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Santa Ana council reviews parking fund options; directs staff to return with data and options in 30 days
Summary
City staff presented options to increase parking revenue for Downtown Santa Ana and requested direction on rate and program changes; councilmembers asked for more data and directed staff to return in 30 days with detailed options.
City staff presented a parking enterprise fund work study and asked the Santa Ana City Council for input on meter and structure rates, operating hours, and program options to cover ongoing maintenance and downtown services. Executive Director Michael Garcia said the downtown parking enterprise has been operating at a deficit since 2021 and proposed options ranging from modest rate adjustments to larger increases for parking structures.
Garcia described staff recommendations including keeping most on-street meter rates at $2 per hour (and standardizing $2 across meter zones), raising parking-structure hourly rates under the city managerauthority from $1.50 to up to $3 per hour, offering the first Saturday free for Art Walk and the first hour free daily at structures to entice…
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