RESOLUTION
NO. 200278
Directing the City Manager to
complete a study of downtown parking capacity to determine whether current and
future downtown parking needs can be addressed by renovation of existing
facilities, through new construction, or acquisition and arrangements with
already-existing garage facilities.
WHEREAS, between
2007 and 2018, the General Fund covered close to $94 million out of
approximately $140 million in debt service payments for parking garages with
City commitments; and
WHEREAS, the
Council desires to ensure there is sufficient parking for businesses and events
while at the same time not spending more public funds or incentives than
necessary for additional parking; and
WHEREAS, the
City Auditor in March 2019 completed an audit of parking garages, finding that parking
garages with long-term City financial commitments need improved planning and
budgeting for capital maintenance needs; and
WHEREAS, the
Council now has under consideration additional proposals for downtown parking
facility improvements and taxpayer-funded subsidies to support garage
construction and renovation in the greater downtown area; and
WHEREAS, the
Council desires to determine the accurate amount of parking for the entire
downtown area rather than looking at one downtown project at a time; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1.
That the City Manager is directed to conduct a study of downtown parking
capacity including determining whether current and future downtown parking
needs can be addressed by renovation of existing facilities, through new
construction, or acquisition and arrangements with already-existing garage
facilities and to report back such findings to the Council within 90 days of
the effective date of this resolution. The study shall include, at a minimum,
the following:
a.
Identification
of the total inventory of parking capacity that currently exists in downtown
Kansas City, inclusive of all sources, private and public.
b.
Projections
for the total capacity needed in future years given the expected growth of jobs
and residential units downtown, transit development, convention and
entertainment uses, and other relevant trends.
c.
Recommendations
for meeting these future trends in the most cost-effective manner, including,
but not limited to, renovation of existing City-owned or supported parking
structures, incentivizing new construction of parking garages, and the
opportunities to convert existing parking structures to other uses.
d.
Recommendations
for governance structures to enable the management of parking demand, including
potential deliberative structures, and needs on a long-term basis, based on
best practices in other jurisdictions.
Section 2.
That the City Manager is further directed to provide a response within 30 days
to Council on what actions were taken related to recommendations made in the
March 2019 parking garages audit conducted by the City Auditor.
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