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TransportationCommission | 2014-07-30 | 4 | Staff Payne replied the City was obligated to comply with the BCDC permit found under page 2 of the staff report. The BCDC prohibits parking on the Bay side, but short-term parking is allowed on the land side. Commissioner Bellows asked staff how willing would BCDC be to let the parking requirement go. Staff Payne replied that staff needs to work with BCDC to amend the permit. Commissioner Bellows asked staff if the parking restrictions were enforced, where would ferry riders park. Staff Payne noted that the landward side provides about 50 parking spaces. Commissioner Miley asked staff if the neighbors around Adelphian Way were notified about potential changes to the parking regulations. Staff Payne said residents have not been notified and all conversations are informal. Staff is disregarding the two-hour restriction for the time being. Commissioner Morgado said he drove by the area around 4:45 pm and there was one parking space in the parking lot and no parking spaces along Adelphian Way. He asked why a two-hour limit would be implemented. Staff Payne stated that BCDC works with the City anytime development is within 100 feet from the Bay. Their mission involves public access and making sure the view shed is visible, which may have triggered the parking restrictions. Sergeant Simmons, Alameda Police Traffic Division, explained that in the last 6-9 months they have received a number of calls from residents about the landward parking side. Community members at the end of Creedon Circle asked them to lift the parking enforcement because of increased ridership and the number of cars encroaching within their neighborhoods. Commissioner Schatmeier said enforcing the two-hour restriction on Adelphian Way would spark drivers to park in the surrounding neighborhoods. He mentioned that other cities have residential parking permits and that could be a solution for the area. He was also concerned that removing parking on Adelphian Way would lower ferry ridership. He noted that the curb coming out of Sweet Road onto Adelphian Way should be painted red since it is a fire hydrant. He does not think that BCDC would want ferry riders to decrease. Commissioner Miley asked WETA about the ability to purchase the vacant lot adjacent to the ferry terminal to increase surface parking lot spaces. He wondered if WETA or the City approached the landowner about potential development. Kevin Connolly said the vacant land was privately owned by the Lehman Brothers and the asking price was beyond their budget. They have talked to the owners and the solution may be to potentially lease parking spaces. Page 4 of 10 | TransportationCommission/2014-07-30.pdf |