TITLE
Adopt resolution establishing parking meter rates as defined in Long Beach Municipal Code Section 10.28.130 to a maximum of $0.75 per hour for on-street single space meters in Zone 1, to a maximum of $1.00 per hour in Zones 4, 5, & 6, and to a maximum of $1.50 per hour in Zones 2, 3, & 18 (Citywide);
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund (GF) in the Citywide Activities Department (XC) by $800,000;
Increase appropriations in the General Fund (GF) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $1,148,134;
Increase appropriations in the Belmont Shore Parking Meter Fund
(SR 136) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $404,573; and
Increase appropriations in the Rainbow Harbor Fund (TF 411) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $153,891.
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with IPS Group, Inc., to purchase and install electronic parking meters.
City staff has been requested to study parking devices that offer alternative means of payment, specifically, parking devices that accept credit cards in addition to coins. This resulted in a Parking Meter Study released in August 2014 (Attachment A), and a community outreach effort to solicit input from Long Beach residents that spanned community meetings, “Speak Up, Long Beach!,” and social media.
Technology/Procurement
A new class of single-space meters has emerged in recent years that accept both credit cards and coins. These meters rely on solar energy in combination with a battery. In addition to credit cards and coins, these meters have the option of accepting near field communication (NFC) payment and a pay-by-phone app. The new single-space meters enhance the user experience by accepting credit cards, providing a large, brightly lit screen for viewing, delivering key messages to inform the user of potential changes in regular parking hours (e.g. free parking on holidays, no parking for special event), and providing valuable data to phone apps that identify open...
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