City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 8, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Division 2 (Metered Parking Lots) of Article G (Parking Meters) of Chapter 8 (Parking and Traffic Regulations) of Title 5 (Transportation and Environmental Services) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as Amended.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a proposed ordinance to update the Metered Lots Division of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council consider the ordinance on first reading and set it for public hearing and final passage on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
BACKGROUND: Similar to the Parking Meter Zones section of the City Code, the Code also identifies the public lots that may be metered. In reviewing this section, staff identified that the text was outdated. Seven specific lots are currently listed in the Code. Of these locations, four are no longer parking lots and only one of the three remaining lots is actually metered (the lot on the 900 block of King Street, east of Misha's Coffee). This section also includes very specific language about the hours and rates for these lots which is no longer consistent with the current meter zones and other off-street parking facilities. As seen in the 900 block of King Street lot and on the street, parking meters that are priced appropriately are an effective tool to encourage parking turnover and improve parking availability. This tool should be considered in other locations where parking management is necessary. However, in order to install meters/pay stations at any other City owned parcel that is used for off-street parking, an update to the Code is necessary.
DISCUSSION: This proposed ...
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