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Based on the data from this parking study, next steps to develop short- and long-term <br /> parking options for City Council consideration include: <br /> e Identify and prioritize opportunity sites for surface parking and accompanying <br /> processes that will position the City to: (1) consider a purchase when a property <br /> becomes available, (2) work with a property owner to secure property, and/or (3) <br /> participate in a redevelopment project that creates public parking spaces <br /> • Identify and prioritize opportunity sites for a parking structure(s) and potential <br /> financing mechanisms (pending the outcome of the feasibility analysis) <br /> e Consider improvement of existing public parking areas to ensure the number of <br /> parking spaces is maximized <br /> ® Consider amendment of current regulations in the municipal code regarding in-lieu <br /> parking to encourage redevelopment and provide for parking in downtown <br /> e Survey other cities to identify additional programs and options for funding new <br /> parking spaces(e.g., creation of a parking assessment district, community benefits <br /> district). <br /> Parking Management <br /> Concurrent with the above actions to explore increasing the parking supply in Downtown <br /> Pleasanton, and pending the results of the parking utilization work, staff will explore and <br /> evaluate methods to ensure that parking spaces are being used efficiently. Those options <br /> might include: <br /> a Frameworks to encourage shared use agreements of parking lots <br /> o A review of the number and location of current timed parking spaces to encourage <br /> the turnover of parking spaces in high-demand areas <br /> e Programs that assist in managing employee parking <br /> e A pricing program for parking spaces <br /> ® Signage and other wayfinding elements <br /> ® Connecting public and private parking to improve both vehicular and pedestrian <br /> circulation within downtown, including improved lighting, path of travel, etc., to <br /> encourage non-Main Street parking. <br /> Additionally, while parking is necessarily focused on accommodating vehicular traffic in <br /> downtown, the proposed study will evaluate how to accommodate additional <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br />