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O • <br />MARCH 18, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR <br />THE MODERNIZATION OF <br />DOWNTOWN PARKING METERS <br />CITY MANAGER <br />IaXdo7t17i IT, 1:1k, 167:17_���C�7TI <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2 "tl Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the Community Development Agency to release a Request for Proposals to qualified <br />firms for the purchase and installation of Smart Meters to replace regular on- street meters in <br />Downtown Santa Ana. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Improving the experience of visitors to Downtown and their ability to access parking remains a <br />priority for Santa Ana. In addition, modernizing parking meters in Downtown is necessary in <br />order to achieve parking improvements. As the result of a 2013 trial of 50 smart meters in <br />Downtown, including ten with ground sensors, staff observed improvements in both customer <br />service and parking meter revenue. Both parking control officers and parking meter technicians <br />received positive comments from users regarding the flexibility of payment option and the Police <br />Department reported that their violation /citations were reduced. <br />As a result of this positive experience, staff recommends soliciting proposals to purchase and <br />install Smart Meters to replace the regular existing Downtown parking meters. The advantages <br />of Smart Meters include the overall enhancement of the parking experience, an increase in <br />parking space turnover, increased customer satisfaction by minimizing the frustration of coins, <br />increase in revenue, and access to solar powered capability. Smart Meters will provide for: <br />• Multiple payment options of coin, credit /debit, token and smart card <br />• Pay by cell (remote payment option) <br />• Access to real -time data <br />• Web -based management system <br />• Solar -power technology <br />• Wireless communication to sensors <br />19D -1 <br />