2. PARKING AGREEMENT
WITH NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION TO MANAGE THE PARKING ON VIMY PLACE ACCORD AVEC LA COMMISSION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE POUR LA GESTION DU
STATIONNEMENT SUR LA PLACE VIMY |
That Council approve:
1.
That City staff assist National Capital
Commission staff to manage their parking on Vimy Place, the private road
directly in front of the Canadian War Museum.
2.
That the
Director, Traffic and Parking Operations Branch, be given the authority to
enter into an agreement with the National Capital Commission to undertake this
action.
RecommandationS du comité
Que le Conseil municipal
approuve:
1.
Que le personnel de la Ville à aider le
personnel de la Commission de la capitale nationale à gérer le stationnement de
la Commission situé sur la place Vimy, chemin privé se trouvant directement en
face du Musée canadien de la guerre.
2.
Que le directeur de la Circulation et du
Stationnement soit autorisé à conclure un accord avec la Commission de la
capitale nationale pour la mise en œuvre de cette mesure.
1.
Deputy City Manager, Public Works and Services report dated 13 September 2006 (ACS2006-PWS-TRF-0025).
Report to/Rapport au :
Comité des transports
13 September 2006/le 13 septembre 2006
R.G. Hewitt, Deputy City Manager/Directeur
municipal adjoint,
Public Works and Services/Services et Travaux
publics
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Michael J.
Flainek, M.Eng., P.Eng., Director/directeur
Traffic and Parking Operations/Circulation de
stationnement
(613) 580-2424 x 26882, Michael.Flainek@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That the Transportation Committee
approve and recommend to City Council that City staff assist National Capital
Commission staff to manage their parking on Vimy Place, the private road
directly in front of the Canadian War Museum.
2.
That the
Director, Traffic and Parking Operations Branch, be given the authority to
enter into an agreement with the National Capital Commission to undertake this
action.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU
RAPPORT
1. Que
le Comité des transports recommande au Conseil municipal d’autoriser le
personnel de la Ville à aider le personnel de la Commission de la capitale
nationale à gérer le stationnement de la Commission situé sur la place Vimy,
chemin privé se trouvant directement en face du Musée canadien de la guerre.
2. Que
le directeur de la Circulation et du Stationnement soit autorisé à conclure un
accord avec la Commission de la capitale nationale pour la mise en œuvre de
cette mesure.
The National Capital Commission (NCC) approached the City of Ottawa in April 2006 requesting that we work with them to improve the management of the surface parking spaces on Vimy Place. There are approximately 30 parking spaces on this section of private roadway in front of the Canadian War Museum, and at the present time the parking spaces are controlled by signs only. To better manage these spaces, the NCC has requested that the City of Ottawa install parking meters.
In consultation with the NCC, City of Ottawa staff will implement the following Parking Management measures on Vimy Place:
1.
The City will supply, install, maintain, collect and
process, and manage approximately 30 Paid Parking Spaces through the
installation of parking meters. This
will be short-term parking (2-hour) to complement the Museum's long-term indoor
parking.
2.
As one of the purposes of the parking spaces on Vimy Place
is to support event use, the NCC may reserve spaces for event use at no cost,
via the City’s existing Meter Hooding Program.
3. To simplify the
process of any complaints or comments, the standard City process for any
complaints or comments regarding the parking meters would be used.
4. All revenue
collected within the first year would be retained by the City of Ottawa and
will cover costs associated with supply, installation, collection and
maintenance of these meters.
5. After the first year and based on the
financial records of the revenue collected and the operation and maintenance
costs associated with the parking meters, a revenue sharing arrangement will be
considered between the NCC and the City of Ottawa.
6. With respect to the enforcement aspect of
the parking regulations, and although there are jurisdictional issues to be
addressed, the NCC has been made of aware of its options which may include the
use of City staff, a private firm (security company) or the deputization of its
own staff.
DISCUSSION
City of Ottawa Parking Operations and Development staff have met with representatives of the Canadian War Museum on several occasions to establish the appropriate management of the parking spaces along Vimy Place in front of the Canadian War Museum.
CONSULTATION
Discussions have taken place between Traffic and Parking Operations staff and the Ward Councillor, who concurs with City staff entering into an agreement with the NCC to manage parking on Vimy Place.
TRANSPORTATION
MASTER PLAN
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The supply of 30 parking meters will be
sourced from current stock of equipment on hand. The meters and posts in stock that will be used in this instance
were removed from locations where Pay & Display Units have since been
installed. The estimated value of the
parking equipment to be installed at the proposed Vimy location is valued at
approximately $30,000. The City will
recoup the cost of initial meter stock value and installation, ongoing
collection and routine maintenance expenditures through the anticipated revenue
collected within the first year.
The agreement for the first year is that
the City of Ottawa will retain all revenue and following an assessment by the
City and the NCC, a revenue sharing plan will be developed.
DISPOSITION
Upon approval by the Transportation Committee approval and City Council, Traffic and Parking Operations Branch staff will work with the NCC to finalize an agreement to be executed by the Director, Traffic and Parking Operations Branch.