Parking Lot C North of Mendocino County Library, Ukiah While there are an inadequate number of parking spaces available

Each County employee with a permit for Lot C has a specific, assigned, numbered space. When the assigned person does not use the space, the space remains vacant and is unavailable for use by anyone else. Response (General Services): The Department agrees with this finding. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board agrees with this response. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.

According to the City of Ukiah Parking Lot C Audit Results dated 11/13/00, which covered weekdays between 8/7/00 and 10/4/00, Lot C was underused. With approximately 60 County employees holding parking permits, the average usage for those permit holders in Lot C was 26 spaces per day. Response (General Services/Library): According to the City of Ukiah Parking Lot C Audit Results dated 11/13/00, which covered weekdays between 8/7/00 and 10/4/00, Lot C was underused. With approximately 60 County employees holding parking permits, the average usage for those permit holders in Lot C was 26 spaces per day. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board agrees with this finding and the response provided by the Director of General Services. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.

Most County employee parking usage is intermittent. Response (General Services): Without additional information, the Department can neither agree nor disagree. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board neither agrees or disagrees with this finding. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.

The County paid $7.50 per month per space for all 60 spaces. The County paid for at least 22 spaces which were not used during the time period of the report. At this rate, the County is wasting approximately $2,000 per year. Response (General Services): The Department disagrees in part with this finding. The County’s motivation for renting the parking spaces from the City was to help resolve the City’s concern regarding street parking for retail businesses in the downtown area, particularly within the area defined by Stephenson and Standley Streets to the south and north, and Main and Oak Streets to the east and west. The County is aware of the apparent underutilization of the parking spaces it pays rent for, and is working with the City, County Department Heads, and the Court Administrator to ensure that the parking spaces are fully utilized. If it is ultimately determined that the County and Courts could make do with fewer spaces, the County will work with the City to identify some number of spaces for use by Library patrons. In the meantime, it is our understanding that the City is contemplating restriping Lot C in order to increase the overall parking capacity. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board agrees with the response provided by the Director of General Services. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.

The Grand Jury has observed no apparent change in the usage since the 11/13/00 report. Response (General Services): Without additional information, the Department can neither agree nor disagree with this finding. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board neither agrees nor disagrees with this finding. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.

Two street parking spaces are dedicated for Library patrons. No spaces in Lot C are dedicated for Library patrons. Response (General Services/Library): The Department disagrees in part with this finding. Three parking spaces in front of the Library, donated by local businesses, are dedicated for Library patrons. No spaces in Lot C are dedicated for Library patrons specifically, nor are there parking spaces dedicated for the surrounding business clients, including the County Probation Department. There are, however, nine metered three-hour parking stalls available to the public in Lot C. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board agrees with the response provided by the Director of General Services.

The City has posted a sign on Perkins Street indicating public parking north, apparently to Lot C, but only nine public metered spaces are available. Response (General Services/Library): The Department agrees with this finding. It should be noted that on Standley Street, directly northwest and adjacent to the Library, there are eleven metered spaces with an additional nineteen non- metered spaces available to the public. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board agrees with the response provided by the Director of General Services. Response (Ukiah City Council): No legal response received by deadline.