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Home My WebLink About04 - Addition of Off-Street Parking Meter ZonesCITY OF °� m= NEWPORT BEACH CqC /Fp0.N`P City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 4 April 9, 2013 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Finance Department Dan Matusiewicz, Finance Director 949 - 644 -3123, dmatusiewicz @newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Evelyn Tseng, Revenue Manager APPROVED: D TITLE: Addition of Off - Street Parking Meter Zones ABSTRACT: California Vehicle Code ( "CVC ") Sections 32 and 22508 and Newport Beach Municipal Code ( "NBMC") Section 12.44.030 allow the City to establish off- street parking meter zones by resolution. City Council approved the acquisition and installation of 23 Digital Luke Machines (multi -space pay stations) for use at the Balboa Parking Lot ( "Balboa Lot ") and the Corona del Mar State Beach Parking Lot ( "CdM Lot'). Staff recommends establishing the Balboa Lot and CdM Lot as off - street parking meter zones. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 2013- 33 to establish Balboa Lot and the CdM Lot as off - street parking meter zones and establish rates for the new zones consistent with the fess presently charged by the City to park in the lots. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. On February 26, 2013, City Council approved the acquisition and installation of 23 Digital Luke Machines (multi -space pay stations) for use at the Balboa Lot and the CdM Lot. The pay stations offer drivers the convenience of paying for parking by cash, credit card, pay -by -phone or web application and will utilize a "Pay by License Plate" model, enforced by vehicles using License Plate Recognition technology. Addition of Off - Street Parking Meter Zones April 09, 2013 Page 2 Although sufficient personnel will be present at the parking lots to help visitors with the pay stations, respond to complaints and answer questions, drivers will be paying for parking at the machine or through their mobile device. CVC Sections 32 and 22508 and NBMC Section 12.44.030 allow for the establishment of off - street parking zones. Currently, there are 28 parking meter zones within the City. Balboa Lot and CdM Lot would be the 29th and 30° parking meter zones. The parking rates and operating hours for both parking lots will remain unchanged. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find that the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). Submitted by: D&rf Matusiewicz _!7 Finance Director Attachments: A. Resolution No. 2013 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach establishing Off - Street Parking Meter Zones, a schedule of rates for the newly established zones and Rescinding Resolution No. 2010 -40 RESOLUTION NO. 2013- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING OFF - STREET PARKING METER ZONES FOR THE BALBOA PIER PARKING LOT AND THE CORONA DEL MAR STATE BEACH PARKING LOT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -40 WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ( "City ") currently operates manned parking lots at the Balboa Pier and the Corona del Mar State Beach (a.k.a., Big Corona); WHEREAS, the City is improving efficiency and modernizing its parking lot operations through the installation of parking payment centers; WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22508, Vehicle Code Section 32 and Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 12.44.030 authorize the City to establish off - street parking meter zones by resolution; WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22508 further authorizes the City to establish rates of fees for parking meter zones and allows the rate of fees to be variable based upon criteria identified by the City; WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2010 -40 which established rate schedules for the Balboa Pier and the Corona del Mar State Beach parking lots; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to incorporate the rate schedules adopted by Resolution No. 2010 -40 into this resolution and repeal Resolution No. 2010 -40. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby resolves as follows: Section 1: Traffic and parking conditions require that the following off - street parking meter zones designated in Section 2 be established, and that parking payment centers be installed and maintained in such zones except where the City Traffic Engineer determines that the presence of parking payment centers would interfere with the flow of traffic in said zones or the use thereof. Section 2: The following off - street parking meter zones are hereby established: Zone 29: The City -owned parking lot southerly of Ocean Front between Adams Street and Main Street, commonly known as the Balboa Pier Parking Lot. Zone 29 is depicted in Exhibit "A ", which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Zone 30: The parking lot located at Corona del Mar State Beach, which is under the City's control through an Operating Agreement between the City and the State of California dated August 1, 1999, as may be hereafter amended or renewed. Zone 30 is depicted in Exhibit "B ", which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Section 3: The following fees for parking in Zone 29 are hereby established: Automobiles — $1.50 /hour, $15.00 /day maximum Motorcycles — $0.75 /hour, $7.50 /day maximum Recreational Vehicles — $1.50 /hour, $15.00 /day maximum, per parking space occupied Buses — 10 -24 passengers - $50.00 /daily flat rate 25+ passengers - $100.00 /daily flat rate Rates for Zone 29 on Memorial Day. Fourth of July and Labor Day Automobiles - $25.00 /daily flat rate Motorcycles — $12.50 /daily flat rate Recreational Vehicles — $100.00 /daily flat rate Buses — N/A Section 4: The following fees for parking in Zone 30 are hereby established: Automobiles - $15.00 /daily flat rate Motorcycles — $7.50 /daily flat rate Recreational Vehicles — $15.00 /daily flat rate, per parking space occupied Buses — 10 -24 passengers - $50.00 /daily flat rate 25+ passengers - $100.00 /daily flat rate Rates for Zone 30 on Memorial Day. Fourth of JuIV and Labor Day Automobiles - $25.00 /daily flat rate Motorcycles — $12.50 /daily flat rate Recreational Vehicles — $100.00 /daily flat rate Buses — N/A Section 5: The hours of operation for parking payment centers and the associated parking zones are hereby established: Zone 29: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Zone 30: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Section 6: The City Manager is authorized to waive any of the aforementioned fees established herein when a special event of a charitable or civic nature is being held and it is in the best interest of the City and the general public that fees not be charged for the use of any such parking lot in connection with said special event. Section 7: Resolution No. 2010 -40 entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING A REVISED SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR THE BALBOA PIER PARKING LOT AND THE CORONA DEL MAR PARKING LOT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -43" is hereby rescinded. Section 8: The City Council finds that the establishment of parking meter zones is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Section 9: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. Adopted this 9th of April 2013. Keith D. Curry Mayor r,TINO &IN Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Attachments: (1) Exhibit "A "— Depiction of Zone 29 (2) Exhibit "B "— Depiction of Zone 30 -FRJON' 0 50 100 --*-0 Feet *1 V) V) V) --------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- - -------------- - ------------- Balboa Pier Parking Lot V) z Q� U.j CL 0 01 ST BALBOA BLVD E OCEAN FRONT E City of Newport Beach GIS Division March 011 2013 v� IZ OCEAN BLVD Q O i N 0 50 100 Feet 0 � t� �i�aaa aaa a._ aa�Ii j CDM MAIN BEACH RAMP BREAKERS DR I 1 Corona Del Mar Parking Lot Q J�v �Q City of Newport Beach GIS Division March 0 1, 2013