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Recommendation to receive and file the Parking Study for Downtown and Alamitos Beach. (Districts 1,2)
DISCUSSION
The Downtown Long Beach Parking Area Study (Study) was required as part of a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims with Long Beach Transportation and Parking Solutions (LBTAPS), to study parking within a portion of Downtown Long Beach and Alamitos Beach (Study Area). On May 23, 2017, the City Council approved a contract with KOA Corporation (KOA), as a third-party consultant for an approximately 18-month parking study.
The Settlement Agreement also designated the creation of a Parking Solution Implementation Fund (PSIF). This fund is designed to provide essential funding for some of the implementation measures contained within the Study, as well as other parking improvements, which may be developed by the Department of Public Works. The source of funds for the PSIF includes: $20,000 contributions from each of the three development site buyers subject to the litigation, and City funds from a portion of proceeds from the sale of several Successor Agency parcels with a City contribution total of $138,540. The total funding amount of the PSIF is expected to be approximately $198,540, once the three development sites have sold.
The Study
The Study was designed for KOA to conduct a comprehensive review of public parking management strategies, practices, and opportunities in Downtown and Alamitos Beach, and the scope of work for the Study included : (1) data collection on current parking inventory, availability, utilization, and parking rates; on-street parking regulations and restrictions; (2) discussion of parking management strategies and recommendations to provide more on-street parking via restriping/reconfiguration; (3) a public outreach effort; and, (4) production of a report including parking strategy/management detailing recommendations based on the existing parking supply and demand conditions within the context of the City’s Compl...
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