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Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter XII (Designated Parking) to Improve Procedures for Management of Public Parking on City Streets and in City Lots; and
Recommendation to Approve a Policy for the Use of License Plate Recognition Technology for the Purpose of Parking Enforcement. (Planning, Building and Transportation 4227287) [Not heard on March 17, 2020]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2014, the City Council adopted the Alameda Point Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDM Plan) that requires that the City of Alameda (City), in partnership with Alameda Point tenants and property owners, manage the supply and cost of parking as a means to managing the traffic generated by development of Alameda Point. The TDM Plan calls for paid parking at the ferry terminals and public parking lots, and time limited parking on public streets (both free and paid, depending on location). In 2018, the City Council adopted the Transportation Choices Plan that requires the City to institute paid parking at all of the City's ferry terminals, including the new Seaplane Lagoon Terminal, to manage parking demand. Parking management is also an essential strategy identified in the 2019 Climate Action Plan to address climate change.
On September 3, 2019, the City Council directed staff to proceed with the expansion of the parking enforcement program to include a mix of full-time and part-time City employees. On November 5, 2019, the City Council directed staff to prepare budget amendments for City Council consideration and to add two full-time, non-sworn, parking enforcement officers. Those amendments were included in the March 3, 2020, Mid-Year Budget Amendment recommendations from staff.
In support of cost effective and adaptable parking management in Alameda and at Alameda Point, staff is recommending that the City Council:
* Amend the Alameda Municipal Co...
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