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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.2 Village Pkwy Parking CITY CLERK File # D~[l]rlJ-[][Q] AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20,2008 SUBJECT: Parking Designation on Village Parkway Adjacent to the Post Office Report Prepared by Jaimee Bourgeois, Traffic Engineer A TT ACHMENTS: 1) Correspondence with Ms. Cathy Cramer between February 21, 2008 and March 31, 2008 Notification letter sent to business owners Notification letter sent to residents 2) 3) RECOMMENDATION: ~ ES FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Maintain the unrestricted parking designation on Village Parkway adjacent to the Post Office. There is no cost associated with this item. DESCRIPTION: Dublin's Post Office is located at 6937 Village Parkway, on the east side of Village Parkway between Lewis Avenue and Dublin Boulevard. This is the only Post Office in Dublin and frequently experiences congestion and insufficient off-street parking during peak visiting times. Umestricted on-street parking is allowed on Village Parkway adjacent to the Post Office, which accommodates three parked vehicles. There is no on-street parking north of the Post Office and south of Lewis A venue. Umestricted parking is provided on the north and south sides of Lewis Avenue and on the residential streets located just east of Lewis Avenue. Adequate space for five to six parked vehicles is provided immediately south of the Post Office but is restricted to one hour maximum. Additional umestricted space for approximately nine vehicles is provided further south to Dublin Boulevard. At some point prior to 1990, the mail drop-off box was located within the sidewalk in front of the Post Office. The curb immediately in front of the Post Office was designated a loading zone to limit stopping to very brief periods. In 1990, the City Council adopted an ordinance repealing a loading zone and establishing a 20-minute parking zone; however, changes to the curb color and signage were never implemented. On-street parking on the east side of Village Parkway south of the Post Office remained umestricted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPY TO: Ms. Cathy Cramer, Resident Page 1 of2 ITEM NO. .~.? G:\ TRANSPORT A TION\Local Traffic\P ARKING\General\agst_ VillagePkwy --parking. doc In 1999, Staff received a request from the business owners to the immediate south and, per the direction of City Council (Resolution 226-99), implemented a limited parking zone in front of the businesses just south of the Post Office. The restricted parking zone accommodates five to six vehicles. The request from the business owners to create a limited parking zone was made because Post Office employees were parking in front of the businesses, which took away the opportunity for customers of these businesses to park in front of the stores. At the same time, the curb in front of the Post Office was changed from limited parking to unrestricted parking as a means of encouraging Post Office employees to stay in front of the Post Office. Staff recently reviewed a citizen request for a limited parking zone on Village Parkway in front of the Post Office (Attachment 1). According to the resident, and confirmed by Police Services and Public Works Staff, employees of the Post Office typically use these spaces to park their vehicles all day, making these spaces unavailable to patrons of the Post Office. Given the shortfall of parking stalls within the Post Office parking lot during busy periods, patrons could benefit from a limited parking zone on-street as these spaces would be free of employees. However, the effect of relocating Post Office employees' vehicles should be considered. Implementing time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could provide some relief to existing parking needs at this location. However, given the magnitude of the parking shortage at the Post Office, the extra three spaces resulting from this action would not significantly improve the parking situation at the Post Office. On-site parking at the Post Office appears to be deficient by a significantly higher number than three spaces. There is concern that time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could force more employees to park in front of other businesses along Village Parkway and on residential streets located to the east of Village Parkway due to parking spaces being heavily used along Village Parkway and Lewis A venue. It is more desirable to have Post Office patrons rather than employees park in front of other businesses because patrons park for short periods of time, allowing the opportunity for patrons of the other businesses to use the spaces in front of these respective businesses. In summary, although implementing time-limited parking on Village Parkway in front of the Post Office might help the parking situation at the Post Office to a small extent, this action could also contribute to undesirable parking problems on the remainder of Village Parkway and on nearby residential streets. A written response was provided to the citizen who made the original request for a limited parking zone in front of the Post Office (Attachment 1). A notification letter regarding this issue was sent to Village Parkway business owners (Attachment 2) located on either side of Village Parkway between Dublin Boulevard and Lewis Avenue and on Lewis Avenue. A letter (Attachment 3) was also sent to eight residents located on Portage Road immediately adjacent to Lewis Avenue. No public comments have been received at the time of preparation of this report. All comments received prior to the May 20th City Council meeting will be communicated by staff during a presentation to the Council. Staff recommends that the City Council maintain the unrestricted parking designation on Village Parkway adjacent to the Post Office. Page 2 of2 [oj 4 City of Dublin Request ID: 1601 Request Form: Misc. Questions/Comments - Streets & Sidewalks Received: 2/21/2008 8:46:55 PM Status: Completed Priority: Normal Assigned To: Jaimee Bourgeois Contact Details From: Cathy Cramer Email: cmmcramer@msn.com Telephone: 925-833-1774 Address1: 7700 San Sabana Ct Address2: City: Dublin State: CA Pref. Method of Response: Telephone Best Time to Call: Anytime Zip Code: 94568 Questions or Comments Can the curb in front of the post office (on Village Pkwy) be changed to green (limited parking)? There is not Wh t. t' t? enough parking in the lot to accommodate the citizens a IS your ques Ions or commen . . . PI . I d I t' . f t. of Dublin. Cars parked on the street, m front of the post ease mc u e oca Ion In orma Ion . " 'f ' office, are usually there for the entire day. Havmg I necessary. limited parking on the street would help alleviate some of the problems with the congestion in the post office lot. Staff Activities: ALL ACTIVITIES This Request was Reassigned to Jaimee Bourgeois by Michelle Brown at 2/22/20087:03:31 AM. Reason: Reason 1 An email was sent to the new owner at this email address:Jaimee.bourgeois@cLdublin.ca.us The Citizen activity #1 was sent to the Citizen on 2/26/20088:29:56 AM by Jaimee Bourgeois The Citizen activity #2 was sent to the Citizen on 3/31/2008 9:10:59 AM by Jaimee Bourgeois This Request Form was updated by Jaimee Bourgeois at 3/31/2008 9: 11: 19 AM. The status of the request was changed from Active to Completed. Citizen Activities: ALL ACTIVITIES -r1~# g,~ .5r UJloer ITTIC_ENI I. doj!f- Dear Ms. Cramer, Thank you for taking the time to submit your request regarding a limited parking zone in front of the Post Office on Village Parkway. While the City continues to look for an opportunity to open a second post office within Dublin in the future, we do hope that the existing site can continue to serve all of Dublin as efficiently as possible. Staff will look into your request and provide a response within the next few weeks. In the meantime, should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at jaimee.bourgeois@cLdublin.ca.us or 833-6630. Sincerely, Jaimee Bourgeois Traffic Engineer Dear Ms. Cramer, This letter is in response to your request for a limited parking zone in front of the Post Office on Village Parkway. As you know, the City is well aware of the capacity deficiency at the existing Post Office. While the City continues their on-going efforts with the Postal Service to establish a second post office within Dublin, we do hope that the existing site can continue to serve all of Dublin as efficiently as possible. There is currently enough curb space at this location to accommodate three parked vehicles. I understand your concern that Post Office employees use these spaces to park their vehicles everyday, hence making these spaces unavailable to patrons who could use them in view of the current shortage of parking spaces within the Post Office parking lot during busy periods. We have had similar requests in the past and, in the case of the businesses to the south, we did institute limited parking on the east side of Village Parkway. At the same time, the curb in front of the Post Office was changed from a loading zone to unrestricted as a means of encouraging Post Office-related traffic to stay in front of the Post Office instead of in front of other businesses. Businesses with unrestricted parking at other locations on Village Parkway have expressed concerns to City Staff that this limited parking installation, as well as the increased staffing at the Post Office, was causing parking demand to overspill to other locations on Village Parkway. Implementing time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could provide some relief to existing parking needs at this location. However, given the magnitude of the parking shortage at the Post Office, the extra three spaces resulting from the above action would not significantly improve the parking situation at the Post Office. On-site parking supply at the Post Office appears to be deficient by a significantly higher number than three spaces. The concern that City Staff has is that time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could force more employees to park in front of other businesses along Village Parkway and on residential streets located to the east of Village Parkway due to parking spaces being heavily used along Village Parkway and Lewis Avenue. It is more desirable to have Post Office visitors rather than employees park in front of other businesses because visitors park for short periods of time, allowing opportunity for visitors to other businesses to use the parking in front of these other stores. In summary, although implementing time- limited parking on Village Parkway in front of the Post Office might help the parking situation at the Post Office to a small extent, this action could also contribute to undesirable parking problems on the remainder of Village Parkway and on nearby residential streets. Thank you for taking the time to share your concern for parking at the Post Office. I understand your frustration, and I hope that the Postal Service will be able to fund an additional Post Office in the near future. Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at jaimee.bourgeois@cLdublin.ca.us or 833-6630. Sincerely, Jaimee Bourgeois Traffic Engineer CITY OF DUBLIN 3~jf City Offices, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin California 94568 May 9, 2008 SUBJECT: Parking Designation on Village Parkway Adjacent to the Post Office Dear Business Owner, The City of Dublin recently reviewed a citizen request for a limited parking zone on Village Parkway in front of the Post Office. Post Office employees typically use these spaces to park their vehicles all day, making these spaces unavailable to patrons of the Post Office. After careful review, City Staff has determined that implementing time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could provide some relief to existing parking needs at this location. However, this would force these drivers to park all day in front of other businesses along Village Parkway or on residential streets located to the east of Village Parkway. City Staff is recommending to maintain the unrestricted parking designation on Village Parkway adjacent to the Post Office to ensure that additional parking concerns do not arise from on-street parking in front of local businesses along Village Parkway or residences. City Council will be reviewing this item at the May 20th City Council meeting. You are invited to participate in person at the Council meeting or in writing if you have concerns about this matter. Written comments may be submitted to me at the follow address by May 19th Jaimee Bourgeois Public Works 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 The Council meeting on May 20th will commence at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Plaza. Sincerely, 9~ '13~ Jaimee Bourgeois Traffic Engineer G:\TRANSPORTATION\Local Traffic\PARKING\Limited Parking\Limited Parking VPW - Ltr to Businesses.doc Administration (925) 833-6650 . City Council (925) 833-6605 . Finance (925) 833-6640 . Build Code Enforcement (925) 833-6610. Engineering (925) 833-6630. Parks & Community 1....ElT?- Economic Development (925) 833-6650 . Police (925) 833-6670 . Public Works (925) 833-6630 . Cor I IT nil ..Jf.l.:. CITY OF DUBLIN /-{ 1: '1 City Offices, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin California 94568 May 9,2008 SUBJECT: Parking Designation on Village Parkway Adjacent to the Post Office Dear Resident, The City of Dublin recently reviewed a citizen request for a limited parking zone on Village Parkway in front of the Post Office. Post Office employees typically use these spaces to park their vehicles all day, making these spaces unavailable to patrons of the Post Office. After careful review, City Staff has determined that implementing time-limited parking in front of the Post Office could provide some relief to existing parking needs at this location. However, this would force these drivers to park all day in front of other businesses along Village Parkway or on residential streets located to the east of Village Parkway. City Staff is recommending to maintain the unrestricted parking designation on Village Parkway adjacent to the Post Office to ensure that additional parking concerns do not arise from on-street parking in front of local businesses along Village Parkway or residences. City Council will be reviewing this item at the May 20th City Council meeting. You are invited to participate in person at the Council meeting or in writing if you have concerns about this matter. Written comments may be submitted to me at the follow address by May 19th: Jaimee Bourgeois Public Works 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 The Council meeting on May 20th will commence at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers at 100 Civic Plaza. Sincerely, ~~ Jaimee Bourgeois Traffic Engineer G:\TRANSPORT A TION\Local Traffic\P ARKING\Limited Parking\Limited Parking VPW - Ltr to Businesses.doc Administration (925) 833-6650 . City Council (925) 833-6605 . Finance (925) 833-6640 . Sui Code Enforcement (925) 833-6610 . Engineering (925) 833-6630. Parks & Communjt~ ATIA_ElT Economic Development (925) 833-6650 . Police (925) 833-6670 . Public Works (925) 833-6630 . C( 3.