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1) Acceptance of minutes from the May 8, 2025 meeting — Motion to accept the minutes was made during the meeting; the committee approved the minutes. Committee member Joseph Evers was recorded as abstaining because he had not been a member at the time covered by the minutes but arrived during public comment. Staff recorded the action and will include the meeting packet and electronic public comments with the minutes.

2) Adjournment — The committee voted to adjourn at the conclusion of the agenda.

No votes on ordinances, fee-resolutions, or other council-bound items were taken at the meeting; staff indicated that potential fee-resolution changes (for limiting the courtesy period) would require a separate council action and were not approved at this time.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Downtown Parking Committee - July 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Downtown Parking Committee accepted the May 8, 2025 minutes (with one abstention) and adjourned. No other formal votes were taken on policy items at the July 10 meeting.","taxTitle","Santa Barbara City, Santa Barbara County, California","taxId",4209,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519539,"Fourth-quarter occupancy and revenue rise as downtown utilization ticks up, staff says",543,5332000,5875000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b&start=5332&end=5875","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b/thumbnail_5332000.jpg","/articles/6519539/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Fourth-quarter-occupancy-and-revenue-rise-as-downtown-utilization-ticks-up-staff-says","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519539-f9d190724e64e5bdeeaff55e46021aec/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725164&Signature=UF366kTMdaEt9k91zppweV2paRn3XIzMsGIiRjxO-lY1PUKcocLpMphwrH4gafkLKKD-19YAV6czcgRMqgH55-KXFJnY0tQjyz2krUKxP4NqxwCyCM23~P1-BNy9IzViL4gKuiDw8EjRH5SYI8yz-uyUMAzcHCEHCpr2ZHEJdtImIGTxfzhh-S8wu7tIr4uF-Ic4GHp9EPAza9pXlrMExujWRl5fMD8MYbm0l2W0zivZKK-KsHGgFi-hc3rg9rM7Nbuwc1AkAut6sdpd8BZUNYSPglsTzKtDgNWgVXZQr7lnB9cMtphAjz6u5cI32f8M-x5Bo-wVsjBqeUx7zrtAWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parking staff presented the fourth-quarter fiscal-year occupancy and transaction report at the July 10 Downtown Parking Committee meeting, reporting higher occupancy across many lots and stronger-than-projected hourly revenue.

Ethan Pitney, the city’s parking resource specialist, presented April–June (Q4 FY25) occupancy data compared with the same period in FY24 and FY23. Pitney said Monday–Thursday occupancy across all lots increased about 7–8% year over year, with Friday and Saturday increases of roughly 5–6%. Pitney noted Lot 2 and Lot 3 show farmer’s-market-driven Saturday spikes; Lot 6 (Granada Garage) and Lot 7 regularly show high weekday occupancy and are large contributors to system-wide occupancy measures.

Pitney reported the city collected about $120,000 more in hourly revenue than projections and that hourly revenue has trended upward over the past five fiscal years. However, Pitney also said the share of “free” transactions (vehicles that exit within the courtesy period) has increased since the pandemic; for the fiscal year reported, roughly 66% of transactions were free, while paid transactions are a smaller portion of total entries. Staff said that continued enforcement consistency and technology improvements (LPR and permit integration) are intended to address courtesy-period abuse and increase paid transactions.

Committee members asked whether observed occupancy increases reflected compliance effects from enhanced enforcement; staff said visitation to downtown (measured with a separate foot-traffic tool) appeared up about 5% and that some of the occupancy increase is likely demand-driven rather than enforcement alone. Staff agreed to provide permit-utilization breakdowns by lot in a future report and to continue monitoring occupancy, turnover and permit usage as new enforcement tools and permit e-commerce rolls out.

No formal action was taken on the occupancy report; staff will continue periodic reporting to the committee.","Staff reported higher occupancy and hourly revenue in Q4 FY25 compared with prior years; occupancy rose particularly at several garages and hourly revenue exceeded projections, while an increasing share of transactions remain within the free courtesy window.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519543,"Staff outlines FY26 parking budget implementation: Helena lot pilot, courtesy-period question and discount permits",1055,3773000,4828000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b&start=3773&end=4828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b/thumbnail_3773000.jpg","/articles/6519543/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Staff-outlines-FY26-parking-budget-implementation-Helena-lot-pilot-courtesy-period-question-and-discount-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519543-62bb22cfce88ade789f569f7518da984/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725164&Signature=NfAbR0VZ5VyrriE56YVyc~cf1K0we2E9HFVFfLlwHLXWP2paMXvcyvsZ99vTWzGUTVERcoPwx-3FGuegjVUTcwd9XF~KvLhFx2EtGQe2lp~79To4FJiCAuuR9FVbql6WsBCe7KewPg-WarLTjfDV6TDSD~DXY4eFHKykBG401Ylfd-9iFgBclNaBjOpP3gfOUKvrFfQHyKenXADTRMzdSx5i107n8M0M6VxiRQ85oj~mONokeANuign-TG8qiA~JGyk7I6~r8lzxKl55fimvEEKgfIOVwBEefYTRsMHvo-7GbFF04pPd5YJ2mcqI1bvJBFbkyGpfbJUUjcEx1AkcqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the July 10 Downtown Parking Committee meeting, city parking staff reviewed fiscal year 2026 implementation steps and “tune-ups” to the adopted parking budget. Staff described measures intended to increase turnover and revenue, and noted several items requiring further council approval.

Ed (staff name in record) told the committee the adopted FY26 budget moved some State Street maintenance and custodial costs from the parking enterprise fund to the general fund under a new downtown services umbrella. The transition includes approximately $1.3 million annually for State Street maintenance and custodial work; the city is also negotiating with the Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association to take on some custodial responsibilities under contract.

Staff said they pruned the five-year capital-improvement program for FY26, deferring paving and other preventative projects while advancing a facility and structural assessment for older garages. Essential maintenance funds and revenue-control agreements remain in place for critical systems that are near end of life.

Specific tune-ups discussed:
- Helena lot pay station pilot: staff is reconnecting the pay station, updating merchant accounts and preparing signage and messaging. Staff said enforcement of that lot will require a municipal-code/ordinance review to ensure the legal authority to require payment in that location is clear.
- Courtesy-period limitation: staff had proposed a fee-resolution change to restrict the system’s daily courtesy period (to reduce “shuffling” and repeated short visits). The committee was told that the fee-resolution change was not approved in the budget adoption and therefore staff cannot operationally restrict courtesy periods until the city council adopts a revised fee resolution; staff estimated that curbing the abuse might yield roughly $250,000 in revenue but said further refinement of the policy language is needed to avoid unintended consequences for visitors.
- Discount and permit pilots: staff said commuter-permit rates were standardized (legacy commuter permits moved to a $70 rate) and that Lot 10 (Ortega Garage) is piloting discounted 24/7 permits at $125/month (down from a previously higher rate) and commuter discounts. Staff also reduced the locals’ “weekender” permit from $100 per six months to $80 and extended weekend hours to include Fridays.
- Process improvements: staff plans to roll out enhanced e-commerce permit functionality (Skidata module) to simplify permit purchase and renewal, and to transition residential-permit management to a more automated system later in the year.

Committee members asked for clarity on signage and outreach related to any courtesy-period change and requested that staff keep business owners (including Paseo Nuevo) informed about permit and pricing changes. Staff said they would prepare communications and continue collaborating with business stakeholders. No fee-resolution change was enacted at the meeting; staff said it will return if a revised fee resolution is proposed to council.

Staff also noted that capital spending is likely to resume in FY27 after the assessment work.","Parking staff reviewed FY26 implementation and tune-ups: reconnecting Helena lot pay stations, pausing most capital projects in FY26 while advancing a facilities assessment, piloting commuter and resident discount permits in Lot 10, and flagging a fee-resolution/courtesy-period change that was not approved and requires further council action.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519548,"Santa Barbara Police describe expanded parking-enforcement staffing, LPR rollout and enforcement priorities",1070,1622000,2692000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b&start=1622&end=2692","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b/thumbnail_1622000.jpg","/articles/6519548/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Santa-Barbara-Police-describe-expanded-parking-enforcement-staffing-LPR-rollout-and-enforcement-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519548-b07fbc2545b9bfe358eccbd24fc84c06/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725164&Signature=EbSPR7XJPmyJ-RHJQaG9kTw4wCSA3WtTQItVFLHnU~iUQs2HUwyeaEoRLP89iz5GW~yLgeo1gvUb020uSIDI28dwClUZth9-tEoHeq9baXFxUJq9AXao5fiUq4l5uCdn-lkG5Ekuv10OyEKtpQwtpLc6I5pLeU~~TiKjGCdpOlxBg~LMRkNNkQSLqKzANdtXzpjscPmuT45yERDPGYr7PjnSRhvre4kRqJSG0ze2R1C-9C7YazVHAVUFVJdqqgmLkudaoJxVFzFuDBGcLt3njbP0QQTyobzG2lv10aQGiddl6fN1VORIMui8PLynrU4QvR7t0lRD6V~bqsH1IjCl1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Downtown Parking Committee meeting on July 10, Santa Barbara Police Department representatives summarized how the department enforces parking rules, described current staffing and outlined near-term technology upgrades to increase timed enforcement.

Sergeant Doug Klug, traffic sergeant at the Santa Barbara Police Department, told the committee parking enforcement is a unit in the police department that supports public safety and parking accountability across the city. Klug said the city currently employs 11 parking-enforcement officers (PEOs), a notable increase from five in mid-2023. He explained PEOs are unarmed, carry radios and can call uniformed officers when they encounter criminal activity; PEOs otherwise are focused on time-limited curb enforcement, street-sweeping enforcement, abandoned-vehicle abatement and oversized-vehicle warnings.

Klug said staffing allowed the unit to provide seven-day-a-week coverage. PEOs typically start early (around 5:30 a.m.) and work through the afternoon; overnight enforcement is handled by sworn officers. The unit coordinates with the city’s SB Connect system for complaint intake and posts 72-hour warnings before towing vehicles considered abandoned.

On timed enforcement, Klug described the current practice of ‘chalking’ or using license-plate-reading (LPR) vehicles. The city currently operates four LPR-equipped vehicles and plans to reach eight by the end of the year. Newer software will allow multiple officers and vehicles to see plate-read data in real time, Klug said, which should increase the unit’s ability to conduct more flexible timed enforcement and better enforce residential-permit (RPP) eligibility.

Committee members asked whether the recent increase in citations mostly reflects higher staffing or decreased compliance. Klug and staff said the rise in citations is largely due to increased staffing; if compliance improved, citation counts would decline. Commander Payne (SVPD) and parking staff added that LPR and electronic access to RPP lists will make enforcement more efficient because officers will not need to physically check stickers on every vehicle.

Klug emphasized the unit’s role in street sweeping (coordinated with Sustainability & Resilience) and abandoned-vehicle response and said that improved technology and continued hiring will increase the unit’s capacity for timed enforcement. The committee offered support and said they appreciated the collaboration with police.","SVPD outlined parking-enforcement duties, expanded staffing to 11 parking enforcement officers, license-plate-reader plans and operational priorities including abandoned-vehicle abatement, street-sweeping enforcement and timed enforcement.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519552,"Local futsal organizers propose converting underused Lot 2 for small-sided soccer courts",342,696000,1038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b&start=696&end=1038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354453-0e43b8e6cd19494b9546ce892b72ea3b/thumbnail_696000.jpg","/articles/6519552/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Local-futsal-organizers-propose-converting-underused-Lot-2-for-small-sided-soccer-courts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519552-2190af4dec00f4d9d3151e154c280082/orig.mp4?Expires=1775725164&Signature=JtDqIItOekZjs2CUxarkSghlhU90T9b2K697jp56r5JJ~msQnkA4Z~qpHvrkT2-UlRrgalzqnBvl1WZeg3YUNv9tEK5xZz8sOaGgb0R2v~j~M5bcTrlsDefcuNRoBn5JsNsbF933IyCnxMhLFC0Z5vi4eXT6WTCtXl5ih2VBURcjwAEfaXZGp-~VcwXkxeu~S7KXKDA1Ws1dP1dfF8CTyyV5buuXDLQnb9JZ1fbQYtTqXfLZZtOGIszURrNIgPT5YqBE454JNxQq2KFGA5-Lcoy8UbyGyj53nnhxc3wCxKGAmhK4qQr5AADvjHV0GAWaC8pc70RxQU84tJKkEOMqJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Community organizers who run a local futsal program told the Santa Barbara City Downtown Parking Committee on July 10 that an underused surface parking area (Parking Lot 2, near Canon Perdido and Chapala) could host small, temporary futsal courts to expand youth and adult sports programming in the city.

Willie Sims, a local coach and former professional player, told the committee his program has about 250 adult players, 21 adult teams and youth camps and travel teams. He said the program serves underprivileged youth from across the region and that lack of indoor or small-sided fields forces organizers to turn teams away. Gabe (surname not specified in the record), who joined Sims’ public comment, said staff had identified Lot 2 as an underused location and shared examples of similar rooftop/parking-structure installations in Chicago and Queens, and a local example of a private business partnering with the city (a trapeze business) to reactivate underused public land.

Committee members thanked the presenters and said staff would follow up. Chair Penner and staff signaled two immediate items that need review before a pilot could proceed: a structural/load review of the parking structure/lot and the municipal code implications for using a vehicle-designated lot for recreational activity. Committee staff cautioned that some garages were designed for vehicle dead loads and not for sustained live loads (large crowds), and recommended a specific structural engineering review for the identified location. Staff also noted that any change of use would require coordination with city engineering and potentially code updates or permits.

The presenters said they were open to paying rent or sharing revenue with the city and emphasized anticipated downtown economic spillover when parents and participants shop or dine nearby while attending programs.

The committee did not take formal action on the proposal during the meeting; staff said they would investigate next steps and report back.","A community group asked the Downtown Parking Committee to consider permitting small futsal courts in underutilized Parking Lot 2 to expand youth and adult programming; staff flagged structural and code questions and said they will follow up.","actionData","errors"]

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