FOUR FIFTHS VOTE: Approval of an Agreement with Duncan Parking Technologies to Purchase and Install Pay by Space Parking Meters on Main Street in Downtown Culver City and Approval of a Related Budget Amendment. Meeting Date: 02/09/09 AGENDA ITEM: FOUR FIFTHS VOTE: Approval of an Agreement with Duncan Parking Technologies to Purchase and Install Pay by Space Parking Meters on Main Street in Downtown Culver City and Approval of a Related Budget Amendment. Contact Person/Dept.: Eric Mirzaian Public Works Fiscal Impact: Yes X Phone Number: (310) 253 6410 General Fund: Yes No X Item Number: A 5 City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report No Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (02/04/09); Duncan Parking Technologies; Digital Payment Technologies; Metric Parking Inc.; MacKay Meters Inc.; IPS Group Inc.; Parkeon Inc.; Cale Parking Systems USA Inc.; via letter on February 2 2009; Downtown Business Association via email on February 2 2009. Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (01/29/09) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (02/04/09) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (02/03/09) City Manager Approval: RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement with Duncan Parking Technologies (Duncan) to purchase and install pay by space parking meters on Main Street in Downtown Culver City and approval of a related budget amendment. A budget amendment requires a four fifths vote. BACKGROUND: Over the past several months staff from the Public Works Department evaluated new parking technologies used by other municipalities and determined that pay by space parking meters are becoming more commonly used in cities nationwide and internationally in lieu of traditional individual space coin operated parking meters. At its October 13 2008 meeting the City Council authorized the Public Works Department to solicit proposals from qualified firms to com...
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