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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 3, 2000 H-020, COUNCIL • • L94lFpR�`P AGENDA TITLE: Downtown Parking Issues and Amend Traffic Resolution to Adopt Angle Parking on School Street, Locust Street to Lockeford Street, and Portions of Locust Street and Sacramento Street in the Downtown MEETING DATE: May 3, 2000 PREPARED BY: Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council review and give staff direction on various downtown parking issues and adopt the attached resolution amending Section 4 of Traffic Resolution 97-148 by approving angle parking on the east side of School Street between Locust Street and Lockeford Street. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At the request of the Downtown Lodi Business Partnership (DLBP), staff met with DLBP representatives on April 20, 2000, to discuss various parking issues. At the meeting, the DLBP expressed their concerns with the shortage of parking in the northern downtown area. Their concerns were heightened with the knowledge that the construction of the theater will begin in late May and approximately 119 parking spaces will be eliminated. Several of the following solutions were discussed: 1. Replace the parallel with angled parking spaces on the east side of School Street between Locust Street and Lockeford Street. 2. Create a core area with short-term parking (30 -minute to 2 -hour time restrictions) with increased parking fines in this core area. 3. Convert parking outside the core areas to free, all -day parking. 4. Provide a trolley service for the downtown area to encourage customers to patronize downtown and downtown employees to park outside the core area. 5. Investigate parking in privately -owned parking lots. 6. Expedite construction of the Elm Street off-street parking lot. 7. Discuss the recent denial of converting the parallel spaces to angled parking spaces and reducing the number of travel lanes on Church Street. The following provides information related to the above solutions: 1. Angled Parking Spaces — As shown in Exhibit A, approximately 10 additional spaces can be installed by converting the parallel to angled parking spaces on the east side of School Street between Locust Street and Lockeford Street. Staff recommends City Council approve this solution. Additional changes on Locust Street and Sacramento Street are being researched and will be presented at the Council meeting. 2. Core Area Time Restriction and Increased Parking Fines and 3. All -day Parking Outside Core Area — The intent of these solutions is to provide customer parking in the core area and encourage employees to park outside this area. City Council has given the Public Works Director authority to approve and modify downtown time restrictions. This solution would also include suspending the permit parking program and converting the permit lots to free, all -day parking. If Council concurs, staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to suspend the permit program, beginning July 2000, for a one-year trial period. Staff will also work with the DLBP and the Parking Enforcement staff to implement time restrictions that will accommodate both the downtown businesses and customers. A downtown business owner suggested increasing the parking fine to encourage employees to park outside the core area. DLBP members at the meeting agreed with this solution. The Executive Director presented this idea to his Executive Board at another meeting and they concurred with this recommendation. This solution was suggested in combination with changing the current parking restriction to all -day parking outside the core area. The current fine for parking "overtime" is $8.50. APPROVED: H. Dixon Flynn -- City Mana er CDWNTN&ANGLEPKG 04/25!00 Downtown Parking Issues and Amend Traffic Resolution to Adopt Angle Parking on School Street, Locust Street to Lockeford Street, and Portions of Locust Street and Sacramento Street in the Downtown May 3, 2000 Page 2 If City Council concurs with this solution, staff will put together background material on when the bail schedule (code violation fines) was last modified and similar schedules in surrounding cities. Staff will present this material to DLBP members and recommend a bail schedule. The recommended bail schedule will be forwarded to the Municipal Court Judges for approval. After they approve the bail schedule, staff will bring this item back for City Council to approve and adopt. 4. TrolleX — At the meeting, the DLBP members agreed that a trolley service would benefit the downtown business owners and employees, as well as the downtown patrons. If City Council concurs, staff will begin researching the availability and costs of leasing a trolley. The DLBP members were interested in finding sponsors to fund the trolley. The City's Transit Division has been exploring the possible purchase of a trolley, but this would likely not be done in time for this summer. It was also suggested to use the GrapeLine bus service in the interim especially when the theater and parking structure are under construction. 5. Privately -owned Parking Lots — This solution includes discussing with several property owners the availability of their private lots for public use. Should we find a lot that the owner is willing to lease to the City, we will bring this item back for Council approval. 6. Elm Street Parking Lot — Community Development and Public Works departments' staffs have been working on constructing a parking lot on the north side of Elm Street east of School Street. The City has immediate possession of the property and the demolition work is currently out to bid. The City intends to begin construction of the 60 -space parking lot this summer. 7. Church Street Angle Parking — The DLBP members were in favor of converting the parallel to angle parking on Church Street between Locust Street and Lockeford Street. As discussed at the April 19 Council meeting, this recommendation will gain approximately 54 parking spaces along Church Street. City Council denied this recommendation; however, with Council direction, staff can review options such as reducing parking near the intersections to provide room for turning vehicles. RECOMMENDATIONS: At this meeting, staff recommends City Council adopt the resolution approving the angle parking on both sides of School Street between Locust Street and Lockeford Street, and give direction on the remaining solutions. FUNDING: Funding from the Street Maintenance Account for striping modifications on School Street will cost approximately $800. Funding Available:% Vicky McAthie, Finance Director Richard C. Prima, . Public Works Director Prepared by Paula J. Fernandez, Associate Traffic Engineer RCPIPJF/Im Attachments cc: City Attorney Street Superintendent Community Development Director Police Chief Finance Support Services Supervisor Parking Enforcement Assistant Economic Development Coordinator Associate Traffic Engineer Downtown Lodi Business Partnership Meeting Participants Affected School Street Businesses CDWNTN&ANGLEPKG 04/25/00 y OFA v C��!``�•II t��Q WORKSCITY OF LODI PUBLIC DEPARTMENT PROPOSED ANGLE PARKING SCHOOL ST. LOCUST ST. TO LOCKEFORD ST. I I ii i, I 4 J i iiI nIIi __iIILN 11 SCHOOL Abandoned Driveway I1 1I; _—_______----- 1iI - ==1__-____=_=___=_'`�=====1=====_=='___=___� ��!---------,=__________ _tom=V== = ----91 It It1 11 ill t t i t t t i t t t 1 t t 1 ii 11 n u u u it It u u u n u u n u — — — — — II II II II 11 II 11 11 II Il II II {{ --- I PH -P" FROM ECR Abandoned �'� u 4' FROM FOC Driveway i II It REMOVE RW CURB � I �I Proposed 20 Angled m -r, I O ; II :u, { -" Parking Spaces o I II II I • II if !� I I I I. Ila , Existing 10 Parallel I EI II 1 I fl 11 I Parking Spaces H -Q- 04/28/2000 This is to address the issue of changing the parking on the east side of School St from parallel to angled spaces. As business owners as well as home owners in the affected area, we are here to voice our opinon agaist such a change. In the 14 years that we have owned this property, I feel that we have become quite familar with our end of School St. The traffic coming off of Lockeford St, is often swift and driving far above the speed limit. To put parallel parking in this area would only add to an already dangerous situation. Many of our customers, as well as ourselves, drive large vechicles with long wheelbases. These long vehicles will protrude quite a distance into the traffic lane, making a narrow entrance for the speeding cars coming off of Lockeford St. Across from us on the west side of School St, is a lot that has been vacant for as many years as I can remember. This quarter block parcel is an eyesore at many times of the year when the weeds are at least two feet tall. In our opinion the city parking situation and the beautification of downtown could much better be served by the city buying this parcel and converting it into a parking area. The cost to the city would be much greater than painting a few lines on the street, but we have heard so much recently about the woes of the lack of parking the the downtown area once the theater is up and running, wouldn't it make more sense to use the lot for parking and gain many more spaces than the 20 the city is proposing to add. Furthermore, this shabby attempt by the LDBA to shift the parking for the employees of the stores and businesses to an area that will inconvenience others instead of themselves should not be tolerated. We live at our property and have no other parking available to us. We certainly don't want this to become the parking area for every other business or property owner in the rest of the area. You took our money to fix perfectly good sidewalks and improve the property of the already rich dowtown merchants and we can't even get our sidewalks fixed. Fix the sidewalk and leave the parking in frontt of our property alone. Then ,disband this hoax of a downtown improvement association which is really the dowtown merchants free advertising, property improvement and enrichment association and leave us alone. The city and this group have proven that they can't be trusted and we want no more of these schemes to foist the costs of doing business in the downtown area off on to others who get no benefit from these so called improvements. Paul and Wanda Easley 216 N School St 218 N School St } , I Orville DeJonq Kevin DeJonq ED DE JONG & SONS INSURANCE "Dependable Service" -- Lic. #OA99971 PHONE: (209) 369-3663 * 101 NORTH CHURCH STREET * LODI, CA 95240 FAX (209) 369-9614 MAY 2, 2000 ANALYSIS OF PARKING LOT DISPLACEMENT OF 119 SPACES AT THE N/E CORNER OF CHURCH & ELM, LODI, CA. The below survey was personally done by Orville DeJong, the owner of a commerical building @ 101 No. Church St., Lodi, Ca.. Parking lot @ N/E corner of Church & Elm # of space s occupied were ONLY Thurs. Friday Friday Friday 4/27 4/28 4/28 4/28 4PM 9AM 12PM 4PM 69 67 63 72 # OF EMPTY PARKING SPACES FROM WALNUT ST. TO LOCUST ST. ON SACRAMENTO ST. 80 81 81 85 ON CHURCH ST. 62 80 54 55 ON PLEASANT ST. 50 44 50 52 # OF EMPTY PARKING SPACES FROM SACRAMENTO ST. TO LEE ST. ON LOCUST ST. ON ELM ST. ON PINE ST. ON OAK ST. ON WALNUT ST. 26 58 40 41 54 52 54 47 53 76 47 46 51 62 45 51 91 80 69 70 TOTAL EMPTY PARKING SPACES 467 533 440 447 RESULTS: There are more than 6 times the empty parking spaces on the streets than occupied spaces in the parking lot @ the N/E corner of Church & Elm St. 1 CITY COUNCIL STEPHEN J. MANN, Mayor ALAN S. NAKANISHI Mayor Pro Tempore SUSAN HITCHCOCK KEITH LAND PHILLIP A. PENNINO CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 (209)333-6706 FAX (209) 333-6710 EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov http:X%www.lodi.gov April 27, 2000 Downtown Lodi Business Partnership Board of Directors — V\xL-%\%,, k tx- �V t d H. DIXON FLYNN City Manager ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk RANDALL A. HAYS City Attorney RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR. Public Works Director Affected School Street Business Own rs SUBJECT: Downtown Parking Issues and Amend Traffic Resolution to Adopt Angle Parking on School Street, Locust Street to Lockeford Street, and Portions of Locust Street and Sacramento Street in the Downtown Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of Wednesday, May 3, 2000. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street. This item is on the regular calendar for Council discussion. You are welcome to attend. If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council, City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street. If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the Council, please contact Jackie Taylor, Interim City Clerk, at 333-6702. If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Paula Fernandez at 333-6800, ext. 2667. Richard C. Prima, Jr. Public Works Director RCP/Im Enclosure cc: City Clerk NCDWNTNBANGLEPKG SHAWN MAZZANTI PRES CHUCK HIGGS VICE PRES JOE MULLIGAN TREASURER DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o BANK OF THE WEST c/o LODI NEWS SENTINEL c/o CAPITAL THRIFT 229 S CHURCH ST 125 N CHURCH ST 101 S SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240 LODI CA 95240 LODI CA 95240 NICOLE WEBB SECRETARY DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o WEBB'S COFFEE SHOP 116 N SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240 JOHN BORELLI DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o JOHN BORELLI JEWELERS 9 N SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240 KEN CANTRELL DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o LONGS DRUGS 100 W LODI AVE LODI CA 95240 NCDWNTN&ANGLEPKGLBLS LEWIS F VAN BUSKIRK EXEC DIR DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP P O BOX 1565 LODI CA 95241 MICHELLE PERRY DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o CREATIVE SERVICES 115 W WALNUT ST LODI CA 95240 MIKE LA PENTA DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o TUXEDOS OF LODI 12 N SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240 ALAN GOLDBERG PAST PRES DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK 121 W PINE ST LODI CA 95240 BILL SANDEEN DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP CIO HAZEL'S 28 S SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240 ROB GOIN DOWNTOWN LODI BUSINESS PTP c/o LODI BARBERSHOP 5Yz S SCHOOL ST LODI CA 95240