Here’s
a quick recap of last night’s Special Meeting on Downtown Parking,
detailing the direction was given by Council to staff to improve the
program. These directions will
need to come back to Council for approval in the form of a resolution,
and staff will need to estimate timelines for each item so we cannot
say yet when each change will go into effect.
1.
We approved staff’s recommendation to bring on a master technician to
service the parking meters, as more regular service is already showing
to improve the reliability of the meters.
2.
We approved a second staff recommendation regarding reinstallation of a
subset of meters that staff has determined should be moved or
reoriented for better performance.
3.
We directed staff to find a dedicated parking smartphone app that is
compatible with our system to improve the mobile experience.
4. We directed staff to change the start time of paid parking to 10am daily, from the current 8am.
5.
We directed staff to remove the underperforming meters on El Camino
Real. The 2 hour parking limit during the day, which was in place
before the meter installation, will remain in force.
6.
We directed staff to investigate the feasibility of offering a 50 cents
for 1 hour option in the city lots. The specific direction was to offer
for 50 cents if paying cash, or 50 cents + processing fee if paying by
card.
7.
We directed staff to investigate changing the repayment terms of the
general fund loan to the parking program and bring us options as part
of the 2025-26 budget process.
8.
Lastly, we did NOT approve a motion to raise parking rates to cover the
loss of revenue that will result from #4, #5, and #6.
Speaking for
myself, my position is that we need to stabilize the issues with the
kiosks before even considering raising rates.
Riechel
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of San Bruno CA