Damian Nord, Police Chief
CEQA Determination: The City find that this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (b)(2)-(3), 15378.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract renewal with Flowbird to include ongoing hardware services, on-site maintenance services two times per year, and digital services including mobile application and pay by text with a fixed annual cost not to exceed $66,605 plus variable transaction fees and authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to make minor, technical and non-substantive changes to the agreement as necessary with the Council’s overall intent;
2. Approve a 12-month Resident Pilot Parking Program that provides residents with five free hours of parking per month; and
3. Approve a 12-month Pilot Merchant Validation Parking Program that provides downtown merchants the ability to prepurchase parking hours at a 50% discounted parking rate.