• Public off-street parking lots are less well-used during the day, when primarily employees and short-term visitors are in the area. On the weekend, they are well used by visitors who are staying for longer durations or are possibly less familiar with parking options in the area; and
• Vehicles on San Mateo Avenue tend to stay for longer durations on weekends than on weekdays, with many vehicles exceeding the 2-hour time limits on the weekend.
The Plan identifies parking strategies to meet parking needs in the near-term, medium-term, and long-term timeframes, and recommends priorities based on the input of decision makers, stakeholders, and City staff. One of the top priorities is the installation of parking meters on San Mateo Avenue. These meters are intended to encourage short-term parking and direct longterm parkers into parking lots. Additionally, along with meters there would be other operational changes consisting of adjusting enforcement hours later (from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.) to better manage the heavy-use evening period and adjusting parking time restrictions by converting the existing 5-hour limit in the off-street parking lots to 10-hour spaces for longer parking periods.
The City Council Strategic Initiatives for FY2021-22 included deployment of a comprehensive downtown and El Camino Real corridor parking meter program and enhancement of citywide parking enforcement capabilities. To accomplish this Strategic Initiative, on March 1, 2022 and November 8, 2022, staff reports were presented to City Council on the Downtown Parking Meters and Enhanced Parking Enforcement Project (Project). The first formal step to initiate this Project was the City Council adoption on April 11, 2023 of Resolution No. 2023-41 authorizing the creation of a Parking Enterprise Fund and Resolution No. 2023-43 authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with T2 Systems in an amount not to exceed $1.3 million for services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of multi-use metered parking kiosks.
The system will utilize a pay-by-plate metering system, meaning that drivers parking in metered spaces pay by entering their license plate at a kiosk or via a web-based application. The meter pay stations offer drivers the convenience of paying for parking by cash, credit card, pay-byphone or web application. The pay-by plate systems facilitate more effective and efficient tracking and enforcement using Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), and also allow for faster and more cost-friendly implementation by removing the need to paint numbered stalls throughout the area. Pay-by-plate systems also allow for variable fee parking.
To ensure more adequate and equitable parking enforcement throughout the City, the City Council also adopted Resolution No. 2023-42 authorizing a contract partnership with LAZ Parking for citywide parking enforcement and metered parking management.
DISCUSSION:
Paid parking policies are proposed to be established for on and off-street parking in the downtown and El Camino Real corridor. The City is in the process of purchasing and installing eighty-four (84) T2 Cosmo II Kiosks, with the intent to have these meter pay stations operational on January 1, 2024. These kiosk locations are shown in Attachment 3. There are approximately 839 parking spaces on streets and within the eight (8) City parking lots that will be converted from free to paid parking spaces during designated enforcement hours.
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draft ordinance amending the City of San Bruno Municipal Code Title 7 (Vehicles and Traffic) to add regulations relating to paid on and off-street parking areas in the city is provided for review as Attachment 1. The draft resolution adopting rates and regulations for paid parking on City owned or controlled on and off-street parking facilities is provided as Attachment 2. The ordinance and resolution collectively form the “policies” referred to in this report.
The City is allowed pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22508 and Vehicle Code Section 32 which authorize the City to establish on and off-street parking meter areas by resolution. California Vehicle Code Section 22508 further authorizes the City to establish rates of fees for parking meters and allows the rate of fees to be variable based upon criteria identified by the City.
Overview of Proposed Policies
The draft paid parking policies have been developed to accomplish the following purposes and objectives for on and off-street parking in specified locations:
• Establish parking meter areas, required methods of parking, parking controls, removal authority for unlawfully parked vehicles, parking space use restrictions, and other regulatory provisions related to the paid parking program. • Establish the ability of the City Council to adopt a resolution establishing a range of meter rates, days and hours of paid parking enforcement, time limits, and methodology for periodic adjustment of parking meter rates for designated paid parking areas. • Formally establish the City Hall Employee Parking Lot as a public parking lot during nonbusiness hours.
The following minimum and maximum meter rates, days and hours of enforcement, and time limits are proposed for specified on street parking areas:
Table 1: On Street Parking Regulations
On Street Parking Locations Minimum Meter
Rate
Maximum Meter Rate
Street Area 1: San Mateo Avenue,
Jenevein Avenue, Easton Avenue,
Huntington Avenue, West Angus
Avenue, and Mastick Avenue
(See Resolution Exhibit A for
locations)
$1.00 per hour $3.00 per hour
Street Area 2: El Camino Real $1.00 per hour $3.00 per hour Days and Hours of Parking Meter
Enforcement Monday through Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Time Limits
2 hours Maximum, Except for Approved ShortTerm Spaces
The following minimum and maximum meter rates, days and hours of enforcement, and time limits are proposed for specified off-street parking lots:
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Table 2: Off-Street Parking Lot Regulations
Off-Street Parking
Lot Location
Minimum Meter Rate Maximum Meter Rate
All Lots in
Downtown
$.25 per hour $3.00 per hour
City Hall Employee
Parking Lot
$.25 per hour $3.00 per hour
Days and Hours of
Parking Meter
Enforcement
Monday through Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Time Limits 10 hours Maximum
Staff developed a recommended process for adjusting parking meter rates from time to time to optimize management of the use and occupancy of the parking spaces. A target occupancy rate of eighty-five percent (85%) is recommended to be established in the resolution as the goal sought to be achieved with the rate structure for parking meters. Occupancy rate refers to the percentage of public parking spaces that are occupied by vehicles. Such target occupancy rate balances the consistent use of the public parking supply with minimizing the time it takes for individual parkers to find a parking space. Parking rates are proposed to be set at an amount between the minimum and maximum rates to achieve the 85% target occupancy rate, based upon parking occupancy data collected by the meter system. The City will obtain utilization data from the T2 meter system and analyze actual parking space usage to set rates. This performance pricing model is used successfully in many jurisdictions. Essentially, it functions on the principle that the pricing is set on demand. If too many parking spaces are vacant, the meter price would go down. If too many (over 85%) parking spaces are used, the price would go up.
Rates may vary by time of day based on peak demand periods.
To implement this pricing approach, the Chief of Police or their designee will review a study of average occupancy for each on and off-street parking facility that has parking meters. The study would be prepared at least biennially and not more frequently than quarterly. Based on the survey results, the Chief of Police or their designee will adjust the hourly meter rates up or down in accordance with the adopted ranges, to seek to achieve the target occupancy rate.
Provisions for Discounted Rate Program for Downtown Businesses To reduce the fiscal impacts on downtown business owners and employes, the policies establish a discounted rate program for downtown businesses. A maximum of two (2) vehicles per downtown business would be eligible for up to 100 percent discount on meter rates in off-street parking lots as determined by the Chief of Police or their designee, based on occupancy objectives. The Discounted Rate Program would not include on street parking. Program participants would be limited to downtown business employees and owners.
Community Engagement
The City held a meeting with downtown businesses on August 10, 2023. At the meeting, staff provided an updated on the proposed parking policies and the discounted rate program for downtown businesses. An overview of comments and discussion topics will be provided in the staff presentation to the City Council.
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Next Steps
With input received from this study session, staff will finalize the ordinance and resolution and return to City Council for introduction and adoption in the fall. Staff is working towards the goal of implementing the paid parking meters on January 1, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with receiving this study session. If the ordinance and resolution are approved and the meter program initiated, paid parking will generate substantial revenue for the City. Surveys of other cities reveal that each metered parking space is estimated to generate between $225 to $309 per month in meter revenue, and there are an estimated 839 parking spaces within the proposed metering area. As presented in the City Council staff report for the April 11, 2023 meeting, this equates to between $188,775 - $259,251 per month, or between $2.265 million to $3.111 million annually, in estimated total net revenues. Staff estimated a net gain of approximately $9.8 million over the 5-year term of the proposed contract. Even when accounting for the estimated cost of purchasing and installing meters ($1.3 million), there is an estimated net gain of approximately $8.5 million over that 5-year period.
Staff has also considered the possibility that revenues could be lower (or higher) than those projected, as it will vary based on pricing. The program is expected to generate a fiscal gain for the City even if metering revenues are a fraction of what has been projected here. As examples, if metering revenues are half of what has been projected, the estimated net revenue to the City over the first five years would be $3.1 million. If the revenues were a mere 25% of the projections, the City’s net revenue from this program would still be approximately $300,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The discussion of proposed regulations does not have the potential for creation of a significant environmental impact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and as such are exempt from further environmental consideration per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
RECOMMENDATION:
Conduct the study session and provide feedback on the draft regulations relating to paid on and off-street parking areas in the downtown and El Camino Real corridor.
ALTERNATIVES:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Ordinance
2. Draft Resolution with Map of Paid Parking Areas
3. Approved Pay Kiosk Station Locations
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PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT FOR REVIEW AT AUGUST 22, 2023
CITY OF SAN BRUNO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO AMENDING TITLE 7 (VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC) TO ADD REGULATIONS RELATING TO PAID ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING
AREAS IN THE CITY, AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has in California Vehicle Code Section 22508 authorized the City to establish on and off-street parking meter zones, establish rates of fees for parking meters and provide variable fees based upon criteria identified by the City;
WHEREAS, the City Council accepted the Downtown Parking Management Plan (Plan) in 2019. This Plan served to implement the City’s General Plan (2009) and Transit Corridors Plan (2013) and to support the City Council’s on-going efforts and interests in development and revitalization of San Bruno’s Downtown while respecting the existing residential neighborhoods and parking demand in the City;
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies appropriate supply, distribution and management of parking within the Downtown to meet current and future parking demands and minimize spillover into residential areas;
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies parking strategies to meet parking needs in the nearterm, medium-term and long-term timeframes, and recommends priorities based on the input of decision makers, stakeholders, and City staff;
WHEREAS, the Plan recommends installing parking meters on San Mateo Avenue to encourage short-term parking and direct long-term parkers into lots, adjusting enforcement hours to better manage the heavy-use evening period, and adjusting parking time restrictions, primarily to convert 5-hour spaces to 10-hour spaces for employee use; WHEREAS, the City Council Strategic Initiatives for FY2021-22 included deployment of a downtown parking meter program and enhancement of citywide parking enforcement capabilities;
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022 and November 8, 2022, staff reports were presented to City Council on the Downtown Parking Meters and Enhanced Parking Enforcement Project with an update on staff’s progress toward installing parking meters and enhanced parking enforcement;
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-41 authorizing the creation of a Parking Enterprise Fund;
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-43 authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with T2 Systems in an amount not to exceed $1.3 million for services related to the purchase, installation and operation of metered parking kiosks. To ensure more adequate and equitable parking enforcement throughout the City, the City Council also adopted Resolution No. 2023-42 authorizing a contract partnership with LAZ Parking for citywide parking enforcement and metered parking management; 664 of 675 ATTACHMENT 1
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WHEREAS, the City Council considered options for paid parking regulations at a Study Session held on August 22, 2023. Council directed staff to proceed with preparation of municipal code amendments and a resolution for parking on City owned or controlled on and off-street parking;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City to establish reasonable, uniform and comprehensive regulations for paid parking;
WHEREAS, Title 7 of the City’s Municipal Code governs vehicles and traffic in the City; and
WHEREAS, on _________, 2023, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public meeting and received testimony from City staff and all interested parties regarding the amendments to Title 7 (Vehicles and Traffic) to introduce the ordinance adding regulations relating to paid on and off-street parking areas in the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7.16.150 (Parking in excess of time limits prohibited) of San Bruno Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 (Definitions) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The City Council of the City of San Bruno, on the recommendation of the Chief of Police or their designee, may establish by resolution time limits for parking.
Section 2. A new Chapter 7.26 (Paid On and Off-Street Parking Areas) is hereby added to Title 7 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the San Bruno Municipal Code to read as follows:
7.26 PAID ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS
7.26.010 Purpose and intent.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish provisions for paid parking on City owned or controlled on and off- street parking facilities.
7.26.020 Establishment of parking meter areas.
A. The City Council of the City of San Bruno, on the recommendation of the Chief of Police or their designee shall by resolution from time to time, establish parking meter areas for paid parking on City owned or controlled on and off- street parking facilities.
B. The regulation of vehicle parking by meter and the requirement for paid parking in parking meter areas shall become effective upon the installation of paid parking devices, as designated by the Chief of Police.
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7.26.030 Establishment of range of paid parking rates, days and hours of paid parking enforcement, time limits, and methodology for periodic adjustment of paid parking rates for parking meter areas.
The City Council of the City of San Bruno, on the recommendation of the Chief of Police or their designee shall by resolution from time to time, establish the range of paid parking rates, days and hours of paid parking enforcement, and time limits for parking meter areas.
7.26.040 Payment required.
A. Whenever any vehicle shall be parked in a space that requires payment within a parking meter area, the owner, operator, manager, or driver of said vehicle shall upon entering said space, immediately initiate a paid parking session through a designated paid parking device.
B. It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter, any slug, device or metallic substitute for any coin of the United States, or for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter.
7.26.050 Unlawful meter parking.
No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle to remain parked in any space that requires payment within a parking meter area unless a paid parking session has been initiated or the paid parking session has commenced and has not expired.
7.26.060 Additional unlawful meter parking citation.
For each additional hour or portion thereof during which a vehicle is parked after the paid parking session has expired or is otherwise parked in violation of the provisions of section
7.26.050, the City may issue additional overtime parking citations.
7.26.070 Parking Meter Area Excess Time Limit Parking.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a paid parking space for longer than the posted parking limit for that space. After a vehicle exceeds the posted parking limit for a paid parking space on a street, the vehicle is prohibited from parking on the same block of that street for two hours. A block is defined as the portion of the street that runs from one intersection to the immediately following intersection. A vehicle parked in violation of this section is subject to additional citations as provided in section
7.26.060.
7.26.80 Closing of parking lots and removal of unlawfully parked vehicles It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked in any City owned or controlled off-street parking facility during the hours in which it is closed and the Chief of Police or their designee may remove a vehicle that is parked in violation of this section. All expenses for the removal and storage of any such vehicle shall be charged against the owner of said vehicle and said vehicle shall not be released until said charges have been fully paid. 666 of 675
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7.26.090 Parking space use restrictions; presence and removal of personal property; penalties.
A. Paid parking spaces shall be indicated by painted lines or markings on the pavement. A vehicle that is parked in a paid parking space shall be parked within the lines or markings for such space.
B. All vehicles shall park in a single parking space, and shall not park across the lines or markings of that space or to allow any awning or "pop-out" of any motorhome, section of any travel trailer, or any portion of any motor vehicle to extend on or over any line or marking for the parking space, on or over the curb for the parking space, or onto any portion of any other parking space.
C. Parking spaces are intended for the exclusive use of motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any parking space not occupied by a motor vehicle to be blocked from motor vehicle use or otherwise occupied in whole or in part by any items of personal property. Any such unlawfully placed items are subject to removal and disposal in a manner consistent with law.
D. No person shall reserve, block or secure or attempt to reserve, block or secure an unoccupied paid parking space so as to prevent, inhibit or impair the space from being used for the immediate parking of a motor vehicle.
7.26.100. Establishment of parking fines, penalties, fees and related charges for parking The City Council may adopt by resolution any fines, penalties, fees, and related charges to further the purposes of this Chapter.
7.26.110. Funds Collected to be Deposited into Parking Enterprise Fund Revenues collected pursuant to this Chapter shall be deposited into the City of San Bruno Parking Enterprise Fund, which shall constitute the operating fund for the purposes of this Chapter.
Section 4. The City Council finds and determines that this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the parking regulations would have a significant effect on the environment. (Pub.
Res. Code Sec. 15061(b)(3).) and the parking regulations are exempt from CEQA pursuant to a Class 1 exemption for existing facilities, which includes existing highways, streets, and sidewalks, and alterations thereto. (14 Cal. Code Regs. 15301 (c).).
Section 5. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or sections of the ordinance. The city council hereby declares that it should have adopted the ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its adoption.
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Rico E. Medina, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lupita Huerta, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
_________________________
Trisha Ortiz, City Attorney
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.
________ was introduced on ____, 2023, and
adopted at a regular meeting of the San Bruno City
Council on ____, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:________________________________
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:________________________________
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:________________________________ RECUSE: COUNCILMEMBERS:________________________________ _________________________
Lupita Huerta, City Clerk
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PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT FOR REVIEW AT AUGUST 22, 2023
CITY OF SAN BRUNO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
RESOLUTION NO. 2023 -___
RESOLUTION ADOPTING RATES AND REGULATIONS FOR PAID PARKING ON CITY
OWNED OR CONTROLLED ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES AND
DETERMINING THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Bruno adopted an ordinance at its meeting on _____________ to regulate on and off-street paid parking (the “Paid Parking Ordinance”;
WHEREAS, the City completed Downtown Parking Management Plan (Plan) in 2019.
This Plan served to implement the City’s General Plan (2009) and Transit Corridors Plan (2013) and to support the City Council’s on-going efforts and interests in development and revitalization of San Bruno’s Downtown while respecting the existing residential neighborhoods and parking demand in the City.
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies appropriate supply, distribution and management of parking within the Downtown to meet current and future parking demands and minimize spillover into residential areas;
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies parking strategies to meet parking needs in the nearterm, medium-term and long-term timeframes, and recommends priorities based on the input of decision makers, stakeholders, and City staff;
WHEREAS, the Plan recommends installing parking meters on San Mateo Avenue to encourage short-term parking and direct long-term parkers into lots, adjusting enforcement hours to better manage the heavy-use evening period, and adjusting parking time restrictions, primarily to convert 5-hour spaces to 10-hour spaces for employee use; WHEREAS, the City Council Strategic Initiatives for FY2021-22 included deployment of a downtown parking meter program and enhancement of citywide parking enforcement capabilities;
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022 and November 8, 2022, staff reports were presented to City Council on the Downtown Parking Meters and Enhanced Parking Enforcement Project with an update on staff’s progress toward installing parking meters and enhanced parking enforcement;
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-41 authorizing the creation of a Parking Enterprise Fund;
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-43 authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with T2 Systems in an amount not to exceed $1.3 million for services related to the purchase, installation and operation of metered parking kiosks;
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges the benefit of managing parking through marketbased pricing to achieve the eighty-five (85) percent target occupancy rate, based upon parking occupancy data collected by the meter system; and
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WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22508, Vehicle Code Section 32 and San Bruno Municipal Code Section __________ 7.26.020 authorize the City to establish on and offstreet parking meter zones by resolution; WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22508 further authorizes the City to establish rates of fees for parking meters and allows the rate of fees to be variable based upon criteria identified by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Section 7.26.020 (A) of the Paid Parking Ordinance, the City hereby establishes metered parking areas for paid parking, as shown in Exhibit A.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 7.26.020 (A) of the Paid Parking Ordinance, the City adopts the following: minimum and maximum meter rates, days and hours of enforcement, and time limits:
On Street Parking Location Minimum Meter Rate Maximum Meter Rate Street Area 1: San Mateo Avenue,
Jenevein Avenue, Easton Avenue,
Huntington Avenue, West Angus
Avenue, and Mastick Avenue
$1.00 per hour $3.00 per hour
Street Area 2: El Camino Real $1.00 per hour $3.00 per hour Days and Hours of Parking Meter
Enforcement Monday through Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Time Limits 2 hours Maximum, Except for Approved Short-Term Spaces
Off-Street Parking Lot Location Minimum Meter Rate Maximum Meter Rate All Lots in Downtown $.25 per hour $3.00 per hour
City Hall Employee Parking Lot $.25 per hour
$3.00 per hour
Days and Hours of Parking Meter
Enforcement Monday through Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Time Limits 10 hours Maximum
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Section 3. The Chief of Police or their designee may set meter rates for any paid parking space as needed and in an amount deemed appropriate in the discretion of the Chief of Police’s, or their designee’s, discretion to achieve a parking occupancy rate of 85%, subject to the following requirements:
a. The meter rates shall not be less than the minimum meter rate and shall not be more than the maximum meter rate established in Section 2 of this Resolution. b. At least biennially and not more frequently than quarterly, the Chief of Police or their designee shall review a study of the average occupancy for the on and off-street paid parking facilities t and set the meter rates in an amount deemed appropriate in discretion of the Chief of Police’s , or their designee’s, discretion to achieve a parking occupancy rate of 85% .
A. c. The parking meter rate, and any adjustments to that rate made pursuant to this Resolution, shall become effective upon the programming of the parking meter for that rate. A current schedule of meter rates shall be available at the City Clerk's office.
Section 4. The Chief of Police or their designee shall provide a Discounted Rate Program for downtown businesses, subject to the following conditions:
A. Program participants shall be limited to downtown business employees and owners.
B. A maximum of two (2) vehicles per downtown business shall be eligible for up to 100 percent discount on meter rates in off-street parking lots as determined by the Chief of Police or their designee, based on occupancy objectives. The Discounted Rate Program shall not include on street parking.
Section 5. The City Hall Employee Parking Lot may be designated as a public parking lot during non-business hours, as determined by the Chief of Police or their designee. Business hours are defined as Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The parking lot shall have its hours of operation along with any restrictions on public use posted in a visible location within the parking lot.
Section 6. The City Council may temporarily suspend the parking meter rates and the requirement to pay parking meter fees at additional times and/or days when the Council finds that strict compliance would not serve the public interest, including but not limited to the use of public streets and sidewalks for celebrations, special public events, celebration of holiday seasons and any other such activity or purpose as the City Council in its sole discretion shall determine.
Section 7: The City Council finds that the establishment of parking regulations is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the parking regulations would have a significant effect on the environment. (Pub. Res. Code Sec. 15061(b)(3).) and the parking regulations are exempt from CEQA pursuant to a Class 1 exemption for existing facilities, which includes existing highways, streets, and sidewalks, and alterations thereto. (14 Cal. Code Regs. 15301 (c).).
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I hereby certify that foregoing Resolution No. 2023 - ____ was introduced and adopted by the San Bruno City Council at a regular meeting on _____, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Lupita Huerta, City Clerk
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