HomeMy WebLinkAbout24729RESOLUTION NO. 24729
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A
PARKING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY
HALL PARKING LOTS, INCLUDING A MAXIMUM 3-HOUR
PARKING TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC PARKING SPACES,
ESTABLISHING UNLIMITED PARKING FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES BY PERMIT, MAINTAINING CLOSURE OF
THE CITY HALL PARKING LOTS FROM 12:00 AM TO
6:00 AM; AND AUTHORIZING REVISIONS TO ON -
STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ON CIVIC DRIVE,
AVIATION ROAD, AND EL CIELO ROAD.
WHEREAS, the public parking lots at City Hall include 231 parking spaces
available to members of the public having business at City Hall, members of the public
making use of the Dog Park, and employees of the City; and
WHEREAS, increasing use of the City Hall parking lots by employees of adjacent
businesses and by contract employees at the Palm Springs International Airport have
limited the number of available spaces for members of the public requiring parking at City
Hall; and
WHEREAS, Palm Springs Municipal Code (PSMC) Section 12.32.050 "Parking
and driving on city property" requires that the City Manager examine and survey City -
owned parking lots with respect to parking uses, and the need for regulations thereto, in
order to assure proper and appropriate use of such public properties and to prevent
interferences with the orderly and efficient conduct of the City's business; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with said PSMC Section 12.32.050, the City Manager
has examined and surveyed the City Hall parking lots, and has determined that
implementation of parking restrictions are necessary to assure proper and appropriate
use of the City Hall parking lots by members of the public having business at City Hall,
members of the public making use of the Dog Park, and employees of the City; and
WHEREAS, PSMC Section 12.32.040 "Stricter parking regulations within council
established parking zones" authorizes the City traffic engineer to prescribe parking
prohibitions within a particular limited parking zone so specified by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to PSMC Section 12.32.020 "Parking space markings —
Installation" the City Engineer previously authorized installation of parking space
markings along Civic Drive, Aviation Road, and El Cielo Road, and pursuant to PSMC
Section 12.32.030 "Parking space markings — Parking within required" vehicles must be
parked within the lines and markings established by the City Engineer; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has evaluated the parking space markings along
Civic Drive, Aviation Road, and El Cielo Road, and has determined that additional on -
street parking may be achieved by eliminating the parking space markings; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22500 certain sections of
Civic Drive and Aviation Road are restricted for parking through implementation of red -
curb markings, and the City Engineer has evaluated that the parking restrictions are not
necessary for traffic safety purposes and may be eliminated to provide additional on -
street parking spaces.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing Recitals are true, correct, and incorporated by this
reference herein as material terms relied upon by the City Council in adopting this
Resolution.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code section 12.32.050, the
City Manager has examined and surveyed the use of the City Hall parking lots, and has
determined that improper use is demonstrated by employees of adjacent businesses and
by contract employees at the Palm Springs International Airport. Accordingly, the City
Manager has determined that additional parking regulations for the City Hall parking lots
are required to prevent interferences with the orderly and efficient conduct of the City's
business.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code section 12.32.040, the
City Council hereby designates the City Hall parking lots as a limited parking zone to be
regulated by time -limited parking for members of the public not to exceed 3 hours during
the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Employees of the City are
hereby exempted from the enforcement of time -limited parking provided a City -issued
permit is prominently displayed in the vehicle. The City Engineer is hereby authorized to
install such signage as is necessary to provide for enforcement of time -limited parking.
SECTION 4. The City Engineer is hereby authorized, in his best judgment in
ensuring for traffic safety, to eliminate no -parking restrictions on Civic Drive adjacent to
City Hall, and on Aviation Road.
SECTION 5. The City Engineer is hereby authorized, in his best judgment in
ensuring for traffic safety, to eliminate parking space markings for on -street public parking
spaces along Civic Drive, Aviation Road, and El Cielo Road.
ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020.
David H. Ready, City Ma ger
ATTEST:
A t ony J. M jia,
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24729 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on February 27, 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Garner, Middleton, Woods, Mayor Pro Tern Holstege, and
Mayor Kors
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this 1 day of A, �2
hony J. Mej a, M
City Clerk