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CC SR 20210907 G - Extend Parking Moratorium CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 09/07/2021 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar AGENDA TITLE: Consideration and possible action to extend the temporary parking restriction for six parking spaces on Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest Road. RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-___, thereby EXTENDING TEMPORARY PARKING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS ALONG AN APPROXIMATELY 330-FOOT SECTION (OR APPROXIMATELY SIX PARKING SPACES) OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF CRENSHAW BLVD. FROM APPROXIMATELY RATTLESNAKE TRAILHEAD TO PARK PLACE UNTIL OCTOBER 19, 2021. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A Amount Budgeted: N/A ORIGINATED BY: Katie Lozano, Senior Administrative Analyst, Recreation and Parks Department REVIEWED BY: Cory Linder, Director, Recreation and Parks Department APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A. Draft Resolution No. 2021-___, extending the temporary parking restriction on Crenshaw Boulevard (page A-1) BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: Since September 2020, a temporary parking restriction has been in place along Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest Road, near Crenshaw Boulevard’s intersection with Park Place, to provide traffic relief to the Del Cerro neighborhood until a larger -scale parking solution is implemented. The temporary parking restriction was formally adopted by the City Council via resolution on September 1, 2020, for 60 days. The temporary parking restriction was subsequently extended on October 20, 2020, December 15, 2020, March 16, 2021 , and May 18, 2021. Reasons for the extensions included determining long -term parking and traffic solutions and the intent to leave the temporary parking restriction in place until these solutions were 1 CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES implemented for a period of time long enough to effectively reduce and c alm traffic on Crenshaw Boulevard. Additionally, there was an unexpected delay involving negotiating some of the terms of the City’s contract with ParkMobile, which provides app-based parking reservation and management services. The current temporary parking restriction expires on September 15, 2021. In October 2020, the City Council authorized Staff to solicit proposals for the app-based parking system to manage parking on Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest Road and on Park Place. The City Council approved an agreement with ParkMobile in January 2021. Staff and ParkMobile made necessary changes to the agreement, which the City Council approved in April 2021. The ParkMobile parking solution was implemented on July 6, 2021. From July 6 through July 30, the City required park and Preserve visitors parking on Crenshaw Boulevard north of Crest Road and on Park Place to make a reservation through the ParkMobile system. Fees were not charged, and warnings were issued, rather than citations. This soft launch allowed the City to gain valuable information and data on parking patterns and habits, and it provided the City one month to work directly with ParkMobile on a public education campaign for the new parking system. On August 1, 2021, the City began charging the $10 reservation fee, and issuing citations for violations. At its upcoming October 5 meeting, the City Council is tentatively scheduled to receive, among other things, a status report on the ParkMobile parking reservation program and to consider amendments to the program, if warranted, based on the full operation for just over two month. Thus, at this time, Staff recommends extending the temporary parking restrictions on Crenshaw Boulevard, south of Crest Road, to October 19, 2021 which is after the status report is provided to the City Council to determine if traffic has been significantly reduced and to allow Preserve and park visitors to continue to familiarize themselves with the new system. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Traffic Studies In December 2020, the City Council directed Staff to conduct traffic studies at various Preserve entry points, including the Del Cerro neighborhood, to identify traffic calming measures and improve existing conditions. An expedited study to analyz e sightlines at three locations on Crenshaw Boulevard, south of Crest Road, was completed and presented to the City Council in March 2021. This expedited analysis resulted in the permanent reduction of 14 parking spaces along Crenshaw Boulevard to provide adequate site distance. Three of these 14 eliminated parking spaces were located within the temporary parking restricted area. Therefore, while the original temporary parking restriction was for nine parking spaces, the recommended extended temporary parki ng restriction is now for the six remaining parking spaces. A more comprehensive parking and traffic study will be conducted in late 2021. 2 ALTERNATIVES: In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions are available for the City Council’s consideration: 1. Lift the temporary parking restriction along Crenshaw Boulevard, south of Crest Road. 2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate. 3 01203.0001/702620.1 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING TEMPORARY PARKING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS ALONG AN APPROXIMATELY 330-FOOT SECTION (OR APPROXIMATELY SIX PARKING SPACES) OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF CRENSHAW BLVD. FROM APPROXIMATELY RATTLESNAKE TRAILHEAD TO PARK PLACE UNTIL OCTOBER 19, 2021 WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (“City”) is a general law City located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507(a) provides that local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day, and that, with the exception of alleys, the ordinance or resolution shall not apply until signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed; and WHEREAS, on or around 2010, residents adjacent to the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve began expressing concerns to the City Council regarding adverse impacts associated with the volume of vehicles in their neighborhood. The concerns varied between illegal parking and stopping, unlawful turning movements, excessive vehicle speeds, and line-of-sight impacts to name a few; and WHEREAS, on August 18, 2020, City Council in an effort to enhance the public’s safety on the roadway and minimize conflicts among drivers, directed staff to implement a temporary parking and stopping prohibition along Crenshaw Blvd. south of Crest Road up to the Burma Road Trailhead gate for 60 days, unless extended by the City Council; and WHEREAS, this temporary parking and stopping proh ibition was put in place to allow the City to study the parking problems associated with this area of Crenshaw Blvd. and develop permanent solutions; and WHEREAS, this temporary parking and stopping prohibition was extended in October 2020, December 2020, March 2021, and May 18, 2021 and is set to expire on September 15, 2021; and WHEREAS, to assist with studying the parking issues in this area, the City contracted with Willdan, a civil engineering firm, to provide a traffic study of the portion of Crenshaw Blvd. south of Crest Road; and WHEREAS, in March 2021, as a result of the traffic study, the City Council A-1 01203.0001/702620.1 Resolution No. 2021-__ Page 2 of 4 approved permanently restricting parking in three parking spaces within the temporary parking restricted area to improve line of sight; and WHEREAS, in July 2021, the City launched its new online parking reservation system for Del Cerro Park and the Portuguese Bend Reserve for certain parking spaces on Crenshaw Blvd. South of Crest Road and on Park Place near the Rattlesnake and Burma Road Trailheads; and WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to extend the temporary parking and stopping prohibition for six of the nine original parking spaces. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE , AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: That the City Council hereby adopts the following findings: A. The City and its residents have recently experienced significant congestion and other public health, safety, and welfare issues related to the high volume of people seeking to access the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (“Preserve”). B. Due to the Preserve’s popularity, the portion of Crenshaw Boulevard near the Preserve often becomes impacted with vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians seeking to enjoy the facilities. Parking is limited and when full, drivers must turn around to find parking elsewhere. C. The popularity of the Preserve and the associated parking problems have resulted in congestion, which may increase the risk of vehicular and pedestrian accidents due to obstructed visibility, trespassing, and other criminal activities and noise and other public nuisance impacts in the residential neighborhoods the entrance to the Preserve, to the detriment of the residents’ health, safety, and welfare. D. The parking and stopping prohibitions described here are designed to lessen congestion on Crenshaw Blvd., nearby streets, and the area around the Preserve. Section 3: Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22507(a), the City Council orders that for a period extending through October 19, 2021 following the adoption of this resolution, the existing temporary drop-off zone near Rattlesnake gate shall be extended, and parking shall be prohibited along an approximately 330-foot section (or approximately six parking spaces) of the south side of Crenshaw Blvd. from approximately Rattlesnake Trailhead to Park Place located with the geographic boundaries of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and A-2 01203.0001/702620.1 Resolution No. 2021-__ Page 3 of 4 Section 4: City staff are hereby directed to post signs and/or other paintings or makings, consistent with the requirements of law that shall give notice that stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles within the temporary no parking area noted above shall be, and hereby is, prohibited. Section 5: The temporary parking prohibition shall be effective on th e date of adoption of this resolution for a period extending through October 19, 2021, unless extended or lifted by the City Council. Section 6: That, in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22507, the parking restrictions set forth in Section 3(b) shall not apply or be enforced until signs or markings giving adequate notice of the restrictions have been placed. The City Manager, or his or her designee, as soon as practicable after adoption of this resolution, shall cause the placement of signs along the subject portions of Crenshaw Boulevard. The number and location of the signs or markings shall be as deemed necessary by the City Manager to give a dequate notice of the restrictions. The signs shall read substantially as follows: Section 7: That this resolution shall take effect immediately. Section 8: That if any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution, and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 9: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of this resolution, and shall cause this resolution and its certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the City Council of the City. Section 10: That the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, as the parking restrictions do not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change to the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, this resolution is not subject to CEQA. A-3 01203.0001/702620.1 Resolution No. 2021-__ Page 4 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 7th day of September, 2021. _____________________ Eric Alegria, Mayor Attest: ___________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2021-__ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on September 7, 2021. ___________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk A-4