HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/2015 10 Downtown Parking Action PlanBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 10.
For Meeting of: March 03, 2015
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Downtown Parking Action Plan
Sean Hawkins
Economic Development Manager
575-6274
At the February 17, 2015 City Council meeting, the City's Economic Development Manager,
Sean Hawkins, presented an update on the implementation status of short-term parking
recommendations made by Carl Walker and Associates in their Downtown Parking Study. In
addition to those recommendations, the following opportunities are recommended for Yakima's
downtown parking system for City Council consideration. All operating and capital costs
associated with these recommendations are included in the adopted 2015 City of Yakima
budget. Adoption of these recommendations adds 446 free public parking spaces in the core of
downtown, as well as, a safer parking environment.
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Downtown Parking Action Plan
At the February 17, 2015 Yakima City Council meeting, the City's Economic Development
Manager, Sean Hawkins, presented an update on the implementation status of short-term
parking recommendations made by Carl Walker and Associates in their Downtown Parking
Study. In addition to those recommendations, the following opportunities are recommended to
our downtown parking system for Yakima City Council consideration. All operating and capital
costs associated with these recommendations are included in the adopted 2015 City of Yakima
budget. Adoption of these recommendations will add an additional 446 free public parking
spaces to the core of downtown and create a safer parking environment.
Action
Cost
Date of
Completion
Impact
1. Convert parallel parking spaces
to angled parking spaces on 4t"
Street between Yakima Avenue
and East Walnut Street
$20,000
May 1
35 new spaces open to
the public
2. Convert parallel parking spaces
to angled parking spaces on
Chestnut Street between 1st
Street and Front Street and on
S. Front Street between Yakima
Avenue and Chestnut Street
$20,000
May 1
25-30 new spaces open
to the public
3. Enter into two-year agreement
with JEM Development to
make the 4th Street and SSgt
Pendleton Parking Lot open to
the public during Plaza
Construction
No fee for rental
agreement.
$3,000 to restripe
lot
May 1
186 new spaces open
to the public
4. Enter into two-year agreement
with JEM to make former
Yakima Mall Parking Garage
open to the Public during Plaza
Construction
No fee for rental
agreement.
$2,000 per month
to cover
maintenance,
security and
lighting upgrades
May 1
200 new spaces open
to the public
5. Convert under used Public Lots
into No Time Limit / Free
Employee Residential Parking
City of Yakima sign
department will
make necessary
signage changes
April 1
Converts 257 spaces to
dedicated to all day
parking for residents
and employees
6. Add Nighttime Security on
Friday and Saturday Nights
from 6:00 p.m. — 2:00 a.m. year
round
$23,000 per year
May 1
Visible nighttime
security in Downtown
Yakima and available
safety escort service to
employees and
customers
7. Lighting Updates to Three City
Owned Parking Lots including
YPD Probation Lot (3rd and
Walnut), YPAC Lot (Second
Street) and Barrelhouse Lot (1St
Street)
$128,000
May 1
Safety improvements
to key city owned lots
for employee,
residential and event
parking
8. Upgrade Parking Enforcement
Software by switching to
Passport Parking Software
$2,000 charge for
upgrading
enforcement two
Android Phones
and Bluetooth
Printers
May 1
Upgrades include
ability to write
warnings instead of
tickets, assign
outstanding tickets
directly to collections
and mobile pay service
9. Arrange shuttle service for
event attendees during Best of
Broadway and Yakima
Symphony Orchestra shows at
Capitol Theatre from YPD
Probation Lot and County
Courthouse Parking Lot
$5,000 annually.
$250 per
performance — 20
performances per
year.
May 1
Provides easy access
via shuttle to the
Capitol Theatre from
nearby parking lots
within two blocks of
the theatre