19G - RFP - DOWNTOWN PARKING OPERATION AND UTILIZATION STUDY

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DRAFT Request for Proposals For Comprehensive Parking Analysis INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana (City) is seeking proposals from qualified firms (Consultant) to conduct a comprehensive parking analysis in the Downtown. The primary objectives for this analysis are to assess the current parking services offered by the City, meet with and gather information from Downtown stakeholders and recommend improvements. This study and its recommendations will help the City to improve and coordinate the parking resources in the Downtown. BACKGROUND The City of Santa Ana was incorporated on June 1 , 1886. A City Charter was adopted in 1952, which established aCouncil/Manager form of Government. Santa Ana is the County Seat and largest city in Orange County, and Ninth largest in California, with an estimated population of approximately 360,000. The City of Santa Ana has a downtown district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This area is roughly bounded by Civic Center Drive, First Street, Ross Street and Spurgeon Street. In recent years the Downtown area has undergone several changes which has resulted in competing parking needs. The downtown includes a variety of uses including government, professional offices, retail, entertainment, restaurants and residential. In addition to the changing uses, the hours of operation for the downtown span over a wider period of the day, from coffee shops that open early to nightclubs that close well after midnight. The City has also seen an increased desire to hold special events in the Downtown area. With all the increased activity there is a greater requirement to develop a thorough parking plan to accommodate the needs. Currently on-street parking is composed of approximately 530 metered parking spaces and off- street parking consists of parking structures and parking lots. The parking meters are managed and enforced by city staff. The City owns four parking structures in the downtown that are managed through a contract with a private company. Three of the structures have a capacity of approximately 400 parking spaces and one with a capacity of approximately 700 parking spaces. Additionally the City owns a parking lot with approximately 60 parking spaces. There is additional parking in the downtown owned and operated by private companies. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Exhibit 1 19G-4