San Diego City Councilman Raul Campillo Thursday expressed disappointment that his colleagues on the Council’s Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee took a more cautious approach on his special event parking rate reduction proposal.
The committee, chaired by Campillo, is made up of Vice Chair Councilman Kent Lee and Councilmembers Jennifer Campbell and Henry L. Foster III.
Campillo’s “5/5/5 proposal” would have: reduced the downtown hourly special event rate from $10 to $5; shortened the enforcement window from six hours to five; and limited the special event parking zone to five blocks around Petco Park.
The committee deferred, voting for Campillo to go back to the drawing board with City Attorney Heather Ferbert’s office to develop a municipal code amendment to be brought back to committee and the full council at a later date.
“I’m disappointed that my colleagues weren’t ready to endorse my 5/5/5 plan as proposed today, but I am thankful they agree that changes do need to be made,” Campillo said.
“We’ve heard from workers, small business owners and residents across San Diego that the current special event parking rates downtown are not working.”