On behalf of the sponsors of this item, Commissioners Tanya K. Bhatt and David Suarez, please place on the December 13, 2023 agenda a referral to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee to discuss the possibility of the City entering into agreements with private parking facility operators in North Beach in order to increase the amount of available public parking spaces, which the City could subsidize, for the use of North Beach residents.

Due to the City’s relatively small geographic area, in conjunction with its density and popularity as a tourist/visitor destination, parking in the City can often prove to be both challenging and expensive. While the City has taken affirmative steps by establishing residential parking discounts at on-street meters, off-street meters and City garages, along with establishing residential parking permit zones (most of which are in South or Mid-beach), the residents of North Beach, in particular, are in need of additional overnight and daytime public parking options.

Accordingly, the sponsors would request that the Administration be prepared to identify any specific private parking lots and facilities which, if the City could contractually obtain the right to control and utilize some (or all) of those private parking spaces, would assist in alleviating the parking challenges presently experienced by North Beach residents. The sponsors also request that the Administration address the parking situation in North Beach generally, in addition to providing the Committee with information and statistics concerning the City’s parking enforcement efforts in the North Beach area.

Administration is requested to be prepared to address the fiscal impact of this proposed measure, if any, at the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee meeting.