Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of August 11, 2020
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REVIEW OF CITY’S PARKING ASSET RESTRICTIONS
IN LIGHT OF ONGOING CHANGES TO THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH ORDER
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file an update on the City’s downtown parking assets. *
*This has been a standing agenda item for Council consideration of modifications to the City’s restrictions associated with downtown assets and parking facilities. Moving forward, this matter may be included in broader City Manager updates on pandemic response.
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Executive Summary
City staff has continued to monitor the use of the City’s parking assets in light of the reopening of Lot C (the parking structure) for use by the general public in anticipation of increased business activity in the downtown area. This item provides an update of the use of the City’s parking assets.
Background:
At City Council’s meeting on July 28, 2020, City Council directed staff to reopen parking Lot C (the parking structure) for use by those that display a valid monthly parking permit, and for the general public with a maximum time limit of three hours per day. As of July 31st, the City’s downtown parking assets are operating under near normal conditions with the following exceptions:
• Parking Lot A is open for use by the general public for no more than three hours per day; and
• Parking Lot C is open for use by the general public for no more than three hours per day.
During normal operations, Lot A and Lot C parking receipts can be purchased by the public in increments up to 24 hours.
Previous Staff Reports:
• May 12, 2020 Council Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4523310&GUID=D59692CA-E6FB-4B8D-A83A-80C67D2D2C80> [Review of Downtown Asset Closures - Various]
• June 9, 2020 Council Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4555107&GUID=5185C6EC-F8DA-4846-A334-1922A21DB926> [Review of Downtown Parking Asset Restrictions]
• June 23, 2020 Council Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4577295&GUID=0C192C1C-9568-4E40-96B8-370CAE8C15BB> [Review of Parking Structure ‘Lot C’ Closure]
• July 1, 2020 Council Special Meeting Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4582328&GUID=5242BC37-B36C-4695-AF46-28509E5F349E> [Review of Downtown Assets and other Emergency Measures]
• July 14, 2020 Council Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4591294&GUID=FBC09242-DC78-4603-ABF4-7B5639DBF5FE> [Review of Lot C Closure and Downtown Parking Asset Restrictions]
• July 28, 2020 Council Report <https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4606512&GUID=C7FDE8C3-0176-4E1D-B638-A88A0185AE49> [Review of Lot C Closure and Downtown Parking Asset Restrictions]
General Plan Consistency:
This report and associated recommendations have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:
Governance
1.6 Long-term considerations. Prioritize decisions that provide long-term community benefit and discourage decisions that provide short-term community benefit but reduce long-term opportunities.
2.6 Responsive to community needs. Continue to be responsive to community inquiries, providing public information and recording feedback from community interactions.
4.3 Collaboration with adjacent jurisdictions. Maintain strong collaborative relationships with adjacent jurisdictions and work together on projects of mutual interest and concern.
Land Use
1.5 Balance resident and visitor needs. Ensure land uses and businesses provide for the needs of residents as well as visitors.
Mobility
2.2 Encourage traffic calming. Encourage traffic calming policies and techniques to improve the safety and efficient movement of people and vehicles along residential areas and highly trafficked corridors.
7.1 Safe public right-of-ways. Encourage that all public right-of-ways are safe for all users at all times of day where users of all ages and ability feel comfortable participating in both motorized and non-motorized travel.
Parks and Open Space
4.2 Enhanced access points. Increase and enhance access to parks and open space, particularly across major thoroughfares, as well as access points that promote physical activity such as pedestrian- and bike-oriented access points.
6.5 Wayfinding and coastal access. Maximize all forms of access and safety getting to and around the Coastal Zone through infrastructure and wayfinding improvements.
Public Safety
4.7 Communicate risks. Regularly evaluate, identify, and communicate new hazard risks and incorporate into planning and programs.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommendation at this time.
Respectfully Submitted by: Assistant to the City Manager, Nico De Anda-Scaia
Concur: Peter Ahlstrom, Community Services Division Manager
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager