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City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Date: January 21, 2025 Agenda Number: 8.b. Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS File Number: 25-005 File Type: Staff Report Adopt a Resolution to Approve an Amendment to the City’s Master Fee Schedule to Add a Parking Citation Fine for New California Vehicle Code Violations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY ·Public Safety SUMMARY Amendment to City Master Fee Schedule related to adding a new Parking Citation Fine for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to meet the Statewide Daylighting Law that makes it illegal to park within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council approve a resolution amending the City’s FY 2024-2025 Master Fee Schedule to add a Parking Citation Fine for violations of the new State Daylighting Law. BACKGROUND The Master Fee Schedule is a compilation of City Council approved fees for services provided to residents and businesses in the community. Historically, the City strives to balance maximizing cost recovery, with reasonable fees encouraging growth and stability in the local residential and commercial economy. Parking restrictions are an essential parking management tool used by cities to maintain access to the curb and other parking resources for a variety of uses. These uses may include emergency access for first responders by designating no parking zones and fire lanes or disabled access parking spaces and loading zones to provide equitable access to limited parking assets for residents, visitors and commercial deliveries. Parking management is also important in areas with high demand for parking, like downtown commercial centers. Time-limited and paid parking restrictions further aim to promote the turnover of parking spaces, which provides a direct benefit to local businesses, and limits the impact on residential areas. Parking Citation Fines are collected for violations of San Leandro Municipal Code Title 6 Vehicles (Chapters 6-1 Traffic Control, 6-2 Parking Meter and Tow Away Zones, 6-4 Abatement of Abandon Vehicles, and 6-7 Truck Routes) and violations of the California Vehicle Code (Chapter 9. Stopping, Standing, and Parking [22500 - 22526]). Analysis Assembly Bill 413, more commonly known as the “Daylighting Law,” takes effect across California in 2025. It bans drivers from parking within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of a crosswalk to make intersections safer for pedestrians. The law applies whether the crosswalk is marked or unmarked and regardless of if the curb is painted red. The parking ban is reduced to 15 feet of any crosswalk with a curb extension The City’s outreach to educate the public about the Daylighting Law includes the following Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025