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Home My WebLink About11-53FEBRUARY 8, 2011 11 -53 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN PERMIT PARKING AND LEASED PARKING IN THE PEARL MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT INITIATED BY: PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27 -48 AND 27 -49 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMIT PARKING AREAS AND LEASED PARKING AREAS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27 -48 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to permit parking areas is hereby amended as follows: (A) City -Owned Parking Lots Remove Therefrom (7) The Pearl Avenue lot, except the easterly row of stalls. SECTION 2. That Section 27 -49 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to leased parking areas is hereby amended as follows: Remove Therefrom (B) Residential Permits Outside the BID District The following described parking areas are designated for vehicles with a valid residential parking permit and holders of such a permit shall be entitled to lease a designated stall at the rate of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per month. Enforcement of the residential parking stalls shall be all days 24 hours. Remove Therefrom (C) Daytime Permits The following described parking areas are designated and established as parking areas to be leased on a monthly basis at the rate of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per month. Enforcement of the monthly parking stalls shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except as otherwise provided herein. Remove Therefrom (D) Discounted Daytime Permits The following described parking areas are designated and FEBRUARY 8, 2011 11 -53 ORDINANCE FIRST READING CONT'D established as parking areas to be leased on a monthly basis. Each monthly permit shall cost $20.00 per month, or fraction thereof, for 1 -20 permits purchased. For greater than 20 permits purchased by a single source, each permit after the twentieth shall cost $14.00 per month or fraction thereof. Each annual permit shall cost $210.00 per year for 1 -20 permits purchased. For greater than 20 permits purchased by a single source, each permit after the 20 shall cost $150.00 per year. Add Thereto (B) Residential Permits Outside the BID District The following described parking areas are designated for vehicles with a valid residential parking permit. Enforcement of the residential parking stalls shall be all days 24 hours. Add Thereto (C) Daytime Permits The following described parking areas are designated and established as parking areas to be leased on a monthly basis. Enforcement of the monthly parking stalls shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except as otherwise provided herein. Add Thereto (C)(7) Pearl Avenue Lot, except the easterly row of stalls. Add Thereto (D) Discounted Daytime Permits The following described parking areas are designated and established as parking areas to be leased on a monthly basis. Enforcement of the monthly parking stalls shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except as otherwise provided herein. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication and placement of the appropriate signage. SECTION 4. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #11 -XXX (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27 -48 AND 27 -49 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PERMIT PARKING AREAS AND LEASED PARKING AREAS), on February 22, 2011. The ordinance changes permit parking and leased parking areas in the Pearl Avenue lot. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215 Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us Clerk's phone: 920/236 -5011. of Oshkosh - Transportation 926 Dempsey Trail, Oshkosh, Wl 549OZ (yzu) I.: MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, P.E., Director of Transportation DATE: February 2, 2011 OHKOH ON THE WATER RE: EXPLANATION OF APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN PERMIT PARKING AND LEASED PARKING IN THE PEARL MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT The ordinance change includes two items: a change in permit and leased parking in the Pearl Avenue lot; and technical corrections to the existing ordinance language related to leased parking rates. Conversion of Permit Spaces to Leased Spaces in the Pearl Avenue Lot The requestor owns the building at 217 N Main Street, and is interested in attracting tenants. The requestor is concerned that there is inadequate employee -type parking, and believes that switching to leased parking would make it easier to market the property. Leased parking involves spaces which are assigned to specific individuals for their use. Numerous City lots have leased spaces, including Algoma, High Avenue, 400 Block West and Division Street. They are numbered to make it easier to understand where someone is allowed to park. The current parking lot layout is shown in Figure 1. The requestor sought to convert all of the lot's spaces, both permit and 90- minute, to leased parking. There are a couple of issues with this request which staff communicated to the requestor. First, an earlier Parking Utility Commission agenda item referenced "satellite parking ", where spaces closest to Main Street tend to be more expensive and available for a shorter duration. The "satellite parking" concept has not been formally endorsed by the Commission; however, it should be noted that this proposal may not align with that concept. The second concern is that the property owner would likely prefer that the spaces be dedicated to the building. However, leased spaces are available on a first- come - first -serve basis. If the property owner secures the spaces and pays for them on -time, they can retain those spaces indefinitely. The property owner has expressed interest in similar ideas for the Ceape and Otter East lots. These may be introduced as agenda items at future meetings. City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation Explanation of Approval of Changes in Permit Parking and Leased Parking in the Pearl Municipal Parking Lot 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 N 16 7 17 6 Pearl Lot 18 5 As of. October 18, 2010 19 4 20 Space Desi gnations 1 -7: 90- Minute Parking 21 2 8 -25, 28 -31: Permit Parking 22 1 26 -27: Handicapped Parking Figure 1: Current Parking Layout in Pearl Avenue Lot The following is from the minutes of the January 12, 2011 Parking Utility Commission meeting, where this request was discussed. Mr. Strong explained how the owner of the building at 217 N. Main Street feels this change would help secure tenants for their building. Mr. Herman suggested holding off until a subcommittee is formed. Mr. Strong didn't know how long it would take for the subcommittee to get going. Mr. Herman asked if this change would conform with the allocation of parking spaces in other downtown lots. Mr. Strong replied that they are all different. Mr. Strong noted the owner was thinking the tenants would be office workers, requiring eight hour parking spots. Ms. Murken noted there is a parking problem for office workers in the downtown area. Mr. Strong suggested changing the existing permit parking spaces to leased spaces, while preserving the existing short -term spaces. This would allow the lot to be used similarly to how it is used today, but the leased spaces would be available to help the building owner to secure tenants. Mr. Herman felt this made sense. Ms. Murken moved to convert spaces 8 -25 and 28 -31 in the Pearl Avenue lot to leased spaces. Mr. Schuster seconded the motion. Motion carried (3 -0). 2. Leased Parking Fees The other parts of the ordinance correct language in the ordinance which indicates specific rates for various types of leased parking. A fee schedule already exists and is referred to by reference in Section 27- 49(E); the ordinance changes place similar language for Sections 27- 49(B), 27- 49(C) and 27- 49(D). This allows parking fees to be changed by resolution rather than by ordinance. mm mm mm mm ation 2