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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16. Fort Baker Drive "' I (.~ Î í.\!~~ i City Hall 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014-3255 (408) 777-3354 FAX (408) 777-3333 CUPEIQ1NO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Summary AGENDA ITEM n AGENDA DATE November 15. 2005 SUBJECT AND ISSUE First reading of Ordinance No. I q 11 : "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Cupertino Municipal Code Chapter 11.24, Section 11.24.170, Relating to Parking Limitation On Certain Streets, Establishing a 30-Minute Limited Parking Zone On the West Side of Fort Baker Drive Between Presidio Drive and Hyannisport Drive. BACKGROUND The principal of Lincoln Elementary School has requested that the City implement a 30-minute drop-off zone on Fort Baker Drive on the south side of the school (see attached letter). Parents of Lincoln students whose classes are at the back of the school are already in the practice of using Fort Baker and Presidio Drives near the back entrance to the school to drop off the students. Doing so helps them avoid the McClellan Road side of the school, where the school commute traffic is heavier. Because there is permit parking on the streets ofthe neighborhood behind Lincoln School, any parent who actually needs to park has to go to the McClellan Road side of the school to do so. Parking on the school site is limited, and, according to the school district, there are no real opportunities to increase parking spaces onsite. In August of2001, the Council approved the implementation of30-minute drop-off zones on the other side of Lincoln Elementary School on Imperial and Orange Avenues, where there is also permit parking. Both the school and the neighborhood have apparently found the arrangement to be an acceptable compromise. Staffhas not received any complaints regarding the existing drop- off zones. The area recommended for the 30-minute drop-off zone is 450 feet in length with continuous sidewalk along the west side of Fort Baker Drive between Presidio Drive and Hyannisport Drive, as shown on the attached map. It is important to note that this drop-off zone is simply an additional parking convenience to assist the school district in facilitating traffic around the schools. It does not eliminate or displace the existing permit parking. Anyone with a residential parking permit for that neighborhood may continue to enjoy that preference for any period of time. Persons parking to drop off children at I I~-I Printed on Recycled Paper the school will be limited to 30 minutes to do so. The neighborhood residents have been notified of this proposal. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impact, outside of a small cost for City forces to install necessary signs. RECOMMENDATION Staffrecommends that the City Council conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 111/ "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Cupertino Municipal Code Chapter 11.24, Section 11.24.170, Relating to Parking Limitation On Certain Streets, Establishing a 30-Minute Limited Parking Zone On the West Side of Fort Baker Drive Between Presidio Drive and Hyannisport Drive. Submitted by: Approved for submission: ~u~ t../-.-L Ralph A. Qualls, Jr. Q Director of Public Works ~ David W. Knapp City Manager 2 (&-2 DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. 1971 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AMENDING CUPERTINO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 11.24, SECTION 11.24.170, RELATING TO PARKING LIMITATION ON CERTAIN STREETS, ESTABLISHING A 30-MINUTE LIMITED PARKING ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF FORT BAKER DRIVE BETWEEN PRESIDIO DRIVE AND HYANNISPORT DRIVE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN that Chapter 11.24, Section 11.24.170, be amended to add the following: Street Period of Time Hours Sides of Street Portion Exceptions Fort Baker Drive 30 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., M-F West From Presidio Drive to Hyannisport Drive When school is not in session INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City of Cupertino this 15th day of November, 2005, and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City of Cupertino this _ day of , 2005, by the following vote: Vote Members of the City Council AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor, City of Cupertino (~- 3 30 Minute Drop Off Zone ~ N (~ -~