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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a lease between the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Community College District for the short-term use of parking spaces at Veterans Memorial Stadium. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Airport (Airport) currently has approximately 2,014 parking spaces available in its parking structure and adjacent lots that are, at times, filled to capacity. In addition, the Airport leases approximately 1,984 parking spaces from the Boeing Company at the southeast corner of Lakewood Boulevard and Conant Street, known as Airport Lot D. This provides for a total of 3,998 parking spaces to serve both short-term and long-term parking for the Airport.
Due to increased flight activity, the Airport experiences a parking shortfall during the peak holiday travel period between December 23 and January 2 (Peak Period). During the upcoming Peak Period, the Airport anticipates a parking demand of 5,379 spaces, resulting in a shortfall of 1,381 spaces. In order to minimize impacts on the surrounding community and curtail street parking in the adjacent neighborhoods, the Airport proposes to work with Long Beach City College (LBCC) to utilize the adjoining Veterans Memorial Stadium parking lot (Vets Lot) to accommodate the parking shortfall.
The Vets Lot, which contains 4,000 parking spaces, is located directly across Conant Street from Airport Lot D, between Faculty Avenue and Clark Avenue. Since LBCC will not be in session during the Peak Period, LBCC has agreed to lease approximately 1,500 parking spaces to the Airport during the Peak Period to accommodate the parking shortfall (Attachment). Access to the leased area will be from Conant Street and shuttle services will be provided. As a result, impacts to the surrounding neighborhoods will be minimized. Additionally, the Airport’s use of these parking spaces is not anticipated to impact any activities occurring at Veterans Memorial Stadium during the Peak Period.
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