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Home My WebLink AboutR-81-0806RESOLUTION NO. S 1 8 0 6 A RESOLUTION APPROVING, IN PRINCIPLE, THE REPORT "INTERIM PARKING PLAN 1981-1985 CENTRAL MIAMI FLORIDA" PREPARED BY BARTON ASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. JULY 1981 AS A GENERAL GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION; ACCEPTING THE REPORT BY THE CONSULTANT AS COMPLETION OF ALL SERVICES RENDERED PER CONTRACT, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT A DOWNTOWN INTERIM PARKING TASK FORCE AND DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO PREPARE A USE AGREEMENT WITH THE OFF-STREET PARKING AUTHOR- ITY FOR THE USE OF THE FORMER FEC PROPERTY AS AN INTERIM INTERCEPT LOT FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OR UNTIL• THE DOWNTOWN COMPONENT OF METRORAIL COMMENCES OPERATION IN JULY, 1984 SUBJECT TO CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL WHEREAS, the Commission has expressed a desire to find solutions to the parking deficiency downtown during the interim period until July 1984, at which time the situation will be relieved by the inception of the Metrorail and Downtown Component of Metrorail service; and WHEREAS, by Resolution 81-159; March 17, 1981, the Commission authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with Barton Aschman Associates, Inc. for a Downtown Miami Interim Parking Study; and WHEREAS, the Agreement was executed March 30, 1981; and WHEREAS, Barton Aschman Associates, Inc. have completed their services and presented the report "Interim Parking Plan 1981-1985, Central Miami Florida"; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Commission approves in principle, the report, "Interim Parking Plan 1981-1985 Central Miami Florida" prepared by Barton Aschman Associates, Inc. July, 1981 as a general guide for implementation; except that due to the interim nature of the Intercept Lots, further cost -saving measures be explored. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF SEP2 4 119781 p R M UlTN)N NO............ .. REMAf............................. V } r� Section 2. The Commission accepts the report by the Consultant as completion of all services rendered per contract. Section 3. The City Manager is directed to appoint a Downtown Interim Parking Task Force to coordinate the Interim Parking Plan. Section 4. The Manager is directed to prepare a use agreement with the Off —Street Parking Authority for the use of the former FEC property at Biscayne Boulevard/Post Boulevard as an interim intercept lot for a minimum of two years, or until the Downtown Component of Metrorail commences operation in July, 1984, subject to City Commission approval. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of September ,1981. ATTEST: Q RAILG. ONGIE, CITY CL&RR PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: 4.,.f &4;9f� ROBERT F. CLARK, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY MAURICE A. FERRE URI E A.-YERRE, MAYOR 81 -806 ,v i 4, V CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO. Howard V . Gary DATE September 18, 1981 FILE: City Manager SUBJECT Downtown Miami Interim y Parking Study FROM icting `e REFERENCES: h W. McManus Director ENCLOSURES: Planning Department It is recommended that the Commission approve min prin- c9- the "Interim Parking Plan 1 =1985. Central Miami Flor a" prepared by Barton schman Associates, July, 1981; accept the report as completion of consultant services, aut or ze the Manager to —appoint a Downtown Inter m Tarking as Force to coon nate the Plan; an M or zest erManager to prepare 'a Use Agreement with the Off -Street Parking ut or ty for the former FEC property as an interim arking-11 or a minimum of two years or until' te commences o erat on in JulL, 1984P subject to Commission approval, per the attached resolution. BACKGROUND r A Per Resolution 81-159; March 17, 1981, the Commission authorized an expedited study to address the critical shortage of parking downtown until the inception of Rapid Transit (Metrorail) and Downtown Component of Metrorail (DCM) in July, 1984. The Consultant subsequently met with an Interim Parking Study Task Force composed of City and County agencies, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Businessmen's Association. The full report was distributed to the Commission on July 23, 1981; an executive summary is attached. 1110 81-806 ,as Howard V. Gary City Manager Page 2 CONSULTANT RECOMMENDATIONS September 18, 1981 In their report "Interim Parking Plan 1981-1985 Central Miami Florida" the consultant shows a parking deficiency of up to 4,000 parking spaces and a three-part approach to the parking problem, as follows: 1. A carpool/vanpool program 2. A restriping program 3. Construction and operation of Interim Intercept Parking Lot PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS To carry out this program, the following actions are recommended: 1. The City Manager should be authorized to appoint a Downtown Interim Parking Task Force to coordinate the Interim Parking Plan. This Task Force would include representatives from the following agencies. - - City of Miami Office of Parking Construction and Management - Off -Street Parking Authority - Downtown Development Authority - City of Miami Public Works Department - City of Miami Planning Department - Metropolitan Planning Organization - Dade County Office of Transportation Administration - Metropolitan Transit Agency - Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation District Office - Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce - Downtown Business Association - and concerned private citizens and organizations 81 -806 Howard V. Gary City Manager Page 3 September 18, 1981 2. The Task Force would coordinate the following activities: a) The "Share A Ride" program to encourage carpools which is currently being conducted by the Dade County Office of Transportation Administration. b) Encouragement of vanpools by private enterprise. c) Dissemination of information on restriping exist- ing parking spaces to smaller dimensions, consis- tent with recent parking amendments to the Compre- hensive Zoning Ordinance. d) Further exploration of interim intercept lot sites. 3. Intercept Lot A, the former FEC property at Biscayne Boulevard/Port Boulevard should be utilized as an interim lot. A use agreement should be prepared with the Off -Street Parking Department that would provide a) maintenance and operation by the Off -Street Parking Authority for a minimum of two years or until the Downtown component of Metrorail commences operation, tentatively scheduled for July, 1984; b) an equitable split 50/50 of any net surplus between the City and the Off -Street Parking Authority; and c) front - ending of site improvements by the Off -Street Parking Department and front -ending of start-up costs by the City. The use agreement would be brought before the City Commission for approval. A pro -forma is attached. Due to the interim nature of the lot, it is further recom- mended that variances from the parking lot requirements in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance be sought which would provide only minimal improvements. Any variance must be i. approved by the Zoning Board. This item was deferred from the City Commission meetings of July 23, and September 10, 1981; it is requested that this item be listed on the City Commission agenda of September 24, 1981. Attachment 81-806 Example Annual Pro Forma: FEC Property at Biscayne Boulevard/Port Boulevard Intercept Lot A Location FEC Size 778' x 520' Area (s.f.) 404,560 Spaces 1300 Revenue(l) $447,525 less M&0(2) 78,000 less site prep(3) 65,000 Surplus $304,525 Notes: Charge = $1.50/car (+ round trip on MTA) 1Revenue = number of spaces x 1.50/space x 255 days/year x 90% occupancy; revenue will be less if occupancy is less 2M&n = number of spaces x S60/space/year 3Site prep=number of spaces x $60/space 81-806 TWERIM PARKING PLAN 1981-1985 CENTRAL MINMQ, FLORTDA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is a significant shortage of parking space in Central Miami that is expected to continue over approximately the next five years. By late 1984 or 1985, the parking shortage should diminish because of new parking facilities that are either under construction or planned, and because completion of MetroRail should reduce the demand for parking. There are 68 current and proposed projects for downtown Miami with a value of some $2.1 billion. The Downtown Development Authority estimates that these developments in progress, or already completed, add to the Brickell Core and Omni areas of downtown approximately six million square feet of office space, 3,900 hotel rooms, 2,300 residential units, and 745,000 square feet of retail space. Current employment approximates 74,000 persons with office employment at 64 percent of the total representing the principal classification. By 1985, the employment base is expected to grow by almost 39 percent to a level of about 102,500 persons. Office employment is expected to grow somewhat faster and will represent almost 69 Percent of the total by 1985. In addition to the existing estimated shortage of 3,166 parking spaces, it is estimated that there is a latent demand that could be realized if sufficient 1 a oARTOWASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. Evanston, tL; Washington, 0 C.; Mmneapohs-St. Paul, MN, San Jose t Pasadena. CA, Houston, TX; Toronto l Calgary. Crtwa 81,-806 parking space were provided to attract certain optional visitors (particularly office, bank, and other visitors and retail patrons) who now avoid visiting Central Miami. Latent parking demand is difficult to estimate with precision. However, by comparing parking generation rates in comparable cities with those now existing in Central Miami, a reasonable approximation can be developed. The estimated shortages for the entire study area are as follows: Year Constrained Unrestrained 1981 39166 3,166 1982 2,775 2,937 i 1983 332 19133 1984 2,192 3,067 1985 2,340 3,964 It is clear from a review of the estimated parking shortages that the in- terim parking program should provide a substantial number of spaces immediately to meet parking requirements in the balance of 1981 and in 1982. Fewer spaces will be required in 1983 if development takes place as now programmed. The demand will again increase in 1984 and 1985. The principal thrust of this study is to meet the estimated interim parking demand over the next five years as quickly as possible, and at minimum cost. This approach also implies that the techniques used to satisfy parking defici- encies should be largely self -amortizing in future years and not require major public commitments in future years. Thus, the development of permanent parking structures or parking lots is not really in keeping with the purpose and scone of this study. b . BARTOWASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. Evanston, IL, Washington. 0 C.; Mmneapotis-St. Paul, MN. San doss, t Pasaoana. CA, Houston, TX, Totonto & Calgary, Canada 2 , 81 -806 J The recommended interim parking program is designed to meet the estimated parking requirements of the system during the years from 1981 through 1985. The recommended strategies include carpool, vanpool, restri. in g rp p g program, and the temporary development of intercept parking lot or lots. While these are C relatively low capital intensive measures, their success will require a full- time administrative staff and adequate funds to maintain this staff and the necessary advertising and public relations costs needed to implement the various measures. The new staff could be located in an existing agency. The recommended interim parking program is designed to meet the estimated needs year by year from 1981 through 1985. Two programs are suggested: a Zimited budget program and a concerted program. Each program is estimated to provide sufficient capacity to handle the needs of the system from 1983 through 1985. However, each would fall short in the current year, largely because of the limited amount of time to implement new measures. In the second year, 1982, the limited budget program would achieve approximately 85 percent of the requirements, whereas the concerted program would provide theoretical capacity of about 10 percent more than needed. The estimated cost range of the limited budget program is placed at between approximately $267,000 and 4353,000 per year over the next five years. The concerted program involves an annual cost estimated to range between about $600,000 and $693,000 per year. 3 b , OARTON,ASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. Evanston, IL; Washington. O.C.; Mmn*wotiaSt. Paul. MN; San Joaa • Pasadena. CA; Houston. M- Toronto • Calgary. Cana _._._ 81 -806 i s On the basis of a cost-effective analysis, it is recommended that the city consider the limited budget program. Although this program would not meet all of the projected shortages during the first two years --through 1982-- it would provide a measurable improvement in the parking system serving Central Miami under what appears to be an affordable and cost-effective manner. The sources of funds available to undeniTite the interim parking program include the following: 1. Public funds, taken from existing budgets. 2. User fees. 3. Contributions on a sustaining basis from the business community. 4. New tax sources, as,for example, a tax on parkers. The first three sources of funds need to be explored and in combination may prove -to be adequate to underwrite the program. If not, consideration should be given to initiation of a tax on parkers. 4 b BARTON•ASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. Evanston, IL; Washington. 0 C.; Minnsamis•St Paul, MN, San Jose t Pssaosna, CA, Houston, TX. Toronto A Calgary. Canaoa 81 -806 _ _ __ _ .._I-�_....._...,.--.-•�,.,�«..�.��.,.7"�s'�ty�7S�4F IiZd41YAl.iYK0.W �U._L U.141 I lllyl Ll W ., .,,,.. NA"(10,10NN/ :1 Ill Iil03 . , . .. 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Estimated Shortage Excluding Latent Demand 3,166 2,775 332 2,192 2,340 Including Latent Demand - 2,937 1,133 3,067 3,964 Sources of Added Sp e-- Limited Budget Program Carpool, Vanpool (Cumulative) 720 1,382 1,997 2,867 Restriping Program (Cumulative) 500 19000 1,000 1,000 1,100 Intercept Lot A or B 800 800 800 800 Total: 1,300 2,520 39182 39797 3,967 Meets Demand: No (-59$) Almost (-15%) Yes (+180%) Yes (+24%) Yes (100%) Sources of Added Space — Concerted rogram v, Carpool, Vanpool (Cumulative) - 720 1,382 1,997 2,867 1,300 Restriping Program (Cumulative) 900 1,200 1,300 1,300 Intercept Lot B 800 - - " Intercept Lot A 1,300 1,300 - - " Total: 31000 3,220 2,682 3,297 41,167 Meets Demand Almost (-9a) Yes (+10$) Yes (+136%) Yes (+7%) Yes (+S U NOTE: Intercept Lot A is the FEC Property. 1 Intercept Lot B is located on the south side of NE 19th Street, west of NE 2nd Avenue. 00 1 00 O