HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 - Parking Meter & Parking Lot Fee IncreasesCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 4
April 27, 2010
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Administrative Services Department
Tracy McCraner, Administrative Services Director
(949) 644 -3123 or tmccraner(a)newportbeachca.gov
Administrative Services Department
Evelyn Tseng, Acting Revenue Division Manager
(949) 644 -3153 or etseng(a)newportbeachca.00v
SUBJECT: Parking Meter and Parking Lot Fee Increases
ISSUES:
Should the City Council approve a $0.50 /hour parking meter rate increase for all
off - street metered parking lots and all on- street parking meters?
2. Should the City Council approve the following parking lot fee increases?
a. Balboa Pier Parking Lot
Automobiles
to $1.50 /hour, $15.00 /day maximum
Recreational Vehicles
to $1.50 /hour, $15.00 /day maximum
per parking space occupied
Motorcycles
to $0.75 /hour, $7.50 /day maximum
Buses
10 -24 passengers - $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers - $100.00 /flat rate
b. Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot
Automobiles
daily rates to $15.00 /day, weekdays
and weekends
Recreational Vehicles
$15.00 /day, weekdays and weekends
per parking space occupied
Motorcycles
daily rates to $7.50 /day, weekdays
and weekends
Buses
10 -24 passengers — $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers — $100.00 /flat rate
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C. Holiday Rates
Increase rates at both parking lots on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and
Labor Day:
Automobiles
to $25.00 /day flat rate
Recreational Vehicles
to $25.00 /day flat rate per parking
space occupied
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Motorcycles
to $12.50 /day flat rate
Buses
10 -24 passengers — $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers — $100.00 /flat rate
1. For parking meters:
a. Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2000 -38, to increase the
parking meter fees for off - street parking lots by $0.50 /hour.
b. Introduce an ordinance amending Newport Beach Municipal Code Section
12.44.040, to increase the parking meter fees for on- street meters by
$0.50 /hour, and pass a second reading to May 11, 2010.
2. For Balboa Pier Parking Lot:
Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2004 -43, to adjust parking rates to
the rates listed above.
3. For Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot:
Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2004 -43, to eliminate weekend and
weekday rates, and to adjust parking rates to the rates listed above.
4. For Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day:
Adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 2004 -43, to adopt the flat rates
listed above for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day at Balboa Municipal
Parking Lot and Corona del Mar State Beach Parking Lot.
DISCUSSION:
Parking Meters Background:
Parking meter rates throughout the City currently range from $0.25 /hour to $1.00 1hr.
These rates have been in effect since June 13, 2000. Staff has reviewed parking meter
rates in neighboring peer cities and they are indicated in the following table:
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city
Downtown Parking Meter Rate
Laguna Beach
$1 to $2 per hour
Huntington Beach
$1.50 per hour
Long Beach
$2.00 per hour
Newport Beach
$1.00 per hour
Currently, the City receives approximately $1.7 million /year in parking meter revenues.
Staff has calculated that a $0.50 /hour parking meter rate increase throughout the City will
result in an additional $1 million /year in annual revenue.
This increase will be primarily borne by visitors to the City of Newport Beach, because
most residents purchase the City's Annual Parking Permit. The Annual Parking Permit is
available for $100 per year and is available for purchase by both residents and visitors.
Permit holders will not be affected by this parking meter rate increase.
Administrative Services staff met with the City's Traffic Engineer, Antony Brine and
Economic Development Administrator, Leigh DeSantis, and both have opined that a
parking meter rate increase would not adversely impact any traffic management or future
parking master plan projects that are in the study phase.
Parking Lots Background
The Balboa Pier Parking Lot has 614 parking spaces, and is available 24 hours /day, 365
days /year for customer parking. The Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot
has 572 spaces, and is available for parking from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The CdM
Parking Lot rate is only available on a per day basis. Currently, the parking rates at both
parking lots are:
Cars
Balboa
CdM
Hourly
Max/Day
Weekday
Weekend
$1.50
$8.00
$8.00
$10.00
Motorcycles/Handicapped
$0.75
$4.00
$4.00
$5.00
RV's over 20 ft
$3.00
$16.00
$16.00
$20.00
Buses over 20 ft
$3.00
$16.00
$16.00
$20.00
Holiday Rate
None
None
$10.00
$10.00
These rates have not changed since 2004.
By contrast, the State of California (the "State "), for its parking lots located at Bolsa Chica,
Huntington Beach, Crystal Cove and Dana Point at Doheny, and the City of Huntington
Beach ( "Huntington Beach "), for its municipal parking lots, charge higher parking rates.
Currently, the rates at the State beach parking lots and Huntington Beach parking lots are
the following (for comparison, staff - proposed City parking lot rates are included as well):
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Adjusting the City's parking lot fees to the staff recommended rates would make the City's
rates reasonably competitive with nearby beach parking lot rates. The City currently
receives $1.8 million /year in parking lot revenue. The recommended rate increase for
both parking lots would result in $1.1 million /year in additional revenue. Again, this
increase would be primarily borne by visitors to the City.
Handicap rates at the City parking lots will not change and will remain at:
Balboa Pier Parking Lot: $0.25/20 minutes
$0.75 /hour
$4.00 maximum
Corona del Mar State and City Parking Lot: $4.00 weekdays /$5.00 weekends
Environmental Review:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant
to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
State
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
Beaches
Proposed Rates
Flat Rate
Beachfront
structures
Balboa
CdM
Flat Rate
Hourly
Max
Hourly
Max
Flat Rate
Cars
$15.00
$15.00
$1.00-
$15 Non
$1.50
$15.00
$15.00
6.00
Peak/$18
Peak
Motorcycles
$15.00
$15.00
$1.00-
Same as
$0.75
$7.50
$7.50
6.00
auto
RV's
$15.00
$15.00
N/A
N/A
$1.50
$15.00
$15.00
per space
occupied
per space
occupied
per space
occupied
per space
occupied
Buses
$50.00
$50.00
N/A
N/A
$50.00
$50.00
24 passengers or less
$100.00
$100.00
N/A
N/A
$100.00
$100.00
25 passengers or more
Holiday
None
$15.00
Jul 4 $20/$27
3 Holidays $25
$25
Adjusting the City's parking lot fees to the staff recommended rates would make the City's
rates reasonably competitive with nearby beach parking lot rates. The City currently
receives $1.8 million /year in parking lot revenue. The recommended rate increase for
both parking lots would result in $1.1 million /year in additional revenue. Again, this
increase would be primarily borne by visitors to the City.
Handicap rates at the City parking lots will not change and will remain at:
Balboa Pier Parking Lot: $0.25/20 minutes
$0.75 /hour
$4.00 maximum
Corona del Mar State and City Parking Lot: $4.00 weekdays /$5.00 weekends
Environmental Review:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant
to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
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Public Notice:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act.
Funding Availability:
Additional funding for this project will not be needed. The cost to change out the rate
plates on all of the meters is estimated at $2,500. The cost to change the signs at the
parking lots is estimated at $300 and the cost of printing new tickets is estimated at
$2,500. A computer technician's time to update the parking lot register computers with
the new price structure will cost approximately $250. These expenses can be
accommodated in the existing parking meter and parking lots operations budget.
Alternatives:
Parking Meters:
The City Council can choose to increase the rate by $0.25 /hour, or keep parking meter
rates as they are.
Balboa Pier Parking Lot:
The City Council can choose to increase the parking rates by a lower amount than the
staff recommended parking rate increases or keep the parking rates as they are.
Corona del Mar State Beach and City Beach Parking Lot:
The City Council can choose to increase the parking rates by a lower amount than the
staff recommended parking rate increases or keep the parking rates as they are.
Holiday rates (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day):
The City Council can choose to increase the parking rates by a lower amount than the
staff recommended parking rate increases or not charge extra fees for holidays at all.
Prepared by:
Eve n Tsen
Acting Revenue Division Manager
Submitted by:
Tracy McC er
Administrative Services Director
Attachments: Resolution — Revising Off - Street Parking Lot Rates
Ordinance — Revising On- Street Parking Meter Rates
Resolution — Revising Balboa Municipal Parking Lot and Corona del Mar
Parking Lot Rates
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH ESTABLISHING A REVISED SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR
OFF - STREET PARKING METER ZONES AS ESTABLISHED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -38
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach adopted Resolution
No. 2000 -38 which established, pursuant to Title 12, Chapter 44 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code, off - street parking meter zones and set the fees for parking in said
zones; and
WHEREAS, these fees have not been adjusted since 2000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish new fees for parking in the off -
street parking meter zones and set the fees for parking in said zones.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach, as follows:
The fees for parking at parking meters in the zones established by Resolution
No. 2000 -38 are hereby established at:
Seventy -five Cents ($.75) per hour in Zone 24;
One Dollar ($1.00) per hour in Zones 10, 25, 26 and 27; and
One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour in Zones 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 28.
Adopted this 27th day of April, 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 12.44.040 OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO ON- STREET PARKING
METER FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ( "City ") regulates parking meter fees in
Newport Beach Municipal Code ( "Code ") Section 12.44.040; and
WHEREAS, the revenue generated from the parking meter fees funds a number
of important items within the City, including but not limited to traffic control, installation
and maintenance of the parking meters, recreational activities, beautification projects
and related improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City's parking meter fees are lower than surrounding cities and
have not been adjusted since 2000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all on- street parking meter fees should be
increased by fifty (0.50) cents, and that these fees are reasonably related to the cost of
services funded by the parking meter fees; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22508 requires the City to submit
this ordinance to the Department of Transportation for approval prior to the increased
parking meter fees taking effect on Pacific Coast Highway.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1: Section 12.44.040 of Chapter 12.44 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 12.44.040 Parking Meter Fees.
Fees for parking meters in zones established by Section 12.44.020
when the parking meters are in operation are hereby established as
follows:
A. One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour at all meters in
Zones 1 and 9.
B. One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour at all meters in
Zone 2, except Seventy -Five Cents ($.75) per hour for Coast
Highway, Tustin Avenue and Avon Street, and One Dollar ($1.00)
per hour along northbound Newport Boulevard between 26th and
30th Streets, Balboa Boulevard and Bay Avenue.
C. One Dollar ($1.00) per hour at all meters in Zones 3 and 7.
D. One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour at all meters in
Zone 4 except One Dollar ($1.00) per hour on Lido Park Drive and
28th Street.
E. One Dollar ($1.00) per hour at all meters in Zone 5 except
One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour on 32nd Street between
Balboa Boulevard and Newport Boulevard.
F. One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per hour at all meters in
Zone 6, except One Dollar ($1.00) per hour on 28th Street between
Newport Boulevard and Villa Way.
G. Seventy -Five Cents ($35) per hour at all meters in Zone 8.
SECTION 2: The parking meter fees applicable to Pacific Coast Highway shall
become effective immediately upon approval of the Department of Transportation, but
the remainder of the parking meter fees shall be effective thirty (30) days after the
adoption of this ordinance by the City Council.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each
section, subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: The City Council finds that this ordinance is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in
the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section
15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly
or indirectly.
SECTION 5: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper of the City, and it shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach, held on the 27th day of April, 2010, and adopted on the _ day of
2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
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LEONIE MULVIHILL, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
LEILANI BROWN, CITY CLERK
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-%
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH ESTABLISHING A REVISED SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR THE
BALBOA PIER PARKING LOT AND THE CORONA DEL MAR
PARKING LOT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -43
WHEREAS, the City maintains and operates parking lots at the Balboa Pier and
the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach adopted Resolution
No. 2004 -43 which establishes, among other things, rate schedules for the Balboa Pier
Parking Lot and the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish new fees for parking in the
Balboa Pier Parking Lot and the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach, as follows:
1. The City Manager shall determine the days upon which parking control
shall be maintained and evaluate whether there is sufficient demand for
the use of said lots to justify providing a parking attendant, or activating an
automatic parking gate.
2. For each date that parking control is maintained, the following fees shall
be charged for the use of said lots:
Balboa Pier Parking Lot
Automobiles — $1.50 /hour, $15.00 /day maximum
Motorcycles — $0.75 /hour, $7.50 /day maximum
Recreational Vehicles — $1.50 /hour, $15 /day maximum, per parking space
occupied
Buses — 10 -24 passengers - $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers - $100.00 /flat rate
Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parking Lot
Automobiles — $15.00 /day flat rate
Motorcycles — $7.50 /day flat rate
Recreational Vehicles — $15.00 /day flat rate, per parking space occupied
Buses — 10 -24 passengers — $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers — $100.00 /flat rate
Rates for both Parking Lots for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Dav
Automobiles — $25.00 1day
Motorcycles — $12.50 /day
Recreational Vehicles — $25.00 /day flat rate per parking space occupied
Buses — 10 -24 passengers — $50.00 /flat rate
25+ passengers — $100.00 /flat rate
3. The City Manager is authorized to waive any of the aforementioned fees
established herein when a special event of a charitable or civic nature is being
held and it is in the best interests of the City and the general public that fees not
be charged for the use of any such parking lot in connection said special event.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Resolution No. 2004 -43 is hereby rescinded.
Adopted this 271h of April 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CGu14Cil AGZNDA
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Comnarison Rate Chart
Flat Beachfront
Lots
Rate Flat Rate
Cars $15.00 $15.00
Motorcycles $15.00 $15.00
RV's
No
camping
Buses
24 passengers or
less
25 passengers or
more
Holiday
$15.00
$50.00
$15.00
per
space
occupied
$50.00
$100 $100.00
$15.00 $15.00
Structures
Hourly
Max
$1.00-
$15 Non
6.00
Peak /$18
Peak
$1.00-
$15 Non
6.00
Peak /$18
Peak
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
July 4th $20/$27
Flat Rate
Balboa CdM
Hourly Max Flat Rate
$1.50 $15.00 $15.00
$0.75 $7.50 $7.50
$1.50 $15.00 $15.00
per per per
space space space
occupied occupied occupied
$50.00 $50.00
$100.00 $100.00
3 Peak Holidays $25.00
Flat Rate $25.00
Huntington Beach Rate Chart
Main Promenade Structure
First 30 minutes
(Included as part of the first hour)
First 2 Hours
After 2 hours
Max Daily Rate - Non -Peak
No Charge
$1.00
per
hour
$3.00
per
hour
$15.00