To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: KEITH KAUFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE, STEPHEN PROUD, WED DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF A MOBILE PARKING PAYMENT SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH PARKMOBILE, LLC FOR MOBILE PARKING PAYMENT SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE CITY FOR THE TERM MAY 4, 2021 TO MAY 3 2023 WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council directed staff to explore the possibility of improving and expanding mobile parking application payment options across the City. As there are numerous qualified vendors in the mobile parking payment space, an RfP for mobile parking applications was developed and issued on November 10, 2020. This report outlines the RFP process and recommends that the City Council select ParkMobile, LLC ("ParkMobile") as the parking mobile application vendor for the City of Redondo Beach.
BACKGROUND
The City of Redondo Beach has approximately 1300 metered parking spots in the City, with approximately 1100 smart-meters spaces in operation, and separately the pier/harbor parking facilities with an additional 1300 parking spaces. At the City IPS smart meters, the public currently has access to an IPS in-house system but Council and community feedback caused exploration beyond this offering. IPS did not respond to this RFP. In the Waterfront & Economic Development parking structures, parkers have the option to utilize the ParkMobile parking application - this was part of an extended trial and ParkMobile did respond to the RFP.
The Waterfront & Economic Development Director joined this effort, as it was considered optimal to explore a uniform approach across the City to prompt customer awareness and adoption of the mobile parking application service. The selected vendor's product will need to be compatible with existing and planned hardware, including coin-only meters, single and double space smart meters, pay and display and pay ...
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