3B Public Hearing 2011 1219 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

File Number: 11 -422 In order to facilitate a smooth transition back to the garage, proper signage and planning is required. The establishment of slightly reduced permit parking fees for reserved spaces and unreserved spaces is recommended to increase garage patronage, thereby leaving the public parking lots near retail and services available for short -term customer parking. It is likely that rates will be increased over time to reflect demand from greater activity downtown and new development. Analysis Estudillo Parking Garage Configuration and Goal The configuration of the new parking garage and surface lot will have approximately 77 ground floor limited time parking spaces (comprised of 14 24- minute spaces for Wells Fargo as required by contract and 63 2 -hour customer parking spaces). The remaining 303 spaces will be used for longer -term parking. The new garage configuration differs with respect to permit parking accessibility. The former garage had a gate which prohibited those without a parking key card to access the spaces on nights and weekends. The new garage will not have a gate and therefore permits and fees will only apply Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm. This should serve to encourage shopping downtown. One goal of the parking garage is to free up the short -term parking lots near retail and services for customers by providing safe and convenient long -term parking for downtown retail and office employees, many who currently utilize the short -term parking lots and move their cars every two hours. In addition to freeing up the short -term public parking lots for customers, the new parking garage was identified in the TOD Strategy as an important element to creating a pedestrian friendly downtown. The garage will allow the development of greater density including the Village Marketplace and Town Hall Square projects. Former Garaae Rates A reserved parking permit in the old downtown parking garage was $80 /month and an unreserved parking permit was $55 /month. To encourage individuals to park in the temporary parking lots created during the garage demolition and construction, temporary reserved and unreserved parking fees were established at the rates of $50 /month and $30 /month, respectively. Garage Occupancy The new garage has 134 additional parking spaces, significantly increasing the capacity of the paid parking. At the time the garage was demolished, there were 172 parking permits issued in the old garage. The new parking garage contains 210 permit parking spaces (allowing for approximately 236 permits to be issued assuming a 15% over - subscription rate) plus an additional 93 top floor parking spaces for daily parking for a fee. City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 12/13/2011