Title
Resolution to Approve a Residential Parking District in the Northside Neighborhood and Appropriate General Fund Unobligated Fund Balance ($6,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to establish a Residential Parking Permit (RPP) district in the Northside Neighborhood.
The streets to be included are as follows, excluding frontage for nonresidential properties:
Long Shore Drive 411 - 419, 603 & 611
Wright Street 1108 - 1320
Kellogg Street 602 - 608
Pontiac Trail 1029 - 1333
(Please see the attached map of the complete district)
Streets currently signed for “no parking” or other restrictions will remain the same. The inclusion of a street signed for “no parking” in the District allows residents fronting that street to be eligible to participate, obtain a permit and park on another RPP Designated street within the OFW RPP District.
The Northside Association has been in discussions with Councilmembers Kailasapathy and Briere because of the impending increase in parking demand associated with the weekend operations of the Argo Livery and Cascades. Members of the association successfully circulated petitions and collected signatures of well over the 60% minimum requirement to establish a district in the defined area. Implementation of the district, including installation of signage, mailings to eligible properties and sale of permits will take 2 to 4 weeks to complete after authorization by council. Permits for the district will available annually with the permits effective immediately this year and expiring October 31st, 2016.
The proposed Northside RPP District will prohibit parking between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Saturday, Sunday and holidays. The program will be seasonal, enforceable April 1st - October 31st annually.
In reviewing the district it was determined that the area does not meet criteria four for establishment of the district. However, the Public Services Administrator may waive one or more of the required criteria based on unique circumstances. The Administrator determined it appropriate to waive the criteria in this instance. All other criteria appear to be met or, are not applicable to the proposed district.
The Public Services Area budget does not contain adequate funding for all set up costs associated with this General Fund program. The request for funding is limited to our Field Operations/Sign staff costs represented above, totaling $6,000.00). The additional set up costs such as Field Operations/Forestry’s inspection, trimming, overhead, and equipment, as well as the Administrative costs such as site visit, GIS site review, drafting resolution and traffic control order, address verification and compilation, and letter to RPP households and owners to update them on the addition of this new parking district, and Customer Services costs for the parking district permits and database update with new eligible district addresses will be absorbed into the operating budgets in the respective units.
We request approval to create this new Northside Neighborhood Parking Permit District as shown on the attached Map, with an appropriation of $6,000.00 from the General Fund Unobligated Fund Balance.
Staff
Prepared by: Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Reviewed by: Craig Hupy, Public Services Area Administrator
Body
Whereas, The Northside Neighborhood Association has worked with their Councilmembers to establish a new Residential Parking Permit District;
Whereas, Council acknowledges the increased weekend and holiday parking demand in the area due to the Argo Livery and Cascades operations and as such fees required to obtain a permit should not be charged; and
Whereas, Funds are not adequate in the approved Public Services Area General Fund budget for FY2016 to implement this new residential parking district;
RESOLVED, That City Council waive resident fees associated with obtaining residential parking permits;
RESOLVED, That City Council:
1. Approve the establishment of the Northside Neighborhood Residential Parking Permit District as shown on the attached map;
2. Approve the streets to be signed to implement this residential parking district;
3. Appropriate $6,000.00 from the General Fund Unobligated Fund Balance for the purpose of sign installation;
4. Direct the Public Services Administrator to establish an appropriate Traffic Control Order; and
RESOLVED, That Council authorize the Administrator to take appropriate action to implement this Residential Parking District
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