City Council Discussion Only

AGENDA ITEM REPORT

To: George Lahanas Subject: Review of Downtown Parking Meeting: City Council Discussion Only - 14 Jan 2020 Department: Planning, Building, and Development Staff Contact: Thomas Fehrenbach, Director of Planning, Building and Development BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff has been asked to provide an overview of the parking system downtown for Council review and discussion. It should be noted that the Parking Task Force was re-established and held their first meeting on January 9, 2020. The main charge of the Task Force is to analyze the Parking system budget, identify problem areas, and recommend short and long-term solutions to budget challenges. They have organized into three sub-committees to focus on these items related to the Parking Division:

• Finance • Marketing • Parking Master Plan Update (Fiscal Year 2021-2026)

The sub-committees are expected to meet monthly, with quarterly meetings of the full task force to begin in March. As a result of their meetings, the task force is expected to provide important recommendations to the Council and staff on the budget and other policy and operations issues. Some of the issues they have placed on their work list include, but are not limited to: on-street parking, permit issuance/ availability, pricing, staffing, marketing promotions, mobility, and an update to the Master Plan for the next 5 years. Staff has set up a website where important information, documents, and meeting information will be made available: https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/2052/Parking-Task-Force In the short term, the Council has expressed an interest in discussing the potential to increase the "grace period", the period of time which someone can enter and exit a garage or surface lot without payment, from 5 minutes to 15 minutes free. Staff estimates that the exposure to the parking fund in making such a change would be approximately $70,000. If the Council desires to make the change, staff recommends reaching out to the DMB, DDA, and others to gauge interest in participation in offsetting a portion of this cost. We further recommend that any desires of the Council be included in the FY 2021 budget request. Staff is preparing a presentation for the discussion only meeting on January 14, 2020 and looks forward to the discussion with Council.

ATTACHMENTS: Parking Map Parking Overview_Council DO 20-01-14_

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Potential New Configuration

City Hall Lot

Marriott Hotel

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Charles St.Ramp

MarriottRamp

Grove St. Ramp

Division St.Ramp

Bailey St.Ramp

CVSRamp

Dublin Sq. Parking Lot

CityHall

Center City Development

AlbertPark

Bailey St.Parking Lot

Ann StPlaza

People'sChurch

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College St.

Elizabeth St.

Linden St.

Ann St.

Sycamore Ln.

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Beal St.

Alley

DublinSquare

Beggar'sBanquet

PinballPete's

CVS

ColdStone

CreameryPotbelly's

Hop Cat

Buffalo Wild Wings

StudentBook Store

TacoBell

Greater Lansing Visitor Center

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21MICHIGAN STATEUNIVERSITY

CITY OF EAST LANSINGPARKING LOCATIONS

LOADING ZONE

METER PARKING

MOTORCYLCES

PARKING LOTS

PARKING GARAGE/RAMPS

0-3 MINUTE WALK (.10 MILES)

3-5 MINUTE WALK (.25 MILES)

5-10 MINUTE WALK (.5 MILES) %

Date: 1/9/2020

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Downtown Parking

City Council Discussion

January 14, 2020

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Overview

• Background on Parking System• Parking Task Force • Council consideration of 15 minute “grace period”• Additional Council input, questions, or considerations

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Parking System by the numbers

• 3186 parking spaces in system• 6 gated lots (Division (10), Charles (3) , MAC (12), Grove (9), Albert (1), & Bailey (11))

• 6 pay‐by‐space surface lots (Bailey (7), CVS (16), Dublin Square (4), City Hall W (15), City Hall N (14), Valley Court (13))

• 2 Metered/ Permit Lot (Evergreen (8)& West Village (13))• 97 on‐street metered spaces

• Including 34 fifteen‐to‐thirty minute loading zone spaces

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Parking System by the numbers

• Peak Utilization• 64% (1100+ spaces available)• Occurs between 12:30‐1:30• Based on most recent counts (Oct)• Hourly demand decreased over 20% from 2011 to present

• Factors in removal/ replacement of Lot 1• Indicates significant supply available for customers

• Need strategies to better utilize/ price highest demand parking areas

• Permits• Increased demand/ utilization mainly from new residential and construction activities• Monitoring for max utilization/ avoiding overfill

• Overselling permits in permit areas• Selling permits in lower levels (i.e., non‐permit only areas)• Continuing to improve our abilities to use data to make decisions

• Additional technology likely necessary

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Parking Task Force

• Re‐established January 2020To analyze the parking system budget, identify problem areas, and recommend short and long‐term solutions to budget challenges

• Organized into 3 sub‐committees• Finance• Marketing

• Addressing perception issues• Measurable promotions/ giveaways

• Master Plan Update• Committees will meet regularly with quarterly task force meeting• Next Task Force meeting in March, prior to Council budget consideration

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Parking Task Force‐ Considerations

• Update to Parking Master Plan, including:• Parking Utilization & Needs Analysis (including W. of Abbot)• Pricing review and recommendations• Recommendations for new technologies, data driven decisions, and real‐time marketing (e.g., expansion of dynamic wayfinding)

• Review and measurement of promotions and giveaways• Review on‐street parking policies• Review accommodations for multiple modes (i.e., mopeds, e‐scooters, etc)• Review accommodations for Electric Vehicle Charging

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Parking Task Force‐ Considerations

• Budget review and recommendations• Master Plan budgeting• Permit pricing, quantity, and locations• Staffing

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Council Considerations

• Request to extend “grace period” from 5 minutes to 15 minutes• Approximate “cost”= $70,000• Note, grace period is considered for those who leave within 15 minutes, not 15 minutes free per transaction (~$350,000)

• Staff recommends review by Parking Task Force with recommendation in FY21 budget

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Council Questions and Additional Input

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