FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
	TO:	Mayor and Members of Council
	FROM:	Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk
	PREPARED BY:	W. Wiles, Manager of Bylaw Enforcement & Licensing
	DATE OF MEETING:	April 18, 2005
	SUBJECT:	Parking Control By-Law Amendment- Cornell Subdivision

RECOMMENDATION:

That By-Law No. 336-88 “A By-Law to govern and control parking of vehicles in the Town of Markham” be amended to provide specific regulations for the parking of vehicles within the Cornell Subdivision.

PURPOSE:

To expand the existing parking permit regulations for the Cornell Subdivision into recently developed areas of the subdivision.

BACKGROUND:

Council amended the Town’s Parking Control By-Law in May, 2001 to include provisions allowing for permit parking within the Cornell Subdivision. The amendment followed a successful trial permit program. Since then, the Town’s Parking Control Division has operated the program successfully to the satisfaction of the residents and operational staff. The Town has received requests from residents in newly developed areas to have similar parking permit options enacted for their areas and a by-law amendment to expand the area in which permit parking is permitted is required in order to do so.

EXPANDED AREA FOR PERMIT PARKING:

The expanded area and streets included for permit parking are shown on Appendix “A”

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Staff project that an additional 40 monthly permits will be sold in the balance of 2005 at an average cost of $22.50. This will result in an estimated $900.00 in revenue in 2005. Based on past experience, the number of permits issued will decline in subsequent years as residents seem to find parking space on their property rather than pay a monthly charge. Costs for administering the expanded program will be absorbed with the Parking Control Cost Centre. Because this is simply an expansion of the permit system in Cornell as new streets are added, there are currently no tickets being issued in the area.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

None

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

None

ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

None

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

ATTACHMENTS:

Appendix A- Expanded Parking Permit Areas

Sheila Birrell Town Clerk

Andy Taylor Commissioner, Corporate Services