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CC:PA - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of an Amendment to the Existing Agreement with Walker Consultants to Conduct a Parking Fee Study related to the City's On-Street Meters in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $47,500 as Allocated in the Revised Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
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Meeting Date: March 9, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Andrew Maximous/Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/04/2026)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director & City Engineer (02/17/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council and Parking Authority Board approve an amendment to the existing agreement with Walker Consultants (Walker) in an amount not-to-exceed $47,500 to conduct a parking fee study related to the City's on-street meters as allocated in the Revised Budget for Fiscal Year Budget 2025-2026.
BACKGROUND
Parking in Culver City is a limited resource that is in high demand. The Public Works Department operates approximately 1,990 on-street parking meters within the City that generate an average of $82,000 in revenue per month.
The City's 1,796 off-street parking spaces located in three parking structures and four surface lots are operated by the Economic and Cultural Development Department.
On-street parking meters allow cities to manage on-street parking demand to promote efficient turnover and increase availability for the public to utilize or visit the adjacent land uses. The main tools to effectively manage on-street parking supply are parking rates, duration of stay, and time of operation. Of these, parking rates play a key role in traveler mode choice.
The City's current parking meter rates were adopted in 2013 and revised in 2016. The rates range from $0.25 to $1.50 per hour based on...
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