HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/18/2023 05.A. Downtown parking plan proposal endorsement letter from Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY)BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 5.A.
For Meeting of: July 18, 2023
ITEM TITLE: Downtown parking plan proposal endorsement letter from
Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY)
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Harrison, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At the July 5th Council regular meeting, Joe Mann submitted a letter from the Downtown
Association of Yakima endorsing the parking plan proposal presented to Council in June
2023. Staff is requesting the Council provide direction to the Administration on how to proceed.
The following are suggested actions:
• Council could choose to make no adjustments to the current code.
• Council could utilize the report recommendations and direct the administration to draft the
needed changes to the municipal code and bring back to the following meeting.
• Council could choose to do something else.
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ATTACHMENTS:
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DAY letter 7/12/2023 Cover Memo
May 30 dowtown parking fetter 7/13/2023 Cover Memo
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I am writing to infonn you that the DAY Board has voted unanimously to approve the Parking
Plan created by Joe Mann, Ben Hittle, and Steve Mercy. The vote was carried out by John Baule,
Nancy Rayner, Todd Hodges, Joe Mann, Kristi Foster, Trevor Greene, Lori Fisk, and Maria
Fabara. We believe that this plan will greatly benefit the community and we urge the council to
consider its implementation. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Downtown Association of Yakima
Executive Director
14 S. First St., Yakima, WA 98901 www.downtgAnyakima.com 509-571-1328
May 30, 2023
Downtown Parking Proposal
a) 5 City Lots
b) 1926 on street spaces
First, Change lots to 60% monthly parking.
Second, change the monthly fee to $50.00 per monthly permit.
This would create 260 spaces at $50.00 per month $156,000 year with tickets and daily parkers another
$75,000 to $100,000 /year for an approximate annual income of $231,000-$256,000. Very little cost to
do the change (No risk to the city budget) and would allow for dedicated parking enforcement person for
the duration (Approximate $50,000). Then we can start to maintain lots with these annual funds, over 10
years possible 2 million plus (Annually Improvement) while allowing to still have free two hour parking
for downtown customers and patrons. Some employers have expressed interest in splitting the cost of
parking with their employees.
Thank you,
Joe Mann
Ben Hittle
Steve Mercy