REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Catherine Jun, Deputy City Manager
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Oak View Pilot Parking Program Update and Recommendation to Conclude the Year-Long Program When It Sunsets on June 30, 2023
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Statement of Issue:
Staff is providing an update on the Oak View Pilot Parking Program (OV3P) with a recommendation to conclude the program when the pilot year sunsets on June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact:
There are no additional fiscal impacts.
Recommended Action:
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A) Receive and file the Oak View Pilot Parking Program Update; and
B) Conclude the Program when the pilot year sunsets on June 30, 2023.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve one or more recommended action, and direct staff accordingly. If the Council wishes to extend OV3P for an additional term, staff will return to City Council with an amended parking license agreement with Onni properties and a budget appropriation request.
Analysis:
Background:
On April 5, 2022, City Council approved OV3P to temporarily alleviate the shortage of residential parking in the Oak View neighborhood. Oak View is a neighborhood mainly comprised of multi-family housing, evidencing some of the highest levels of overcrowding in Huntington Beach. 38 percent of renter households in Oak View are considered "severely overcrowded" (more than 1.51 persons per room), compared to 2% of the City and 7% of the County.
The OV3P program goal was to provide secured parking spaces for up to 50 Oak View residents in a private garage owned by Onni Properties on the north end of the neighborhood (7842 Warner Avenue). The garage is accessible 24 hours a day to all participants. Furthermore, the pilot year began on July 1, 2022 and will sunset on June 30, 2023, unless extended by the City Council.
Participant requirements includ...
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