Attachment C Lake Merritt Parking Management Plan May 17, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The City of Oakland – Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission May 11, 2022, PRAC Agenda Item 6C:
Staff recommends the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission receive this informational report about the Lake Merritt Parking Management Program and make a recommendation to the City Council to support this plan.
PRAC’s Recommendation:
• Revenue allocation
o Park renovation and maintenance
■ 100% of net parking revenue shall go towards citywide park maintenance and programming
• 36% park maintenance - Reasoning/Supporting Data: Per park facility report we have more demand for improvements/clean-up than what we have funding for, Measure Q budget already over committed on revenue spending
• 34% Pedestrian walkways (with blinking lights) on Lakeshore Ave o Beacon Street
o Bolden Way (near Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church) o Cascade stairs
o Wesley Ave
• 30% Park Stewards program - Reasoning/Supporting Data: no dedicated funding stream: the public wants Park “Stewards” - ideally have full-time FTE stewards in every park determined by size of park, seven days a week
36% 34% 30%
LM Metered Parking 100% Maintenance Pedestrian Walkways Park Stewards First year $1,500,000.00 $540,000.00 $510,000.00 $450,000.00 Every year thereafter $1,750,000.00 $630,000.00 $595,000.00 $525,000.00
• Lake Merritt Metered Parking Pilot Program - One year pilot to start after City Council approves, with a six-month review that will include all the data requested below for those six months:
o Pilot program to include all suggested metered locations as outlined in staff’s report
• Data Report
o Tickets
■ Number of tickets per week & time of day
■ Who is parking there, visitors, neighborhood residents? ■ What meters are used the most? (to include time of day and day of week) ■ Revenue - how much revenue comes in per week
• Forecasting $1.5 Million first year and $1.75 Million every year thereafter
o Traffic
■ Do we still see double and triple parking?
Attachment C Lake Merritt Parking Management Plan May 17, 2022
• Data element: Parking Enforcement and OPD citations/tickets ■ Congestion are first responders able to get through the streets? • Data element: timely response times
■ Is AC Transit experiencing delays related to traffic congestion and/or routes diverted?
• Data element: route reports
■ Is crime around Lake Merritt down?
• Data element: OPD incident reports on car burglaries, assaults, homicides, etc.