City of Culver City, California
Redevelopment Agency Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Culver City Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) approve:
1. An agreement with Walker Parking Consultants for parking consultation
services; and,
2. Review Addendum No. 1 which includes a Downtown pedestrian study and a
parking demand study of East Washington and provide comments and
direction; and,
3. Approve a budget amendment to allocate Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds to
fund the parking study portion of the project. Staff will return with a revised
cost estimate and a related budget amendment to receive Agency direction
on Addendum No.1. If necessary, additional budget amendments will be
proposed at that time.
BACKGROUND:
Downtown has seen an increase in visitors and employment. Much of this success is
predicated upon the availability of an ample and convenient parking supply. The
parking supply is owned by the Agency, the City and private property owners. The
parking supply is available in public parking structures, P-1 of City Hall,
public/private parking lots, and on the street.
The parking structures are managed pursuant to the Agency’s adopted policies
(Attached) that identify goals and priorities as well as the user groups who may
Meeting Date: 02/17/09 Item Number: A-2
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of an Agreement with Walker Parking Consultants to
Provide Parking Consultation Services in Downtown Culver City.
Contact Person/Dept.: Christopher Evans,
Redevelopment; Michael Pasternak,
Redevelopment; Gabriel Garcia,
Engineering
Phone Number: (310) 253-
5744/5708/5633
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Downtown Business Association (02/09/09); Master E-Mail
Notification List (02/11/09); Chamber of Commerce (02/09/09); Culver City School
District (02/09/09); Downtown Residential Organization(02/09/09) .
Department Approval:
Sol Blumenfeld (02/11/09)
Executive Director Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (02/11/09)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball)(02/11/09)
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access the facilities (visitors, theater patrons, Trader Joe’s customers, employees of
downtown businesses, etc). The parking structures provide the majority of visitor and
employee parking downtown.
The parking structures were constructed to catalyze downtown’s rehabilitation. As
the rehabilitation has progressed parking demand has increased. With an increase
in demand has come some competition between user groups for available parking
spaces. If excess spaces remain (as determined by occupancy levels) Staff will
lease parking on a daily basis to film production crews and extras.
Staff believes that in order to address this issue, modifications must be made to how
the public spaces are managed in order to ensure the fair allocation of parking
spaces among user groups and visitors.
Parking Study
In order to assist in making parking policy and management recommendations, a
Request for Proposal (“RFP”) was prepared and distributed to qualified parking
consultants.
The scope of work was developed with input from Community Development and
Public Works staff. In addition staff met with the Advisory Committee on
Redevelopment (ACOR) and the Downtown Business Association (DBA) to insure
that the scope of work addressed their concerns.
In addition to the above groups staff considered expanding the scope of work study
area to include the neighborhood to the south of Downtown in order to take into
account concerns about parking intrusion into the residential neighborhood. The
scope of work was not expanded to include the adjacent residential neighborhood
because on December 8th, 2008, the City Council adopted the Linwood Howe
Residential Parking District (LHRPD), which makes permit parking available on all
residential frontages from Culver Boulevard to La Ballona Creek and from Duquesne
Avenue to Ince Boulevard.
The adoption of the LHRPD district, thereby makes it possible for residents to
petition for installation of permit parking restrictions to prevent intrusion parking.
Hence, City Council's action negates the need for a study of the parking intrusion
into the residential parts of the neighborhood.
Scope of Work:
The scope of work requires the parking consulting firm to perform an analysis of
various downtown parking resources and then develop recommended policy and
management revisions. The scope of work as designed includes:
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• A full identification of the downtown parking supply including, public parking
structures, City Hall parking, on-street parking and public/private parking lots;
• Review of current parking technology;
• A parking supply and demand analysis, including current and future demand
10 and 20 years out;
• Development of an organizational / management model for a unified
downtown parking system, to include both on-street and off-street parking
planning, management, and operation; and
• An implementation plan for any recommendations the consultant provides.
The RFP issuance was authorized by the City Manager. The initial RFP was issued
on July 21, 2008. Following the initial RFP.response and interview process, the
scope of work was revised to include input and comments received. The revisions
included such items as 1) required council meeting attendance, 2) public outreach,
3) data collection methodology, 4) a pedestrian component; 5) traffic signal studies
to optimize pedestrian activity and minimize wait time, and 6) greater specificity of
the resulting product. The changes to the scope of work were issued as an
addendum to the RFP. The specific addendum items encompassing the above are
contained in the following major components of the addendum:
Downtown Pedestrian Study:
Item 1
The purpose of the pedestrian study is to determine the “profile” of our downtown
in terms of its patrons as well as the modality of arrival. The basis for this
component of the addendum is that every trip into downtown is completed as a
pedestrian. This component compliments the parking study defined in the RFP
document. Among the anticipated data to be collected is included a) how
pedestrians arrive—bus, taxi, car, carpooling, walking; b) what are the primary
and secondary destinations of downtown patrons; c) where they are crossing our
downtown street network; d) how long are they staying; e) who are they—
residents, local workers or patrons from outside our immediate vicinity. The end
result of this effort is to provide the City with a solid understanding of our
downtown profile, which will in turn assist us in implementing policy and services
to address, encourage, and synergistically build on our present success.
Additionally, this information will be useful in bolstering our economic
development efforts as well as programming our parking to better meet the
needs of our visitors.
Item 2 (Downtown Pedestrian-Friendly Crosswalks and Traffic Signal Timing)
Our downtown is an evolving area. The present configuration of crosswalks and
street network, along with their accompanying traffic signal timing, is
representative of a snap shot in time. Since several years have elapsed since City of Culver City, California
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the current downtown environment was developed, the system should be
evaluated.
However, this component of the addendum to the RFP goes beyond evaluation;
utilizing industry-proven methodology, and real data (not projected based on the
experience of elsewhere), provides for a comprehensive study which will answer
questions such as 1) are our crosswalks in the most optimum of locations to
accommodate our patrons; 2) do we have the right number of crosswalks to
accommodate the number of patrons who visit downtown; 3) do we need new
crosswalks and where; 4) can we minimize pedestrian delay in the system; 5)
what is the ideal pedestrian-friendly signal timing; 6) is there a good balance
between pedestrian-friendly timing and vehicular timing; 7) how can technology
help us to create a pedestrian-friendly and connected downtown now and into the
future.
As with Addendum Item 1, the end result of this effort will also provides us a solid
understanding and a concrete implementation plan to create the type of
environment that serves the City’s downtown and its patrons, now and into the
future.
East Washington Boulevard Parking Needs Analysis and Recommendations:
The east Washington Boulevard area has had a transformation paralleling that of
downtown. The nature of the businesses fronting Washington Boulevard, from
Helms Avenue to La Cienega Boulevard, has evolved dramatically over the last
two decades. In that metamorphosis, a competition for parking has developed
and has led to residential permit parking on many streets south of Washington
Boulevard. The City of Los Angeles has similarly instituted permit parking on
some streets north of Washington Boulevard. This has reduced the parking
supply for businesses in this segment.
The consultant would perform a parking study and needs analysis for area,
including all intersecting streets within this boundary, from Washington Boulevard
to the alley that separates the residential neighborhood from the commercial
neighborhood. The consultant will make findings and recommendations in order
to meet existing and future parking demands.
Unlike other addendum efforts, this one is beyond the Downtown area but is
interconnected in that this segment of Washington Boulevard travels through and
participates in causing Downtown to be the success. Additionally, this addendum
component is included, understanding that logistically, it is less costly to take
advantage of the presence of the consultant than to create this as a separate
mobilization effort.
Because of the proximity to Downtown, findings of the parking study in
Downtown will be beneficial to this Downtown neighbor, and the successful City of Culver City, California
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meeting the parking needs of this business community will be beneficial to the
City.
DISCUSSION:
Proposals were initially solicited from nine qualified firms. The Agency received five
(5) responses. The results of the initial proposals are as follows:
RFP Respondents
Cost to Complete Scope of
Work
Walker Parking $145,915
KOA Corporation $227,100
Fehr & Peers $217,470
Wildan Engineering $374,570
Wilbur Smith $228,228
Following receipt of the responses staff formed a committee to review responses
and conduct interviews. Staff then conducted interviews with each company,
checked references and reviewed prior work respondents had completed of the type
requested. The revised scope of work and addendums were released to the top
three (3) RFP respondents based on interviews, reference checks, examples of
previous work and price. The responses to the revised RFP Downtown Parking
Study scope of work and addendum items are as follows:
Downtown
Parking
Study
Downtown
Pedestrian
Study
East
Washington
Parking
Needs
Analysis
TOTAL
COST
Walker $151,000 $137,250 $14,400 $302,650
F & P $280,524 $242,309 $34,325 $557,158
KOA $520,345 $145,532 $51,550 $717,427 City of Culver City, California
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Staff recommends that the Agency approve an agreement with Walker Parking
Consultants (“Walker”) in the amount of $151,000 for completion of the RFP for
parking consultation service. Staff is recommending that Walker receive the
agreement based on the firms’ competitive pricing, reference checks and proven
ability to complete the work as requested.
Staff is requesting Agency comment and direction with regard to the desire of the
Agency to fund all, some or none of the additional scope of service items included
in Addendum No 1. Staff will take into account Agency direction in working to
revise the cost estimates for desired items under Addendum No.1.
The work is expected to commence March 1, 2009 and be completed within
approximately six months. The time to complete the work includes data collection,
consultation with city staff, public outreach|1010|, development and vetting of consultant
findings, and development and presentation of draft documents.
Following completion of the work the final product will be presented to the Agency
in October 2009. Direction received form the Agency and City at that time will be
used to develop recommended changes to the existing parking policies and
management strategies. The recommended parking policies and management
strategies will then be presented to the Agency and Council for consideration in
late 2009.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
If the Agency authorizes commencement of the scope of work as recommended by
staff then the cost to complete the scope of work is $166,100. The agreement
amount includes a 10% contingency to cover any additional unforeseen work as
needed to complete the scope of work.
Since this is an infrastructure related project, staff is recommending that tax exempt
bond funds be used to fund this project. Currently, no funds are appropriated for this
project, therefore, a budget amendment to appropriate $167,000 from tax exempt
bonds is necessary. There are sufficient tax exempt bond funds available to fund
the agreement amount.
If directed, staff will return to the Agency with costs for the scope of services outlined
in Addendum No. 1. If necessary, additional budget amendments and/or funding
options will be proposed at that time.
|1010| The consultant is required to hold and host three advertised/noticed public meetings/workshops; the first
to be a kick-off meeting with Downtown stakeholders; the second to present a draft of the findings and
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ATTACHMENT:
1. Parking Consultant RFP Scope of Work
2. Study Area
3. Redevelopment Agency Parking Policies
MOTION:
That the Culver City Redevelopment Agency:
1. Approve an agreement with Walker Parking Consultants in an amount not to
exceed $166,100; and
2. Appropriate $167,000 in tax exempt bond proceeds to fund the agreement;
and
3. Authorize the Agency General Counsel to review/prepare the necessary
documents; and
4. Authorize the Executive Director to execute such documents on behalf of the
Agency.
5. Direct staff to return if necessary with a revised cost estimate and a related
budget amendments to receive Agency direction on Addendum No.1
MEETING DATE: 09/02/17
AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of an Agreement with Walker Parking Consultants to Provide
Parking Consultation Services in Downtown Culver City.
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1. Parking Consultant RFP Scope of Work 1 - 13
2. Study Area 14
2. Redevelopment Agency Parking Policies 15 - 19
REVISED 1-9-2009 9770 CULVER BOULEVARD CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507 www.culvercity.org
SOL BLUMENFELD ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TEL 310.253.5783 FAX 310.253.5779
Date
Company.
Attention:
Address
Address
(REVISED) Request for Proposals for
Parking Consulting Services
The Culver City Redevelopment Agency (Agency) is seeking
proposals from qualified, professional firms to perform a Downtown
parking policy and operation study. The purpose of the parking
study is to analyze existing conditions, future parking needs and
create recommendations for the efficient management and
operation of publicly owned parking in the City’s Downtown district.
The product of this effort will be a clearly defined strategic parking
improvement implementation plan. The plan will make
recommendations for short term, mid term and long term parking
improvements.
Attached is the Scope of Work for this Request for Proposals. All
proposals must be received by 1:00 PM on January 23, 2009.
If you have further questions, please contact me at (310) 253-5744.
Sincerely,
J. Christopher Evans
J. Christopher Evans
Project Manager, Redevelopment Division
cc: Todd Tipton, Redevelopment Administrator
Gabe Garcia, Traffic Engineering Manager
Thomas Gorham, Planning Manager
Michael Pasternak, Management Analyst
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1CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REQUEST FOR PARKING CONSULTING SERVICES
SCOPE OF WORK
STUDY AREA:
Downtown Culver City, defined as the Commercial Downtown (CD) zone and City Hall (see
map attached).
I. GENERAL
• Consultant is to provide all tools, equipment and materials necessary for the
performance of parking consulting services.
• Consultant and/or representatives, when in the service of the Redevelopment
Agency, will maintain a professional demeanor.
• Consultant and all their employees are to hold active and valid licenses as
required by City, State and Federal regulations.
• The Agency reserves the right to divide the Scope of Work into separate
contracts, or remove items from the Scope of Work at the sole discretion of the
Agency.
• The Agency and City staff will cooperate with the Consultant as may be
reasonably necessary for the Consultant to perform its services and will provide
any required information or documentation as promptly as practical so as to
avoid unreasonable delays in the progress of the Consultant service.
II. SCOPE OF SERVICES (REVISED)
The Consultant will complete the following Scope of Services:
1. Parking Structures Current Use
• Develop weekend and weekday parking demand data for transient, monthly, theater
and seasonal film production company parkers;
• Determine current and projected parking supply, indicating any surplus or shortage
within each structure;
• Formulate alternatives for addressing parking needs, supply, and demand utilization
strategies covering monthly, transient, theater and seasonal film production
company parking, identifying peak periods that may exceed capacity;
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• Verfiy that the Agency is satisfying its obligations per DDA with Oliver McMillan; and
if not, to recommend strategies for meeting that obligation;
• Identify best parking practices for occupancy levels at the structures;
• Develop options for establishing 24-hour access to the structures and evaluate the
existing access control systems, equipment and software and prepare
implementation measures on any alterations to them if recommended;
• Analyze current parking structure parking enforcement practices and provide
recommendations;
• Analyze current parking entry and exit procedures and times for weekday and
weekend parkers with recommendations for improvement;
NOTE:
Analyses and recommendations for parking structures should be made with
consideration of the planned 118,000 s.f. commercial development to be constructed at
a former surface parking lot located at 9300 Culver Boulevard and projects listed on
Attachment 4 to the RFP.
2. On - Street Parking
• Analyze peak on - street supply and demand and provide recommendations to
maximize supply;
• Formulate alternatives for increasing parking turn over, and recommend pricing for
meters based on the goal of turning over metered parking spaces;
• Recommend best pricing for meters based on the goal of turning over metered
parking spaces;
• Determine parking impacts if meter feeding were disallowed and provide
recommendations;
• Determine if additional meters should be installed, and at what locations;
• Analyze current meter times to meet the goal of parking turning over during peak
periods and provide recommendations;
• Analyze current meter equipment and make recommendations as to other types of
revenue equipment that are available
• Analyze current on - street parking enforcement practices and make
recommendations to improve parking turnover.
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3. City Hall
• Develop user group demand data for City Hall level P-1 and develop
recommendations for managing parking;
• Formulate parking alternatives and controls for the management of parking on level
P-1.
4. Downtown Parking Supply and Demand
• Calculate future demand based on projected development and determine if existing
supply is adequate and provide recommendations as necessary;
• Determine if future publicly owned parking facilities are needed using 10 year and 20
years out as horizon years and provide recommendations as necessary;
• Compile a full identification of Downtown parking supply, including privately owned
parking;
• Research and evaluate opportunities for partnering with privately owned parking
operators to meet public parking demand in the Downtown area, per Attachment 4.
5. Downtown Parking Requirements
• Detail Downtown “Pooled Parking” program and administrative requirements; and
provide recommendations as necessary.
6. Downtown Project Impacts
• Identify all Downtown and Downtown adjacent development project parking supply
impacts on all Downtown parking resources and develop strategies for addressing
same. (Refer to Attachment 4)
7. Parking Management
• Identify all Culver City governmental departments involved with both on-street and
off-street parking operations and provide management recommendations;
• Perform a review and comparison of other successful municipal parking
management systems to assist in determining the best model for Downtown Culver
City;
• Develop organizational / management model for a unified Downtown parking
system, to include both on-street and off-street parking planning, management, and
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4operations considering parking supply during both peak AM, PM and seasonal
times;
• Analyze the financial situation of both the Agency owned-operated Downtown
parking structures and on-street/City Hall level P-1 parking and make
recommendations to improve the their respective financial situations by
maximizing parking assets and revenue potential.
Responding firms need not be able to deliver all services listed in the scope of
service to be considered for a master contract with the Agency.
III. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
Prospective parking consulting firms must meet the following minimum qualifications to
submit a proposal:
1. Consultant and/or firm must hold active and valid licenses as required by City, State
and Federal regulations
2. Consultant and/or firm must have recent experience providing the services
described in the scope of service
3. Consultant and/or firm must meet the City insurance requirements, as stated in the
attached sample contract
SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
Three (3) copies of the following information, one copy of which must be single-sided and
unbound, are requested as part of the submittal requirements. An electronic copy of the
proposal is to be submitted on a CD. Please use the following format:
1. Letter of Introduction- Introduce the firm and its history and approach to completing
projects.
2. Consultant Team – List the firm principals which will complete the services
requested in the scope of service. Provide resumes for each proposed team
member, including past experience of each team member in performing parking
studies or related work
3. Approach – Describe the firm’s approach to the Scope of Service described in this
RFP. Describe what kind of information will be required from Agency and City staff.
4. Experience - Describe the relevant experience of the firm in performing the services
described in the scope of service.
5. Cost – Consultant and/or firm will use itemized pricing for each item in the Scope of
Service and will provide a not-to-exceed cost for completing the entire Scope of
Work.
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6. References - Provide at least three (3) references of individuals and/or firms with
whom the Proposer has worked, provide a contact name, position, firm name,
address, telephone and fax numbers.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The following criteria will be considered in the evaluation process:
1. Extent and quality of the firm’s experience
2. Proposal costs
3. Qualifications and experience of the team members assigned to the projects
4. References
5. Ability to complete the Scope of Work in a timely manner
CONTRACT
The parking consulting firm will be required to enter into a master contract with the Culver
City Redevelopment Agency prior to commencement of work. No selection will be final until
an agreement has been properly executed and signed by the consultant and the Agency.
The terms of the agreement will include, among other items, insurance requirements
established by the Agency.
All contracting firms are required to have Worker’s Compensation, General Liability and
Automobile Liability coverage each with a limit of $1,000,000 naming the City as additional
insured and provide for a 30-day notice of cancellation. Additionally, the consultant is also
required to have the insurance company execute the City’s Special Endorsement form. A
copy of the Special Endorsement form is attached as Attachment No.2. The parking
consulting firm must obtain a City of Culver City business tax certificate.
The Culver City Redevelopment Agency will retain possession of and exclusive rights to,
any drawings and/or documents produced during any contracted service.
Rights of Rejection
The Agency intends to award a contract to the respondent that demonstrates the highest
level of expertise and capacity to provide the requested services. The Agency reserves the
right to reject any and all proposals or to re-issue the RFP when such action shall be
considered in the best interest of the Agency.
PROPOSALS DUE
Three copies of the proposal must be received by 1:00 pm, January 23, 2009. Proposals
are to be sent to:
Culver City Redevelopment Agency
P.O. Box 507
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69770 Culver Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232-0507
ATTN: Christopher Evans, Project Manager
Interviews will be scheduled with the top candidates. For further information please contact
J. Christopher Evans, Project Manager at 310.253.5744.
Attachments:
1. Sample Contract
2. Insurance Claim and Special Endorsement form
3. Study Area
4. Pending Projects List
Addendums:
1. Addendum No.1
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Request for Proposals for a Parking Consulting Firm
PENDING PROJECTS & POTENTIAL PARKING RESOURCES
Pending Projects
• 9300 Culver Boulevard (Parcel B) A proposed118,000 s.f. commercial
development, project pending development in approximately two (2) years.
• 4043 Irving Place A proposed 63,000 s.f. mixed-use development. Date of
completion TBD.
• 9900 Culver Boulevard A mixed-use development comprised of residential
with ground floor retail.
• Washington and National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) & Light
Rail Station mixed-use development adjacent to light rail train-station. Final
design and scale of development TBD.
• 9814 Washington Boulevard 6500 sq.ft site zoned for mixed-use
development.
• 3840 Watseka Avenue 41,314 s.f. creative office rehab
• 9901 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles Ca 146,112 s.f. mixed use
development. Date of completion TBD.
• 3828 Delmas Ter. Brotman Medical Center and related properties.
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Request for Proposals for a Parking Consulting Firm
Potential Parking Resources
• 9801 Washington Blvd. Washington Mutual bank surface parking lot.
• 9942 Culver Blvd. US Postal Service surface parking lot.
• 3840 Watseka Ave. Former site of Pacific Bell surface parking lot.
• 4012 Laffayette Pl. Meralta office building surface parking lot.
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9ADDENDUM NO. 1
RFP – DOWNTOWN PARKING AND TRAFFIC STUDY
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DATA GATHERING BASELINE
A. 5-DAY ON-STREET PARKING STUDY
1. Occupancy duration/Turnover;
2. Parking violations/meter feeding;
3. All data collection is to be done in two different periods: 1) During a typical
week; 2) During an 85 percentile shopping period;
4. Study hours for both collection efforts shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 2 a.m., on
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and from 8:00 a.m. to 12 midnight on
Sunday; (no data collection on Monday and Wednesday)
B. 5-DAY PARKING OFF-STREET (ALL PUBLIC LOTS AND PARKING STRUCTURES)
1. Occupancy duration/Turnover;
2. Parking limitation violations;
3. All data collection is to be done in two different periods: 1) During a typical
week; 2) During an 85 percentile shopping period;
4. Study hours for both collection efforts shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 2 a.m., on
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and from 8:00 a.m. to 12 midnight on
Sunday; (no data collection on Monday and Wednesday)
C. ADDITIONAL DATA GATHERING
Any additional data gathering, beyond the baseline above, necessary to make your
findings and recommendations, shall be itemized separate from the baseline above.
The contribution of the additional data gathering must be stated.
D. INVENTORY ALL PARKING
E. DATA FORMAT
Data to be presented in tabular as well as graphic format in hard copy and in digital
form. Digital form to be in PDF and in the native application created, i.e., AutoCAD,
ArcMAP, etc. 15 color and comb-bound original reports to be submitted.
F. DATA PRESENTATION
Data is to be presented by time of day, day of week, and geographic locations.
G. ITEMIZED TABULAR COST AND BREAK DOWN
Provide itemized tables for all costs in all tasks. All tables to include in the header the
staff title and hourly rate; the hours for each staff and each task are to be indicated
and summarized with a total cost per task. Indicate Other Direct Costs separately on
the tables, such as mileage, reproduction of special graphics, etc.
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RFP – DOWNTOWN PARKING AND TRAFFIC STUDY
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PEDESTRIAN STUDY
WHERE DO PEDESTRIANS COME FROM AND WHERE DO THEY GO?
Perform an Origin-Destination Study (O-D Study) to determine the percentage of all pedestrian
traffic traveling from each origin point-of-interest to each destination primary and secondary
point-of-interest, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m., on a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during a typical week and also on an
85
th
Percentile shopping period. Identify respondents by classifying as visitors to the
Downtown area (from outside of the Downtown area), employees who work in the Downtown
area or in the immediate vicinity (1/2 mile outside of the Downtown area study boundaries),
employees who work in the vicinity but more than ½ mile away outside of the Downtown area,
or residents of Culver City. Identify form of travel utilized (pedestrian, bicycle, passenger
vehicle alone, passenger vehicle carpooling, bus, etc.).
WHERE DO PEDESTRIANS CROSS THE STREET?
Quantify the number of pedestrians using the crosswalks, and determine the percentage of
pedestrian traffic traveling in each crosswalk from one side of the street to the other
(directional), from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.,
on a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during a typical week and also on an 85
th
Percentile shopping period.
HOW LONG DO VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA STAY?
Determine the duration of stay of vehicles/pedestrians within the cordon line during a typical
week and on an 85
th
Percentile shopping period, on each of the study days as indicated above.
Correlate to parking occupancy study.
ALTERNATE DELETABLE BID ITEM 1
WHAT IS THE BEST PED-FRIENDLY SIGNAL TIMING AND WHERE SHOULD PEDS CROSS?
1. In reference to quantified pedestrian counts and O-D study results, analyze existing signal
timing, phasing, and crosswalk locations and recommend optimum pedestrians signal
timing, phasing, and crosswalk locations under present demand and under 10- and 20-year
projections, with the goal of decreasing wait time for pedestrians.
2. Determine the impact to vehicular traffic of optimum pedestrian scenario(s).
3. Recommend another scenario that balances pedestrians and vehicular traffic needs
considering Minimum Green Interval, calculated capacity, Critical Flow Ratios to provide
Optimum Cycle Length.
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RFP – DOWNTOWN PARKING AND TRAFFIC STUDY
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4. Create a model using Synchro Studio 7 (or most recent) for vehicles and pedestrians for
1) existing conditions; 2) recommendations; and 3) 10- and 20-year projections. Create
Time-Space diagrams. Provide Culver City Engineering with a copy of the model and the
application. Provide Culver City Engineering with the signal timing sheets.
5. Data Collection for Alternate Deletable Bid Item 1:
A. 7-day, 24-hour machine counts (10 machines on the major streets and 8 on minor streets )
• ADT/AADT Volume
• Speed
• Classification
• Direction of travel
B. Provide wide-angle video traffic counts of pedestrians at 5 signalized intersections in the
Downtown area: 1) Culver Blvd/Washington Blvd (old Ince); 2) Culver Blvd/Main St; 3)
Culver Blvd/Cardiff Ave; 4) Culver Blvd/La Fayette Pl; and 5) Washington Blvd/Watseka
Ave. Provide the video in DVD format and a report of the pedestrian counts in standard
quarter-hour increments.
C. Turning movements counts necessary to determine Level of Service calculations for all
signalized intersections in the Downtown area.
• Calculate LOS at 9 signalized intersection
D. Travel-time and time-delay data
• Determine existing travel time to enter/exit the Downtown area from all
approaches during the AM/Mid-day/PM peak hours
• Determine existing time-delay during the AM/Mid-day/PM peak hours
E. Do a “before and after” comparison of:
• Pedestrian wait time;
• travel-time and time-delay;
• LOS
6. Provide all counts and calculations utilized in all of the considerations and scenarios.
ALTERNATE DELETABLE BID ITEM 2
East Washington Boulevard Parking Needs Analysis and Recommendations
Perform a parking needs analysis on the commercial area of Washington Boulevard, between
Helms Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard, and on all intersecting streets within this boundary,
between Washington Boulevard and the alley, on the north and the south side of Washington
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Boulevard. Make recommendations to meet present parking demand and future 10- and 20-
year demand
PUBLIC MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
Hold and host three advertised/noticed public meetings/workshops . Consultant will be
responsible for preparing notification mailer and obtaining approval of target area and material
prior to mail out and will have two notices published in the local newspaper four weeks and
two weeks prior to the meeting dates. Consultant will be responsible for preparing graphics for
the public meetings/workshops.
The first public meeting/workshop will be to introduce the topic and obtain input from
stakeholders; the second to present a draft of the findings and refine input; and the third to
present a completed report and how input has been incorporated.
MEETINGS
Plan on approximately 10 meetings:
1. Kick-off
2. 20%
3. 40%
4. 60%
5. 80%
6. 95%
7. Upon completion
8. 3 meetings prior to public meetings/workshops
PRESENTATIONS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Plan on approximately two meetings before City Council/Redevelopment Agency:
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PARKING POLICIES
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OWNED AND OPERATED PARKING FACILITIES
Adopted Parking Policies
December 19, 2005
The following are the parking policies for Redevelopment Agency owned and/or
operated parking facilities. The parking facilities are available to businesses within
Culver City and/or those businesses within the boundaries of the Culver City
Revitalization Corporation.
PARKING STRUCTURES
WATSEKA PARKING STRUCTURE
3844 Watseka Avenue
Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Outside these hours, access cards are used to enter and exit the structure.
Size and Use:328 total spaces
Available for monthly and short-term parking
CARDIFF PARKING STRUCTURE
3846 Cardiff Avenue
Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Outside these hours, gates are left open and individuals can enter and exit the
structure.
Size and Use: 397 total spaces
Available for monthly and short-term parking
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15INCE PARKING STRUCTURE
9099 Washington Boulevard
Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Outside these hours, the structure is closed.
Size and Use:801 total spaces
Available for monthly and short-term parking
EXISTING PARKING LOTS
STATUS/DESCRIPTION
DUQUESNE LOT - 9900 Culver Boulevard
Size: 36 total spaces
Public Parking – Controlled short-term parking
between 9AM-5PM.
COAST MEDIA LOT - 4043 Irving Place &
4044-48 Lafayette Place
Size: 61 total spaces
Employee Parking - Currently used by CCUSD
and Westwood One on a month-to-month basis.
VENICE LOT* - 9415-25 Venice Boulevard
Size: 30 total spaces
Proposed Culver Theatre Bus Parking -
Currently being used by Kayne ERAS for bus
parking.
CANFIELD LOT – Canfield Avenue
Size: 28 total spaces
Employee Parking - Currently used for employee
parking by surrounding businesses.
ROBERTSON LOT* - 3757 Robertson
Size: 32 total spaces
Employee Parking - Currently leased for monthly
parking on a month-to-month basis by Hoke-
Willat businesses. Limit 6 spaces per business.
More spaces, if available, may be issued upon
request.
WARNER LOT* - 8511 Warner Drive
Size: 242 total spaces
Public Parking – Leased for monthly parking
only.
VIRGINIA LOT* - 10401-10601 Virginia
Avenue
Size: 143 total spaces
Employee Parking - Currently leased for monthly
parking on a month-to-month basis to businesses
located near the Virginia lot. This location is
operated as a valet parking
*These parking lots are not located within Downtown Culver City and, as such, are available to other
designated businesses as noted in the table.
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Monthly Parking
All lots, with the exception of Duquesne, are used for reserved, month-to-month parking.
The following policies are in place and are relevant to all parking facilities:
1. Monthly Rates*
$60 – per person (Monday-Friday)
$80 – per person (7 days per week)
$110 – per tandem pair
*Businesses that do not have offices within Culver City who desire monthly parking
may do so for an additional $10 per person.
2. Parking spaces are made available per person, not per space.
3. For the parking lots, parking tags are issued monthly and must be hung from the
vehicle’s rear view mirror at all times or a parking citation will be issued by the
Culver City Police Department and/or vehicle may be towed. For the parking
structures, access cards are issued for entrance and exit to the structures.
4. Vehicle storage is prohibited and subject to citation and/or towing of vehicle.
5. Subletting is prohibited and may cause the revocation of parking privileges.
6. Residential and overnight parking is prohibited.
7. All parking, unless under a separate agreement, is month-to-month. The
Redevelopment Agency reserves the right to revoke parking with 30 days notice.
8. Car repair and/or service is not allowed.
9. Agency may require the removal of any vehicles found to be leaking oil.
10. Only “Head In” parking allowed.
11. The following fees apply:
A replacement fee of $25 is charged for the replacement of a lost or damaged
access card.
A replacement fee of $15 is charged for the replacement of a lost or damaged
parking tag.
A late payment fee of $5 will be charged if payment is not received by the 5
th
day
of the month. Access to the structure will be denied until payment is received.
For those who park in the parking structures, a fee of $5 will be charged for each
instance a monthly parker does not park in the designated employee parking
area.
For those who park in the parking structures, if found to be parked in the
customer parking area, the vehicle will be cited.
12. “Turn around” parking (i.e., parking in the structure for the 2 hour free period and
exiting and reentering the structure for a subsequent 2 hour free period) is
prohibited. Individuals identified as turn around drivers will be required to pay the
daily maximum rate.
Daily Parking
1. First two hours free. Additional two hours free with validation. $1.00 per hour
thereafter up to a maximum of $8.00.
2. Validation stickers are provided to Culver City business owners at $.50 per sticker.
Validation stickers are to be provided to customers only and are not valid for
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the structure will not be honored. Businesses that do not have offices within Culver
City who desire validation stickers for their customers may purchase them at a cost
of $1 per sticker. The validations are provided in books of 100 stickers.
3. Maximum rate charged for lost ticket.
4. Vehicles with handicapped identification must pay to park.
5. Free parking for veterans parking vehicles with specific license plates issued to
Medal of Honor recipients, Legion of Valor recipients, Purple Heart recipients, Pearl
Harbor Survivors, and Former Prisoners of War. This policy applies to vehicle
license plates of such type from all states.
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PARKING POLICIES - Amended
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OWNED AND OPERATED PARKING FACILITIES
Adopted Policies for Downtown Parking
December 4, 2006
1. That the excess supply of parking, in Agency owned-operated parking
structures should continue to be available to businesses on a monthly
basis and film companies on an as needed basis. This encourages
new and expanding businesses who are in buildings with insufficient
parking for employees to locate in Downtown.
2. That the Agency provide parking to targeted businesses. Should a
business that is located in an existing building expand operations and
need additional parking as required by the code then the Agency could
provide the parking. Criteria for determining what types of businesses
should receive parking will be established.
3. That new Downtown construction build adequate parking to meet
zoning code requirements. Through a development agreement
between the Agency and a developer or business; parking could be
provided to meet zoning code requirements on a discretionary basis.
4. That the long-term goal of the Agency in Downtown is to create a
visitor friendly Downtown as this is the case, customers visitors should
have exclusive access to parking that is the most accessible to
restaurants and retail.
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