MEMORANDUM CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS TO: FROM: City Council and Traffic and Parking Commission Liaison Committee Chad Lynn, Assistant Public Works Director Genevieve Row, Parking Services Manager Judi Tamasi, Senior Management Analyst DATE: November 26, 2018 SUBJECT: Update on New Legislation Regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Stations ATTACHMENTS: 1. Traffic and Parking Commission Report November 1, 2018 2. List of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations The City operates 34 publicly-accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which provide 58 EV charging connections, located in 14 City public parking facilities and at Roxbury Park. On November 1, 2018, Public Works Assistant Public Works Director presented to the Traffic and Parking Commission (TPC) an update on the new legislation regarding EV charging stations. That staff report attached provides the complete background. Senate Bill 1000 (SB-1000) prohibits cities from restricting which types of EVs may access an electric vehicle charging station approved for passenger vehicles that both is publicly accessible and the construction of which was funded, at least in part, by the state or through moneys collected from ratepayers. Staff is researching to which of the City s EV stations this new law would apply. For City EV stations where the law does apply, the law essentially eliminates the City s ability to prohibit the connection of non-battery Only Electric Vehicles (BOEVs)/Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). On September 13, 2018, SB-1000 was chaptered by the Secretary of State. It becomes effective January 1, 2019. This law impacts the City s current policy of restricting connection to an EV charging station to BOEVs, or now more commonly referred to as ZEVs. Staff is working to determine specifically which EV stations may or may not be impacted by this legislation based on the specific funding sources for each charging station. Attachment 2 is the List of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (with a minor correction incorporated). At the November 1, 2018 meeting, the Commission unanimously recommended that the City apply the new law apply uniformly, regardless of whether the law applies to only a subset of the City s public EV charging stations (Option 1 as outlined in the attached report). Staff plans to bring this item to the City Council in December 2018. In the case that the law applies to a subset of the City s public EV charging stations, the Council will have the opportunity to provide direction on whether to apply the law uniformly to all public EV charging stations, or only to those EV charging stations to which the new law applies.
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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION November 1, 2018 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: Traffic and Parking Commission Chad Lynn, Assistant Public Works Director Genevieve Row, Parking Services Manager Judi Tamasi, Senior Management Analyst Update on New Legislation Regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Stations A. List of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND The City operates 35 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which provide 59 EV charging connections, located in 14 City public parking facilities and at Roxbury Park. Senate Bill 1000 (SB-1000) prohibits cities from restricting which types of electric vehicles may access an electric vehicle charging station approved for passenger vehicles that both is publicly accessible and the construction of which was funded, at least in part, by the state or through moneys collected from ratepayers. Staff is researching to which of the City s EV stations this new law would apply. For City EV stations where the law does apply, the law essentially eliminates the City s ability to prohibit the connection of non-battery Only Electric Vehicles (BOEVs)/Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). On September 13, 2018, SB-1000 was chaptered by the Secretary of State. It becomes effective January 1, 2019. This law impacts the City s current policy of restricting connection to an EV charging station to BOEVs, or now more commonly referred to as ZEVs. Staff is working to determine specifically which EV stations may or may not be impacted by this legislation based on the specific funding sources for each charging station. The change in legislation becomes effective January 1, 2019. Based on the timeline, it is necessary to present information to the Traffic and Parking Commission at the November meeting, before all of the variables have been resolved. Since timing does not appear to permit staff to return to the Commission prior to the need for City Council action, staff will present the most up-to-date information available at the November meeting. Additionally, if it is determined that certain EV stations are not subject to the legislation, a liaison meeting will be scheduled prior to presenting the information for City Council action for additional review and discussion. DISCUSSION Upon recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Commission, the City Council and Parking Authority adopted a resolution and established an EV charging policy. This policy established the following:
1. Only Battery Only Electric Vehicles (BOEVs), or now more commonly referred to as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), are authorized to park in EV charging stations. Hybrid vehicles are prohibited. 2. Authorized EVs shall be prohibited from parking in an EV charging station parking stall unless they initiated a session and remain connected. 3. Only EVs engaged in Level I charging may park in Level I designated stalls. Only EVs engaged in Level II charging may park in Level II designated stalls. 4. City and Parking Authority, after notifying police, may cause removal of a vehicle if the vehicle is not connected for electric charging purposes. 5. Rates were established for EV charging station access, connection and energy fees and charges. Along with the policies outlined above, the current fees went into effect in April 2018 and are as follows: a. Energy Fee of $0.25 per KWh b. Station Fee: free first two hours, then $6 each additional hour. Staff has established that 14 of the 35 (40%) stations are subject to the new legislation and the City may not restrict the connection of BOEVs/ZEVs related to those stations. Staff is researching the funding sources related to the remaining 21 stations to determine if they are subject to the new legislation. Attachment 1 outlines the impacted and undetermined stations by location. If the funding sources result in the undetermined stations being subject to the new legislation, staff will bring forward an informational item to the City Council outlining the new legislation and a follow up to consider an updated resolution which conforms to the new legislation. If the funding sources result in the undetermined stations NOT being subject to the new legislation, the City will have options on how to proceed. Staff is requesting the Commission consider these options for discussion with the City Council Liaison or recommendation to the City Council. Option 1 At minimum, it is known that 14 of the 35 stations will be required to allow the connection of hybrid and other non-boevs/zevs. The City may choose to enact a uniform policy, allowing hybrid and other non-boevs/zevs to connect to all stations. At the onset of the policy development for EV charging, consistency, simplicity and ease of understanding for the public were considerations when the City adopted the uniform restrictions and rates across all of the parking facilities. Although it is likely that some hybrid and other non-boevs/zevs will connect to available stations when this restriction is lifted, the current rates may be enough to mitigate the lack of availability and turnover as observed prior to the implementation of these polices. The ability to change the rates, including the station fee free period, station fee itself or the addition of a flat rate access fee for the ability to connect to the station are available options which may be considered or implemented if occupancy or availability are adversely impacted. For these reasons, staff recommends this option. Option 2 2 of 3
The City may choose to have different restrictions at each lot based on locations that are or are not subject to the new legislation. In this scenario, it would be anticipated that 14 stations would be subject to the legislation and be required to allow the connection of hybrid and other non- BOEVs/ZEVs. The remaining 21 stations could maintain the current restriction, preventing hybrid and other non-boevs/zevs from connecting to these stations. During the policy discussion related to this restriction, the Commission discussed the concern of ensuring that a vehicle dependent on an EV connection would be prioritized over a vehicle that had an alternative source of power. However, this option does introduce potential confusion and inconsistency between facilities, which is in conflict with the considerations outlined in Option 1. These concerns may be mitigated with additional and distinct signage for those stations that maintain the restriction. Once a resolution has been adopted, staff will update regulatory and informational signage to reflect the options as directed and in coordination with the Police Department, along with updating informational brochures, the City s website and other public outreach and information. Staff will monitor usage of the EV stations and return to the Traffic and Parking Commission and City Council with additional recommendations if usage increases significantly. Irrespective of the options and updates related to the restriction of hybrid vehicles, upon returning to the City Council with a new resolution, staff recommends removing the language related to Level I and Level II charging stations, as this reference is now outdated related to our current infrastructure. The remaining restrictions, regulation, rates and enforcement were not impacted by this legislation and will continue to remain in effect. FISCAL IMPACT Since rates have not been eliminated or impacted, we do not expect any revenue losses related to this legislation. If the new law does apply to some or all of the City s EV charging stations, in that case it would allow more vehicles to connect to the charging stations. This may create an impact to availability for BOEVs/ZEVs and also provides for additional revenues if occupancy goes up, as anticipated. At this time staff does not have an estimated value of the revenue increase, but does not expect it to be significant, as staff does not generally expect the additional hybrid connections to connect long enough (longer than 2 hours) to generate station fees. Energy fees, generated from additional connectivity, are generally cost recovering and are not anticipated to substantially contribute to supporting ongoing maintenance and replacement costs. 3 of 3
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Attachment A - List of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations EV Charging Stations Subject to SB- 1000 Address 345 N. Beverly Dr. 4 Yes 216 S. Beverly Dr. 2 Yes 9510 Brighton Way 2 440 N. Camden Dr. 2 Yes 450 N. Rexford Dr. 2 438 N. Beverly Dr./ 439 N. Canon Dr. 2 Yes 241 N. Canon Dr./ 242 N. Beverly Dr. 2 9333 W. Third St. 2 461 N. Bedford Dr. 2 Yes 333 N. Crescent Dr. 2 221 N. Crescent Dr. 2 Yes 9361 Dayton Way 2 450 N. Crescent Dr. 4 321 S. La Cienega Blvd. 2 City Council Parking Lot 1 Roxbury Park Community Center 2 TOTAL 35
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Attachment 2 - List of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations EV Charging Stations Subject to SB- 1000 Address 345 N. Beverly Dr. 4 Yes 216 S. Beverly Dr. 2 Yes 440 N. Camden Dr. 2 Yes 438 N. Beverly Dr./ 439 N. Canon Dr. 2 Yes 461 N. Bedford Dr. 2 Yes 221 N. Crescent Dr. 2 Yes TOTAL 14 EV Charging Stations Subject to SB- 1000 Address 9510 Brighton Way 2 UNK 333 N. Crescent Dr. 2 UNK 9361 Dayton Way 2 UNK 450 N. Crescent Dr. 4 UNK 321 S. La Cienega Blvd. 2 UNK Roxbury Park Community Center 2 UNK 450 N. Rexford Dr. 2 UNK 241 N. Canon Dr./ 242 N. Beverly Dr. 2 UNK 9333 W. Third St. 2 UNK TOTAL 20 UNK=Unknown
MEMORANDUM CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS TO: FROM: DATE: November 26, 2018 SUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: City Council and Traffic and Parking Commission Liaison Committee Aaron Kunz, Deputy Director of Transportation Martha Eros, Transportation Planner Preferential Parking Permit Policies 1. Area 1 Map Introduction Staff seeks City Council and Traffic and Parking Commission Liaison Committee (Liaison Committee) comments and direction on modifying permit parking regulations and/or permit zone designations for preferential permit parking (PPP). The following projects are currently under review for City Council consideration at a future date: 1. An updated proposal for the PPP districting process; staff seeks direction on whether or not to move forward with the PPP districting process. 2. A resident-initiated petition to modify the PPP parking regulation and zone letter designation on the 200 and 300 blocks of South Canon Drive; staff seeks direction on processing requests to change an existing PPP zone letter designation. 3. Request for a City-initiated process to modify the existing PPP zone on the 300 block of South Swall Drive; staff seeks direction on proceeding with a City-initiated process. Discussion Preferential Parking Permit Districts Process The City currently has 73 permit parking zones, the majority of which were established via a resident-initiated petition. The major benefit of the existing petition process is that residents initiate the request and advocate for parking changes on their street blocks. Residents are more familiar with the street they reside in, and can speak for their request. Permit parking projects have generated strong opinions at times (e.g., business vs. residents; disagreements between residents), but compromises and solutions have been developed with the current PPP process. In recent years, staff has worked on improving the PPP process. When establishing PPP zones in new areas, staff notifies adjacent blocks about the PPP process so they can potentially submit joint PPP petitions. In some instances, the City delayed implementation of a zone until adjacent residential street blocks could obtain/submit a petition. The petition process has resulted in 73 permit zones with a combination of regulations, but in recent years, the City has been able to create more consistent parking regulations from block to block (e.g., Zone O). The City-initiated process has worked to establish PPP zones in non-permit zone multiple family neighborhoods to provide permit parking regulations. The City-initiated process also can work with standardizing or cleaning up PPP regulations, if there is an advocate(s) and clear residential support. In 2016, the City Council prioritized evaluating possible consolidation of PPP zones into districts as part of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 City Council Priorities. The TPC and staff developed a
11.26.18 CC/TPC Liaison: Preferential Parking Permit Policies Page 2 process for PPP districting in the City. The TPC prioritized implementation of the district plan as follows: Phase 1: Consolidate multiple-family street blocks with similar parking characteristics via a City-initiated process. On August 22, 2017, the City Council authorized staff to proceed with three areas for permit parking redistricting in multiple-family areas. Staff proceeded with the consolidation/districting process in the 100 blocks south of Wilshire Boulevard between Spalding and South Camden Drives (Area 1), and forwarded the findings to the TPC for review. Attachment 1 shows the Area 1 map and parking regulations. On August 9, 2018, the TPC recommended establishing a PPP zone on 100 McCarty Drive, and modifying the existing PPP zones in Area 1 with a consolidated regulation based on survey responses and parking occupancy counts on the 100 block of South McCarty Drive. Below is the resident survey response summary: Street (100 Block South) Total Dwelling Units Yes No McCarty 87 3 8 Spalding 83 5 0 Linden 33 2 1 Roxbury 99 3 0 Bedford 85 3 1 Peck 113 5 0 Camden 79 5 2 Total 579 26 12 On October 9, 2018, City Council reviewed the TPC s recommendation, and did not support proceeding with overall program due to lack of a resident advocate(s), three residents opposing changes to the existing regulations, and a need for additional outreach to major stakeholders located in the project area. Staff does not foresee success in districting other multiple-family areas unless a resident advocate is involved. City-initiated consolidation efforts could create controversy among all stakeholders (i.e., single-family, multiple-family residents and/or businesses) if proposed parking regulations do not benefit all stakeholders. Phase 2: Pursue non-permit zone single-family street blocks north of Santa Monica Boulevard. Staff recommends re-visiting the goals of pre-establishing districts north of Santa Monica Boulevard. The current resident-initiated PPP petition process has been successful, and the City has recently been able to establish two zones (i.e., 500 blocks of North Canon and North Crescent Drives) with a consistent regulation. A pre-established district would not have worked for certain street blocks, such as the 700 block of North Arden Drive, which has different PPP regulations on the north and south halves of block. Due to disagreements between the residents on the block, the City Council split the regulations on the block as a compromise.
11.26.18 CC/TPC Liaison: Preferential Parking Permit Policies Page 3 Phase 3: Evaluate existing PPP zones on single-family street blocks south of Santa Monica Boulevard and group zones with similar permit regulations or characteristics. Staff does not anticipate support in modifying existing PPP zones without a resident advocate. 200 and 300 Blocks of S. Canon Drive The 200 and 300 blocks of South Canon Drive are single-family street blocks, with multiplefamily housing to the north, west and south. The South Beverly Drive commercial corridor is two blocks west of South Canon Drive. The 100 and 200 blocks of South Reeves, Canon and Crescent Drives and the 300 blocks of South Canon and Crescent Drives share the same Zone Q designation with varying enforcement times. In July 2018, staff received two resident-initiated petitions to modify the existing 1-Hour Parking, 8 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., Daily, Permit Q Exempt regulation on the 200 and 300 blocks of South Canon Drive with a No Parking regulation. Both petitions requested a modification to the existing PPP regulations to address commuter parking impacts from South Beverly Drive businesses, parking by residents with PPP Zone Q permits from neighboring multiple-family street blocks, traffic, and ingress/egress issues. Staff sent out a TPC public notice recommending a No Parking Anytime, Permit Q Exempt regulation for both street blocks. After the public notice was mailed out, the lead petitioners for both petitions provided a joint letter requesting to change Zone Q to a different letter designation. On October 4, 2018, the TPC reviewed both petitions, and deliberated on addressing the request for a change in letter designation since there is currently no clear process on changing an existing PPP zone letter designation, and deferred the modification of the zone letter designation to staff. The TPC voted (3-1) to deny the request of the petitioners for modifications to the PPP regulation and designation on the 200 and 300 blocks of S. Canon Drive. Prior to forwarding the TPC s recommendation for City Council consideration, staff seeks the Liaison Committee s direction on processing this, and future, requests to change an existing PPP zone letter designation. The current PPP petition form has been modified to highlight the zone/letter designation in addition to the existing and proposed enforcement periods. City-Initiated Process for the 300 Block of South Swall Drive Staff received a request to evaluate the existing PPP regulation on the 300 block of South Swall Drive to have a consistent no parking regulation on both sides of the street. A City-initiated review will follow the established evaluation criteria, including parking occupancy counts, license plate data analysis, and City Council review. The 300 block of South Swall Drive abuts a commercial center on Olympic Boulevard and has a split PPP zone regulation as follows: East side: No Parking, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Permit K Exempt West side: 1-Hour Parking, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Permit K Exempt
11.26.18 CC/TPC Liaison: Preferential Parking Permit Policies Page 4 In December 1980, City Council approved a resident-initiated permit regulation of No Parking, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Permit K Exempt on the east side only, while retaining the standard 2-Hour, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Except Sunday parking regulation on the west side of the street block. Archive reports indicate the split block regulation was intended to provide shared parking for the businesses located in the older buildings on Olympic Boulevard that do not provide sufficient off-street parking. In April 2003, the residents on the 300 block of South Swall Drive submitted a qualifying petition to modify permit Zone K to extend the No Parking restriction to the west side of the block. The TPC reviewed the petition request at multiple meetings (June 2003, July 2003, and January 2004), and voted to deny the request based on parking occupancy survey results indicating available parking on both sides of the street. Following the TPC decision and discussions with the lead petitioner, the petition was withdrawn and subsequently not forwarded to the City Council for review. In January 2013, residents on the 300 block of South Swall Drive submitted a petition to modify permit Zone K to extend the No Parking restriction to the west side of the block. The TPC reviewed the petition in February 2013 and supported staff s recommendation to include the west side of the street block in PPP Zone K with a regulation of 1-Hour Parking, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Permit K Exempt. The 1-Hour permit parking regulation provides shared-parking for both residents (long-term) and the businesses (short-term) on Olympic Boulevard. City Council supported the TPC s recommendation, and noted that residents of the 300 block of South Swall Drive could return to City Council and request a no parking regulation since it was the regulation originally requested in the petition. In October 2018, the lead petitioner/resident of the 2013 petition inquired on modifying the permit parking regulation on the west side of the street to no parking (as originally requested in 2013) to address blocked driveways, parking abuse by businesses on Olympic and Robertson Boulevards, and lack of enforcement. Per Beverly Hills Municipal Code Chapter 7, Article 2, Section 7-3-207 Modification of an Existing Zone, modifying an existing permit zone may be initiated (A) at the request of the Traffic & Parking Commission or City Council, or (B) a resident-initiated petition signed by a minimum of 60% of the residents on the affected street block(s); if a request is initiated by the City Council, the modification shall be heard by the City Council and approved by resolution. Due to the multiple attempts by the residents on the 300 block of South Swall Drive to extend the No Parking restriction to the west side of the block and City Council directive in 2013, staff recommends a City-initiated process to modify the PPP regulation on the 300 block of S. Swall Drive.
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ZONE LOCATION RESTRICTION EXCEPT BY PERMIT TIME PERIOD AA 100 S. ROXBURY DRIVE NO PARKING ANYTIME DAILY NORTH SIDE OF CHARLEVILLE BLVD AA 2-HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 6PM MON-SAT BETWEEN S. LINDEN AND S. RODEO DRIVES AD 100 S. BEDFORD DRIVE NO PARKING 8AM TO 2:30AM DAILY AD 100 S. CAMDEN DRIVE NO PARKING 8AM TO 2:30AM DAILY AD 100 S. PECK DRIVE NO PARKING 8AM TO 2:30AM DAILY AD 100 S. LINDEN DRIVE NO PARKING 8AM TO 2:30AM DAILY C NORTH SIDE OF CHARLEVILLE BLVD BETWEEN SPALDING AND S. LINDEN DRIVES NO PARKING 8AM TO 6PM MON-SAT S 100 SPALDING DRIVE NO PARKING 8AM TO 6PM MON - SAT NO ZONE 100 MCCARTY DRIVE Multi family zones on the 100 Blocks South of Wilshire between Spalding and Camden Drives NO PERMIT ZONE 1-HOUR PARKING (EAST) 2-HOUR PARKING (WEST) 8AM TO 6PM DAYS MON-SAT WILSHIRE SPALDING LINDEN MCCARTY ROXBURY BEDFORD PECK CAMDEN RODEO EL CAMINO CHARLEVILLE