MEMORANDUM 08-104
TO: Port and Harbor Commission
FROM: Walt Wrede
DATE:
SUBJECT: Update on Spit Parking Issues
The Purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Commission with an update on Administration actions so far regarding the Spit Parking Recommendations that were a product of the Joint Planning Commission / Port and Harbor Commission workshop earlier this summer. It is also a response to requests made by the Commission at its last meeting.
The City Council will receive a Memorandum from the Commission which contains its recommendations from the last meeting; including an emergency parking ordinance and creation of a Spit Parking Committee. The staff elected to not do anything directly with those recommendations other than to make sure the Council was aware of them.
Both recommendations were discussed at a recent staff
meeting regarding Spit Parking. It was decided that drafting an emergency
ordinance for parking along a
As noted above, a staff meeting took place last week to talk about Spit Parking issues and to establish a formal course of action and assign responsibility for various tasks. What follows is about as far as we can take it without direction from the City Council. Although the Council received the recommendations which resulted from of the joint workshop, they have not yet discussed them or taken any action.
The meeting started with a report from the Chief of Police.
Mark reported that parking enforcement activities have ramped up significantly
this summer. As you may know, the City hired two summer officers that are
responsible for Spit parking enforcement and beach patrols. As of the end of
June, the officers had issued 24 parking citations, 30 warnings, and many
verbal contacts. Emphasis has been on having a presence, making contact, and
educating people. Mark also said that the Department has not received any
complaints about parking on the Spit since October of last year.
The Chief reported further that the Department examined the
existing parking signage and determined that it was adequate but could
certainly be improved. He also reported that the Department purchased
pedestrian crossing signs that are designed to sit on the center line right in
the crosswalk however, they have not yet been able to
get permission from DOT/PF to put them there. The Police applied for a
The staff established the following action items:
Hope this information is helpful and that you think we are on the right track.