Summary
To: LPGA Ad Hoc Committee
From: Cathy DeKarz, Management Analyst
Date: 7/28/2021
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Subject:
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Consideration of Parking Passes
Summary:
Town staff is seeking feedback from the LPGA Ad Hoc Committee on whether or not to require parking permits for on-street parking on specified roads around the Pelican Golf Club during the Pelican Women’s Championship.
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Previous Commission Action: N/A
Background/Problem Discussion: Last year, the Belleair Police Department created a parking pass system for the week of the Pelican Women’s Championship that required parking permits for any on-street parking on specified roads near the event. This was done to alleviate resident concerns about attendees parking in Belleair’s streets instead of at the specified off-site lots.
Creating this program involved:
• Staff creating and mailing a letter to all Belleair doorsteps explaining the parking permit process and posting about it online (mailing costs reimbursed by Outlyr)
• The Police Department placing and removing “no parking without permit” signs on designated streets the day before the event start
• The Police Department creating and issuing parking permits to residents who requested them (note: lawn services and other marked service vehicles were exempt)
• The Police Department monitoring on-street parking to ensure passes were utilized properly throughout the event
With the 2021 event coming up, staff would like the Committee’s feedback on whether or not to re-implement the parking permit process. Same as last year, attendees are encouraged to park at several off-site locations in Largo and Clearwater and then shuttled in to the event. Attendees may also be dropped off via rideshare in a designated location, may park a golf cart in a specified lot, or may walk or ride a bicycle to the event.
Expenditure Challenges N/A
Financial Implications: N/A
Recommendation: N/A
Proposed Motion No motion is needed for this item at this time. However, staff is be seeking consensus from the Committee either at this meeting or by the next LPGA Ad Hoc Committee meeting on August 11.