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File #: RES PH 18-172    Version:
Type: Resolution-Public Hearing Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 7/25/2018
Title: Updating and simplifying the Residential Permit Parking Program.
Sponsors: Amy Brendmoen, Chris Tolbert, Rebecca Noecker, Dai Thao, Samantha Henningson
Attachments: 1. 2018 Area Maps Combined 7.25.18, 2. Parking Restrictions Spreadsheet 7.25.18, 3. Planning Commission Residential Permit Parking Resolution 5-4-18, 4. Transportation Cte vote and staff report form, 5. Reid letter re Area 20, 6. Reid letter and petition re area 20, 7. Blodgett email, 8. Clasen email re Area 1, 9. V.4 Permit Parking Resolution_7.18.pdf, 10. Ward 2 comments re Area 7

Title

Updating and simplifying the Residential Permit Parking Program.

 

Body

Updating and Simplifying Residential Permit Parking Program

 

WHEREAS, Public Works has managed the Residential Permit Parking Program over the years through Chapter 164 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code which guides the formation and maintenance of residential permit parking areas; and

 

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to officially repeal all individual permit parking resolutions for each area to create one master resolution for all residential permit parking areas to consolidate the existing resolutions and makes consistent permit types and permit limits across all  permit areas;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following resolutions are no longer in force and effect:

 

Permit Parking Area

Resolution Number

1

86-625

 

97-172

 

97-597

 

14-285

 

15-274

2

93-52

 

96-833

 

97-171

 

98-712

 

00-571

 

04-1008

 

13-239

3

03-1116

 

07-749

 

10-1619

 

11-1015

4

86-212

 

86-265

 

93-1087

 

07-??

5

86-1124

 

87-766

 

87-1249

 

87-1264

 

88-274

 

88-1158

 

88-1715

 

89-1311

 

89-1384

 

89-1418

 

89-1715

 

90-1112

 

91-1537

 

93-617

 

93-1788

 

94-1092

 

95-45

 

95-1283

 

97-170

 

97-213

 

97-1086

 

98-414

6

90-552

 

00-658

7

91-792

 

91-2014

 

96-505

 

00-619

 

07-931

 

13-168

 

13-182

8

92-684

 

92-1438

9

92-1401

 

93-138

 

94-1091

 

95-559

 

04-1094

 

05-298

 

05-405

 

06-213

 

06-249

 

08-759

10

94-1232

 

95-316

11

94-1768

 

00-633

 

02-77

12

96-841

 

96-935

 

97-3

 

03-236

13

97-1166

 

00-572

 

07-38

 

08-1372

14

97-1479

15

98-669

 

98-1147

 

99-423

 

01-1201

 

02-995

16

87-766

 

16-68

 

16-168

17

09-647

 

16-137

18

16-69

19

05-976

 

09-315

20

13-257

21

08-647

 

16-329

22

00-893

 

00-1141

 

00-1142

 

01-797

 

01-1023

 

10-1611

 

16-70

 

16-300

23

00-1143

 

01-1024

 

01-1139

 

04-850

24

00-687

25

99-911

 

99-1148

26

01-17

27

01-1248

28

12-75

29

10-182

30

10-911

All

16-29

 

AND, BE IT RESOLVED that the following permit regulations shall be in effect for all residential permit parking areas, replacing all previous resolutions:

 

1.                     Three vehicle permits and two visitor permits will be made available to each household, except where limited elsewhere.

 

2.                     20 hang tags to be used for special events will be made available to each household on a monthly basis. No special event permits will be issued or considered to be valid during the State Fair in Area 29.

 

3.                     Two visitor permits will be made available to nonresident owners.

 

4.                     Churches and nonprofits within residential permit parking areas will be able to purchase visitor placards for $1 each.

 

5.                     No permits will be available to owners or employees of commercial or office buildings.

 

6.                     Vehicle and visitor permits will be $15 each. A fee of $15 will be charged to replace lost permits and a fee of $1 will be charged to replace permits for new vehicles.

 

7.                     Hang tags will be $1 each.

 

8.                     Vehicle and visitor permits will be prorated to $7 each after May 1st of that year, except for Area 29.

AND, BE IT RESOLVED that starting with permit renewals in the 2019 permit season the permit fees will be as follows:

 

1.                     Churches and nonprofits within residential permit parking areas will be able to purchase visitor placards for $5 each.

2.                     Vehicle and visitor permits will be $25 each. A fee of $215 will be charged to replace lost permits and a fee of $10 will be charged to replace permits for new vehicles.

3.                     Hang tags will be $3 each.

4.                     Vehicle and visitor permits will be no longer be offered at prorated prices.

 

AND, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following parking regulations shall be in effect in residential areas, as defined in the attached spreadsheet and in the attached maps, replacing all previous resolutions:

 

AND, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council requests that the City’s Innovation Team immediately convene a working group of City staff from the Public Works Department, the Police Department, the Office of Technology and Communications and the City Attorney’s Office to vet and plan for permit parking enforcement using license plate reader technology to begin in September 2019 in conjunction with the new online permit renewal system;

 

AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council requests that in conjunction with the work related to license plate reader technology, the Police Department increase capacity of Parking Enforcement Officers, as well as the efficiency of their deployment;

 

AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that that the City Council imposes a moratorium on further modifications to Area 7 until a parking study of the area has been completed;

 

AND, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that these parking regulations shall be in effect and enforced 30 days after City Council approval or as soon as signs are erected.

 

 

 

 

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