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Napa moves forward on parking enforcement, feasibility study and $2.5M for garage upkeep
Summary
Staff said a new parking enforcement officer and updated schedules are increasing downtown enforcement; the city contracted Walker Parking Consultants to study three possible garage sites and budgeted $2.5 million in CIP for existing garage maintenance, with a public open house planned for May 27.
Tony Valadez, the city’s compliance programs manager who oversees parking and code enforcement, told the joint meeting the city added a third parking enforcement officer and vehicle in January, enabling seven-day enforcement coverage downtown and more schedule flexibility.
"We now have 7 days a week coverage from parking enforcement," Valadez said, and described steps to make permit access easier for downtown merchants and employees and to reduce long-term curbside occupancy.
Valadez said the city recently executed an agreement with Walker Parking Consultants to study up to three candidate sites for future parking garages — the Cinedome focus area, Lot A (Coombs & 2nd) and the county-owned Sullivan Lot — and plans a public open house on May 27 to present initial work. Staff said the goal is to present a phase 1a feasibility report to council in August.
On preservation of current infrastructure, Valadez said the city has budgeted $2,500,000 through its CIP to address deferred maintenance, lighting improvements and other measures intended to extend the useful life of existing parking garages. He told council that safety and structural repairs will be prioritized over newer technologies and that any app-based sensing or real-time signage would be considered after critical repairs and lighting improvements.
Why it matters: councilmembers and commissioners raised environmental concerns about circling for parking and urged staff to consider solar lighting and counting technology. Staff said they will evaluate low-cost/high-return environmental solutions and may include parking-technology options in the next two-year budget cycle, pending the outcome of needs assessments and the feasibility study.
The meeting produced no motions; staff will continue the Walker study, host the May open house and return to Council with phase 1a findings in August.
