Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 17-150, EXPANDING PREFERENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE "A" TO INCLUDE MEADBROOK STREET FROM RAINSBURY AVENUE TO THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC EAST OF TAMCLIFF AVENUE, AND REGULATING PARKING WITHIN THE ZONE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Preferential Permit Parking Zone “A” (Zone “A”) is currently in place on Tamcliff Avenue, Sagebank Street, Lysander Drive, Mackeson Court, and part of Rainsbury Avenue to discourage California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) students and StubHub Center patrons from parking on these streets (Exhibit No. 1). The parking prohibition for Zone “A” is applicable at all times of the day and night, on all seven days of the week, unless the parked vehicle has a Zone “A” permit. A petition was submitted to City staff requesting that the permit parking zone be expanded to include Meadbrook Street, which runs along the north side of existing Zone “A” (Exhibit No. 2). Resolution No. 17-150 would expand Zone “A” to include Meadbrook Street from Rainsbury Avenue to the end of the cul-de-sac east of Tamcliff Avenue (Exhibit No. 3).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 17-150, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, EXPANDING PREFERENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE “A” TO INCLUDE MEADBROOK STREET FROM RAINSBURY AVENUE TO THE END OF THE CUL-DE-SAC EAST OF TAMCLIFF AVENUE, AND REGULATING PARKING WITHIN THE ZONE.”
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT ADOPT Resolution No. 17-150.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
Zone “A” was originally established in 1993 as a measure to discourage CSUDH students from parking on Tamcliff Avenue, Sagebank Street, Lysander Drive, and Mackeson Court. Zone “A” was expanded to include Rainsbury Avenue between Victoria Street and Meadbrook Street in 2003. Signs are posted along these streets that state “Tow Away - No Parking Any Time - Except by Permit.” The restrictions currently discourage CSUDH students, as well as StubHub Center patrons, from parking on these streets.
A petition has been submitted to City staff requesting that Zone “A” be expanded to include Meadbrook Street, which runs along the north side of existing Zone “A,” from Rainsbury Avenue to the end of the cul-de-sac east of Tamcliff Avenue. Non-residents are reportedly parking along Meadbrook Street and creating issues for the residents.
The City of Carson’s guidelines for permit parking zones state that permit parking restrictions will be considered if a petition is submitted with signatures from at least 60 percent of the residential units abutting the street. The petition that was submitted has signatures from 33 of the 52 residences on Meadbrook Street, which equates to 63 percent, therefore the City’s threshold for signatures has been exceeded.
The City’s fee for parking permits is $22.00 per household for registration, plus $5.00 for each vehicle. As there is a limit of three resident permits (decals) and two visitor permits (mirror hangers) per household, each household could purchase up to five permits. If the maximum of five permits were to be purchased, the cost would be $47.00 ($22.00 registration fee, plus $25.00 for the five permits). If only one permit were to be purchased, the cost would be $27.00 ($22.00 registration fee, plus $5.00 for one permit). The purpose of these fees is to partially reimburse the City for the costs associated with installing signs and issuing permits.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of implementing the permit parking program would be approximately $2,000.00, which includes signs and permits. Funds for the signs are available in the Public Works Sign Maintenance budget. The fees for the permits could potentially generate a maximum of $2,444.00 if the residents of all 52 homes purchase five permits each (52 homes x $47.00 = $2,444.00). It is unlikely; however, that this many permits would be purchased, so the revenue would probably be less than $2,444.00. Revenues may also be generated from parking citations.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Location Map. (pg. 3)
2. Petition Requesting Permit Parking. (pgs. 4-6)
3. Resolution No. 17-150. (pgs. 7-8)
Prepared by: Richard Garland, Traffic Engineer