Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 19, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: DAVID GRANTHAM, P.E., CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: downtown parking lots repair and rehabilitation FUNDING
SUMMARY
Authorize budget transfer from General fund balance Downtown Parking Program revenue funds the CIP Project 55450 Infrastructure Repair and Replacement – Public Facilities (Fund 74) to repair and rehabilitate Downtown parking lots.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve $400,000 Downtown Parking Program Funds budget transfer and appropriation from General Fund balance (Fund 10) to Project 55450 Infrastructure Repair and Replacement – Public Facilities within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 74) for Downtown parking lot rehabilitation.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
None.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
Staff recommends a $400,000 budget transfer and appropriation of Downtown Parking Program Funds from the General Fund balance (Fund 10) to Project 55450 Infrastructure Repair and Replacement – Public Facilities within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 74).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-81 on December 17, 2019 establishing Downtown nighttime paid parking program operating parameters. This program requires paid parking in the surface parking lots and parking structures on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights with revenue “designated for reinvestment into the operations of the Downtown”.
Operations include maintenance, enforcement, safety and security, in accordance with the Resolution. Public Works proposes using a portion of the revenue to maintain and rehabilitate surface parking lots and accomplish the following:
encourage business investment in the Downtown area
enhance patron experience with aesthetically pleasing and updated parking areas by:
addressing poor pavement conditions
repairing concrete gutters, curbs, etc., damaged by tree roots addressing current accessible parking requirements and standards update lighting, landscaping and irrigation (as needed).
Staff proposes using the funding at the following locations:
Public Surface Parking Lot at 115 East Santa Fe Avenue
east of Harbor Boulevard, north of Santa Fe Avenue
approximately 105 parking spaces
Public Surface Parking Lot at 120 East Amerige Avenue
east of Harbor Boulevard, south of Amerige Avenue
approximately 157 parking spaces.
Staff estimates construction activities at the 115 East Santa Fe Avenue location would start in Fall or Winter 2025. The following exhibit shows the parking lot locations:
Exhibit 1 – Proposed Parking Lot Locations
cc: Interim City Manager Eddie Manfro
Downtown Parking Lots Repair and Rehabilitation
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