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Review of Alameda Point Parking Plan
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Transportation Commission
From: Andrew Thomas
Planning, Building & Transportation Director
Date: February 18, 2020
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 at Alameda Point 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.
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 the Alameda Point TDM Parking Plan, staff is recommending that the City Council:
1. Amend the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) to ensure effective implementation of the Plan, and
2. Approve a City policy for the use of automated license plate readers for the purpose of parking enforcement in support of the Plan.
Staff is requesting the Transportation Commission review and comment on the staff analysis and recommendations to the City Council described in this report and in the attached exhibit.
BACKGROUND
Parking management,...
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