HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5m. Second Reading and Adoption of O-1714 amending Title 10, Chapter 52 (Parking Meters), to establish Parking Meter and Parking Payment Center Rates Item 5m
Department: Public Works
Cost Center: 5101
For Agenda of: 6/21/2022
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Matt Horn, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Gaven Hussey, Parking Services Manager; and Alexander Fuchs Parking
Services Supervisor
SUBJECT: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1714 (2022 SERIES)
AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 52 (PARKING METERS), OF THE SAN
LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH PARKING METER
AND PARKING PAYMENT CENTER RATES
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of San Luis Obispo, California, Amending Title 10, Chapter 52 (Parking Meters),
of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code” establishing parking meter and parking payment
center rates.
DISCUSSION
On June 7, 2022, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series),
amending Title 10, Chapter 52 of the Municipal Code establishing paid parking rates for
on-street and surface parking lots that may be controlled and regulated by parking meters
and / or parking payment centers (Attachment A). The Municipal Code changes are
outlined below:
Section 10.52.010 (Paid Parking Zone – Rates)
Reduce the number of on-street rate zones from three to two zones effective
January 2, 2023; and
Establish paid parking rates effective January 2, 2023, July 1, 2023, and July 1,
2025, as shown in Figure 1 below.
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Figure 1 - Parking Rate Zone Map
Policy Context
The California Vehicle Code section 22508 allows local authorities to establish paid
parking rate zones by ordinance, and the ordinance must describe the area(s) that would
be included within each zone. Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) satisfies both of these
requirements.
Public Engagement
A proposed Ordinance was brought before City Cou ncil on June 7, 2022, as a Public
Hearing item for the review and adoption of the City’s 2022-23 Supplement Budget. Staff
met with Downtown SLO’s Executive Board on May 31, 2022, and with Downtown SLO’s
Parking and Access Committee on June 7, 2022, to pres ent and discuss the proposed
rate changes. Downtown SLO has not provided a formal position on these rate increases.
CONCURRENCE
The City’s Attorney’s office has reviewed the ordinance and determined that the
amendments to the applicable Municipal code sections are within the authority of the City
to enact and enforce.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the recommended action in
this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines
Sec. 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: Yes Budget Year: On-going
Funding Identified: Yes
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
Parking Fund $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Total $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
There is no direct fiscal impact for the adoption of Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) to
establish parking rates; however, after review of the Parking Fund’s financial position,
City Council has found it is necessary to adopt multi-year rate increases to fund the
construction of the Cultural Arts District Parking Structure.
ALTERNATIVES
Council could decide not to adopt Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) establishing
parking rates. This action is not recommended by staff because the increases in parking
rates is necessary to meet the debt service obligations required to secure a loan for the
construction of the Cultural Arts District Parking Structure.
ATTACHMENTS
A - Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series)
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ORDINANCE NO. ____ (2022 SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 52 (PARKING
METERS), OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, California State law provides, in Vehicle Code Section 22508, that
cities must establish parking meter and parking payment center rates by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the parking program needs to continue to be self-sufficient for its
financial commitments; and
WHEREAS, to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the
downtown business community, the parking program suspended collection of revenues,
deferred parking rate increases, and used reserve funding to maintain parking operations
during the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the parking program is pursuing a loan for the construction of a fourth
public parking structure; and
WHEREAS, the fourth public parking structure represents a significant financ ial
investment that requires an increase to established hourly rates before construction of
the new structure commences; and
WHEREAS, the Council considered the parking revenue enhancement strategies
presented as part of the 2022-23 Supplemental Budget staff report and held a public
meeting which included review and discussion of the proposed changes to the paid
parking rates; and
WHEREAS, the adoption and implementation of these paid parking rates are
necessary to offset the construction costs of the new public parking structure and to
maintain the fiscal solvency of the Parking Enterprise Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.52.010 (Paid Parking zone - Rates) of the San Luis
Obispo Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
10.52.010 Paid Parking zone—Rates.
A. Within the area enclosed by a solid line on the parking rate zone map
(Exhibit A) the parking of vehicles on streets or in municipal parking lots
may be controlled and regulated with the aid of parking meters as defined
in section 10.04.110 and/or parking payment centers as defined in section
10.04.120.
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B. Within the cross-hatched area designated on the parking rate zones map
(Exhibit A) the base rate for parking meters on streets or in municipal
parking lots shall be one dollar and fifty cents per hour effective January 2,
2023. The rate in this area shall increase to three dollars per hour effective
July 1, 2023.
C. Within the grey-shaded area designated on the parking rate zones map
(Exhibit A), the base rate for parking meters on streets or in municipal lots
shall be two dollars effective January 2, 2023. The rate in this area shall
increase to four dollars per hour effective July 1, 2023. The rate in this area
shall increase to five dollars per hour effective July 1, 2025.
D. The tier-based parking rates, which allow a customer to extend their parking
session beyond the posted number of hours, are as follows:
1. Tier 1: The base hourly rate per rate zone
2. Tier 2: The Tier 2 rate is effective for one additional hour beyond the Tier
1 time and is 50% above the Tier 1 rate rounded up or down to the
nearest twenty-five cent increment whichever is closer.
3. Tier 3: The Tier 3 rate is effective after expiration of the Tier 2 hour(s)
and is 50% above the Tier 2 rate rounded up or down to the nearest
twenty-five cent increment whichever is closer.
E. Signage for the tier-based parking rates reflects the number of hours a
vehicle may park at the base hourly parking rate (Tier 1) before subsequent
tiered rates take effect.
1. 1+ parking rate: Parking up to one hour at the base hourly parking rate
before Tier 2 is in effect.
2. 2+ parking rate: Parking up to two hours at the base hourly parking rate
before Tier 2 is in effect.
3. 3+ parking rate: Parking up to three hours at the base hourly parking
rate before Tier 2 is in effect.
4. 4+ parking rate: Parking up to four hours at the base hourly parking rate
before Tier 2 is in effect.
F. The Public Works Director may periodically adjust the hourly parking rates
on any block or set of blocks within the areas designated on the parking rate
zones map (Exhibit A) during the time of operation as detailed in section
10.52.020 up to and including 120% of the effective hourly rate based on
the observed occupancy. Hourly parking rates shall be adjusted not more
than every 30 days.
(Ord. 1683 § 1 (Exhs. A, B), 2020: Ord. 1635 § 1 (Exhs. A, B), 2017: Ord.
1620 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1568 § 1, 2011: Ord. 1552 § 2, 2010; Ord.
1532 § 2, 2009; Ord. 1492 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1233 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1194 § 1,
1991: Ord. 1099 § 1, 1987: prior code § 3213)
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SECTION 2. Severability. If any subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforcement of the remaining portions of this ordinance, or any other provisions of the
city' s rules and regulations. It is the city' s express intent that each remaining portion
would have been adopted irrespective of the fact that any one or more subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION 3. Environmental Determination. These amendments to Title 10
Chapter 52 of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code do not constitute a “Project”
under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sec. 15378.
SECTION 4. A summary of this ordinance, together with the names of Council
members voting for and against, shall be published at least five (5) days prior to its final
passage, in The New Times, a newspaper published and circulated in this City. This
ordinance shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED on the 7th day of June 2022, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the ____ day of _____ 2022, on the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
________________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
______________________________
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________
J. Christine Dietrick, City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
___________________________
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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Exhibit A
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1010 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 546-8208 . FAX (805) 546-8641
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C,C.P,)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of San Luis Obispo,
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the county aforesaid; I am over the age of
eighteen years, and not a party interested in the
above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk
of the printer of the New Times, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published
weekly in the City of San Luis Obispo, County
of San Luis Obispo, and which has been
adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by
the Superior Court of the County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, under the date of
February 5, 1993, Case number CV72789: that
notice of which the annexed is a printed copy
(set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been
published in each regular and entire issue of said
newspaper and nor in any supplement thereof on
the following dates, to -wit:
in the year 2022.
I certify (or declare) under the the penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at San Luis Obispo, California, this day
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Patricia Horton, New Times Legals
Proof of Publication of
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. 1714
(2022 SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
TIRE 10, CHAPTER 52 (PARKING METERS), OF THE
SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, at its Regular Meeting of
June 7, 2022, introduced the above tiled ordinance upon
a motion by Vice Mayor Christianson, second by Council
Member Pease, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Marx, Pease, Shoresman,
Vice Mayor Christianson, and Mayor Stewart
NOES: None
Ocldinance No. 171412022 Series): This is a City Ordinance
to amend Tide 10, Chapter 52 (Parking Meters), of the
Municipal Code to include the following changes to
Section 10.52.010 (Paid Parking Zone— Rates):
• Reduce the number of rates zones from three to two
zones effective January 2, 2023, and
• Establish paid parking rates effective January 2,
2023, July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2025.
The California Vehicle Code section 22508 allows local
authorities to establish paid perking rate zones by
ordinance, and the ordinance must describe the areas)
that would be included within each zone. Ordinance No.
1714 I=Series) satisfies both of these requirements.
A full and complete copy of the aforementioned Ordinance
is available for inspection as part of the published agenda
packet for the June 21, 2022 Council Meeting, or you may
call (805) 781-7100 for more information.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City
of San Luis Obispo will consider adopting the Ordinance
at its Regular Meeting of June 21, 21W at 6:00 p.m, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo. The City Council meeting will be televised live on
Charter Cable Channel 20 and live streaming on the City's
YouTube channel htm://voutube slo city.
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
June 16, 2022
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