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SUBJECT: Communication Item—Parking Districts
The City now has in place a number of residential parking districts, with several more to be
considered in the relatively near future. Enforcement of these districts is on a time-available
basis for Police, SNAP and Parking personnel, and considerable time spent by Engineering
personnel in determining whether proposed districts meet established criteria. In addition, there
is some ongoing cost in installing and maintaining signage for each district.
The General Fund or the Parking Fund has always absorbed the cost of the residential parking
program, with no direct assessment against the districts. The number of districts continues to
increase and, with the recent relaxation of criteria, may expand exponentially. With the hiring
freeze and tight budgets now faced by the City, it would appear that this would be an ideal time
for a comprehensive review of the program to see if modification of the program is needed and
appropriate.
There are several proposed districts currently in the "queue", including a potentially massive
district in the Old Town area. Before forming even more districts, I think some added discussion
would be helpful.
I therefore request that the Council direct staff to set up a Council Study Session to review the
program on a comprehensive basis.
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April 9, 2003
TO: Council Colleagues
FROM: Dave Romero, Mayor and Planning Commission Liaison
SUBJECT: New Communication Item Re: Conservation and Open Space Element
On March 27, 2003, your liaisons to the Planning Commission, Vice Mayor Mulholland and
myself, forwarded the attached memorandum to the Council regarding the continuation of work
on the Council's long standing goal of updating our conservation and open space related general
plan policies. Since the distribution of this memorandum, Vice Mayor Mulholland has indicated
to me that she has had second thoughts, and wishes to withdraw her support for pursuing the
matter in the manner indicated in the memorandum. I continue to feel, however, that it is
appropriate for the Council to encourage the Commission to complete work that we have
previously authorized, even if this requires more Commission meetings.
An alternative would be to return the matter to the Council for further discussion, perhaps in a
study session. This, of course, will slow immediate progress even more, but would have the
benefit of allowing added Council discussion and clarification of our goals, if a Council majority
perceives this as needed. Staff has requested, however, that if we are to proceed to a study
session, that it take place after the budget is adopted, given both staff and Council workloads,
and because staff in long-range planning is presently down one member, due to a recent
retirement.
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