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Council considered the <br />report of the Director <br />of Public Works dated <br />September 12, 1975, relating to a proposed parking study of <br />the area surrounding the Civic Center. The report stated that <br />no serious problems with regard to Civic Center parking existed. <br /> <br />Council informally requested staff to give them a report regarding <br />the parking situation in the Civic Center area and the possible <br />use of parking meters after the new parking lot adjacent to City <br />Hall was completed and operating. <br /> <br />During the discussion, Councilman Ward stated that he was very <br />concerned and felt that there was a parking problem within the <br />area; that he often could not find a parking space on the <br />streets; that many employees were parking on the streets; that <br />the parking fees should be consistent; that the growth of the <br />Civic Center and the redevelopment projects in the surrounding <br />areas would have a big impact on the parking situation; that he <br />was not proposing commercial area parking meters, but rather <br />meters only in the Civic Center area; that the present parking <br />policy was questionable and the streets were a hazard. <br /> <br />Councilman Griset stated that he was in favor of one or two hour <br />parking for citizens coming to the Civic Center; that there <br />presently was no place on the streets for them to park. <br /> <br />The Director of Public Works stated that there was presently a <br />Civic Center Parking lot with parking at twenty-five cents per <br />hour, and that there was no serious parking problem. <br /> <br />Mayor Patterson stated that he had a memo coming out on the in- <br />creased responsibilities of the Civic Center Commission; that <br />he believed that it would be worked out during the following <br />few months and that the Civic Center Commission would be strength- <br />ened. <br /> <br />Councilman Yamamoto stated that he did not believe there could <br />be any permanent decision made at that time concerning parking <br />in the Civic Center area in that the area was constantly changing. <br /> <br />Councilman Griset indicated that since there may be a use for <br />the parking meters at a later date, they should be retained by <br />the City. <br /> <br />The Director of Public Works stated that the Civic Center Commis- <br />sion was presently reviewing the parking situation; that the <br />County staff with participation from the City had made a survey <br />of parking needs, however, it was not yet complete; that it <br />would be presented to the Civic Center Commission probably within <br />two to three weeks; that with the opening of the new parking lot <br />adjacent to City Hall, there would be almost 400 additional paid <br />parking spaces within the next month. <br /> <br />Mayor Patterson stated that he would like to see free parking for <br />the first thirty minutes, and twenty-five cents per hour there- <br />after; that there were often lines to get out of the parking lot <br />through the gate. The Director of Public Works stated that the <br />Civic Center Commission had authorized a bid call for a parking <br />concession for five years subject to annual renewal; that the <br />previous week a contract in excess of $25,000.00 had been <br />awarded to install a second gate at Sixth and Flower and at <br />Parton and Santa Ana Boulevard, to be installed very shortly, <br />which would alleviate some of the waiting problem; that people <br />prefer to pay by the hour as they leave the lot instead of using <br />meters and trying to anticipate how long they will need to park; <br />that for parking lots with that many spaces, gates and attendants <br />were more practical than meters. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 367 OCTOBER 15, 1973 <br /> <br /> <br />