Enloe Parking Project City Council update

At their October 19 meeting, the Chico City Council directed staff to begin striping streets and improving signs for parking in the neighborhood around Enloe Medical Center, but did not approve a three phase plan by Dixon Consultants for a preferential parking district.

Phase one of the plan recommended:

• that the City perform on-street parking striping to show where cars could park on streets, 
• better signs to direct drivers to the hospital’s parking garage and let people know that the hospital provides free valet parking, and 
• sensors and digital signs to show how full the parking garage is at any time.
• creating a preferential parking district that would give residents five passes and allow parking for two hours for those without passes. Permits would cost residents $26 annually, 
• parking enforcement through license plate readers mounted on parking enforcement officers’ cars, and  
• encouraging better hospital employee education about parking and mitigation through ride shares, car pooling and a ride home program.

Any plan for a parking district, further discussion or approval of the  three phase plan will come at a later date.

Chico City Council by-district election boundaries adopted by the City Council

On February 10, 2020, the Chico City Council adopted an ordinance that would amend the city code and establish a by-district election process.  The majority of the CANA area is in District 4 but there is some spillover into District 5.  A more specific discussion of district boundaries can be found in the following City districts link on the City of Chico website.

Invitation from the CANA President

Avenue Neighbors,
Through the years Avenue residents have become involved in CANA for a variety of reasons. Initially, and probably most importantly, it was because of the Enloe Hospital Expansion, which, by the way, is still not finished.

That said, there many other reasons to stay engaged with CANA. The greater the participation of the Avenue’s residents, the greater the impact that you will have on your neighborhood and its quality of life. As a recognized neighborhood organization, the City of Chico has given CANA a voice so we should use it.

With the goal of improving the Avenues neighborhood, the CANA Board of Directors is open to additional board members who are interested in shaping our future. If you are interested, you can submit your contact information our website or email John Whitehead, CANA Board President, at president@chicoavenues.org.