CITY OF LOS ANGELES INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM

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1 CITY OF LOS ANGELES INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM Date: June 6, 2016 T: Frm: SUBJECT: The Hnrable City Cuncil c/ City Clerk, Rm 395, City Hall Attentin: Hnrable Mike Bnin, Chair, Transprtatin Cmmittee b Seleta J. Reynlds, General Manager Department f Transprtatin ESTABLISHMENT OF TEMPORARY PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT NO. 211 FOR THE 2500 BLOCKS OF DUNSMUIR AVENUE, COCHRAN AVENUE AND CLOVERDALE AVENUE IN THE WEST ADAMS AREA SUMMARY This reprt recmmends the establishment f Temprary Preferential Parking District (TPPD) N. 211 fr the 2500 blcks f Dunsmuir, Cchran, and Clverdale Avenues in Cuncil District 10. RECOMMENDATIONS FIND that there is a substantial adverse impact frm business vehicles, emplyees and stred vehicles frm an aut bdy shp and a ppular night club, wh mnplize the n-street parking preventing residents frm parking near their hmes, frm which the residents deserve immediate relief. FIND that the establishment f this TPPD is exempt frm the Califrnia Envirnmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 1 Categrical Exemptin, under Article III.1.a.3 f the 2002 Ls Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. 3. ADOPT the attached RESOLUTION, pursuant t Sectin d f the Ls Angeles Municipal Cde (LAMC), establishing TPPD N. 211, fr: a. Dunsmuir Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard b. Cchran Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard c. Clverdale Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard 4. AUTHORIZE the fllwing parking restrictin fr use in TPPD N. 211: a. "NO PARKING, 8 PM t 8 AM, MONDAY - SATURDAY; 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM t 8 PM, MONDAY-SATURDAY; DISTRICT NO. 211 PERMITS EXEMPT" 5. INSTRUCT the Ls Angeles Department f Transprtatin (LADOT) t initiate the necessary prcedures fr the preparatin and sale f parking permits t residents within TPPD N. 211, as specified in Sectin f the LAMC.

2 The Hnrable City Cuncil 2 June 6, DIRECT the LADOT, upn Cuncil adptin f the Reslutin establishing the District, t pst r remve the authrized parking restrictins upn receipt and verificatin f the requisite petitin, withut further actins by the City Cuncil. BACKGROUND The establishment f TPPD N. 211, pursuant t LAMC Sectin d, is exempt frm the CEQA as a Class 1 Categrical Exemptin, under Article lll.l.a.3 f the 2002 Ls Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. It will nly limit parking frm Mnday t Saturday t nn-residents between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM and shuld imprve the excessive parking and traffic impacts. The City Cuncil has the authrity, pursuant t LAMC Sectin d, t establish TPPDs by reslutin "t prvide relief fr residents wh suffer an excessive parking impact... as the result f any cnditins which impact fewer than six blcks and which, in the judgment f the Cuncilmember f the District and aer cnsultatin with the Parking Administratr, deserve immediate relief until a permanent slutin can be fund." DISCUSSION On Octber 7, 2013, LADOT received a letter frm Cuncil President Herb Wessn requesting the Department t study and reprt t the Transprtatin Cmmittee n establishing a TPPD in an apprpriate residential area. The Cuncil Office is requesting establishment f this TPPD t prvide the residents immediate relief frm excessive nn-resident parking caused by an aut repair business and patrns t a very ppular night club. The Cuncilmember believes the residents deserve immediate relief frm this situatin until a permanent slutin can be fund and the establishment f this TPPD is the nly viable and rapid ptin t address the prblem. The cmpleted parking study passed, indicating an verwhelmingly large number f nn-residents parking vehicles at the lcatin. Aer reviewing the results f the parking studies, LADOT als recmmends the inclusin f Dunsmuir Avenue, Clverdale Avenue and the residential areas n the Nrth side f Adams Bulevard between Clverdale Avenue and Cchran Avenue. COORDINATION Cuncilmember Herb Wessn and his staff have cnsulted with LADOT regarding the parking prblems in this area and have cncluded that a TPPD is the best pssible slutin t address the residents' parking cncerns at this time. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT Revenue frm the sale f permits will cver the cst f implementing and administering TPPD N Furthermre, the City will gain additinal General Fund revenue frm the issuance f parking citatins t vilatrs f the TPPD parking restrictins. SJR:JK:fv Attachments: Reslutin TPPD Map Cuncilmember's Letter

3 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHMENT OF TEMPORARY PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT NO. 211 FOR THE 2500 BLOCKS OF DUNSMUIR AVENUE, COCHRAN AVENUE AND CLOVERDALE AVENUE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WHEREAS, the establishment f Preferential Parking Districts is an effective tl in restricting excessive numbers f nnresident vehicles frm parking in residential neighbrhds; and WHEREAS, the residents f Cchran Avenue are adversely impacted by the daily intrusin f nn-resident vehicles parking in the neighbrhd while vehicles f an aut repair shp alng with custmers and emplyees f a nearby club, are blcking driveways and leaving debris adversely impacting the residents' ability t access their prperties r park in frnt f their wn hmes; and WHEREAS, the Office f Cuncilmember Herb Wessn submitted a letter t the Ls Angeles Department f Transprtatin (LADOT) requesting the creatin f the Temprary Preferential Parking District (TPPD) at Dunsmuir Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard, Cchran Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard, and Clverdale between dead end and Adams Bulevard; and WHEREAS, the LADOT received petitins frm residents f Cchran Avenue requesting the establishment f a preferential parking district with a psted restrictin f "NO PARKING, 8 PM t 8 AM, MONDAY - SATURDAY; 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM t 8 PM, MONDAY - SATURDAY; DISTRICT NO. 211 PERMITS EXEMPT"; WHEREAS, Ls Angeles Municipal Cde (LAMC) Sectin d prvides fr the establishment ftppds by reslutin, and allws fr their annual renewals until either a permanent slutin is fund r the prblem ceases t exist. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Cuncil, pursuant t LAMC Sectin d, hereby establishes TPPD N. 211 at Dunsmuir Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard, Cchran Avenue between dead end and Adams Bulevard, and Clverdale between dead end and Adams Bulevard; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upn apprval f TPPD N. 211 thrugh the adptin f this reslutin, the LADOT be authrized t pst r remve "NO PARKING, 8 PM t 8 AM, MONDAY - SATURDAY; 2 HOUR PARKING 8 PM t 8 AM, MONDAY-SATURDAY; DISTRICT NO. 211 PERMITS EXEMPT", restrictins n street segments within TPPD N. 211, withut further actin by City Cuncil, upn receipt and verificatin f requisite petitins as prvided fr in the "Rules and Prcedures fr Preferential Parking District" adpted by the City Cuncil; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the LADOT be directed t take the apprpriate steps t prepare, issue, and require payments fr permits frm the residents f TPPD N. 211 in accrdance with Sectin f the LAMC.

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5 icvvcy.v.. -'-' aa-7'-----i. jji i»li±l!a SJJ& >) ibkawj mmh xy 3? Herb J. Wessn, Jr. Cuncilmember, 10th District President, Ls Angeles City Cuncil Octber 7,2013 Mr. Jaime de la Vega, General Manger City f Ls Angeles Department f Transprtatin 100 S. Main Street, 10th Flr Ls Angeles, CA Dear Mr. de la Vega: REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT My ffice has received a request frm the 2500 blck f Cchran Avenue t establish a temprary parking district and t allw fr a psted restrictin f: N Parking Mnday - Saturday, 8am-8pm with a 2 hur exemptin and allw fr residents t purchase permits. The nly street included in this area is the 2500 blck f Cchran Avenue between Adams Bulevard and the 10 freeway. Attached t this letter yu will find the petitins. I am requesting that this lcatin be studied t ascertain if City standards are met t necessitate a parking district here. If yu have any questins please cntact Liz Carlin f my staff at Thank yu fr yur prmpt attentin t this matter. Sincerely, HERB J. WESSON, Jr. President, Ls Angeles City Cuncil 10th Cuncil District C: Felix Valde, LADOT Permit Parking Divisin, MS #735-4 Jeannie Shen, LADOT Hllywd Wilshire Office, MS# 726 City Hall Office: 200 Nrth Spring Street, Rm 430 Ls Angeles, Califrnia Phne: (213) Fax: (213) District Office: 1819 Suth Western Avenue * Ls Angeles, Califrnia Phne: (323) Fax: (323) cuncilmember.wessn@lacity.rg