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TransportationCommission | 2008-06-25 | 8 | Commissioner Ratto agreed with Mr. Rabin that the sweeping schedule was difficult and restrictive. He respectfully asked Public Works to look at the possibility of modifying the schedule so that the streets could be swept on the other days to spread out the parking restrictions. He suggested that the City hold discussions with the owners of the Bank of America building, and that they offered monthly parking passes in that lot. He suggested talking with the US Bank building, which was underutilized during the day. He noted that he would vote to deny the appeal, and added that the appellant brought up many good points. He commended the appellant for appearing before the Transportation Commission, and chided his neighbors for not showing up for the appeal. He believed the appellant would have been better supported if his neighbors had appeared as well, and added that it was easy to sign a piece of paper, but that showing up for the meeting was very important. He noted that this would be his last meeting as a Commissioner. He suggested going back to the neighbors, and encouraging them to show up next time. Commissioner Schatmeier supported Commissioner Ratto's comments, and that a park and ride lot would be an asset to the City. Commissioner Krueger believed a park and ride lot would help, but would not solve the problem. To solve the street sweeping issue, the parking utilization must be reduced to less than 30%. Commissioner McFarland agreed that having all the neighboring streets swept on the same day was a big problem, and that some people did not have off-street parking. Staff Khan agreed with that assessment, and had previously suggested modifying the schedule. He noted that the maintenance crews looked at making the sweeping pattern as efficient as possible without impacting neighborhoods more than necessary. He noted that if no off-street parking is available, the City takes this into account. Chair Knox White noted that while a park and ride program was being discussed, there was also a large parking garage with many open spaces during the day. He believed this could be a way to solve the park and ride problem. He noted that the Transportation Master Plan had a recommendation for setting up permit parking plans, making them available to neighborhoods. He would like to see some semblance of control over how many people park in an area, and for the public to use public streets as necessary. He believed residents should be careful in identifying the space in front of their house as "their space." He was concerned with street sweeping itself, and believed that it should be done on every street. He noted that other streets, such as Crist Street, were highly parked. He noted that this was a difficult decision, but that the streets were swept only four days a month. He believed staff would continue to work with the residents with respect to the impacts. Commissioner Ratto believed there should be signs on Central, Encinal, Chester and Crist. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether a street stayed signed forever. Staff Khan noted Page 8 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2008-06-25.pdf |