AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2018-54, on the second of two readings, amending the City's 2018-2019 Fiscal Year budget to create the Parking Management Fund, allow expenditures in the sum of $87,258 from the Parking Management Fund to provide for operating expenditures for the Parking Management Program, and add one full-time employment position titled Parking Manager in the Parking Management Fund; amending the City's staffing table to reflect the addition of one full-time employee; and providing an effective date.
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Meeting date: December 12, 2018
Department: Finance - Heather Hurlbert, Director
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Council approved the Parking Program Framework Plan on June 19, 2018, which established Guiding Principles and Primary Action Items for development of a comprehensive and strategic approach to managing parking in San Marcos.
City Council Strategic Initiative:
N/A
Comprehensive Plan Element (s):
☒ Economic Development - Diverse Local Economic Environment
☐ Environment & Resource Protection
☒ Land Use - High Density Mixed Use Dev. & Infrastructure in the Activity Nodes & Intesity Zones (supporting walkability and integrated transit corridors)
☐ Neighborhoods & Housing
☐ Parks, Public Spaces & Facilities
☒ Transportation - Multimodal transportaion network to improve accessibility and mobility, minimize congestion and reduce pollution
☐ Not Applicable
Master Plan:
Downtown Master Plan
Background Information:
The Parking Program Framework Plan approved by City Council on June 19, 2018 provides a high‐level program overview for the development of a comprehensive and strategic approach to managing parking in the downtown area of San Marcos, TX. It identifies key program objectives, recommended program vision and mission statements, a set of program guiding principles as well as a set of primary action items to guide program evolution and development. The Parking Program Framework Plan is intended to be a guide for decision makers and identifies governance and management structures that will contribute to the successful implementation of the parking program.
Program Organization/Leadership is Guiding Principle #1. The recruitment and hiring of a Parking Manager with experience managing a municipal parking program is a vital first step toward creating an effective and sustainable parking management program.
As envisioned in the Framework Plan, the parking management program will be “vertically‐integrated” with responsibility for:
• Managing on‐street parking
• Managing City owned off‐street parking
• Coordination with privately owned off‐street parking
• Parking enforcement/citation management and adjudication
• Parking planning and development
• Transportation demand management
Consolidating the various parking functions under a single entity will establish a consolidated system that is action‐oriented, responsive, and accountable with improved coordination and operating efficiencies. The Parking Manager will assume primary responsibility for these functions.
Council Committee, Board/Commission Action:
N/A
Alternatives:
Take no action.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval.