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File Number: 18-320 <br />and systems to ensure ongoing effectiveness of the parking system. Implementation was split into <br />four phases, all of which involved input and assistance from members of the City Project <br />Committee, including the Finance, Engineering and Transportation, Public Works, Community <br />Development and Police Departments. <br />The first phase consisted of a site visit and an assessment of existing parking conditions, which <br />established a thorough understanding of the City’s current operational needs and defined the plan <br />for improving parking operations and technology going forward. This plan ensures a stable, <br />efficient and manageable parking operation for the City, and allows patrons to efficiently locate <br />and pay for available parking. <br />The second and third phases have been focused on the parking strategy implementation. The <br />second phase developed a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an integrated payment, permit <br />issuance and enforcement system for the Downtown Parking Garage. The third phase focused on <br />the optimization of existing and new sustainable technology that provides services for parking <br />meters, garage payment systems, and enforcement. <br />Staff recommends a one year extension to the Consulting Services Agreement in order to enact <br />the fourth phase of implementation, which will consist of ongoing maintenance, and optimization <br />of existing and new products. This will include the following activities: <br />·Implementation and expansion of new and improved parking wayfinding signage; <br />·Oversight of the parking technology installations, including smart parking meters at Pelton <br />Plaza; <br />·Coordination of parking enforcement contractor solicitation, as directed; <br />·Organization, training, and oversight of the new and existing parking regulations, including <br />Washington Plaza, the residential permit parking program, and parking in the areas <br />surrounding the BART stations. <br />Throughout this phase, the Consultant will continue to manage the integration and reporting of the <br />overall parking program and continue to expand efforts to improve the San Leandro parking <br />experience. <br />Previous Actions <br />On September 16, 2016 the City Council, acting as the governing body of the Successor Agency <br />to the Redevelopment Agency, approved the transfer of $600,000 in Redevelopment Agency <br />bond funds to the City of San Leandro for implementation of parking improvements. <br />On July 17, 2017, the City Council approved the San Leandro Downtown Parking Management <br />Plan and Recommendations for Short-term Parking Action Plan. <br />On July 17, 2017, the City Council, authorized the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services <br />Agreement with Dixon Resources Unlimited in the amount of $130,000 for Oversight of the <br />Downtown San Leandro parking system and Guided Implementation of the City’s New Downtown <br />Parking Management Plan, and to approve an appropriation of $600,000 from the Successor <br />Agency to the City of San Leandro Redevelopment Agency’s 2008 Bond Funds account to the <br />City of San Leandro Parking Fund’s 2017-18 Operating Expenditure account. <br />On February 20, 2018, the City Council approved an ordinance to amend the City of San Leandro <br />Municipal Code Title 6, Chapters 6-1 and 6-2 to update definitions and regulations. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/10/2018