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Support Small Business for a thriving Santa Ana. Parking Meters - DTSA has 3 Parking Meter Zones. 0 1. Willard Zone: 8am-8pm, Mon -Fri, $1/hour ($1.40/hr w/app) 0 2. Midtown Zone: 8am-8pm, Mon -Sat, $1/hour ($1.40/hr w/app) 0 3. Downtown Zone: 8am-10pm, Mon -Sun, $2/hour ($2.40/hr w/app) - Downtown Zone is the only zone that goes till 10pm. - Downtown Zone is the only zone that is 7 days a week. - Downtown Zone is the only zone that cost $2 an hour. More than most Orange County beach cities during "Peak Season". More than Downtown L.A. - We need to make it easier and less expensive for customers to visit and patronize downtown to spend money on retail, food & beverage and events. - Between the cost of parking and the Measure "X" tax, it cost more for everything in Downtown. Most expensive cup of coffee in Orange County. - City Hall, Civic Center & the Courts are closed after 6pm. After 6pm people are here to spend money in Downtown. Here's how we fix it. It may sound counterintuitive, but it will generate TAX REVENUE. 2 different suggestions compiled with input from over 30 businesses in Downtown: Suggestion #1: - Amend Ordinance NO. NS-2880 (2015) & Ordinance NO. NS-2978 (2019) - Relax or eliminate parking enforcement. Ticketing so heavily that it's deterring customers & business from returning to Downtown. Mass ticketing on Artwalk nights on 41" Street from LAZ & SAPD all the way till 9:59pm. - Existing code for the 3 parking zones does not accurately reflect current parking conditions in the city. There is an imbalanced pricing model with the city having "1" less city ran parking structure. - Make all meters the same hours (8am-6pm) & at the same rates as the lower Willard & Midtown rate. ($1/hour) - Make all Zones free on Sunday. - All meters should have the ability for credit/debit card capability. Willard & Midtown meters do not have credit/debit card capability. 2015 "Parking Modernization Plan" only modernized 1/3 of meters in the 3 zones. - Allow meters to be used for longer than 2 hours. 3 hours is ideal. - Simplify meter signage. - Create a "Parking Fund Committee" to advocate for the Metered Zones to use the funds for what is best for the area that the funds are being generated from.