REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Councilmember Mike Posey
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Submitted by Councilmember Posey - Direct Staff to Institute a Free Handicap Beach Parking Program
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BACKGROUND
Currently, the City coordinates a Beach Parking Pass program. Through that initiative, individuals who purchase a Beach Parking Pass are allowed to park, at no additional cost, in the following City facilities:
§ All beach parking lots on PCH from Beach Boulevard to the Pier
§ The Pier Plaza “Pay & Display” lots
§ Hourly parking lots between Goldenwest Street and Seapoint Street
§ Metered parking spaces along Pacific Coast Highway and Beach Boulevard
§ The parking lot adjacent to the Warner Avenue Fire Station where the boat ramp is located
§ The Main Promenade Parking Structure at 200 Main Street
Pursuant to the City’s current fee schedule, Disabled Beach Parking Passes currently cost $75.00 / year ($6.25 / month).
Recently, the City changed its policy regarding how handicap parking regulations are managed. To that end, I am requesting that the City Council consider directing staff to institute downtown parking program modifications that would result in those with a disabled parking placard being able to park in the City’s beach parking lots along PCH and downtown parking structures for free.
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Based on my assessment of the situation, I am requesting that the City Council vote to direct staff to institute parking program modifications that would allow those with a disabled parking placard to park for free in our beach parking lots located along PCH and our downtown parking structures.
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