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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04211987 - 2.6 ' - A7 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Contra Harvey E. Bragdon Director, CommunityD n Dept. CJVJIC� DATE; County April 21, 1987 `J SUBJECT; Parking Study, Martinez Civic Center Area SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Direct the Community Development Department to actively participate with the City of Martinez, the Community College District and downtown merchants in conducting a parking study of the Martinez Civic Center Area and present alternative solutions to the Board within four months. 2. Authorize an expenditure not exceeding $15,000 to share the cost of parking study with the City of Martinez and to implement minor improvements. 3 . Authorize the Director, Community Development Department, to send a letter of assurance to the City of Martinez that 500 of the parking study expenditure incurred by the City will be reimbursed after approval of the next year ' s budget. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County' s share of the cost of the proposed parking study will not exceed $15,000 exclusive of the staff time spent on this project. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Parking problems in the Martinez Civic Center area have been gradually getting worse over the past few years. Land use changes and increased economic activity in the downtown area have influenced the parking supply and demand balance. The completion and operation of the County Detention Facility and Downtown Improvement Projects have caused a considerable increase in parking demand during the working hours on an average weekday. The new Courthouse will also adversely impact the current parking situation. There is a pressing need for a parking study in the Martinez Civic Center Area to identify the issues, analyze parking supply and demand and develop alternative technical and financial solutions to the parking problem. X CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: « YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON April 21, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Community Development Director ATTESTED ���� �9�7 City of Martinez PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Community College District SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Administrator i Auditor-Controller `. M382/7BY ,DEPUTY j --83 — - .Y At the staff level, the need for a parking study was discussed in detail with the City of Martinez and the Community College District and a request for proposal (RFP) was jointly developed. In response to the RFP four consultants submitted proposals to the City of Martinez. The Martinez Parking Place Commission, in consultation with the City and the County staff, recommended one of the four consultants for approval of the City Council. The City Council approved the Parking Commission recommendation on April 1, 1987 . The Council also authorized a formal request to the County requesting our participation in the study. The Community College District is willing to contribute $1,000 as the District' s share of the cost of the proposed parking study. The City of Martinez is willing to share 50% of the remaining cost with the County (see attached letter from the City dated April 3, 1987) . The County' s share will not exceed $10,000. It has been observed that some non-capital intensive minor improvements can be effective in improving the parking conditions. Such improvements include restriping of parking spaces and installation of signs in certain areas. The total cost of such improvements will not exceed $5,000. The staff believes that the County' s interest will best be served if the different jurisdictions and parking interest groups are actively involved in the parking study and seek solutions to the parking problem together. In view of the gravity of the parking problem and the need to seek solutions in cooperation with the City of Martinez, The Board of Supervisors is requested to authorize an expenditure not exceeding $15,000 for 500 of the cost of parking study, to implement some minor improvements to meet the immediate needs and to analyze some staging options for jurors. The expenditure requested above is not budgeted for FY 1986-87 . The City of Martinez is willing to proceed with the study now with an assurance from the County that 50% of the cost will be paid by the County soon after the approval of the County' s budget in August for the FY 87-88. That budget proposal includes an expenditure of $15,000 for the parking study and minor parking improvements. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The public and County employees may continue to experience difficulty in parking in the civic center area on their business trips.