HomeMy WebLinkAbout24745RESOLUTION NO. 24745
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING ALL
PARKING SPACES CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE LOCATED ON OFF-
STREET PARKING FACILITIES OWNED OR OPERATED
BY THE CITY AND ON PUBLIC STREETS FOR THE
EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PARKING AND CHARGING AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT IS CONNECTED FOR
ELECTRIC CHARGING PURPOSES, AND ESTABLISHING
A CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNT FOR VIOLATION OF
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 22511.1(A)-(B)
AND AMENDING THE MASTER BAIL SCHEDULE TO
REFLECT STATE LAW
WHEREAS, the City seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting
the use of electric vehicles by residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, towards fulfilling this goal, the City has installed electric vehicle
charging devices on off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the City and on
public streets for use by residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to restrict parking spaces connected to those electric
vehicle charging devices to electric vehicle -only parking, and only for the purpose of
charging electric vehicles; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 22511(a)(1)-(2) provides that a local
authority, by ordinance or resolution, may designate stalls or spaces in off-street parking
facilities owned or operated by the City and public streets for the exclusive purpose of
parking and charging an electric vehicle that is connected for electric charging
purposes, and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 22511.1(a) provides that a person
shall not park or leave standing a vehicle in a stall or space designated pursuant to
Section 22511 unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 22511.1(b) provides that a person
shall not obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to parking stalls or spaces described
in Section 22511.1(a) except as provided for in that section, and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 40200 et seq. authorizes cities to
impose and collect civil penalties for violation of any regulation pertaining to the
stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle that is not a misdemeanor as specified in the
California Vehicle Code, any federal statute or regulation; or any local ordinance; and
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WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 40203.5 requires cities to establish
a schedule of civil penalties for parking violations, and, to the extent possible, to
standardize those civil penalties for parking violations with those of other cities in the
same county; and
WHEREAS, City staff researched the civil penalty amount for violation of
California Vehicle Code section 22511.1(a)-(b) set by other cities within Riverside
County, including the Cities of Riverside, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert, and
determined that $41.00 appears to be the standard penalty amount; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to establish a civil penalty amount for violation of
California Vehicle Code section 22511.1(a)-(b); and
WHEREAS, this civil penalty is separate from the criminal fine that the City may
impose for a violation of California Vehicle Code section 22511.1(a)-(b), and California
Vehicle Code section 42001.6 sets the criminal fine amount at $100.00 upon conviction
in the Riverside Superior Court.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City designates all parking spaces connected to electric vehicle
charging devices located on off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the City
and on public streets for the exclusive purpose of parking and charging an electric
vehicle that is connected for electric charging purposes.
SECTION 3. The City's Master Bail Schedule is to be amended by adding the
following provision:
CVC 22511.1(a)—(b)
Parking/Standing in
Civil Fine
41.00
Space for Charging
Electric Vehicle While
Not Connected for
Charging Purposes
CVC 22511.1(a)—(b)
Parking/Standing in
Criminal
100.00
Space for Charging
Infraction
Electric Vehicle While
Not Connected for
Charging Purposes
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SECTION 4. This Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2) because the activity, which
involves designating certain parking spaces located on off-street parking facilities
owned or operated by the City and on public streets for the exclusive purpose of parking
and charging an electric vehicle that is connected for charging purposes, and amending
the City's schedule of penalties for parking violations and related charges, will not result
in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and
Section 15060(c)(3) because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of
the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in a physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to amend the
City's Master Bail Schedule as provided in Section 3 of this Resolution.
ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2020.
David H. Ready
City Manager
ATT ST:
AoKony J. 1p,
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. 24745 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 April 23, 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 2044" day of Ka---i 2o2e0
A ony J. M jia,
City Clerk