RPVCCA_CC_SR_2014_10_21_06_PVDE_Parking_RestrictionsCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
Project Manager:
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MICHAEL THRONE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS i;)
OCTOBER 21, 2014
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE
EAST FROM CASILINA DRIVE TO SAN RAMON DRIVE
AND ON CREST ROAD EAST FROM PALOS VERDES
DRIVE EAST TO 700' WEST
CAROLYNN PETRU, ACTING CITY MANAGE ~
Nicole Jules, Deputy Director of Public Works 71~
RECOMMENDATION
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS
ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST FROM CASILINA DRIVE TO SAN RAMON DRIVE
AND ON CREST ROAD EAST FROM PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST TO 700' WEST.
BACKGROUND
On June 1, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010-42, approving with
Conditions of Approval, the Marymount Facilities Expansion Project (also known as the
Campus Master Plan). During the processing of the planning applications for the
Expansion Project, concerns were raised regarding student parking on neighboring
streets, specifically PVDE and Crest Road. In order to address this concern, the project
EIR suggested that the City Council consider, as a separate item from the project
approval, establishing street parking restrictions in the immediate area of the Marymount
to prevent the student overflow parking from impacting neighboring streets. Generally
speaking, parking restrictions can typically be achieved by either red-curbing (this is not
identified as an option because it is overly restrictive), posting restricted times, or
implementing a permit parking program.
6-1
According to Condition No. 158, the University is required to implement Parking
Management Strategies, on an annual basis, to the satisfaction of the Community
Development Director and the Director of Public Works, to minimize street parking by
students and visitors. ·
On October 4, 2011 and November 1, 2011, staff presented updates to the City Council
regarding the parking conditions at the University, particularly on the implementation of
the Parking Management Strategies. At the time, the City Council affirmed staff's
approach at utilizing Condition No. 158 as a means to minimize street parking by students
and visitors. At both meetings, several members of the public expressed strong opinions
regarding the persistent parking problems on the public streets adjacent to Marymount.
Additionally, the Council directed Staff to explore establishing some form of parking
restrictions along the street to discourage student parking.
In response, the University completed construction of a permanent parking lot which
increased the on-campus parking from 343 spaces to 463 spaces, resulting in a total of
120 new parking spaces on site. The permanent parking lot was completed and in
operation for the Fall 2013 academic year. Upon completion of the new parking lot,
student parking on the public streets was significantly reduced until Marymount
implemented an on-campus parking permit program and fee. The fee for the current
academic year (2014/2015) is $150. During the first two weeks of a semester, the
university offers a grace period whereby no citations are issued for unpermitted vehicles
parked on campus. The grace period for this semester ended on Monday, September
15, 2014, and once again, the City observed a significant increase in student parking on
the streets adjacent to Marymount (ranging between 30-40 cars). City Staff is currently
working with Marymount to prevent students from parking on the street through the
University's Code of Conduct.
PVDE at Marymount University looking west towards Crest Road East
6-2
Notwithstanding, the impact of student parking on public streets continues to be the
source of concern for many residents that live near the University. As a result, staff is
recommending establishing street parking restrictions in the immediate area of the
University to prevent the University's overflow parking from impacting neighboring streets
as suggested in the Project EIR.
DISCUSSION
Palos Verdes Drive East (PVDE) is generally a narrow, north-south two-lane roadway that
serves as a primary traffic artery for the Palos Verdes Peninsula. In the vicinity of
Marymount University where it intersects Crest Road East, the roadway has two lanes in
each direction with on-street parking on both sides of the roadway. The posted speed
limit is 35 miles per hour in this area .
On-street parking near Marymount University has been under observation since 2011.
On many occasions, it has been recently observed that between 30-40 University-related
vehicles have been parked on PVDE and Crest Road East between 9am and 4pm on a
consistent basis, while several parking spaces on-campus remain unoccupied.
Palos Verdes Drive East looking north towards Crest Road East Intersection
Although public streets, both PVDE and Crest Road East have limited residential frontage
that could be potentially impacted by the imposition of parking restrictions. The option for
those residents would be to apply and petition for permit parking.
Some of the safety issues that have been observed over the years include: students
parking in prohibited zones (i.e. in front of or too close to fire hydrants and red curbed
areas), vehicles partially blocking driveways and preventing the placement of refuge cans
along the curbside, vehicles making unsafe turning movements and creating traffic
hazards as well as students unsafely crossing at unsuspecting mid-block locations.
6-3
Staff has determined the best course of action is to restrict parking on both sides of PVDE
from Casilina Drive to San Ramon Drive and Crest Road East from PVDE to 700' west
during the hours of 9am to 4pm. Attachment A displays the parking restriction limits.
The Traffic Safety Committee, at its September 26, 2011 meeting, discussed and
concurred with staff's recommended course of action to implement parking restrictions
along Palos Verdes Drive East and Crest Road east in the vicinity of Marymount
University. Many of the nearby residents are in agreement with the recommended
approach. There have been some concerns expressed by a resident that lives near San
Ramon Drive that the parking restrictions may create adverse impacts to her since she
has caregivers and service workers that utilize the parking on Palos Verdes Drive East.
Since permit parking is currently in place and available to the residents of San Ramon
Drive, the resident was reminded that service/maintenance workers displaying a vehicle
decal can temporarily park on a street that has permit parking restrictions. If a resident
of Palos Verdes Drive East or Crest Road East in the vicinity of the proposed parking
restriction zone feels that the parking restrictions will create an adverse impact, permit
parking is a viable option.
The proposed parking restrictions along PVDE and Crest Road East are outlined in the
attached Resolution No. 2014---
CONCLUSION
In light of the continued presence of Marymount University students parking on public
streets with the implementation of parking management strategies by the University, staff
recommends the City Council establish parking restrictions on PVDE and Crest Road
East, consistent with the suggested recommendation of the Marymount's Facilities
Expansion Project EIR.
FISCAL IMPACT
Adopting staff's recommendation will not result in an impact to the FY 2014-2015
budget.
Attachments:
Attachment A: PVDE Parking Restrictions Exhibit
Attachment B: Resident Correspondence
Attachment C: Resolution No. 2014-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING PARKING
RESTRICTIONS ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST FROM CASILINA DRIVE TO SAN
RAMON DRIVE AND ON CREST ROAD EAST FROM PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST
TO 500' WEST.
6-4
ATTACHMENT A
6-5
6-6
ATTACHMENT B
6-7
Nicole Jules
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Linda, et. al.,
Ara Mihranian
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:41 PM
Linda Gordon
Lois Karp; Jim Gordon; Diane Smith; CC; sharvan@cox.net; Nicole Jules; Joel Rojas; Carol
Lynch <clynch@rwglaw.com>; Carolynn Petru
RE: Parking on PVDE
Thank you all for alerting me on the current parking situation along PVDE near Marymount.
As I mentioned in my email yesterday, I too observed the cars parked on the street yesterday . In
response, I emailed Mr. Reeves for an explanation.
I heard back from him today and this is what he told me (verbatim):
Hello Ara,
Our grace period for permits ended Monday with some students not having permits. We are continuing our
efforts to advise students to get these permits and to park on campus. We have focused our education and
enforcement efforts on those students and expect to see reductions in on-street parking soon.
Jim
To better understand his response, Marymount is currently charging a parking permit fee of $150 per
year for student parking. The grace period to purchase a parking permit ended on Friday. So
students who did not purchase a permit started parking on the street yesterday. Pursuant to the 14-15
Parking Management Strategies, Staff has asked Marymount to increase its security presence at the
entrance driveway to direct students to on-campus parking. Additionally, Staff is asking Marymount
to uphold its Student Code of Conduct by issuing fines to the students who chose to park on the
street (PVDE and Crest Rd) rather than purchasing a parking permit or using the shuttle service. It is
Staff's opinion that if the penalty for disobeying the Student Code of Conduct exceeds the parking
permit fee, students will be more inclined to purchase the permit or seek alternative transportation to
the campus. Mr. Reeves is working on increasing security presence and Staff will continue
monitoring the street parking over the next two weeks. If the street parking situation doesn't improve,
Staff will revisit the Parking Management Strategies to identify added measures to address this latest
issue (such as significantly reducing or eliminating the parking fee).
I should note that according to Diane Smith, there were ample parking spaces available on-campus
yesterday.
In addition to the above, it is my understanding that Public Works will be taking an item to the City
Council on September 3Qth to establish parking restrictions along PVDE adjacent to and near
Marymount. The parking restrictions will likely be times rather than complete prohibition (red curb) to
allow the adjacent property owners the ability to use street parking during non-peak school hours
(evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.).
Given this, let me know if you have any comments or suggestions to address this issue.
Regards,
Ara
1 6-8
Ara Michael Mihranian
Deputy Director of Community Development
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310-544-5228 (telephone)
310-544-5293 (fax)
aram@rpv.com
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
!ll Do you really need to print this e-mail?
This e-mail message contains information belonging to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, which may be privileged,
confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for use of the individual or entity
named. Unauthorized dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, or
are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Gordon [mailto:gummyg@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:00 PM
To: Ara Mihranian
Cc: Lois Karp; Jim Gordon; Diane Smith; CC
Subject: Parking on PVDE
Just drove by MCU--more parking on PVE 20 cars and 6 or 7 on Crest Road. Assume you contacted Mr. Reeves
yesterday as planned. Per my rant yesterday, nothing accomplished and nothing done by Marymount... The in your face
snubbing by Marymount continues ..
Sent from my iPhone
2 6-9
Nicole Jules
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Ara,
sharvan@cox.net
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2 :02 PM
Ara Mihranian; Linda Gordon
Lois Karp; James; Diane Smith; CC; Nicole Jules; Joel Rojas; Carol Lynch
<clynch@rwglaw.com>; Carolynn Petru
Re : Parking on PVDE
Thank you for your prompt response. However, I am continually amazed by the disdain with which
Marymount treats RPV City Council, Staff and taxpayers.
This isn't a new problem, should not be treated as such, and should have been resolved by the school the
week after the initial parking lot was constructed. Jim Reeves' response is an insult to the residents who have
followed the issue for years, to the City Council and to Staff. I hate to think of the hours and hours of Staff
time wasted on this.
In preparation for the September 30th meeting, please advise your contacts in Public Works that student cars
(25+) were parked on PVDE/Crest Road at 7pm last night.
Regards,
Sharon Van Wagner
Sent from Windows Mail
From: aram@rpv.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:40 PM
To: Linda Gordon
Cc: Lois Karp, James, Diane Smith, cc@rpv.com, sh arvan@co x.net, Nicole Jules, Jo el Rojas, Carol Lynch
<clynch@rwglaw.com>, Caro ly nn Petru
Linda, et. al.,
Thank you all for alerting me on the current parking situation along PVDE near Marymount.
As I mentioned in my email yesterday, I too observed the cars parked on the street yesterday. In
response, I emailed Mr. Reeves for an explanation.
I heard back from him today and this is what he told me (verbatim):
Hello Ara,
Our grace period for permits ended Monday with some students not having permits. We are continuing our
efforts to advise students to get these permits and to park on campus. We have focused our education and
enforcement efforts on those students and expect to see reductions in on-street parking soon.
Jim
To better understand his response, Marymount is currently charging a parking permit fee of $150 per
year for student parking. The grace period to purchase a parking permit ended on Friday. So
students who did not purchase a permit started parking on the street yesterday . Pursuant to the 14-15
1 6-10
Parking Management Strategies, Staff has asked Marymount to increase its security presence at the
entrance driveway to direct students to on-campus parking . Additionally, Staff is asking Marymount
to uphold its Student Code of Conduct by issuing fines to the students who chose to park on the
street (PVDE and Crest Rd) rather than purchasing a parking permit or using the shuttle service. It is
Staff's opinion that if the penalty for disobeying the Student Code of Conduct exceeds the parking
permit fee, students will be more inclined to purchase the permit or seek alternative transportation to
the campus. Mr. Reeves is working on increasing security presence and Staff will continue
monitoring the street parking over the next two weeks. If the street parking situation doesn't improve,
Staff will revisit the Parking Management Strategies to identify added measures to address this latest
issue (such as significantly reducing or eliminating the parking fee).
I should note that according to Diane Smith, there were ample parking spaces available on-campus
yesterday.
In addition to the above, it is my understanding that Public Works will be taking an item to the City
Council on September 3Qth to establish parking restrictions along PVDE adjacent to and near
Marymount. The parking restrictions will likely be times rather than complete prohibition (red curb) to
allow the adjacent property owners the ability to use street parking during non-peak school hours
(evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.).
Given this, let me know if you have any comments or suggestions to address this issue.
Regards,
Ara
Ara Michael Mihranian
Deputy Director of Community Development
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310-544-5228 (telephone)
310-544-5293 (fax)
aram@rpv.com
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
II Do you really need to print this e-mail?
This e-mail message contains information belonging to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, which may be privileged,
confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for use of the individual or entity
named. Unauthorized dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, or
are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Gordon [mailto:gummyg@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:00 PM
To: Ara Mihranian
Cc: Lois Karp; Jim Gordon; Diane Smith; CC
Subject: Parking on PVDE
2 6-11
Just drove by MCU--more parking on PVE 20 cars and 6 or 7 on Crest Road. Assume you contacted Mr. Reeves
yesterday as planned. Per my rant yesterday, nothing accomplished and nothing done by Marymount ... The in your face
snubbing by Marymount continues ..
Sent from my iPhone
3 6-12
Nicole Jules
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Linda Gordon <gummyg@cox.net>
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 6:15 PM
Ara Mihranian
Lois Karp; Jim Gordon; Diane Smith; CC; sharvan@cox.net; Nicole Jules; Joel Rojas; Carol
Lynch <clynch@rwglaw.com>; Carolynn Petru
Subject: Re: Parking on PVDE
Thank you for the follow up, Ara. My only comment is .. Business as usual!!
Marymount is and always has been "working" on something and only when they are called on the carpet AND then they
take their own sweet time to actually DO something! And when they have agreed to a specific date for
completion/compliance! Most recent items .. the fence along the "new" parking lot, the wall to keep debri from going
into the storm drains and them that was deferred because MM is working on a long term landscape program! For years
now! Really?? Unacceptable!! The inmates are clearly running the Prison!!
I refer once again to my email to you of yesterday! I do not think I need to reiterate my disappointment in the staff and
City to put some teeth in their Ordinances or whatever the proper term instead of this continual bowing and scraping
and accommodating posture!
Linda
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 16, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpv.com> wrote:
Linda, et. al.,
Thank you all for alerting me on the current parking situation along PVDE near
Marymount.
As I mentioned in my email yesterday, I too observed the cars parked on the street
yesterday. In response, I emailed Mr. Reeves for an explanation.
I heard back from him today and this is what he told me (verbatim):
Hello Ara,
Our grace period for permits ended Monday with some students not having permits. We are
continuing our efforts to advise students to get these permits and to park on campus. We have
focused our education and enforcement efforts on those students and expect to see reductions in
on-street parking soon.
Jim
To better understand his response, Marymount is currently charging a parking permit
fee of $150 per year for student parking. The grace period to purchase a parking permit
ended on Friday. So students who did not purchase a permit started parking on the
street yesterday. Pursuant to the 14-15 Parking Management Strategies, Staff has
asked Marymount to increase its security presence at the entrance driveway to direct
students to on-campus parking. Additionally, Staff is asking Marymount to uphold its
Student Code of Conduct by issuing fines to the students who chose to park on the
street (PVDE and Crest Rd) rather than purchasing a parking permit or using the shuttle
service. It is Staff's opinion that if the penalty for disobeying the Student Code of
Conduct exceeds the parking permit fee, students will be more inclined to purchase the
permit or seek alternative transportation to the campus. Mr. Reeves is working on
1 6-13
increasing security presence and Staff will continue monitoring the street parking over
the next two weeks . If the street parking situation doesn't improve, Staff will revisit the
Parking Management Strategies to identify added measures to address this latest issue
(such as significantly reducing or eliminating the parking fee).
I should note that according to Diane Smith, there were ample parking spaces available
on-campus yesterday .
In addition to the above, it is my understanding that Public Works will be taking an item
to the City Council on September 3Q 1h to establish parking restrictions along PVDE
adjacent to and near Marymount. The parking restrictions will likely be times rather than
complete prohibition (red curb) to allow the adjacent property owners the ability to use
street parking during non-peak school hours (evenings, weekends, holidays, etc.).
Given this, let me know if you have any comments or suggestions to address this issue .
Regards,
Ara
Ara Michael Mihranian
Deputy Director of Community Development
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310-544-5228 (telephone)
310-544-5293 (fax)
aram@rpv .com
www.pa losverdes.com/rpv
Ill Do you really need to print this e-mail?
This e-mail message contains information belonging to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, which may be
privileged, confidential and/or protected from disclosure. The information is intended only for use of
the individual or entity named. Unauthorized dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly
prohibited . If you received this email in error, or are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender
immediately. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Gordon [mailto :gu m myg@ cox .net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:00 PM
To: Ara Mihranian
Cc: Lois Karp; Jim Gordon; Diane Smith; CC
Subject: Parking on PVDE
Just drove by MCU--more parking on PVE 20 cars and 6 or 7 on Crest Road . Assume you contacted Mr.
Reeves yesterday as planned. Per my rant yesterday, nothing accomplished and nothing done by
Marymount... The in your face snubbing by Marymount continues ..
Sent from my iPhone
2 6-14
ATTACHMENT C
6-15
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING PARKING
RESTRICTIONS ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST FROM
CASILINA DRIVE TO SAN RAMON DRIVE AND ON
CREST ROAD EAST FROM PALOS VERDES DRIVE
EAST TO 700' NORTH
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
HEREBY FIND, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS , Chapter 10.04 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
authorizes the City Council to establish restricted parking in designated areas in the City
by resolution pursuant to the authority provided by California Vehicle Code Section
22507;and
WHEREAS, an engineering and traffic survey has determined that parking
restrictions are warranted on portions of Palos Verdes Drive East and Crest Road East
in accordance with the Rancho Palos Verdes Traffic Code .
WHEREAS, Palos Verdes Drive East, a public roadway from Casilina Drive to
Crest Road East and Crest Road East, a public roadway from Palos Verdes Drive East
to 700' west, has experienced parking-related impacts due to student related parking
pertaining to Marymount California University ("University"); and
WHEREAS, the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods have requested the
City to prohibit student parking on Palos Verdes Drive East and Crest Road East to
address the public safety issues associated with student parking; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a "No Parking 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., Monday
through Friday" restriction by erecting signs on both sides of Palos Verdes Drive East
from Casilina Drive to San Ramon Drive and on both sides of Crest Road East from
Palos Verdes Drive East to 700 feet west, will reduce traffic hazards created by
nonresident vehicular parking on both sides of Palos Verdes Drive East and on Crest
Road East, and is necessary to provide safe and efficient ingress and egress for the
benefit of residents and their guests;
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1759304v1
6-16
Section 1. Required Findings. The City Council finds that the establishment of
a "No Parking 9 AM. to 4 P.M. ,Monday through Friday," restriction by erecting signs on
both sides of Palos Verdes Drive East from Casilina Drive to San Ramon Drive and on
both sides of Crest Road East from Palos Verdes Drive East to 700 feet west , is
necessary to reduce traffic hazards created by nonresident vehicular parking. For these
reasons, the City Council finds that the establishment of these parking restrictions for
the portion of the streets listed in Section 2 of this Resolution is necessary to avoid the
adverse impacts upon residents and their guests caused by cars associated with the
University being parked on nearby streets.
Section 2. Designation of Restricted Parking Area. Based upon the findings in
Section 1, the following areas are hereby designated with the following parking
restriction: "No Parking 9 AM. to 4 P.M., Monday through Friday,":
Palos Verdes Drive East (both sides from Casilina Drive to San Ramon Drive)
Crest Road East (both sides from Palos Verdes Drive East to 700 ' west).
Section 3. Designation of Parking Restrictions . Pursuant to Section 22507
and paragraph (n) of Section 22651 of the Vehicle Code, the parking restriction on the
portion of the streets listed in Section 2 above shall be as follows:
Signs stating: "No Parking 9 AM. to 4 P.M ., Monday through Friday," shall be
posted along both sides of Palos Verdes Drive East from Casilina Drive to San
Ramon Drive and both sides of Crest Road East from Palos Verdes Drive East to
700 ' west.
Section 4. Posting of Signs. The parking prohibitions contained in Section 3 of
this Resolution shall not become effective until signs have been posted giving adequate
notice of the parking restrictions imposed by this resolution . The Director of Public
Works is hereby authorized to erect such signs.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution .
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this __ day of _____ 2014 .
Jerry V. Duhovic, Mayor
1759304v1
6-17
ATIEST:
CARLA MORREALE, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2014-_, was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on , 2014 .
CARLA MORREALE, City Clerk
1759304v1
6-18