In an effort to enhance usage of Long Beach shoreline parking lots during the summer, the council has agreed on a pilot pilot program providing free overnight parking at two lots.
Beginning Jan. 1, there will be free overnight parking in the La Verne Avenue and Junipero Beach parking lots for a four-month period, ending April 30.
According to a staff report, the city implemented a paid overnight parking program a number of years ago, offering it at five lots: Alamitos Beach, Junipero Beach, Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, La Verne Avenue and 54th Place.
This program was initially priced at $30 per month. The pricing was changed in 2007 to $25 per month if prepaid, and $30 per month if paid monthly with a credit card, according to the city staff .
There are currently 93 customers with overnight passes.
A great majority, 82, live in the 90802 zip code area, according to city staff, which believes that the only parking lot that now is significantly used for this program is the Alamitos Beach lot in the downtown area.
In an effort to determine if cost is a factor in the use of the lots, a four-month pilot program was launched.
Phil T. Hester, director of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, advised the council that better use of the lots could have a positive financial impact on the Tidelands Operating Fund.
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