TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP CM15-083 and award a contract to Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., of San Francisco, CA, at a cost of $170,000 to conduct a parking study in Belmont Shore for a period of two years; or
Adopt Specifications No. RFP CM15-083 and award a contract to Walker Parking Consultants, of Los Angeles, CA, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to conduct a parking study in Belmont Shore for a period of two years. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The business district of Belmont Shore is a local and sub-regional destination, and draws visitors from Long Beach, Orange County and beyond. The district includes a fifteen block area along East 2nd Street bounded by Bay Shore Avenue to the east, Livingston Drive to the west, and the alleys north and south of East 2nd Street (Business District). The Business District is represented by the Belmont Shore Business Association (BSBA), which manages the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area, a business improvement district (BID) that is funded by assessments levied on all merchants within the BID boundaries. Also established in the area is the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Commission (Parking Commission) which utilizes funding from local parking meters to enhance maintenance of and improvements to the Business District and is further charged with working with the residential community to promote and maintain prosperity in the area.
This Business District is surrounded by a well-established residential neighborhood encompassing the area north and south of the Business District, and is bounded by Bay Shore Avenue and 54th Place to the east, Livingston Drive to the west, Ocean Boulevard to the south, between 39th Place and 55th Place, and The Toledo to the north (Residential District). The Residential District is represented by the Belmont Shore Residents Association (BSRA). Immediately south of the Residential District are the beachfront...
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