Report to Mayor and City Council
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT DOMINGUEZ HILLS AND THE STUB HUB CENTER (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The residential neighborhoods near the University and the StubHub Center have a permit parking program that was established by the City Council in 2004. The objective of the program is to discourage patrons of the stadium from parking in these residential areas during events and students from parking in the adjacent residential areas. The City has been responsible for administering the parking permit program related to the University. The StubHub Center (previously called the Home Depot Center) has been responsible for distributing the parking permits to the residents impacted by the Center.
Representatives of the StubHub Center have recently reported, however, that there has been confusion among some of the residents about who is responsible for the program, where they should obtain their permits, and how they can retrieve their vehicles after being towed. Some of the confusion is caused by the fact that the City administers the other permit parking programs while the StubHub Center personnel administers this particular program. It has been requested that the City of Carson take over the responsibility of issuing permits, instead of the StubHub Center, so that the permit parking programs would be consistent throughout the City.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. DIRECT staff to take over the responsibility of issuing parking permits to the residents of Stevenson Village, Dominguez Hills, Victoria Park, and University Heights, a task which is currently conducted by the StubHub Center.
2. DIRECT staff to modify the parking signs in these areas to state "Tow Away - No Event Parking - 4PM to 4AM - Except by Permit - Zone F" and "Obtain Permits at Ca...
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