PREPARED BY: Nicolle Burnham
Parks and Public Works Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, and Town Attorney 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6872 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/04/2025
ITEM NO: 8
DESK ITEM
DATE: March 4, 2025
TO: Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Defining Timed Parking in Downtown Parking Lots and Streets and Authorize Town Staff to Continue Contracting for Ongoing Parking Management Support Services
REMARKS:
This Desk Item replaces Attachment 2 “Draft Resolution with Exhibit A – Current Downtown and Olive Zone Parking Restrictions” to provide a revised Exhibit A. The revised Exhibit A corrects the parking on Broadway.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received with the March 4, 2025 Staff Report:
1. Resolution 2001-145
2. Draft Resolution with Exhibit A – Current Downtown and Olive Zone Parking Restrictions Attachments received with this Desk Item:
3. Draft Resolution with Revised Exhibit A – Current Downtown and Olive Zone Parking Restrictions
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ATTACHMENT 3
RESOLUTION 2025-xx
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ESTABLISHING
PARKING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING TIME LIMITS, DATE AND TIME OF
ENFORCEMENT, AND PARKING PERMIT EXEMPTIONS FOR PUBLIC PARKING AREAS
DOWNTOWN AND IN THE OLIVE ZONE
WHEREAS, the Downtown Parking Management Plan, as adopted in Resolution 2001- 145 on December 17, 2001, established various parking management strategies for downtown commercial areas and near the high school and Civic Center; and WHEREAS, the parking regulations provided in the Downtown Parking Management Plan have been adjusted over the years, as authorized by action of the Town Council; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507 and Town Code Sections 15.40.015 and 15.40.080 authorize Town Council to enact local regulation of parking prohibitions and preferential parking zones by resolution, respectively; and WHEREAS, the Town Council seeks to reaffirm current parking regulations downtown and near the high school and civic center (now known as the Olive Zone), as depicted in the attached map of Downtown and Olive Zone parking regulations (Exhibit A), in compliance with state and local laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does adopt Exhibit A, attached hereto. The parking regulations adopted herein shall not invalidate any currently posted parking regulations or curb markings indicating restrictions for short-term parking or passenger and commercial loading activities. The parking regulations, as described in Exhibit A, become effective only upon the erection of appropriate signs giving adequate notice of such regulations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 4th day of March, 2025, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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ATTACHMENT 3
SIGNED:
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MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
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TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
CURRENT DOWNTOWN AND OLIVE ZONE PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Legend
Downtown Parking:
2-Hour Public Parking
9am-6pm, Mon-Sat
2-Hour Public Parking
9am-6pm, Mon-Sat
(permit exempt)
2-Hour Public Parking
9am-6pm, Mon-Fri
(permit exempt)
3-Hour Public Parking
9am-6pm, Mon-Sat
Employee Permit Parking
9am-6pm, Mon-Sat
Unlimited Public Parking
Olive Zone / Civic Center:
90-Min Public Parking
7am-4pm, Mon-Fri
90-Min Public Parking
8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
2-Hour Public Parking
7am-4pm, Mon-Fri
REV 3/4/25
EXHIBIT A