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Implementation Guidance Long -Term: It is recommended to that the City retain this recommendation for a long-term roll-out when the conditions are better suited. Increasing and/or expanding on -street pricing is not advised as an immediate/short-term solution at this time as it would require significant capital investment, and it would not solve the parking demand problem created by shift employees parking in Washington Plaza and commuters parking all day in unregulated residential on -street areas. Additionally, the City is restricted by the MOREA agreement from pricing parking at the Plaza, which would also limit the effectiveness of on -street pricing. Short -Term Actions: Conditions exist to move forward immediately (0-12 months): ■ Put current single space meters out of commission. Consider keeping poles in place until long-term equipment solution is selected. ■ Adopt 85% Occupancy Standard for Core zone and off-street facilities in the downtown ■ Develop and Implement Monitoring Plan ■ The City should continue to monitor parking occupancies in the lots, garage, downtown core on - street subsequent to the opening of the BART garage and the Tech Campus. A suggested data monitoring plan is as follows: o Weekday and weekend occupancy sampling should be conducted twice per year at the peak hour in the entire downtown study area. o Annual data collection including duration analysis should be developed for the entire core area. Consider the following results for implementation of on -street pricing. o If durations for Washington Plaza and the on -street commercial areas are meeting existing time limits and core occupancy is under 75%, revisit pricing implementation at next data collection check point. o If durations for Washington Plaza or the on -street commercial areas meet or exceed established time limit and occupancy for one or more of these areas is at practical capacity (85%), then downtown is ready to implement on -street pricing E. Residential Permit Parking The residential areas bordering the downtown commercial district and also immediately adjacent to the San Leandro BART Station are highly impacted by daily parking activity, most often by commuters who opt to park on -street to avoid BART parking fees or who spill over due to parking constraints at the station. It is recommended that the City develop a residential permit parking (RPP) zones delineated by orientation to downtown. Based on parking occupancy data, two zones should be considered: Downtown West and Downtown East, with East 14th Avenue serving as the border between the two zones. Please refer to Figure 2 for the recommended RPP block faces. Per discussion in the prior section, it is recommended that the time limit for non -permitted parkers in this area to be three hours. Residents would be issued permits to park in the assigned zone without time limit.