REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Design Professional Services Agreement with W-Trans for the Warburton Avenue - Civic Center Drive Area Parking Analysis and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BACKGROUND
During the July 10, 2018 Council Meeting, residents addressed the Council regarding public street parking concerns related to a proposed residential project (Project) on Warburton Avenue. This Project, located at 1900 Warburton Avenue, proposes to construct 12 townhomes on a 0.5 acre lot in an existing General Office Zoning District. The site was approved for rezoning from General Office to Planned Development and is required to provide 2 parking spaces (garages) per unit, as well as 6 parking spaces for visitors for a total of 30 parking spaces within the property. Residents from a nearby multifamily development at 1700 Civic Center Drive voiced concerns about the lack of available parking within their own development, as well as along Civic Center Drive and Warburton Avenue. The residents stated that approving the development with 2 parking spaces per unit will exacerbate the situation further. City Council directed staff to conduct a parking study for the area surrounding the Project site, detailed in the Location Map (Attachment 1), and to coordinate with nearby residents to identify their current parking issues. This project was added to the Department's work plan after approval of the budget and, therefore, did not have identified funding.
DISCUSSION
On October 30, 2018, staff issued a Request for Proposal for a private consultant to perform data collection, complete a parking demand evaluation, and to propose solutions, if needed. The scope of work includes completing the parking demand evaluation, proposing solutions if needed, attending council and community meetings, and coordinating with the residents in the study area. Two proposals were received from Iteris, Inc. and Whitlock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc., a California corpora...
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