HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1985/12/10 Item 10 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 10
Meeting Date 12/10/85
ITEM TITLE: Resolution /...z.1.0( Establishing a passenger loading zone in
front of the South Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center at 251 Landis
Avenue
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Finance/ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager
At the Council meeting of October 15, 1985, the City Council accepted a staff
report regarding the metered parking in front of the South Bay Ambulatory
Surgery Center and directed staff to return with a resolution establishing a
passenger loading zone in front of the Surgery Center.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council approve the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION:
This issue was referred to staff by the City Council in response to a letter
from Dr. Charles Umansky of the Surgery Center requesting that the parking
meter directly in front of the Surgery Center be removed and that a passenger
loading zone be established.
Staff has reviewed the situation at the Surgery Center and concludes that the
metered parking does impede access to the Surgery Center by patients and by
handicapped persons.
As the attached diagram indicates, there are currently four parking meters
directly in front of the Surgery Center. When these four parking meters are
occupied, there is no convenient, safe access for patients to be dropped off
or picked up. In addition, there is no easy access to the handicapped ramp by
persons requiring the use of a wheelchair. This is important because,
according to State law, all discharged patients must leave the Surgery Center
by wheelchair.
The problem of access can be remedied by establishing a "Passenger Loading and
Unloading Zone" in front of the Surgery Center pursuant to Chapter 10.60 of
the Chula Vista Municipal Code. This will involve the following procedures:
by the City Council of
Chula Vista, California
Dated
Page 2, Item 10
Meeting Date 12/10/85
1 . Removal of parking meters No. 1 and No. 2 as indicated on the
attached diagram. This is in accordance with the recommendation of
the Traffic Engineer because parking meters No. 3 and 4 are next to a
landscaped area.
2. Painting the curb white to indicate no stopping, standing or parking
for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers.
3. Erecting a sign that indicates "Passenger Loading or Unloading Only"
apply to between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays
and holidays.
There are over 70 doctors that may have occasion to use the Surgery Center
facilities. There are currently four parking spaces in the back of the
Surgery Center. One of the spaces is reserved for emergency vehicles.
According to the business manager of the Surgery Center, the remaining three
spaces are used by either patients or doctors. The Surgery Center staff
utilizes metered parking. In addition, the City Council recently approved the
designation of seven parking spaces as permit parking only in the parking lot
directly south of the Surgery Center. The permit parking spaces would be
utilized by doctors using the Surgery Center facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Removal of the two parking meters would result in the loss of approximately
$200 revenue annually to the Parking Meter Fund.
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