SR-417-006 (16)
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Santa Monica, California, June 28, 1979
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Authorlzation to Sell Additlonal Permits in Parklng Structures
IntroductlOn
Th1S report recommends that the staff be author1zed to sell addltional monthly
parking permits for employees in each of the parking structures on the three
alsles beneath the roof level.
Dackground
Hhen the parking structures were bU1lt, the POllCY which was adopted called
for sell1ng permlts for a maXlmum of one third of the spaces in each of the
structures and retaining the other two th1rds for three hour shopper parking.
In the period since the parking structures have been completed, the occupancy
levels of the shopper spaces has remained at approximately the 50 percent
level, whl1e the demand for permit parklng for employees (and employers) has
exceeded the amount of spaces avallable. There are currently walting llsts
at each of the six parklng structures for those who w1sh to purchase monthly
permi ts.
At the request of several employers and employees in the central business
distrlct, the staff dld a survey of each of the parking structures on the
dates and times noted on the attached summary to detenmine If it would be
feaslble to increase the number of permits sold. This would decrease the
number of spaces available for shoppers. The results of the survey show
that the occupancy of the shopper spaces 1S approxlmately 50 percent and
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that the number of monthly perm1ts could be 1ncreased by as much as 50 spaces
per structure w1thout 1mpacting upon the shopper spaces.
It is ant1c1pated that 1n the future, when bU1ldings with1n the Park1ng Assess-
ment District are rebuilt or remodeled, that the demand for shopper spaces
may increase. At that t1me the number of permits can be reduced to provide
for the shopper demand.
The staff presented the results of the survey and th1S proposal to the Retail
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce on May 9~ 1979~ and the Retail Comm1ttee
approved the proposal as 1ndicated on the attached mlnutes.
The open parking system~ as proposed, has been in operat10n in Structure No. 4
for the past six months w1thout any apparent problems. Increased revenue
generated by th1S recommendat1on w1ll help pay for the escalat1ng increase
in ma1ntenance costs.
Recommendation
It 1S recommended that the staff be authorized to sell a maximum of 50 add1-
tional parking spaces in each park1ng structure on the level below the roof
level on an open parking system baS1S eleven months per year, exclud1ng the
month of December. It 1S further recommended that a ~onthly park1ng fee be
approved as follows: $11.00 per space per month for in-Distr1ct parkers and
$14.00 per space per month for out-of-D1str1ct parkers. These fees are the
same as 1S presently charged for sim1lar locations 1n Structure 4.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
J1m Wrenn
Attachments: Parking Survey
Retail Committee Minutes
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( PARKING STRUCTURE SURVEY (-
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STRUCTURE #1
STRUCTURE #2
MONTHLY 3-HOUR TOTAL
PARKING SHOPPER PARKING
PARKING STRUC.
8-9 AM 19% 14% 16%
9-10 40% 47% 45%
10-11 49% 64% 60%
11-12 NOON 53% 70% 65%
1-2 PM 50% 64% 60%
I 4-5 48% 56% 53%
II 5-6 41% 55% 50%
I AVG.
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PANCY 42.9% 52.9% 49.9%
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MONTHLY 3-HOUR TOTAL
PARKING SHOPPER PARKING
PARKING STRUC.
8-9 AM 33% 18% 22%
9-10 50% 17% 32%
10-11 53% 36% 41%
11-12 NOON 55% 44% 47%
1-2 PM 59% 36% 43%
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4-5 54% 39% 43%
. 5-6 44% 26% 31%
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OCCU-
, PANGY 49.7% 30.8% 37%
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MONTHLY 3-HOUR TOTAL
pARKING SHOPPER PARKING
PARKING STRUG.
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i 8-9 AM 50% 32% 3n~
9-10 64% 49;s 53%
10-11 66% 62~s 63%
11-12 NOON 62% 62% 62%
j 1-2 PM 74% 51% 580/,
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STRUCTURE #4
MONTHLY 3-HOUR TOTAL
PARKING SHOPPER PARKING
PARKING STRUC.
8-9 AM 26% 7% 13%
9-10 42% 23% 29%
10-11 47% 35% 39%
11-12 NOON 49% 37% 40%
I 1-2 PM 48;'{ 46% 46%
f 4-5 55% 48% 50%
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June 26, 1979
Mr. Stanley Scholl
Director of General Services
City of Santa Mon~ca
C~ty Hall, 1685 Xain Street
Santa Mon~ca, Cal~forn~a 90401
Dear Stan,
Per our d~scussion yesterday, I am sending
you a copy of the minutes of the Chamber's
Retail Comm~ttee meeting of May 9th. I
bel~eve the m~nutes are qU1te self-explanatory
as to the committee's recommendat1on on employee
park1ng. If you have any further quest1ons,
please feel free to contact me. Also, please
inform us as to when this matter w~ll be before
the City Counc1l.
Thanks for your ass~stance ~n helping the merchants
to resolve th~s parking problem.
Sincerely,
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M~nutes of RetaIl Com~1tt~~ m~e~lng of 5/9/79 - Page 2
ParkIng structures
Scholl sa~d a study requested by the Retall comm~ttee showed
occupancy In the area reserved for monthly permit park~ng was
47 p~rcent and that the 3-llUur p.:.!rklng lor ;::.hopper;::. had a 39 per-
cent utilIzatIon. There are 293 on a waIt~ng l~st for ground floor
parkIng permIt spaces and 77 for upper levels. He noted the C~ty
Cou~cIl had approved an open res~rved p~rklng system In one struc-
ture. Perm~ts are sold but there IS no guarantee of a speciflc
~pacec whIch prOVIdes for better ULIllZtitlon. Spurqln moved that
the Reta11 Comm1ttee encQura9€ the CIty CounCIl to allocate fIfty
~paces o~ the floor beneath the roof ~n each structure for permit
parklng on an open basIs eleven months out of the yearg exclud~n9
Decemberr Shoppers could also park there for the three-hOur maxl-
mume Gdrdner seconded the motIon. ~otlon carrIed.
Ton: Ko..mpas of The Muskrat expressed concern that the walklng
pdtroLs would be ellm~nated If the structures were turned over to
prIvate operators~ Scholl saId that the PolIce Budget does include
funds for the patrols. Jallll ad~ed that lf the proposal were
lmplementedG ~t could free up the tlme of the patrols to spend more
time on the streets.
Federal Grants
Ji.il~ll rep;::.rted word has been recelved from feds that they won't
outright reject our applIcatIon for $1000000. Flnal word IS stIll
pendIng -
Thtre belng no further buslness,the meetlng was adjourned at 9:03 a.m.
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cc: Pres.p V~ce Pres., Exec. V1C~ Pres'r & Comm. Chalrman 6/7/79