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Recommendation to Provide Direction to Increase Parking Enforcement Resources to Support Parking and Transportation Management Goals. (Public Works 224)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Over the past decade, the City Council has adopted a variety of plans, policies, and goals to address transportation and parking management. Achieving many of these goals requires a well-designed, consistently operated, fully staffed parking enforcement program. The City of Alameda's (City) parking enforcement program lacks sufficient enforcement staffing to meet the City Council's current and future policy objectives. Staff has identified four primary alternatives for City Council to consider to improve the enforcement program.
At this time, staff is seeking City Council direction to move forward with one of the four alternatives to increase parking enforcement in support of the City's existing and future transportation and parking policy objectives. These alternatives include 1) making no change to the existing program, 2) expanding the existing program with more staff, 3) redesigning the program to expand the parking division of the Police Department, and 4) contracting with a third party vendor for enforcement.
BACKGROUND
Transportation and traffic congestion is consistently ranked by residents and businesses as one of the most important issues affecting the quality of life and business climate in the City. The City's General Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, and the Alameda Point Transportation Management Plan all require that the City manage parking supply as a means to manage traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the City.
In 2014, the City Council approved a parking occupancy goal of 85% for its existing 1,100+ paid parking spaces. This goal followed a study of the City's parking occupancy, which revealed that levels were often too high, causing congestion and related impacts. Managing pa...
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