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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/1997, C-4 - SENIOR CENTER PARKING jcouncil o, y4- acEnaa Repout Z/ CITY OF SAN LUIS 0 B I S P 0 FROM Mike McCluskey, Director of Public works7't Prepared By: Keith Opalewski, Parldng Manager SUBJECT: Senior Center Parking CAO RECOAMENDATTON 1) Install 2-hour time limit parking along the park side of 1400 Santa Rosa and 1000 Buchon effective July 1, 1997. 2)Install 3-hour parking meters along the park side of 1000 Pismo effective January 1, 1998. 3) Approve $5,000 from parking fund for meter installation. 4) Encourage Seniors to begin negotiations with Ride-On for shuttle service from Santa Rosa Park. DISCUSSION The Senior Center is a multi-purpose facility that selves senior citizens for a variety of social events and activities. There is no on-site parking for patrons of the facility and the adjoining public Streets are open parking for Seniors, park users, and nearby residents and businesses, as well as overflow parking from downtown businesses. Because of the impacted parking in the vicinity of the Senior Center, coupled with the limited ability of some Center users to walk long distances, staff has been approached by representatives of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the Senior Center for possible solutions to improve the current parking situation near the Senior Center. As a result, staff conducted an analysis of various options (Attachment 1) to address the problem which are briefly discussed as follows: Options for Parking Relief: A. New Facility A new senior facility could be built with ample on-site or nearby parking. I..easing an existing facility with sufficient parldng is also another possibility to resolve the parking concerns. Both of these approaches have financial and logistical problems which may not be easily resolved in a timely fashion. However, replacing the current facility could be pursued as a long range option for the City if the Council wishes to establish this as a goal. B. Expanded Parking A new parking lot could be constructed within the boundaries of Mitchell Park. Because of its physical layout, the effect to the area(i.e., reduction of neighborhood park land) and on other park users, staff does not recommend this option. may/ Council Agenda Peport--Senior Center parldng Page 2 Parking_ ement The existing parking around Santa Rosa Park could be managed differently to fine up parking spaces. By creating more turnover of the parking spaces around the perimeter of the park, facility users could have a better opportunity to find parking closer to the Center. There are two primary ways to induce turnover of the spaces; metered or time limit parking. Parking meters offer the best method for contvlled parking of the on-street spaces, but are more costly to install. Time limit parking is another way to create more turnover of the spaces, which is less expensive to install, but is more labor intensive to enforce. Parldng_Meters The issue of installing parking meters around the park perimeter has been discussed with Senior representatives. In fact, they originally proposed installing 4-hour meters at a reduced rate of.25 cents per hour. This time limit would meet their needs of 3-4 hours normally required for patrons, and the lower rate was proposed in order to reduce the impact of now having to pay for additional parking. Unfortunately, both of these proposals require changes to the Municipal Code, because the current parking meter district ends along Pismo Street and parking meter rates are pre-set at 5-year intervals. An alternative option would be to set meters at the current lower rate of 40 cents per hour along the park side of Pismo Street(inside the parking meter district and thus no Code change required). Time Limit Parking Another option is to utilize time limit parking around all or a portion of the park perimeter. This would require only time limit signs to be installed along the designated streets adjacent to the park Although time limit enforcement does require more staff time, the Mitchell Park area is adjacent to an existing 2-hour zone on Santa Rosa Street:, therefore the impact on enforcement personnel would be nominal since they already are in the immediate area. However, any time limit parking beyond 2-hours would require a Mrmicipal Code change. Shuttle Service Establishing a shuttle service from Santa Rosa Park to the Senior Center is very plausible and would be w1atively easy to implement Seniors would park for free at Santa Rosa Park and be shuttled to the Senior Canter. The service would be Fmided by Ride-On Transportation, The Park and parking lot is city-owned so there are no costs associated with the pick up and drop off site. A fixed schedule(e g., 9am for pick-up and 1pm return trip) could be established to meet the needs of seniors. The fixed schedule cost is proposed to be a flat rate per trip (approximately $20) which could be shared among the users. The range per individual user could run between $0.75 to $1.50 per trip. Any deviations from the fixed schedule could be supplemented by Ride-On,s hop program which offers door-to-door service both ways. The door-to-door hop program cost (12 rides for $20) would be borne by the individual user. This approach would result in a convenient Park and ridelshuttle service for a very nominal cost to the users. This would result in less parking congestion in the Senior Center area and make better use of the parking lot at Santa Rosa Park. Council Agenda Report-Senior Center parldng Page 3 Given the issues of: existing site limitations; present Municipal Code restrictions; the present multi- purpose use of the parldng spaces around the park and the issue of controlled parking; staff recommends a two phased approach to addressing this issue. Phase one (July 1, 1997) would install a 2-hour time limit on Santa Rosa and Buchon streets with open parlang maintained on Pismo and Osos Streets. (see Exhibit A). In staffs opinion this would provide both short-term and long-term parking fora users of the park. Phase two (January 1998) would install meters along Pismo Street set at a maximum of three hours at the new rate scheduled for implementation by the Municipal Code for January 1, 1998, which is 50 cents per hour. Sarna Rosa and Buchon Streets would retain the 2-hour open Darling limitations. If after 6 months of usage it is determined that the meters and/or the time limits need to be expanded or changed beyond the authorization of the existing Municipal Code, staff would at that time return with a recommendation for the appropriate Municipal Code changes. This approach allows relatively low cost options to be quickly implemented in order to evaluate the success of the program before more costly alternatives are pursued. Finally, staff would encourage Senior leaders to contact Ride-On and pursue the shuttle program for its members benefit. CONCURRENCES A survey (see Attachment 2, pg. 18) conducted as part of a student project which looked into the parking issue revealed that the preference of Senior members is to not install parking meters as recommended. Also, based upon this survey, there appears to be some support for expanding parking within the park boundaries. However, as previously mentioned, given the need to "find" more convement parting for Center users it is staff s conclusion that the more cost-effective and efficient approach as recommended, is to improve the management of nearby on-street parldng spaces together with the use of alternative transportation services. The Parks and Recreation Department also concurs that building a parldng lot inside Mitchell Park is not the best use of City park land and supports the concept of using the services of Ride-On in conjunction with the Santa Rosa Park parldng lot and door-to-door service. FISCAL IWACT Implementing the Phased approach to time limit and metered parking is low cost as compared to Other options (Exhibit B). Time limit signs could be installed for approximately $600 and the 15 meters along Pismo Street would cost approximately $5,000 for electronic mechanisms and housings. The concept of converting to electronic meters have been included as part of the proposed 1997-99 Financial Plan, but does not include the additional monies that would be needed to expand electronic meters near Mitchell Park. Thus, staff is requesting the approval of the necessary funds to install the meters and housings. The shuttle service would run $40 a day ($200 week and$800 per month) to operate through user fees. No cost for the use of Santa Rosa park. ALTERNATIVES The recommendations for parking management could be adjusted to include more or less time limit Council Agenda Report—Senior Center parlang Page 4 and/or metered parking. The staff recommendation represents a low cost approach to assess the parking situation, which is the more immediate concern of the Senior Center members. As noted in (Exhibit B) there are other more costly alternatives. A new parking lot would run in the $25- 35,000 range depending upon the size, and a replacement facility could run in the neighborhood of $750,000 to a million, depending upon the size and location. A contract shuttle service and leased park and ride lot is also a costly option to implement without first testing the market. Therefore, because of the prohibitive costs and logistical problems associated with these alternatives, staff does not recommend any further action at this time. However, other enhancements, such as expanded Ride-On shuttle hours or even transit service, could also be part of the overall approach to the transportation needs of Seniors, which may warrant further consideration if the demand for expanded services is documented after the 6-month evaluation period. ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A Parking map for meters and time limit Exhibit B Cost summary of parking alternatives Attachment 1 Staff report for Senior Center parking COUNCIL READING FILE Attachment 2 Student Report on Senior Center parking PROPOSED METER & TIME LIMIT LOCATION Santa Rosa Street ######## V V * Senior Center * c # * # * # * # * * * c # ismo SU Be c # Bu h Stre * # * # * # * # * # * # * OPEN PARKING Osos Street � I U # 2-Hr Time Limit(7/1/97) * 3-Hr Meters (1/1/98) Exhibit A c-y� SENIOR CENTER PARKING ALTERNATIVES ALTERNATIVE Park&Ride Lot Lease 40-60 spaces $1,000-1500 month General Fund Shuttle(contract) 50-200 trips $2,0004,000 month General Fund Land Lease 20-40 spaces $50041000 month General Fund Land Purchase 20-40 spaces $100K-250,000 General Fund Lot Construction 20 spaces $25-30,000 General Fund Lot Construction 30 spaces $30-35,000 General Fund New Facility-Build 2000-102000 sq ft $200K-1,000,000 General Fund New Facility-Lease 2000-10,000 sq ft $3-15,000 month General Fund Exhibit B C-y to AffMORIZA>DUD April 3 , 1997 To: Nike McCluskey,Director of Public Works Al Cablay,Public Works Manager From: Keith Opalewsk4 Parking Manager Subj: Senior Center Parking Study Background: The Senior Center is a multi-purpose facility that serves approximately 170 senior members for a variety of social events and activities. There is no on-site parking for patrons of the facility and the adjoining public streets are open parking for Center and park users as well as nearby residents and overflow parking from downtown businesses. Because of the impacted parking situation in the immediate vicinity of the Center, and the limited ability of some of the Center patrons to walk long distances, staff has been approached by representatives of the AARP and Senior Center to help improve the current parking situation. Alternatives: Possible solutions to the parking issue at the Senior Center fall into two primary categories: find/create new parking in the vicinity of the Senior Center or relocate the facility to a more suitable location. Each category will be discussed in more detail outlining the pros and cons of the various options available to address the issue. New Parking Creating"new"parking can be achieved by a variety of means: • construct a new parking lot inside Mitchell Park • purchasellease land nearby for expanded parking • establish a park and ride lot and shuttle.service • enhance nearby on-street parking through improved management/efficiency Parking Lot Construction Pros—Constricting a new parking lot within the boundaries of Mitchell Park could increase the number of available spaces(20-30)for Senior and park users. The new spaces would be close to the Center and meet the long-term(3-4 hours)parking needs of Attachment 1 -y-,/ Center users. The land is currently owned by the City which would reduce the overall cost. Cons—Park land would be used for parking vehicles,which could be significant considering it is presently a small urban park Financing the construction through the use of General Fund monies could adversely affect other city planned projects. It also encourages additional vehicle trips via more accessible parking spaces and would be difficult to enforce unless some form of restrictions are placed on the parking lot. r .,... : ;.::N<:<><L 20 spaces -30K$25K General Fund 30 spaces $30K-35K General Fund Purchase/lease land Pros—Obtaining land for a satellite parking lot would eliminate the need to impact park land for expanded parking. Potentially could expand inventory depending upon the size of the lot. Cons—Potential for high acquisition costs if land is purchased outright Increased construction costs if land must be cleared of buildings. Low probability of finding a suitable site in the immediate vicinity(walling distance)of the current.Senior Center. Creates ongoing fixed costs for cleaning and maintenance. ?rx'rrcx ` F $100K-250K , General Fund ,. ;�a�: >>{:��{ 20-40 aces lease 20-40 paces $500-1000 month General Fund Park and Ridelshuttle Pros--A park and ride lot offers expanded parking without the cost of land acquisition. Through the use of existing lots(e.g., Santa Rosa Park) or outlying city streets as staging areas no land purchase or lease would be required. This option offers flexibility for pick- up and drop-off points along with the potential for varied schedules. Cons—Operating a shuttle is costly if owned by the City,but could be reduced if leased or contracted with outside agency such as Ride-on. Funding source would have to be established for on-going operations,which could impact other projects. It could adversely impact park land parking and/or on-site street parking. There is a potential for low ridership if location and schedule operation do not meet the needs of Center users. spaces $1,000-1500 month General Fund shuttle contract 50-200 trips $2,000-4,000 month General Fund Ride-On 50-200 tris $150-$800 month User fees On-street ParkingManagement Pros—Implementing controlled parking through parking meters or time limit parking offers potential for turnover and increased efficiency of nearby spaces. Relatively low cost to implement with a short time frame for installation. It also offers flexibility for different scenarios to address both short and long-term parking for users of the parking spaces. Increased revenue from meters and citations. Cons—Requires users to pay for parking if meters are installed. Increased manpower to enforce especially for time limit parking. Unpopular with the public and could adversely impact nearby residential parking by forcing users into uncontrolled areas. Requires ordinance change to expand parking meter zone and extend duration of time Emit restrictions to(ally implement around perimeter of park 15-50 meters I $5-17 000 Parkim Fund signs 10-30 signs $400-1200 Parking Fund New Facility Although constructing a new Senior Center or multi-purpose center with sufficient on-site parking would meet the needs of local seniors and the general public, this approach should be viewed as a long-term option which could take years to fully develop. Cost and availability of appropriate land in the proper location would also be difficult obstacles to overcome. An interim solution could be to lease a facility which could presently meet the needs of the Seniors. However, lease and operating costs would need to be financed along with finding the appropriate building,which is still a significant undertaking. 2000-10,000 s ft $200K-1,000,000 General Fund lease 2000-10,000 sq ft $3-15,000 month . General Fund Possible Solution The short-term solution for enhanced Senior Center parking is twofold: improve the parking management of the nearby on-street spaces and expand use of alternative transportation(transit, carpool and vanpool via Ride-on services). Inducing turnover of the park perimeter spaces would provide the opportunity for Senior Center users to find a more convenient parking space on a more frequent basis, but not guarantee it. This is a short-term solution that could be implemented to"test"this approach to the problem. Thereby, allowing some time before final changes are implemented. Full metering of all park perimeter spaces would require Council action because the current parking meter district(see attachment 1)only includes Pismo Street and not the 1400 blocks of Santa Rosa and Osos Streets, nor any portion of Buchon. Staff would recommend that a partial installation of meters at the current lower rate of 40 cents per hour be installed along the Pismo Street park perimeter as a trial program If the 15 meters along the Pismo perimeter prove to be effective, and more metered parking seems warranted, only then would we proceed to Council to expand the parking meter zone. The issue of meter rates could be addressed at this time as well. Staff also recommends a 3-hour time limit for these"trial"meters. This timeframe is less than the 4- hour limit proposed by the Center, but it helps reduce the potential for downtown employees to`Teed the meter" during their lunch hour. Staff further recommends the use of electronic meters along this test block because they provide the flexibility of changing rates and time limits without incurring additional costs that our current mechanical have. Installing 15 electronic meters, housings, poles, and signs would cost approximately $5,000. It should be noted that although representatives did propose installing parking meters at a special rate,the survey conducted by the students indicates strong opposition (Appendix C, pg. 18 student report, attachment 2)to the idea of installing meters to open up more spaces. They did support the idea of creating a parking lot inside the park Another option would be to post time limit parking along the remaining park perimeter spaces on Santa Rosa,Buchon and Osos Streets. A three hour time limit would be ideal because it would match the meters and provide for more turnover of these spaces as well. However, creating an unmetered 3-hour time zone would require an ordinance change because the current code only allows unmetered time limit parking for a maximum of two hours(see Attachment 3). Lastly,we could try the time limit(2-hour) approach first around the entire park, including Pismo, to assess the turnover and availability of parking spaces for the Senior Center. Time limit signs could be installed for around $600. Shuttle In addition to the parking management changes, establishing a shuttle service from a local park and ride lot could also help address the parking issue. Operating a shuttle service would be costly if it was owned and/or leased by the City. However, discussions with Ride-On have indicated that a flat rate per trip option could be implemented in conjunction with a fixed schedule. Furthermore, the use of Santa Rosa Park parking lot as a staging area for seniors would be an ideal situation. This no-cost location allows a direct route to the Center at a predetermined time for pick-up and return trip. A schedule such as 9am pick-up and a return trip at 1pm could handle between 12-24 seniors, depending upon the size of vehicle used for the trip. If the demand warranted it, more than one vehicle could be dispatched for this purpose. Preliminary discussion has indicated that this service could be provided for approximately$20 per trip ($40 per day). This cost would be shared among the users of the service, which could be under a dollar if sufficient people use the shuttle. Furthermore,Ride-On offers a door-to-door service as well,which could be used by individuals who cannot use the park option, or return a person to the parking lot earlier than the fixed return trip time. The cost for this service would be the responsibility of the individual user(12 rides for$20). The shuttle option has many advantages because there is no overheard for the city to operate a shuttle service, no cost for the parking lot, and it can be customized to meet the needs of individuals as well as groups. Finally, this service could be implemented is a very C- `I1D short time and be in operation while the parking management changes are being ordered and installed. Attachments #1 Parking meter zone map #2 Senior survey from student report #3 Muni Code PAREMG METER ZONE MAP ZFIROO• � e e l a n Is MOfNlnpr n e e E e w t k t )E E , O El El F El z •� 00 HEE tLl N 1 u, E17 � l♦ "° � c ♦ 09 mt coil oort oou ` oor[ D 217 3-9� 10.52.020-10.52.050 . The parking meter rate shall be thirty street upon which the meter is placed. Each L...,ts per hour, effective January 1, 1988. meter shall also be so arranged that upon the Parking meter rates shall be increased to the expiration of the legal parking time, it will following amounts over the next fifteen years: indicate by a mechanical operation and by Effective Date of Increase gate proper signal that the lawful parking period January 1, 1994 $0.40 has expired. (Prior code § 3213.1) January 1, 1998 $0.50 January 1, 2003 $0.60 10.52.030 Time of operation. C. Within the.area enclosed by diagonal The provisions of this chapter relating to Iines on the parking meter zone map,the rate the operation of parking meters shall be ef- for parking meters on streets or in municipal fective between the hours of nine am.and six parking lots shall be fifty cents per hour ef- p.m.every day except Sundays;provided,that fective June 1, 1991.Parking meter rates for for good cause.and upon a finding that such this higher-rate zone shall be increased to the action will not jeopardize meter revenues as following amounts over the next 15 years: a necessary source of revenue for payment of Effective Date of Increase gate outstanding bonded indebtedness,the council July 1, 1994by resolution may temporarily suspend the $0.60 parking meter operating provisions of this January 1, 1998 $0.70 chapter for any or all of the city's parking January 1, 2003 $0.80 meters. (Ord. 1099 § 2, 1987: prior code § (Ord. 1223 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1194 § 1, 1991: 3213.2) Ord. 1099 § 1, 1987: prior code § 3213) 10.52.040 Operational procedure to be 10.52.020 Installation. followed. A The city traffic engineer may cause Immediately after occupancy of a parking parking meters to be installed and maintained meter space, the operator of a vehicle shall in all parking meter zones. deposit a coin of the United States in the B. Parking meters shall be installed upon parking meter and if necessary turn a crank, the curb or sidewalk area immediately adja- knob or handle in accordance with the instruc- cent to each parking space. Each meter shall tions posted on the face of the parking meter. . be placed in such manner as to show or dis. (Prior code § 3213.4) play by a sign or signal that the parking space adjacent thereto is or is not legally in use. 10.52.050 Unlawful to allow vehicle to C. Each parking meter shall be set to dis. remain parked after play,after the operational procedure has been expiration of time. .ompleted, a sign or signal indicating legal No operator of any vehicle shall permit the barking for that period of time conforming to vehicle to remain parked-in any parking space :he limit of parking time for the zone in which during any time that the meter is showing a „e parking meter is installed,and shall con- signal indicating that such space is illegally ,inue to operate from the time of the comple- in use other than such time immediately after .ion of the operational procedure until the the original occupancy as is necessary to op. :�piration of the time fixed as the parking erate the-meter to show legal parking. (Prior imit or a portion thereof for the part of the code § 3213.4) ian Luis Obigm 9.93) - 218 9. Would you like to see metered parking around the center to open up more spaces for Senior Center visitors? Yes No 38.5 % 61.5 % 10. Would you object to cutting into the park to build a 20 space parking lot, for Senior Center and park visitors? Yes No 37.5 % 62.5 % PARKING RECO'vQvIENDATIONS FOR SLO SENIOR CENTER PAGE IS z 10.36.230-10.40.010 and no permits will be issued to the residence lot where vehicular parking has been re- until the beginning of the next permit year stricted by a resolution adopted by the council; and shall be guilty of an infraction.(Ord. 1264 provided, that signs specifying the restric- § 51 1994) tions, or conditions under which parking is 10.36.230 Residential parking permitted, shall have been posted at all en. p g permits— trances to such property. Such signs shall be Display required. approved both as to wording and posting by Parking permits issued under Section the chief of police. (Prior code § 4220.10) 10.36.220 shall be displayed on a vehicle in a manner prescribed by the Director of Public 10.36.240 Violation—Penalty. Works.The method of display shall be clearly Every person convicted of a violation of any stated on the rear of the permit. (Ord. 1264 § of the provisions of this chapter shall be pun- s, 1994: Prior code § 3209.23) ished by a fine for each separate offense as 10.36.232 Enforcement. provided in Section 10.64.030. (Prior code § Enforcement of the residential parking 3209.99) permit district may be on a complaint basis by residents within the district boundaries. Enforcement personnel shall be dispatched on Chapter 10.40 an as-available basis as determined by the City Parking Manager/Police Department.All STOPPING, STANDING OR parking citations issued for noncompliance PARKING RESTRICTED OR with the parking permit requirement shall PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS be governed by the civil proceedings set forth Sections: in the California Vehicle code. (Ord. 1264§7, 1994) 10.40.010 Twelve, fifteen, twenty-four, thirty and 10.36.233 Parking in yard. thirty-six minute parking. No person shall stop, park, or leave 10.40.020 One-hour parking. standing any vehicle,whether attended or un- 10.40.030 Two-hour parking. attended, within any street yard or upon any 10.40.040 Parking parallel on unpaved surface as defined in Section one-way streets. 17.16.020 and Section 12.38.040 of this Mu- 10.40.050 Diagonal parking. nicipal Code.Parking on lawfully established 10.40.060 Parking space markings. driveways leading to approved parking spaces 10.40.070 No stopping zones. is exempt from this prohibition,provided such 10.40.080 All night parking allowed driveway parking does not include prohibited—Exception. parking on or over a public sidewalk. Any violation of this section shall be a civil pen- 10.40.010 Twelve, fifteen, twenty-four, alty. (Ord. 1264 § 8, 1994) thirty and thirty-six minute parking. 10.36.235 Restricted parking in certain A. Green curb markings shall mean no city parking lots. standing or parking for a period of time longer No person shall stop, stand, park or leave than twelve, fifteen, twenty-four, thirty or standing a motor vehicle in any city parking thirty-six minutes as determined by the city 210-1 (San Luis Obispo 9.94) 10.40.020-10.40.040 traffic engineer, at any time between nine stricted to one direction upon any such a.m. and six p.m. on any day except Sundays roadway, no person shall stand or park a ve. and holidays. hicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way B. When authorized signs,parking meters roadway unless signs are in place permitting or curb markings have been determined by such standing or parking. the city traffic engineer to be necessary and C. The city traffic engineer is authorized are in place giving notice thereof,no operator to determine when standing or parking shall of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park the be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb one-way roadway or a highway having two or marking or sign or parking meter in viola. more separate roadways and shall erect signs tion thereof. (Prior code § 3210) giving notice thereof. D. The requirements of parallel parking 10.40.020 One-hour parking, imposed b this section shall not 1 in the P Y PPY � When authorized signs, parking meters or event any commercial vehicle is actually en- curb markings have been determined by the gaged in the process of loading or unloading city traffic engineer to be necessary and are freight or goods, in which case such vehicle in place giving notice thereof, no operator of may be backed up to the curb; provided, that any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said ve- such hicle between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holi- days, for a period of time longer than one hour. (Prior code § 3210.1) 10.40.030 Two-hour parking. When authorized signs, parlring meters or :urb markings have been determined by the :ity traffic engineer to be necessary and are n place giving notice thereof, no operator of my.vehicle shall stop, stand or park said ve- sicle between the hours of nine am. and six .m. of any day, except Sundays and holi- ays, for a period of time longer than two ours. (Prior code § 3210.2) 0.40.040 Parking parallel on one-way streets.' A. Subject to other more restrictive limi- itions, a vehicle may be stopped or parked ithin eighteen inches of the left-hand curb .cing in the direction of traffic movement Don any one-way street unless signs are in acing prohibiting such stopping or standing. B. In the event a highway includestwo or ore separate roadways and traffic is re. n Luis Obispo 9-94) 210.2 3 I 71!L D� GENDA DACE 5 ITEM # To: Mayor Allen Settle Vice Mayor Bill Roalman Councilman Dave Romero Councilwoman Kathy Smith Councilwoman Doddie Williams From: Bill Storm, President, San Luis Obispo Chapter.AARP Subject: May 20, 1997 Agenda item C4, Senior Center Parking. The Board of the San Luis Obispo Chapter of The American Association of Retired Persons, a major user of the City Senior Center, has authorized me to ask your support for all items submitted by Mike McCluskey, of City Staff, for your approval at the May 20 meeting. We consider this a fair initial step in providing access for those Senior who are attending meetings lasting less than two hours, and we do not feel the changes will be a major hardship to those who would stay for a longer period. As to item four of the recommendations, we are pleased to report to you that George Brudney, a Chapter Vice President will work with Ride-On to obtain a program that can be used by all who wish to leave their car at Santa Rosa Park, and then shuttle to the Center. RECEWED 00UWc1 o E;srs MAY 1 lyyl m,Fjjp E3FlN ®,gyp te ❑ r CHIS e- , . CITY COUNCIL � ❑ POLICE Bill Storm _ C3MaMtTEW._ E3RECDIA - 3057 S Hi era St., #96 .. ❑ c >=ILF- ❑ dmiMR I p Pfi*51' San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 .(805) 541-8822 ' .May 16, 1997