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Committee pitches alternative to county parking on Warren Street gravel lot amid resident opposition
Summary
Committee members discussed an alternative to the county proposal to park employees in front of Warren Street: paving and metering the adjacent gravel lot and offering limited re‑parking for county employees. Several residents have objected and staff will submit a proposal to the county and to the space utilization committee.
At the start of the meeting, Jen, city planning staff, described an alternative the city might propose to county officials instead of allowing county employee parking in front of Warren Street: pave and line the adjacent gravel lot, meter the spaces and offer re‑parking for a limited number of county employees for a multi‑year term.
Jen said the city could offer 15 employee spaces for the county and described a cost breakdown presented by Rob Perry: “The cost of paving and lining is $1.75, and, that's according to Rob Perry,” and staff estimated parking for 15 employees at about $31,200 per year. Jen said the city could offer a multi‑year deal — she proposed six years as an example — and renegotiate terms afterward.
Residents have protested the county parking idea. Jen said she had received letters and asked those correspondents to forward complaints to the county’s board of supervisors and the space utilization committee so that county leaders would know residents were watching. She said roughly eight letters had been received opposing the county plan.
Several committee members and residents said the county plan risks taking spaces used by residents and people who come to the waterfront for events. Jen noted that the gravel lot had been removed from a prior waterfront redesign scope, meaning the city could pursue using that lot independently.
Committee members did not adopt a formal agreement with the county at the meeting. Jen said she would write to county staff and CC the committee, and staff will follow up with the county's space utilization committee to seek a response after multiple unanswered inquiries.
The city did not set any binding terms for county use; staff presented the paving‑and‑metering idea as a negotiation starting point and asked that residents who had written in also contact the county supervisors.
