CONTENTS H.R. 5274 (Sisk), a bill relating to the establishment of parking facilities Page S. 944 (Tydings and Kennedy), similar bill.. Section-by-Section Analysis of the foregoing bills. H.R. 15083 (McMillan), a bill to encourage and assist private industry H.R. 2322 (Multer), a bill to authorize public offstreet parking facility- American Federation of Government Employees: American Institute of Architects, Inc., Robert Smith, executive board, 113 113 147 American Security & Trust Co., S. T. Castleman, senior vice president. Bent, William O., president and board chairman, Garfinkel, Brooks Bros., D.C. Citizens Traffic Board, Father James B. Joy, Jr., chairman.. 151 153 Kneipp, Robert F., Assistant Corporation Counsel.. 157 DuPont Circle Citizens Association, Miss Catherine McCarron, president. Federal City Council: Ailes, Stephen, president... 122 Cook, Yates, executive vice president.. 122 Gage, Seymour; Seymour Gage Associates, New York, N.Y. Hunnicutt, James M., private parking consultant, Washington, D.C.......... Lyon, John W., president, Washington Parking Association, and vice pres- MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD American Automobile Association, Maj. Gen. Louis W. Prentiss, chairman, District of Columbia division, statement American University Park Citizens' Association, William J. Brown, chairman, planning and zoning committee, statement.. Aylward, Mrs. Robert A., letter to Chairman Dowdy, dated March 1, 1968. Burling, Edward J., letter to Congressman Horton, dated February 23, 1968 District of Columbia government: Page 170 171 71 69 Letter to Chairman McMillan, dated June 12, 1968, reporting on 158 164 Letter to Chairman McMillan, dated June 28, 1968, reporting on 165 Hecht Co., Edward H. Selonick, president, statement. 172 169 Jelleff, Frank R., Inc., Willard R. Dick, executive vice president, letter to Chairman Dowdy, dated February 21, 1968 176 Lansburgh's Department Store, Louis M. Frankel, letter to Chairman 70 176 Lincoln Civic Association, Mrs. Sylvia Kohrn, Housing and Zoning Com- Miller, Hon. Neville, letter to Congressman Sisk, dated February 26, 1968- Montgomery County (Maryland) Council, resolution of March 19, 1968, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, Mayor William 102 71 70 73 69 173 Price Waterhouse & Co., Mr. G. Dewey Arnold, statement. 175 178 Union Trust Co., Justin D. Bowersock, president, letter dated February 20, 1968, to Congressman Sisk. 68 U.S. Department of Commerce, Census of Parking Lot Payrolls. 184 69 Washington Building Congress, statement_ 141 Washington Parking Association, Harry A. Barbour, legislative consultant, statement.. 97 West End Citizens Association, William B. Hanback, vice president, letter 68 175 EXHIBITS Washington Central Business District: Exhibit 1. Offstreet parking spaces, 1930–67 Exhibit 2. Offstreet parking spaces, changes in, 1955-67.. Exhibit 3. Accumulation of parked vehicles (curb and offstreet) by with June 1965 availability. Exhibit 4. Forecast of 1971 "needs" for offstreet parking, compared Exi ibit 5. Growth in off street parking spaces, 1930-65.. Exhibit 6. Retail sales, decline in, 1948-63.. Exhibit 7. Inventory of available parking spaces and usage thereof.. 30-31 Map showing vehicles entering, leaving and parking, 10 a.m. to 6 PARKING FACILITIES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1968 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SPECIAL INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D.C. The Special Investigating Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:05 a.m., in room 1310, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. John Dowdy (chairman of the Special Investigating Subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives McMillan (chairman of the full committee), Dowdy, Sisk, Hagan, Nelsen, Harsha, and Broyhill. Also present: Representatives Adams and Gude. Also: James T. Clark, clerk; Hayden S. Garber, counsel; Sara Watson, assistant counsel; Donald Tubridy, minority clerk; and Leonard O. Hilder, investigator. Mr. DowDY. The Special Subcommittee will come to order. We have before us for hearing this morning several bills concerning parking facilities here in the District of Columbia: H.R. 15083, by Mr. McMillan; H.R. 14053, by Mr. Nelsen; H.R. 5274, by Mr. Sisk; H.R. 9389, by Mr. Hansen, and H.R. 2316, by Mr. Multer; also, S. 944, by Senator Tydings and Senator Kennedy. (The bills referred to, together with a resume, a section-by-section analysis, and a staff memorandum follow:) (H.R. 5274, 90th Cong., first sess., by Mr. Sisk on Feb. 9, 1967; H.R. 14053 by Mr. Nelsen on Nov. 16, 1967; H.R. 2316 by Mr. Multer on Jan. 16, 1967; H.R. 9389 by Mr. Hansen on Apr. 27, 1967; and S. 944 by Mr. Tydings and Mr. Kennedy on Feb. 9, 1967) 1 1 A BILL Relating to the establishment of parking facilities in the District of Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, FINDINGS OF FACT: SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. (a) The Congress finds that (1) the growth and development of the National Capital areas has been accompanied by an ever-increasing number of persons entering the District of Columbia by motor vehicle which has resulted in serious traffic congestion; (2) this congestion restricts the interchange of goods, services, and people between the District of Columbia and the surrounding suburbs, to the detriment of both; imposes hardships and incovenience on residents, employers, employees, and tourists in the National Capital area; impedes the efficient conduct of the United States and the District of Columbia governments; and interferes with the rapid and effective disposition of police and firefighting equipment. 1 Note: Unless otherwise indicated the provisions of all bills are in agreement or substantially so. (3) the orderly growth and development of the National Capital area requires a balanced transportation system which provides residents of and visitors to the National Capital area a variety of economic and efficient means of travel into and through the District of Columbia; (4) a balanced transportation system requires adequate highways, rapid rail transit, buses, and off-street parking facilities for motor vehicles; (5) off-street parking facilities in sufficient numbers and at rates and locations adequate to meet the needs of the National Capital area have not been provided; and (6) the establishment of a parking authority to supplement existing parking with additional off-street parking facilities is necessary to maintain and improve the economic well-being of the National Capital area, the safety, convenience, and welfare of the residents thereof and the visitors thereto, and the efficiency of the United States and District of Columbia governments. (b) This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Parking Facility Act".1 CREATION OF PARKING BOARD SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby created and established a body politic and corporate of perpetual duration, to be known as the "District of Columbia Parking Board” (herein called the "Parking Board"). The Parking Board shall consist of three members, who shall be the members of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The term of office of any member of the Parking Board shall be the same as his term of office as such Commissioner. Two members of the Parking Board shall constitute a quorum. The members of the Parking Board shall select from among their number a chairman and a vice chairman of the Parking Board. (b) The Parking Board shall appoint, subject to the provisions of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and other applicable laws relating to employees of the District of Columbia, an administrator. The Parking Board may delegate to the Administrator such authority as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Act. [H.R. 14053 establishes such a Board, but composed of the D.C. Commissioner, the Secretary of Interior, and the Administrator of General Services.] PARKING ADVISORY COUNCIL SEC. 3. (a) There is hereby established a Parking Advisory Council (herein called the "Advisory Council"). The Advisory Council shall be composed of eleven members, consisting of the Secretary of the Interior or his designee, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Highways and Traffic or his designee, the Administrator of the General Services Administration or his designee, the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission or his designee, the Administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency or his designee, all ex officio, and six members from private life appointed by the Parking Board of whom one shall be designated biennially by the Parking Board to serve as chairman. The members from private life shall be chosen to reflect a range of experience in such fields as architecture, engineering, retail trade, real estate, financing, law, motor vehicle parking, and transportation. [This section of H.R. 2316 establishes a 9-member Advisory Council, composed of the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce, the General Services Administrator, the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, the Administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency (or their designees), and 4 members from private life appointed by the Board for 4 year terms. [H.R. 5274, H.R. 9389, and S. 944 provide for an 11-member Council, composed of the Secretary of Interior, the Director of D.C. Highway Department; the Administrator, GSA; the Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission; the Administrator, National Capital Transportation Agency, and 6 members from private life. [H.R. 14053 provides a 9-member Council, composed however, of the Director, D.C. Highway Department; the Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission; the Administrator, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; the President, D.C. Section of Institute of Traffic Engineers; the Chief, Metropolitan Police; and 4 members from private life.] This short title is set forth as Sec. 1 of H. R. 14053; the Findings of Fact as Sec. 2 thereof, etc. |