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oJNty os M,~'' <br /> ; = y~,~~y. Donna Pay K Kiyosaki <br /> <br /> Stephen K. Yamashiro Chief Engineer <br /> Mayor . ~ Jiro A. Sumach <br /> r::a y <br /> ~+~i y~ Deputy Chief Engineer <br /> F Oi N~' - ' <br /> U.OliYCf~f D~ ~~2ltt <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Room 202 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 <br /> (808) 961-8321 Fax (808) 961-8630 <br /> Apri] 27, 1998 <br /> 9bfemoranclum <br /> TO: Honorable Chairman and Members , <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> THRU: Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, hief Ern ~y~,e.,e~r <br /> FROM: R. Nishimura, Traffic Division p~p~1 <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution No. 222 98 (Draft 2) v <br /> The subject resolution dispenses with the enforcement of Chapter 24, Section 24-216 of the Hawaii <br /> County Code 1983 for a three month moratorium period for all metered parking stalls in downtown Hilo. <br /> We monitored [he parking situation in downtown Hilo during the first half of the moratorium, March I to <br /> Apri] 15, ] 998, and have the following comments. <br /> 1. The Downtown Improvement Association (DIA) did not "bag" all the meters as they said <br /> they would. Consequently, some motorists are unaware of the free parking and are still <br /> feeding the "unbagged" meters. <br /> 2. Long term parking zones are less occupied. It appears that employees and employers are <br /> parking within short term parking zones closer to their businesses. The DIA's voluntary <br /> enforcement plan does not seem to be working. Enforcement is required on a full-time <br /> basis to minimize abuse of the short-term parking areas. <br /> 3. Many metered areas should continue to be metered because of high use and need for <br /> parking turn-over. Meters can be eliminated in some areas that have minimal use. Some <br /> short term parking areas should be converted to long-term parking areas. <br /> 4. Availability of parking is presently not a problem in downtown Hilo because many retail <br /> floor areas are vacant. However, if these vacant spaces become occupied, parking will <br /> become a problem again. <br /> We do not feel that continuation of [he moratorium beyond the 3-month period or permanent removal of <br /> the meters will have a positive long-term benefit for downtown Hilo. <br /> ec: Downtown Improvement Association <br /> L:;_......; _ s11. <br /> tt~~:. Tiate.__..p'PR 2 8 1998 <br /> <br />