOT I Z LOT 5 - W 0,71Z7T!!71rX J Q I W r v� p CHURCH''®� ST (V LEGEND ®-ZONE B PERMIT ONLY ® - 2 HOUR ALL ON -STREET PARKING IS 2 HOUR EXCEPT AS NOTED. © - 2 HOUR OR ALL DAY WITH ZONE 8 PERMIT 0 - 4 HOUR on Lodi Downtown On—Street. Parking Friday Peak Occupancies '100 90 80 A. 70 60 VI , x 50 x :A 40 N 30 'N <I < \\N < X, 20 N x N 10 0 Sac 0 Lot 5 Church S/E Jrn Church S/Pine Church S/Oak Walnut CCD P.O. E-71 m a On—Street All—Day Permit Segments / 1; Sep 85 Dec 85 Nov 86 I'VDec 36 E 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Lodi Downtown Parking Lots Friday Peak Occupancies 1—P 3—P 4—P 5—P 1 —2 hr 2-2. hr 3--2 hr 4-2 hr 5-4 hr B of A SP Parking Lot (P = ,erm;t) Sep 85 Dec 85 Nov 86 J Jec >; DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY - REVIEW April 1987 1. COMMENT: Request to modify parking time limit from 2. hours to 3 hours at the NW corner of Locust and School Streets. RESPONSE: Staff originally recommended converting 2 -hour to all -day parking on School Street N/Locust. The average parking occupancy on School Street and Locust Street was 21% (north side) and 7% (west side), respectively. However, since the northwest corner of Locust and School was being developed with a residential/commercial project, no recommendation was made. This request came from the owners of the northwest building which included a petition with signatures of owners of other businesses in the area. If Council approves this request, it is recommended at least half of the block faces be converted. It is also more difficult for the Parking Enforcement Assistants to enforce 3 hours than 4 hours. (See attached letter.) 2. COMMENT: Request for enforcement on 12 -minute parking stall adjacent to PGTE_ building at 12 W. Pine Street. RESPONSE: One parking space is currently painted green. However, the current ordinance refers to time zones at metered locations and there is no time limit marked. If Council wishes to officially establish a short time zone, an ordinance revision is necessary. 3. COMMENT: Request for 2 -hour parking on Sacramento Street S/Lodi Avenue. RESPONSE: Since the parking was remc.ved on Lodi Avenue in order to insta left turn lanes, motorists are parking on Sacramento Street. The business located on the southwest corner of the Sacramento/Lodi intersection requested this area be changed to 2 -hour parking. Staff performed two parking surveys and verified the problem. However, staff does not recommend installing 2 -hour parking. The business does have some off-street parking. Implementing 2 -hour parking on -street would most likely push the problem southerly into the residential area. 4. COMMENT: Install 2 -hour plus all -day parking with "Lone B permit on ZhurcTi Street from Elm Street to Pine Street on the east side. RESPONSE: Staff originally recommended 2 -hour or all -day (Zone B) pe m t parking in areas which had low parking demand and were not adjacent to businesses. This parking area has businesses adjacent to it but the businesses have entrances on other streets. The parking occupancy varied considerably in both the before and after surveys. Staff recommends installing 2 -hour rr all -day (Zone B) permit parking at all or a portion of this location. CDOWNTOW/TXTW.02M April 28, 1987 5. COMMENT: Remove the 2 -hour parking and reinstall permit parking at Lots 3 and 4 on both sides of westerly aisle (same as before). RESPONSE:' This request was received verbally from the Parking Enforcement Assistants. The recent surveys taken the day after Thanksgiving and the Friday before Christmas showed the parking usage was low compared to when this area was permit parking. It is felt that expanding permit parking in this area should be considered. An option would be to make this area 2 -hour or all -day (Zone B) permit parking, however, it would probably be filled with permit users. 6. COMMENT: A. Replace 2 -hour parking zone with 4 -hour parking on Elm Street from School to Sacramento on the north side (adjacent to Beauty College). B. Reinstall the 5 -hour parking zone at Lot 5 (4 -hour). RESPONSE: The Parking Enforcement A!sistants have received a number of requests from the Beauty College stunents that longer time limas are needed. Staff has no position on this matter. If City Council wishes to pursue this matter, the businesses in the vicinity should be notified of the gearing date. 7. COMMENT: Improve the Southern Pacific lot. RESPONSE: The City does not have a long-term lease with Scuthern Pacific Railroad Company. Therefore, staff does not recommend making substantial improvements. CDOWNTOW/TXTW.02M April 28, April 13, 1987 �r _ CIT WLIZ ';CZxSGL Mr. Richard Prima - Engineering Division .`Public Works Department ,City of Lodi t.. --P.O. Box 320 .,%Lodi,.CA 95241 Re:.. Request Tb Modify Parking Time Limit At The NW Conler'.of Locust And School Streets+Adjacent'To Locust Square . Dear -Ri.ch , 17 This will confirm our recent conversations regarding the current. 2.hour public parking limit in force adjacent to Locust Scpare. Some Clients of the.commercial businesses as well as _visitors i to the seniors residing-in in the is re a little longer. ; , a,')dng limit.*, t"°en regal; a` .We've -received .the enclosed•informal petitions•and have met with u our neighbc -s, .Gierhart & Wells fl�neral Home, Glidc2en" Paint and Pantel - '`,Lighting. They have told us ;they :prefer to retain'-the-2 hour-. limit,' but: have no objection to :a longer. time limit on our side sof the'street V Our request, therefore, is fora 3 hour parking �imit in ,place , -,oflthe. existing 2 hour.limit. Please let me know of your decision'so,that I may.keep,the busi- i. news .arra residents informed_ 1209 West Tokay Street. Suite 6 9 P O Box 1505 8 Lodi. Caiitcrnla 95241-1505 • Phone (209) 333-6008 DECLARATION OF MAILING On May 11, 1987 in the City of Lodi, San Joaquir County, California, I depos-'fted in the United States mail, envelopes with first-class postage prepaid thereon, containing a copy of the Notice attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A"; said envelopes were addressed as is more part,cularly shown on Exhibit "B" attached hereto. There is a regular daily communication by mail between the City of Lodi, California, and the places to which said envelopes were addressed. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 11, 1987, at Lodi, California. ALICE M. REIMCHE Ci Clerk 6a fi IT J HN 4Deput Cit Clerk l 'i i DEC/O1 TXTA.02D R DECLARATION OF MAILING On May 11, 1987 in the City of Lodi, San Joaquir County, California, I depos-'fted in the United States mail, envelopes with first-class postage prepaid thereon, containing a copy of the Notice attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A"; said envelopes were addressed as is more part,cularly shown on Exhibit "B" attached hereto. There is a regular daily communication by mail between the City of Lodi, California, and the places to which said envelopes were addressed. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 11, 1987, at Lodi, California. ALICE M. REIMCHE Ci Clerk 6a fi IT J HN 4Deput Cit Clerk l 'i i DEC/O1 TXTA.02D A Exhibit "A" NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI TO ALLOW FOR FORMAL PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT CONCERNING DOWNTOWN PARKING WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 3, 1987 the City Council of the City of Lodi, at its regular meeting of that date to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, California, will conduct a public hearing to allow for formal public review and comment concerning downtown parking within the City of Lodi. Copie: of the Downtown Parking Study Review, as prepared by City of Lodi staff, are available during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk. 221 West Pine Street, Lodi. Information regarding this matter may be obtained by callii►g Assistant Civil Engineer Paula Fernandez at 333-6706. All interested persons are invited to present their views on this matter. Written statements may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements may be made at said hearing. If you challenge the above matter in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: May 6, 1987 By Order of the Lodi City Council x. Alice M. Rdimche City Clerk PH/39 TXTA.02D Exhibit "B - Lodi Downtown Business Association Nuke Lapenta c/o The Toggery 28 South School Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi District Chamber of Cc mierce 215 West Oak Street Lodi, CA 95240 .......E DECLARATION OF POSTING On , 1987 in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, CaliforniaK, I cii u� ated to all businesses in the area of Lockeford Street on the north, Lodi Avenue on the South, Sacramento Street on the east and Church Street on the West, the attached public hearing notice (Exhibit A) I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 2 i tU7 1987 at Lodi, California. NA ALIC M. EIMCHE :�i-V� lerk -41 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOD! TO ALLOW FOR FORMAL PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT CONCERNING DOWNTOWN PARKING WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 3, 1987 the City Council of the City of Lodi., at its regular sleeting of that date to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, California, will conduct a public hearing to allow for formal public review and comment concerning downtown parking within the City of Lodi. Copies of the Downtown Parking Study Review, as prepared by City of Lodi staff, are available during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk. 221 West Pine Street, Lodi. Information regarding this matter may be obtained by calling Assistant Civil Engineer Paula Fernandez at 333-6706. All interested persons are invited to present their views on this matter. Written statements may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements may be made at said hearing. If you challenge the above matter in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described ir, this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: May 6, 1987 By Order of the Lodi City Council Alice M. Reimche City Clerk CITY OF LODI 221 W. Pine Street Lodi, California 95240 ADVERTISING INSTRUCTIONS Subject: MICE or rumic lmkRrx, Publish Dates: Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Tear Sheets Wanted: Three Affidavit and Bill to: ALICE M. REIMCHE, CITY CLERK .�hy 11, 1987 Date. Ordered by: lit 't'- &10110 CE M. REII14CHE CITY CLERK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING= BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI TO ALLOW FOR FORMAL PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT CONCERNING DOWNTOWN PARKING WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 3, 1987 the City Council of the City of Lodi, at its regular meeting of that date to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, California, will conduct a public hearing to allow for formal public review and comment concerning downtown parking within the City of Lodi. Copies of the Downtown Parking Study Review, as prepared by City of Lodi staff, are available during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk. 221 West Pine Street, Lodi. Information regarding this matter may be obtained by calling Assistant Civil Engineer Paula Fernandez at 3�3-6706. All interested persons are invited to present their views on this matter. Written statements may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements may be made at said hearing. If you challenge the above matter in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: May 6, 1987 By Order of the Lodi City Council Alice M. Reimche City Clerk Is PH/39 TXTA.02D