Title
Update on Phase II of South Capitol Parking Strategy
Recommended Action
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Briefing on the second phase of the South Capitol Parking Strategy.
Staff Contact:
Max DeJarnatt, Program Analyst, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3723
Presenter(s):
Max DeJarnatt, Program Analyst, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
In response to neighborhood concerns over proposed residential parking permit increases, City staff met with neighborhood representatives and Department of Enterprise Services staff in an interest-based process to address parking concerns beginning in Spring of 2019 and concluding in December of that year.
The consensus-based recommendations were presented to representatives from City staff, Council, the State Legislature, and Department of Enterprise Services at their annual ‘Triad’ meeting (attached). These recommendations were also presented by city staff to the Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) in June of 2020.
Recommended City-related actions in the agreement include:
• Renaming parking zones to emphasize the neighborhood, as opposed to the Capitol Campus
• Addition of metered parking at specific areas abutting the South Capital Neighborhood
• Parking citation increases
• Redefine the parking zone boundaries consistent with the map (attached)
• Residential permit fees should be raised to $25 each for the first two vehicles, and $35 for the third, with no provision for additional vehicles.
• A low-income discount
Due to parking enforcement transitioning to a new software program, staff opted to move these recommendations forward in two phases. The first phase (zone renaming, metered parking, limiting number of vehicles from four to three, and citation increases), was presented to LUEC on June 18, 2020 and passed by City Council on November 2, 2020.
Staff will brief the committee on the second and final phase: zone boundaries, permit fee increases, and low-income discounts.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Parking impact from Capitol Campus visitor parking continues to be a major concern to the historic South Capitol neighborhood.
Options:
1. Receive the briefing.
2. Do not receive the briefing.
3. Receive the briefing at another time.
Financial Impact:
Costs are limited to staff time and materials to update signage in neighborhood.
Residential permit fee increases represent a revenue gain of approximately $5,000, however a proposed low-income discount of 50% will offset this amount. At this time, of the 768 active residential permits it is not known how many would be eligible through a low-income discount program.
Attachments:
TRIAD meeting report
Zone map