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HomeMy WebLinkAbout50A - ORDINANCE FIRST READING- PARKING OPETATIONS TRANSFERREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2020 TITLE 0 ORDINANCE FIRST READING: APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF THE PARKING OPERATIONS PROGRAM FROM THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY /s/Kristine Ridge CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ Wis]►111►111101i[W FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt an ordinance to approve the transfer of the Parking Operations Program (off-street parking facilities and on -street parking meters) from the Finance and Management Services Agency (FMSA) to the Community Development Agency (CDA) effective July 1, 2020. DISCUSSION As part of the 2011 Budget Act, and in order to protect funding for core public services at the local level, the Legislature approved ABX126, the dissolution of the state's 400 plus Redevelopment Agencys (RDA). After a period of litigation, RDAs were officially dissolved as of February 1, 2012. The dissolution of the former City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency (RDA) resulted in the reduced staffing levels and the ability to perform core functions by the Community Development Agency (CDA). Thus, the City's Parking Operations were not considered a core function for CDA and were subsequently transferred to the Finance and Management Services Agency (FMSA). Eight years after the dissolution of the RDA, CDA has had the opportunity to reinstate their agency's staffing levels, and now has the ability to re -assume the management of the Parking Operations Program. The Parking Operations Program includes four (4) City -owned off-street parking structures and one (1) surface lot, and off-street parking meters. The transfer of the Parking Operations Program from FMSA to CDA, if approved, would be effective as of July 1, 2020. Santa Ana's downtown parking system consist of roughly 3,185 municipaly-owned parking spaces; of these spaces, 1,245 are on -street metered spaces. Downtown on -street meters are designed for short-term parking, and long-term and overflow parking is available through five (5) parking facilities with 1,989 spaces located Downtown. Four (4) facilities are multi -level parking structures that accommodate both transient and monthly patrons and a surface lot that accommodates solely transient patrons. Parking structures are correspondingly priced to encourage long-term use. 50A-1 Adopt Ordinance to Approve Parking Operations Program Transfer May 5, 2020 Page 2 To ensure budget sustainability, the Parking Operations have enacted recent cost -saving measures such as reduction of operating expenses for its garages; increase in parking rates for both garages and meters; and reallocation of pension expenditures. These measures were enacted while balancing the needs of the patrons who frequent the Downtown Area with the implementation of grace period for customers who utilize City -Owned Parking Garages. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's effort to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective #4 (continue to pursue objectives that shape downtown Santa Ana into a thriving, culturally divers, shopping, dinning, and entertainment destination.), Stategy #B (create a comprehensive program manage parking that includes innovative strategies to provide parking, create revenue and enhance accessibility in the downtown). FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Exhibits: 1. Proposed Ordinance 2. Santa Ana Parking Facilities Map 3. Parking Meter District Map AG:WH 50A-2 ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE IV OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARKING REGULATIONS TO TRANSFER THE PARKING OPERATIONS PROGRAM TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. The City Council has determined that a parking meter system is justified to defray the cost of installation, operation, and control, as well as the costs of other parking management related activities; and B. Planned new development and expansion in Downtown Santa Ana together with the Orange County Street Car Project currently under construction in Santa Ana are likely to increase traffic and parking demand and reduce the number of available on -street parking spaces; and C. The City has designated on -street parking spaces with parking meters in order to regulate and manage traffic circulation and parking availability; and D. The location of and hours for parking directly impact traffic and parking circulation patterns, traffic congestion and other traffic hazards, and parking availability; and E. The City Council is authorized pursuant to section 2508 of the California Vehicle Code, to set parking hours and parking zones; and F. The City Council may determine the City agency which shall be vested with the administrative duties and authority to administer the City's parking meter system and related parking meter system regulations; and G. Based on the foregoing, it is necessary to amend various sections of the Code in order to transfer administrative authority for the City's Parking Operations Program from the Finance and Management Services Agency to the Community Development Agency to better coordinate, control, and regulate traffic and parking circulation within the City's parking district in keeping with the City's community development efforts to improve the City's transportation network in order to promote a more sustainable transportation system; to ensure adequate parking availability for residents, workers, and visitors; to prevent traffic congestion and hazardous traffic conditions; and to promote compliance and facilitate more efficient and effective notice and enforcement, all of which will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 1 of 4 y 1 W J SECTION 2. The adoption of this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and a Notice of Exemption will be filed if this ordinance is adopted. SECTION 3. Section 36-399 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 36-399. - Hours. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of this article relating to the operation of parking meters shall be effective only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, except such parking limitations shall not be operative on any legal holiday. Further limitations of the hours of operation shall be effective only when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are affixed to specific parking meters. (b) In the following parking meter zones effective parking hours shall be as follows: (1) Willard Zone. The provisions of this article relating to the operation of parking meters shall be effective only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week, except such parking limitations shall not be operative on any legal holiday. Further limitations of the hours of operation shall be effective only when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are affixed to specific parking meters. (2) Midtown Zone. The provisions of this article relating to the operation of parking meters shall be effective only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week, except such parking limitations shall not be operative on any legal holiday. Further limitations of the hours of operation shall be effective only when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are affixed to specific parking meters. (3) Downtown Zone. The provisions of this article relating to the operation of parking meters shall be effective only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each week, except such parking limitations shall not be operative on any legal holiday. Further limitations of the hours of operation shall be effective only when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are affixed to specific parking meters. (c) Legal holiday shall be defined as those legal holidays observed by city employees as identified in section 9-135 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 4 (d) The executive director of the r^^^^^ and maRageRqeRt community development agency or designee is authorized to place signs or markings, on or immediately adjacent to parking meters, prohibiting parking in excess of twelve (12) minutes, fifteen (15) minutes, twenty-four minutes (24), thirty (30) minutes, one (1) hour, two (2) hours, three (3) hours or four (4) hours on any portion of any street within such parking meter district zone, for any time period up to and including twenty-four (24) hours per day. Such restrictions may be limited so as not to apply on specified days. SECTION 4. Section 36-421 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby added such that it reads as follows: Sec. 36-421. Change in reference. (a) Wherever the language of any section, subsection, provision, or clause contained in Chapter 36 of this Code shall mention the finance and management services lRity deve'^�gency, such section, subsection, provision, or clause shall mean the F^^^^^ ^^^' MARagemeRt & community development agency. (b) Wherever the language of any section, subsection, provision, or clause contained in Chapter 36 of this Code shall mention the executive director of the finance and management services ^^..,..,,,^;t„ develglame^t agency, such section, subsection, provision. or clause shall mean the executive director of the fn,nne and management se^„^es community development agency. (c) Wherever the language of any section, subsection, provision, or clause contained in Chapter 36 of this Code shall mention the treasury and customer services manager^nwntmwn development rnanag^•, such section, subsection, provision, or clause shall mean the executive director of the communitv development aaencv or his or her clesicinettFeasuFy and a ,sterne.r SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance after its adoption by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana shall first be effective July 1, 2020. H H Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 3 of 4 ADOPTED this day of , 2020. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By: v Ryan O.I Assistant AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Ordinance No. NS- to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on, and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 4 of 4 Daisy Gomez Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana y 1 M City of Santa Ana Downtown Parking Facilities Current Hours of Operation & Rates W SANTA ANA BLVD Inn tp Vy 5TH ST z W 4TH ST ]IF O f � Lw __.._ _ _. _ ZND ST _ Public Parking (City Owned)' GARAGE A 13rd & BROADWAY/ ARTIST VILLAGE (3 Levels-440 Spaces) Hours: Mon & Tues SAM—SPM; Wed thru Sat SAM—Midnight; Sun 10AM-6:30PM Daily Rates: 2-Hour Grace Period, and thereafter $.75 (For 30 Minutes) $1.50 Per Hour $10.00 Daily Maximum Monthly Rates: $50.00 (Unreserved) & $60.00 (Reserved) GARAGE C 13rd & BIRCH (5 Levels-400 Spaces) Automated Parking Facility —Operational 24/7 (No Overnight Parking) Daily Rates: 2-Hour Grace Period, and thereafter $.75 (For 30 Minutes) $1.50 Per Hour $10.00 Daily Maximum Monthly Rates: $50.00 (Unreserved) & $60.00 (Reserved) C= I4AV :IIIhdK SANTA ANA BLVD C F � =I STH ST L, E 4TH ST ICPk iW'1. N�i't YK�f ?• �� 'q" E 3RD ST Z wr x W 2 W 2 ND ST Z E IST ST GARAGE B 15th & SPURGEON/ EAST END (4 Levels-700 Spaces) Automated Parking Facility —Operational 24/7 (No Overnight Parking) Daily Rates: 2-Hour Grace Period, and thereafter $.75 (For 30 Minutes) $1.50 Per Hour $10.00 Daily Maximum Monthly Rates: $50.00 (Unreserved) & $60.00 (Reserved) GARAGE D 15th & MAIN (7 Levels-400 Spaces) Automated Parking Facility —Operational 24/7 (No Overnight Parking) Daily Rates: 2-Hour Grace Period, and thereafter $.75 (For 30 Minutes) $1.50 Per Hour $10.00 Daily Maximum Monthly Rates: $50.00 (Unreserved) & $60.00 (Reserved) LOT 1 13rd & BUSH LOT (49 Spaces) Hours: SAM-6PM, 2 hour maximum; 6PM-10PM, 3 hour maximum; Mon. -Sun. Daily Rates: $2.00 per hour y llm EXHIBIT 3 City of Santa Ana Parking Meter District Rates and Hours of Operations Locations Rate Hours T�� $1.00/Hour 8AM-8PM (M-F) $1.00/Hour 8AM-8PM (M-Sat.) $2.00/Hour 8AM-IOPM (M-Sun.) F l y � L o Y n 6ISIihhNA BLV9 IiHfii r�