Agenda - City of Santa Monica

permit.” The restrictions on the remaining blocks are “two hour parking 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except by permit.”
In March 2012, a petition was submitted to change the existing preferential parking
regulations representing 71 percent of the households on the 3000 block of Exposition
Boulevard between Dorchester and Warwick Avenues. Subsequent petitions have been
submitted by the 1800-1900 block of Warwick Avenue between Exposition Boulevard
and Virginia Avenue (68 percent in April 2013) and the 3000 block of Delaware Avenue
between Dorchester and Warwick Avenues (68 percent in April 2013).
As a r esult of the original petition, a parking occupancy study was conducted of the
neighborhood. The parking occupancy of each block was observed hourly on Saturday,
August 25 and Wednesday, August 29, 2012. The study indicates a range of
occupancies throughout the neighborhood. Generally, high weekday occupancies were
observed along Exposition Boulevard, with lower occupancies on the blocks to the
south. Weekend occupancies are lower with the exception of spaces immediately
adjacent to Stewart Street Park. Maps of the peak parking occupancies are included as
Attachment C.
Residents identified employees of Beachbody LLC (3301 Exposition Boulevard) as
contributing to the parking problem in the neighborhood. In an effort to identify short
term solutions while simultaneously pursuing changes to the preferential parking
regulations, staff co-hosted two neighborhood meetings with Beachbody management
in summer 2012. At these meetings, Beachbody staff detailed their parking
management plan, which includes shuttling employees to two offsite lots. During new
hire orientation, they explain to employees that parking in the neighborhood is against
company policy and communicate with anyone found to be violating the policy.
A community meeting was held on January 10, 2013 to discuss amending the
preferential parking regulations. Fifteen community members were in attendance and
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