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Council pauses LAPD parking-fee implementation to consult AQMD and labor committee
Summary
The council continued a dispute over implementation of a parking-fee MOU tied to South Coast AQMD Rule 2202 and directed staff to consult the AQMD, the Joint Labor Management Committee and affected parties for one week.
The Los Angeles City Council on March 20 agreed to continue consideration of multiple motions on implementing a parking-fee memorandum of understanding (MOU) tied to South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 2202, directing staff to consult AQMD, the Joint Labor Management Committee and affected departments and unions.
Officials explained that the MOU, negotiated in the mid-1990s and incorporated into the city’s AQMD compliance plan, is designed to "disincent individual parking" and "incent public transit." A city staff representative said the MOU requires that parking be charged at $40 downtown and at set rates at three outlying sites, and that a $50 transit subsidy is provided.
Councilman Burnson moved to continue the item for a short period and to instruct staff to meet with AQMD; Miss Chick seconded. Assistant city staff described three concurrent options that the council could pursue: (a) refer the matter to the Joint Labor Management Committee, (b) seek state legislative relief or an exemption for public safety facilities, or (c) seek a modification or waiver from AQMD, potentially paired with the Air Quality Investment Program to achieve equivalent emissions reductions. City staff warned that any of those options would not automatically "undo the MOU that we have in place." "None of those things undoes the MOU that we have in place," a staff member said.
Several council members and union representatives urged care. Tony DeClueb, representing the Joint Labor Management Committee on Parking and Commute Options, said most city unions agreed to the MOU after a lengthy negotiation and that its elements "must stay in place" while implementation issues within LAPD are addressed. David Sanders of Local 347 and other union representatives warned against creating inequities if LAPD were allowed to opt out while other employees continue to pay.
Officials clarified implementation status: the civilian implementation is largely complete and the police sites (Van Nuys, Central Division and West LA) were being implemented. City staff said home-garaged vehicles and personal vehicles parking at regulated sites "would be charged both during this period," meaning officers would continue to be charged while staff pursues the consultations.
The council instructed the Office of Administrative Research Services (OARS), the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the City Clerk/CLA to consult with AQMD and return in about one week with recommendations, and asked the LAPD and the Police Protective League to define positions that might be considered for exemption. The item was continued for one week; staff implementation of the MOU was to proceed during that period.
