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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: SUPPORTIVE TRANSIT PARKING PROGRAM MASTER
PLAN
Action
ACTION: ADOPT SUPPORTIVE TRANSIT PARKING PROGRAM MASTER PLAN AND AMEND PARKING RATES AND PERMIT FEE RESOLUTION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. ADOPTING the Supportive Transit Parking Program Master Plan; and
B. AMENDING Metro's Parking Ordinance (Attachment A) and Parking Rates and Permit Fee Resolution (Attachment B) in support of the implementation of the Supportive Transit Parking Program Master Plan.
Issue
ISSUE
At the November 2017 Planning and Programming Committee meeting, staff presented the draft Supportive Transit Parking Program Master Plan ("Master Plan") to the Board. At that meeting, staff was asked to provide additional outreach in support of the Master Plan adoption. Accordingly, staff has conducted numerous outreach activities as detailed in the following discussion section. The input received to date has been integrated into the final Master Plan, a copy of which can be found at http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/parking/2017-Parking-MasterPlan.doc.
To implement the Master Plan, staff recommends amending Metro's Parking Ordinance (Attachment A) and Parking Rates and Permit Fee Resolution (Attachment B). Once adopted, staff will implement the revised Master Plan and recommended Parking Management Program with the updated Parking Ordinance and Parking Rates and Fee Resolution.
BACKGROUND
In September 2015, the Board approved the contract with Walker Consultants ("Walker") for the development of Metro's first parking master plan. Following the contract award, Walker began the process of data collection, program assessment, and outreach to the public. In August 2016, after an extensive outreach effort, staff went back to the Board to provide an update of the work completed to date. Findings to that date recommended the implementation of a paid parking program in order t...
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