Third and Final Reading Annual Omnibus Ordinance Change, Parking and Traffic. As a result of the August 1st City Council meeting, under Section X of the Agenda, I am bringing back for third and final reading the annual omnibus set of ordinances by the Parking and Traffic Safety Committee. This year’s omnibus changes are detailed on the attached sheets, and address changes to on-street parking spaces and update wording to reflect current conditions. By way of background, On March 29, 2000, the City Council adopted Ordinance #4-2000 under Chapter 7, Article 1, Section 7.103 of the Vehicles, Traffic and Parking Ordinance. This ordinance was adopted in order to be more responsive to the changing parking needs of the downtown. Before its adoption, it often took three readings of the City Council to simply change a parking space from a two- hour time restriction to a 15-minute one. This process would often take four to six months to complete. The current ordinance authorizes the Parking Traffic and Safety Committee to recommend temporary parking and traffic regulations to the City Council for its approval in the form of its monthly meeting minutes. Once the Council approves these minutes, the temporary regulations are in effect for a period not to exceed one year. During that year the Council and the public have the benefit of seeing how a temporary regulation works before adopting it as a permanent change to the parking ordinance. These temporary regulations are presented at one time to the Council for its consideration. The attached amendments to Chapter 7, Vehicles, Traffic and Parking for the Council's consideration summarize the temporary parking regulations implemented by the Parking and Traffic Safety Committee between June 12, 2015 and June 2, 2016, as well as updates to reflect current conditions. I recommend the City Council move to pass third and final reading on the proposed Ordinance, as presented. Action on this matter should take place under Section X of the Agenda.
