CR 98-11 Approval of Rate Increase for Parking Permit Fees 1998January 13, 1998•
APPROVAL OF RATE INCREASE FOR PARKING PERMIT FEES FOR 1998
Proposed Action
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to approve a five percent rate
increase for parking permit fees for the year 1998.
Overview
At their last meeting the Council tabled staffs recommendation for a parking permit fee increase
and requested staff to review the reasons for the parking fine revenue decrease in 1997. Staff
talked to Heather Alex, administration services manager, who drafted the enclosed memorandum
for your review. The parking permit rates have increased each year, since 1990, by five percent
on all permits accept single day /event permits, which have increased by more than five percent in
the last two years. The annual increases in permit rates help pay for increased printing (brochures
and maps) and maintenance costs for public parking lots.
Staff is recommending increased parking permit fees for the year 1998 as follows, based upon
the rate of five percent and rounded to the nearest dollar: $115.50 per year; $34.00 per quarter;
$17.00 per month; and $2.00 single day /event.
Primary Issues To Consider
• Is a parking permit rate increase necessary for 1998?
• What were the parking permit rates in previous years?
• What are possible reasons for the decrease in the parking fine revenues?
Supporting Documents
• Parking Permit Sales Revenue Report
• Parking Fine Revenue Report
• Memorandum from Heather Alex regarding the decrease in parking fine revenues
Hartshorn
onomic Development Coordinator
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Council Report CR 98 -11, January 13, 1998 - Page 2
Primary Issues To Consider
Is a parking permit rate increase necessary?
The rate increase is necessary as printing and maintenance costs are also increasing in 1998.
The rate increase helps fund increasing annual maintenance costs to public parking lots
including the municipal ramp. Another funding source is the revenue generated from parking
fines; however, as you can see from the enclosed parking fine revenue report, there was a
decrease in revenue from parking fines this year. The decrease in parking fines leaves the City
with less funds available to pay for future maintenance costs.
What were the permit rates in previous years?
The following rate schedule shows what the rates were in previous years:
1997 fees: $110.00 per year, $32.00 per quarter, $15.00 per month, and $2.00 single
day /event.
1996 fees: $105.00 per year, $30.00 per quarter, $14.00 per month, and $1.50 single
day /event.
1995 fees: $100.00 per year, $28.00 per quarter, $13.00 per month, and $1.00 single
day /event.
1994 fees: $96 00 per year, $26.75 per quarter, $12.00 per month, and $1.00 single
day /event.
• What are possible reasons for the decrease in parking fine revenues?
The enclosed memorandum from Heather Alex offers possibilities for the decrease in parking
fine revenues.
Alternatives
The Council has the following alternatives regarding this issue:
1. Approve the action as recommended by staff.
Deny the request for approval of the parking permit rate increase. Under this action, the
rates will remain the same as last year; therefore, less funds will be collected for parking
lot maintenance in 1998.
3. Continue for additional information. With this action the rates will remain the same;
therefore, less funds will be collected for maintenance in 1998.
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Memorandum
To: Jim Kerrigan
Copy: Jim Hartshorn
From: Heather Alex
Date: 12/02/97
Subject: Parking Fine Revenues
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Parking fine revenues for 1997 show a decrease of about 58% from 1996 revenues.
The average .decrease over the life of the system is about 30% per year, with the larger
decreases occurring over the last 5 years.
From the police department's perspective, I can offer the following observations as
having an impact on parking revenues, especially over 1996 -1997:
• Overall improvement in compliance (probably responsible for about 75% of the
decrease in revenue) — this follows previous years' patterns and is a direct result of
diligent enforcement and education efforts over the years.
• An increase in parking time limits on some city streets (2 hr parking expanded to 3
hr parking) and in the parking ramp (3 hr expanded to 3.5 hr).
• A concerted effort to exercise greater discretion and customer service attitude in
issuing citations.
It is difficult to tie revenues to enforcement efforts; in a good enforcement program a
decrease in revenues should occur as the goals of the program (compliance) are
accomplished. Variations in the amount of revenues will occur due to many variables
which are hard to predict.