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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - TSP - 2005.07.14TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY HALL, 501 PRIMROSE ROAD, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7:00 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2005 AGENDA SUGGESTED ACTION 1.CALL TO ORDER 7:00 p.m. 2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3.ROLL CALL 4.CURRENT BUSINESS 4.1 ACTION ITEMS 4.1.1 Minutes for June 9, 2005 Approve 4.2 DISCUSSION ITEMS 4.2.1 Carolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-hour parking time-limit and installation of parking meters Discussion and possible action 4.2.2 City Hall Lane - Objection to the installation of one loading zone and one metered parking on the west end of City Hall Lane Discussion and possible action 4.2.3 Crosswalk Enhancement Policy - Criteria for certain safety enhancements in crosswalks near schools and parks Discussion and possible action 4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions Discussion and possible action 5.ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW ITEMS Acknowledge Request, Accept Testimony 5.1 California Drive and Howard Avenue - Parking meter and red curb installation 6.FROM THE FLOOR Acknowledge Request, Accept Testimony 7.INFORMATION ITEMS 7.1 Bicycle Safety Issues in Burlingame i 7.1.1 Allowing bicycles on sidewalks Discussion 7.2 From Council to Commission/Staff 7.2.1 Burlingame Downtown Parking Study Review 7.3 From Staff to Commission 7.3.1 Traffic Engineer’s Report 7.3.2 Traffic Sergeant’s Report 7.4 From Commission to Staff 7.4.1 Reports of citizen complaints or requests Direction to Staff 7.5 Comments and communication Direction to Staff 7.6 Next Regular Meeting: August 11, 2005 Announcement of expected absences 8.INACTIVE ITEMS 8.1 Easton Drive - Eucalyptus tree at Easton and Cabrillo Pending sub-committee study 8.2 Occidental Avenue - 6-month temporary re-installation of 2-hr parking restrictions Pending 6-month review (2 months remaining) 8.3 Trousdale Drive and Quesada Way (Franklin School) - Crosswalk enhancements Pending traffic signal warrant study 8.4 Howard Avenue and Crescent Avenue - 4-way stop signs Pending new pedestrian counts 8.5 Gilbreth Road - Vehicle racing activity Pending information from PD 9.AGENDIZED ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING - AUGUST 11, 2005 Direction to Staff 10 ADJOURNMENT ii The City of Burlingame CITY HALL. 501 PRIMROSE ROAD cALtFORNTA 9401G.3997 www.burlingame.org TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Unapproved Thursday - June 9, 2005 Commissioners Present: Stephen Warden, Chair Eugene Condon, Vice Chair Russ Cohen Dan Conway Victor James Commissioners Absent: None StaffPresent: Staff Absent: Visitors: Sergeant Don Shepley, Police Department Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer, Public Works Lori Brock, Secretary, Public Works None Rochelle Tolard, 1609 Larsen Way Jennifer Ulrich, 1637 Coronado Karim Salma, 1375 Burlingmae Avenue Riyad Salma, 1375 Burlingame Avenue Howard Atkins, 732Lawel Street Jim Nantell, City Manager TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 1. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 5 of 5 Commissioners present. 4. CURRENT BUSINESS 4.I ACTION ITEMS 4.1.1 Minutes for April 14,2005 and May 12,2005. Minutes were amended to read as follow and then approved. April 14, 2005, page 5, 8.5, paragraph 3 "Commissioner Cohen reported that the trees were inspected, and were deemed in good health with a life expectancy of 30-60 more years." May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, parugraph 2l "Commissioner Cohen made a motion..." May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, parugraph 22 '"Commissioner James said that he did not support shorter red zone due to the fact that the citizens have been complaining about visibility at that intersection for live years; and because staff..." May 12, 2005, page 4, 4.2.1, paragraph 23 "Commissioner Conway stated that while he supported the motion, he was not sure delineators fit into the overall strategy." May 12, 2005, page 6, 4.2.4, paragraph 2 "Chair Warden recommended this item to be tabled until July, when children..." Motion: To accept the minutes. IWS/C: Condon, James, 5/0/0 The City of Burlingame Page ! TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 4.2.1 Carolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-hour parking time-limit and installation of parking meters. Traffrc Engineer Chou explained that there was a previously posted parking sign on Carolan Avenue which contained an error regarding the days of enforcement. He said that of the four or five signs, only one sign stated the missing day of Saturday. He explained that the inconsistent posting was brought to the Crty's attention by Mike Harvey of Michael Harvey's Auto Connection. Mr. Harvey stated that he was requesting the City look into the installation of parking meters with a 2-hour time limit, seven days a week. Mr. Chou said that staffwas concerned about the logistics of enforcement (especially on Sundays), and that the City did not currently have meter enforcement for seven days a week. Traffrc Sergeant Shepley explained the logistical problems of enforcement. He said that there was already difficulty in Saturday enforcement staffrng, and that it would be even more difficulty if Sundays were added. Also, the City of Burlingame would be one of the only peninsula cities enforcing parking on Sundays. He also posed the question of whether Sunday enforcement would be for the entire city or just this one particular area. Sgt. Shepley also commented that the Crty's collection of revenue through enforcement and meter collections may not be enough to pay for additional parking enforcement personnel. Mr. Harvey had a slide presentation and asked the City for 2-hour parking, between Monday and Sunday, from 9AM to 9PM. He explained that although he didn't believe that a 2-hour parking limit, from 9AM to 9PM would be enforced, it will give him an opportunity to leave a note on the driver's car asking them not to park for long periods of time before calling the police deparhnent for enforcement. Traffrc Engineer Chou stated that staff was against approving the request. But that, if the Commission approved Mr. Harvey's request, then the matter would go before the City Council for final approval. He cautioned that enforcement would have to be on an on-call basis. . He added that parking enforcement routes for PEOs @arking Enforcement Officers) would have to be reassigned. New officers might also have to be hired The City of Buflingame Page i 4.2 DISCUSSION ITEMS TRAFFIC, SAFEW AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 since none currently work on Sundays. Mr. Harvey said that he believed enforcement is only needed on an on-call basis. Chair Warden asked the Commission the direction that they would like to take on this subject. Commissioner Conway stated that he understood Mr. Harvey's point, and that a large portion of the Crty's revenue came from Mr. flarvey's sales. However, Commissioner Conway stated that the proposed solution was not feasible because the City could not enforce the proposed changes. He also added that Mr. Harvey should not be responsible for parking enforcement by having to place notes on vehicles. Commissioner James and Commissioner Cohen agreed that it would be better if Traffrc Fngineer Chou was able to provide additional information regarding special precedence, alternate signage, and enforcement issues on the matter. Commissioner Condon stated that he was not comfortable with the "on- call" demand for enforcement. He said a parking restriction sign for 8 PM might be a possibility. Commissioner Cohen suggested looking at temporary signs for the next Commission meeting. Mr. Harvey stated that he had no interest in waiting for the next meeting and did not agree with the City proposing a temporary sign. Chair Warden stated that he was concerned about "opening the door" to similar requests for 9 AM to 9 PM enforcement in a variety of other areas around the city. Chair Warden added that he wanted to find a way for this to work for all parties involved. He said he did not want to see taking away parking from North Park Aparhnent residents, &d that maybe delaying their parking until 7 PM might work in allowing them to park for two hours without needing any enforcement. Commissioner Conway asked if the Commission or the Trafiic Engineer had any additional requests to extend evening or Sunday times, or if this was a problem in the past. Chair Warden informed the Commission that only loading zones had been requested. Commissioner Cohen answered that there were no additional requests. Chair Warden suggests continuing this as a discussion item until next month or for a motion to approve or deny the request. The CiU of Burlingame Page r TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Mr. Harvey stated that he would agree to have his request denied by the Commission so that he could go directly to the City Council to appeal the vote. Motion: To make this an Action Item. MSC: Warden, Jarnes; 4/1/0 (Commissioner Cohen voted No) Motion: To deny the request for 2-hour parking, 9AM to 9PM, Monday through Sunday. MSC: Conway, Warden; 2/3/0 (Commissioners James, Cohen, and Condon voted No) Motion: To continue this item for the July meeting and staff provides a wriuen staffreport for review. MSC: Conway, Cohen; 5/0/0 4.2.2 Cily Hall Lane - Objection to the installation of one loading zone and one metered parking on the west end of City Hall Lane. Chair Warden began by asking Commissioner Condon to consider excusing himself from this item due to a potential conflict of interest. Comrnissioner Condon agreed and excused himself fiom this item. Traffic Engineer Chou explained that this item was an out-gowth of other work performed on City Hall Lane. He said that there were parking problems and disputes east of this location and the Commission had elected to install parking meters to more fairly deal with the parking problem there. Mr. Chou explained that at the time, the City did not see a need to install parking meters or restrictions behind Crosby Commons because there had been no existing parking problems. He added tha! currently, the parking condition on this section of City Hall Lane was not regulated. Mr. Chou explained that because the area behind Crosby Commons was still unregulated by parking meters, the general public was starting to park behind Crosby Commons. He said that Mr. Karim Salma, owner of Crosby Commons, was concemed because he could no longer use the two "spaces" behind his building for his parking uses. He also said that Mr. The Ary of BudinganQ Page I Commissioner James stated that he believed it was wiser for staff to provide a written staff report on all these issues before making a decision. TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Salma was concemed tiat parking for his tenants at Crosby Commons was affected and that he and his tenants have problems with parking, loading and unloading. Commissioner Cohen provided the following historical data. When City Hall Lane was established, problems arose because the area behind the businesses was not marked for parking, but people were legally parking their cars there. He said that there was a "hodge-podge" of people trying to squeeze vehicles in all along the lane. Also, because this lane was narrow, fire truqks would not use City Hall Lane, rather, they used the parking lot. Commissioner Cohen also said that another issue was the problem of dumpsters and hash cans in the area making parking difficult. Mr. Riyad Salma stated that he represented the property owner (Mr. Karim Salma) and said that he had concems with the proposal for several reasons. He said that City Hall Lane was created by the granting of the property from both the City and the properties along the private side ofthe lane. Each property owner (including the City) gave up some property and made this lane. He said that the deeds vary significantly from property to property; and that, the deader conveyed what the land was to be used for and the beneficiaries of the land owner. He said that the deed specifically stated that the land was to be used by the tenants and the invitee of the tenants. Mr. Riyad Salma stated that the deeds are old and go back to the 1930's. He said that he and Mr. Karim Salma did not believe that the proposed solution was a good one since they had fifteen tenants in the building with only two parking spaces available. Mr. Riyad Satna said that the firnctionality of the building w,rs very difficult with all the interior spaces and a lot of tenants did not have a street presence. He added that they did not have a loading/unloading space for easy removal of their merchandise. In addition, he said that most of the tenants did not use commercial vehicles, which was what a loading zone was for. He stated that currently, the tenants or property owner just parked in the spaces and when one of the additional tenants needed a space for deliveries, lhe cars were moved and the delivery made. The Cily ol Bulingarne Page ( Mr. Chou said that parking along City Hall Lane was within the City's righrof-way; and, that the City needed to find a way to fairly regulate this area if there was a parking problem now. He also said that Engineering and Police slaff recommended installing some type of regulated parking, either two metered spaces, or one metered space and one loading zone, in the two spots behind Crosby Commons, on City Hall Lane. He concluded by saying that Mr. Salma, however, was concemed that regulated parking would cause direct problems in terms of personal access to parking and loading/unloading for himself and his tenants. TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May'12,2005 Mr. Riyad Salma stated that if a parking meter were installed, there would be no restriction on who could use the meter. If this was to be a l0-hour meter, it would be used all day and a car would not be moved. He added that the single loading zone would not benefit the building at all because it would restrict the use to commercial plated vehicles. He concluded by saying that they would be left with a building that would not function for the vast majority of the tenants (13 out of 15), and which would not be good for anybody. Commissioner Cohen addressed a question to Traffic Engineer Chou, asking if a white zone was restricted to commercial vehicles. Mr. Chou infomred the Commission that a white zone is considered a passenger-only loading/unloading zone. Traffic Engineer Chou stated that staff would need to review any documents regarding the widths of the property easements, which Mr. Riyad Salma stated extends into the 20-foot righfof-way line from three to five feet. Mr. Chou also stated that the City did not receive anything to show that the City's right-of-way on City Hall Lane was less than 20 feet. He said that according to the San Mateo County Assessor's parcel map, the right-of-way width for City Hall lane was 20 feet. Mr. Riyad Salma stated that he could provide the documents as needed, but believed that they owned tlree to five feet beyond their building; and if parking meters were installed in the 20-foot right-of-way area, it would create a bit of a zigzag. He said that an altemative to this would be to put public meters on private property, which was unacceptable. Commissioner Cohen asked City Manager Nantell if he could provide the Commission with additional information regarding this matter. Mr. Nantell said that from the City Attomey, there is no problem with installing the meter and loading zone. He said that if the installation fell within the property lines of the building owners, the City could easily move all the parking over to the otheq side of the lane. City Manager Nantell said that he believed the real issue was whether the Commission saw any real distinction in that. Commissioner Cohen asked if parking were to be moved to the other side of the lane and should someone stop their car, what kind of legal ramification would the City have? He also asked if Mr. Riyad Salma realized that if a vehicle stopped to load/unload in back of his building, rhey might be liable for a citation. The City ol Burlingane Page i TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 City Manager Nantell spoke and explained that this easement was required to be kept open and accessible. Mr. Riyad Salma said that there were two different types of properties in the lane; private property (between 2 to 5 feet), and the 20-foot easement which was actually City Hall Lane. Chair Warden stated that he had contacted some of the tenants of Crosby Commons, and that they made it clear to him that this was not their loading zone, but private parking for the owners of the building. Mr. Riyad Salma claimed that the area behind the building was a loading zone and the tenants could not park there permanently. He added that they had been asked not to park there because the space was being saved for loading and unloading. Mr. Howard Atkins spoke claiming that the parking system was working well and he knew of no one who was complaining. He said he was willing to get testimony from other tenants of Crosby Commons ifnecessary. Mr. Karim Salma stated also that no one had complained. Mr. Riyad Salma said he was satisfied with the status-quo and believed that there were several factors that justified leaving the parking situation as it currently was, as opposed to tlle need to have uniformed meters throughout the lane. Commissioner James asked what the basis of the action was for this item. Traffrc Engineer Chou explained that if the item were to go to Council, a staff report and the meeting minutes would be attached, which reflected the discussion of this Commission. He added that the purpose of this matter was to regulate the parking situation. Commissioner James asked Mr. Riyad Salma if he was asking the Commission to reconsider this action. Mr. Riyad Salma informed the Commission that he would like to leave well enough alone - that they did not have a problem before others started parking in the spaces behind their building, but that there would be a problem if the Commission went along with the proposed action. Commissioner Conway said that he believed that there was a problem between landlord and tenants, and that the "gentleman's agreement" wasn't working out according to the visits the Commissioners had. Chair Warden explained that the tenants' wording was that "this is the building owner's private space, under an arrangement with the City". He added that the tenants also said that it was diffrcult to use the spaces as loading zones. The City of Bulingame Page t TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Commissioner Cohen recommended bringing this item back to the Commission for further questions. Chair Warden agreed to move this item to next month. He also asked that a staff report be provided along with an opinion from City Attorney Larry Anderson, regarding the City's legal position. 4.2.3 Piay Drive at Lassen Way - Criteria for knockdown delineators in crosswalks. Commissioners Condon and Conway delivered to the rest of the Commission a set of criteria of safety enhancing measures that they, as the subcommittee, wanted to recommend for crosswalks at schools and parks. Mr. Chou recommended that this item be separated into two items. One specifically regarding the crosswalk enhancements and the other regarding delineators at the Ray Drive crosswalk. He also recommended that the Commission act on the delineator issue. Motion: To move this to an action item. MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0 Commissioner Condon had some questions about the length of the approved red curb at the crosswalk. Mr. Chou explained that the Commission approved an additional 10 feet of red curb, making the total length of red now at 20 feet. Commissioner Condon said that he felt satisfied with this length. Motion: To deny the request for knockdown delineators in the crosswalk. MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0 Traffic Engineer Chou reported that there were no comments received from outside the Commission" within this 120 day period. The Commissioners all agreed that it would be good to carry over this item onto next month's agenda and notiff Mr. Al Lovatti about the outcome at that point. The City of Budingame Page ( (! tr 4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions. -')-: !. : TRAFFIC, SAFEW AND PARKING GOMMISSTON Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Commissioner Cohen recommended bringing this item back to the Commission for further questions. Chair Warden agreed to move this item to next month. He also asked that a staff report be provided along with an opinion from City Attorney Larry Anderson, regarding the City's legal position. 4.2.3 Piay Drive at Lassen Way - Criteria for knockdown delineators in crosswalks Commissioners Condon and Conway delivered to the rest of the Commission a set of criteria of safety-enhancing measures that they, as the subcommittee, wanted to recommend for crosswalks at schools and parks. Mr. Chou recommended that this item be separated into two items. One specifically regarding the crosswalk enhancements and the other regarding delineators at the Ray Drive crosswalk. He also ffi that the Commission ffi act on the delineator issue. Commissioner Condon had some questions about the length of the approved red curb at the crosswalk. Mr. Chou explained that the Commission approved an additional 10 feet of red curb, making the total length of red now at 20 feet. Commissioner Condon said that he felt satisfied with this length. The CiU of Burlingame Page ( TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Motion: To move this to an action item. MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0i0 Motion: To deny the request for knockdown delineators in the crosswalk. MSC: Condon, Conway; 5/0/0 4.2.4 Mahler Road - Height and overnight parking restrictions. Traffic Engineer Chou reported that there were no comments received from outside the Commission within this 120 day period. The Commissioners all agreed that it would be good to carry over this item onto next month's agenda and notiff Mr. Al Lovatti about the outcome at that point. 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NEW ITEMS None 6. FROM THE FLOOR 7. INFORMATION ITEMS 7.1 Bicycle Safety Issues in Burlingame 7.1.1 Burlingame Criterium Bike Race Commissioner Condon explained that this race has always been a promotion for child safety and biking. He said this year's race had close to 900 participants registered. He added that Tom Simpson, Event The City of Budingame Page 1( None TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 Organizer, would like the City to look into allowing children to ride their bicycles on the sidewalk in order to keep the children offthe street. Traffic Engineer Chou stated that staff would have to check with the City Attorney regarding the legalities of allowing bicycles on the sidewalk. He said that the Californian Vehicle Code states that bicycles are to be ridden on the street because they were considered moving vehicles. 7.2 Frcm Staffto Commission 7.2.1 Traffrc Engineer's Report Traffic Engineer Chou reported that City Council will be holding a Study Session for the Parking Study on June 20, at 6 PM, in Conference Room A. He said that staff and the parking consultant; Wilbur Smith Associates would be making the presentation, but that the Director of Public Works was hoping that members of the TSP Commissioners would also attend to answer any specific questions about the study. 7.2.2 Traffrc Sergeant's Report Traffic Sergeant Shepley reported that Officer Bob Bowles might be retuming to the Traffic Division on June 20t. He also reported that parking complaints have dramatically dropped, and that the POEs contributed to some excellent arrests. Sgt. Shepley stated that street racing prevention had paid off over the weekend, as six vehicles were pulled over and five were cited for equipment violations. He reported that overall, during the month of May, sheet racing was quiet. Sgt. Shepley added that the OTS (Office of Traffrc Safety) funded check point program had a check point stop conducted on June 3, at the 1700 block ofEl Camino Real. He said that there were 835 cars stopped with a variety of citations and one warrant arrest. Regarding selective enforcement, Sgt. Shepley reported that enforcement was unavailable for the month and the list was currently at a low. 7.3 From Commission to Staff 7.3.1 Reports of citizen complaints or request None The City of Bwiingame Page 1' TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 7.4 Comments and communications None 7.5 Next Meeting: Julyl4, 2005 There were no anticipated absences from either staffor the Commissioners. 8. INACTWE ITEMS 8.1 Easton Drive - Eucalyptus tree at Easton and Cabrillo Traffic Engineer Chou reported that the Public Works Deparfrnent received new traffic counters, and that counts could be conducted in the next month or so. However, it was questioned whether the data from the counts would be accurate since the counts would not include school traffic if done during summer. 8.2 OccidentalAvenue - 6-month temporary re-installation of 2-hour parking restrictions. Traffrc Engineer Chou reported no new comments from the residents. 8.3 Crosswalk enhancements - Trousdale Drive and Quesada Way (Franklin School) Traffic Engineer Chou recommended that no action should be taken on this item until the Commission adopted the Crosswalk Enhancement Policy drafted by the subcommittee. He also recommended that the specific matter of Trousdale and Quesada be separated from the general crosswalk enhancement issue for next month's agenda. 8.4 Four-way stop signs - Howard Avenue and Crescent Avenue Traffic Engineer Chou reported that pedestrian counts would not be done until Pershing Park reopened. The City of Burlingame Page li TRAFFIG, SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved Thursday, May 12,2005 8.5 Vehicle racing on Gilbreth Road Chair Warden reported that a lot of vehicles were coming into the City from the East Bay. He said that City Attorney Larry Anderson would be asked to help him draft a city ordinance to stop vehicle racing in the City for the Council's approval. Commissioner Cohen stated that he had noticed that Oakland's program of arresting bystanders at side shows was not going well from a legal stand point. Chair Warden mentioned that Police Chief Jack Van Etten had blocked off streets at night after declaring racing a public nuisance. He said that the Commission would eventually have to ask the Council for guidance. 10. AGENDVED FOR THE NEXT MEETING - July 14,2005 o 4.2.1- Carolan Avenue at Broadway (Discussion Item: pending staff report) c 4.2.2 - City Hall Lane @iscussion Item: pending staffreport) o 4.2.4 - Mahler Road @iscussion Item) o 7.1- Allowing bicycles on sidewalks @icycle Safety Issues) o 8.3 - Crosswalk Enhancement (Discussion Item) I I. ADJOURNMENT 9:59 PM S:\A Public Works Dircctory\TSP CommissionMinutes\2005 Minutes\6.9.05_Minutes.wpd The City of Burlingame Page 1: BURLINGAME I I I d I Meeting Date Julv 14, 2005 STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED TO: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission DATE: July 8, 2005 FROM: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer SUBJECT: Agenda Item 4.2.1 - Garolan Avenue at Broadway - Extension of 2-Hour Parking Time Limit and lnstallation of Parking Meters RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denying the request for the installation of 2-hour parking, seven days a week, 9 AM to 9 PM on Carolan Avenue between Broadway and Cadillac Way. DISGUSSION: Mr. Mike Harvey of Mike Harvey's Auto Connection, 1070 Broadway, is requesting the City evaluate the feasibility of changing the current parking limitation from 2-hour parking, Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM, to 2-hour parking Sunday through Saturday, 9 AM to 9 PM. This request stems from Mr. Harvey's need to maintain short-term parking at all times for his business along Carolan Avenue. He states that weekend business is affected by the fact that customer parking is severely hampered because of parkers from North Park Apartments and employees from Rector Motors. Staff does not support the implementation of a 7 day-per-week parking restriction. Such a restriction would require continual enforcement that the City currently can not provide. Even implementing an "on-call" enforcement policy would not work in this situation since the request also includes changing and expanding enforcement times from 8 AM to 6 PM to 9 AM to 9 PM. Based on personnel logistics, the City's Police Department would not be able to effectively enforce the new parking restrictions. Historically, parking enforcement times have been restricted to the hours of 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Saturday. Sunday and holidays have always been exempt. This restriction is consistent with all the neighboring cities around Burlingame. Staff examined no parking restrictions for the cities of Millbrae, San Mateo, Foster City and San Bruno. lmplementation of the proposed restriction would put Burlingame in the unusual situation of being the only city enforcing parking at these times and days. Staff is also concerned about the City's ability to enforce the requested time limits. Currently, the Burlingame Police Department does not provide enforcement on Sundays. Since the City is currently limited in funding for personnel, implementing a 7 day-per-week enforcement policy for one, small location would not be feasible from a staffing point of view. Also, if such a policy were adopted, staff has concerns that the City would be adopting a precedence setting condition that it is not prepared to manage on a citywide basis. The parking situation on this part of Carolan is somewhat unique in that there is a mixture of parking demands from both business and residents; however, this situation is not so unique that the City does not have similar situations throughout town. lf new restrictions were to be implemented on Carolan, the City must take into account the need to be prepared to implement the same restrictions at other similar locations. At this time, based on available police and Public Works resources, the City can not guarantee implementation and enforcement of 12-hour long parking enforcement restrictions, 7-days a week. A Public Works Directory\TSP Commission\Staff Reporls\2005\4.2.1 Carolan Ave and Broadway Parking Meters.doc Meeting Date: Julv 14, 2005 STAFF REPORT TO: Traffic Safety and Parking Commission DATE: JULY 11,2005 FROM: Augustine Chou, Traffic Engineer SUBJECT: Agenda lte,m 4.2.2 - City Hall Lane SUBMITTED BY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the installation of one load ing zone and one 10- hour parking space behind Crosby Commons, on City Hall Lane BACKGROUND: City staff determined that installation of some type of designated parking was necessary at this location. Similarly, 10-hour parking meters were installed along the north side of City Hall Lane, east of Crosby Commons all the way to Park Avenue. The use of parking meters in this location was to create a more fair and equitable solution to the parking situation on City Hall Lane. Before the use of parking meters, parking disputes and parking/storage abuses occurred regularly on City Hall Lane. Owners of some businesses were claiming open areas behind their shops as designated parking spaces for themselves or their employees. Storage abuse of garbage dumpsters was also a problem. Various businesses started to store their dumpsters along City Hall Lane causing shortages in available parking spaces. Disputes over the proliferation of allowable dumpsters per business, as well as their storage locations, have also occurred. Health issues over the amount of garbage accumulated as a result of more dumpsters was also a major concern. The Fire Department had fire access concerns since the back entrances were sometimes blocked by too many parked cars. This led to the City having to implement clearly designated parking spaces with 10-hour time limits. The 10-hour time limit was a way for the City to recognize the legitimate needs of the business to use the spaces on City Hall Lane while still providing for a more equitable way to allocate public parking. DISCUSSION: The current proposal to add one more metered space and one loading zone at the west end of City Hall Lane (behind Crosby Commons) is another step in the City's attempt to make parking more fair and equitable for all who need it. Staff proposes the installation of the two zones on the north side of the lane, as illustrated in Exhibit A. The City's intent is to install both new spaces within the City's portion of right-of-way and off any portion of private property or easement deeded over to the City with conditions. The proposed parking configuration would be consistent in implementation and in design as the eastern part of City Hall Lane. EXHIBITS: Exhibit A - City Hall Lane Property Lines Exhibit B - Proposed Parking Configuration S:\A Public Works Directory\TSP Commission\Staff Reportst2005\4.2.2 City Hall Lane.doc PR!MROSE ROAD 3',-i r-B I D EWALK D RIVEWAY 17', n =-{- t-t- t- zm g o !l{ r,l !t o m 3 mz-l Cz l! ulCDt-zo m rn 1 00' EXHIBIT A CITY HALL LANE PROPERTY LINES CROSBY COMMONS 1 00' E NORTH PRIMROSE ROAD 3 I OEWALKORIVEWAY TOil!i>no!nn 0 n =- t-t- Fzrn FI t! FI 3tillzl.{ wCDt-z 6) rn !'n ,51Ii,az lol I o n{ T 7\ EXHIBIT B PRO POSED PARKIN G CON FIG U RATIO N CROSBY COMMONS E NORTH I I