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Council Meeting, January 14, 1992
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Santa Monica, California
To:
Mayor and city Council
From:
city staff
subject:
Recommendat1on to Direct the City Attorney to
prepare an ordinance Authorizing the Sale and Use
of parkulators
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council direct the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance authorizing the sale and use of
Parkulators.
Background
Recently, the City Council authorized an experimental program for
the sale and use of parkulators as an alternative to the use of
coins in parking meters for those motorists who park frequently in
metered spaces. Staff is now prepared to implement such a program,
subject to the required amendment of the Municipal Code, as noted
below.
The Parkulator is like a personal parking meter which is placed in
a vehicle's windshield to indlcate its use in lieu of depositing
coins in parking meters.
The unit is sold with a predetermined
value of time (usually fifty dollars).
When in operation, the
unit's t1mer diminishes its remaining amount at the standard meter
rate (e.g., fifty cents per hour) until the full amount is used.
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Mayor and City Council
January 14, 1992
It allows the user to pay only for the actual time of parking.
Thus, overpayment is eliminated. When empty, the units are
returned to city Ha 11 for recycling. Parkulators have been
successfully used in Arlington County, Virginia and other U. s.
locations.
Budqet / Financial Impact
parkulators with 100 hours of parking would sell for $ 50.00, plus
the $ 15.00 cost of the device. At this time, staff is not able to
accurately predict the potential for sale of Parkulators. An
experimental program, based on the sale of the 200 units we already
have on hand, will provide the opportunity to assess the market for
this unique device.
The City has already purchased 200 Parkulators at a unit cost of
$ 15.00 each, for a total of $ 3,000. This cost will be recovered
at the time the units are sold. Revenue from the sale of
Parkulators will be deposited into the Parking Meter Revenue
Account No. 01-210-415-00000-0030-10000.
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Mayor and City Council
January 14, 1992
Recommendation
It is recommended that:
1. The city Attorney be directed to prepare an ordinance amending
the Municipal Code to provide for the sale and use of
Parkulators in lieu of depositing coins in parking meters;
and,
2. The C1ty Parking and Traffic Engineer be authorized to
establish procedures for the salel and to sell, Parkulators.
Prepared by:
Paul Berlant,
Director of Land Use and
Transportation Management
city Parking and Traffic Engineer
Special Projects Engineer
Ron Fuchiwaki,
Frank Barnes,
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