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TO: |
Mayor and Members of Council |
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John Livey, Chief Administrative Officer Jim Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services Andy Taylor, Commissioner of
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PREPARED BY: |
David
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DATE OF MEETING: |
2005-May-24 |
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SUBJECT: |
Establishing a
Paid Parking Programme in the Town of Markham |
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the report dated May 24, 2005, entitled ‘Establishing
a Paid Parking Programme in the Town of Markham’ be received;
And That Council endorse in principle the
establishment of a Paid Parking Programme in the Town of Markham based on the
mandate, roles, responsibilities and
administrative procedures as attached as Appendix A to this report;
And That Council endorse in principle the installation
of on-street metering on selected streets in the Ferrier Road, Allstate Parkway
and Markham Centre areas to regulate parking use;
And That staff be authorized to hold a public
information meeting or meetings with the area stakeholders prior to bringing
forward for Council adoption, a parking by-law amendment and geographic
location schedule to bring on-street parking regulations into full force and
effect;
And That Council endorse the financial analysis
attached as Appendix B to this report as the basis for installing and operating
the on-street metering;
And that the Town hire two
provincial Offences Officer 2’s on a 1 year contract basis with 25% of
the cost allocated to the Paid Parking programme.
And That the start-up capital
investments of approximately $258,380 as identified in appendix B, pg 21 in the
first year to fund the commencement of on-street metering operations be
provided from the Life Cycle Replacement & Capital reserve on a cost
recovery basis from parking revenues.
And That staff be authorized to issue the Request for
Proposals and subsequently report back to Council on the procurement of the
capital equipment and third party services required to implement on-street
metering;
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to bring forward for
Council’s consideration, recommendations regarding establishing a Paid Parking
Programme in the Town. As well the report makes recommendations regarding implementing
the first phase of on-street metering in specific areas of the Town to regulate
parking use where there are or
will be parking pressures on the street as a result of paid parking on adjacent
lands, where there are parking pressures as a result of supply shortfalls,
where there is or will be parking pressure as a result of parking policy
impacts and where there is a general level of local area acceptance.
BACKGROUND:
In June 2002, Council endorsed the
MTPS-2002, the Town’s transportation action plan to address
In the Fall of
2002, the Town retained The BA Consulting Group (
DISCUSSION:
A Council appointed body is recommended to oversee paid
parking
Staff recommend that Council establish a separate entity to oversee the Paid Parking Programme. Initially the entity would act as a Sub-Committee of Council with a mandate and clear lines of responsibility to make recommendations into the management and operations of paid on-street parking and paid parking facilities on public lands. The Sub-Committee, hereafter called Markham Parking, will provide Council with a transparent, accountable and responsible entity that can not only oversee paid parking operations, but also identify and evaluate new parking opportunities. Markham Parking will represent a business driven enterprise with the objective of operating paid parking facilities on a self sustaining basis accounting for all paid parking operating costs and revenues, and returning net revenues over the long term to a parking reserve for the purposes of investment in parking operations including improving existing parking facilities, developing structured parking facilities over the long term and expanding paid parking operations on a sound business basis.
Markham Parking will be perceived as a quasi-independent entity insulating day to day parking management decisions and operational impacts from the procedures and operations of the Town and Council. Markham Parking will be set up initially with the flexibility to adapt to a changing parking environment as the Town matures and urbanizes, and be able to evolve organizationally, taking on greater responsibilities over time. Markham Parking can be nimble and responsive to meet new challenges and take advantage of new business opportunities as they arise.
Paid parking is a pragmatic solution to address parking
supply impacts
As the Town of Markham matures, pressure will continue to be brought to bear on the supply of parking, particularly in key areas of the Town where for historic reasons, destination characteristics, or other factors, parking demands have or will likely in the foreseeable future cause impacts on the street network and compromise access, traffic flow and the movement of goods and services. At the same time, to achieve intensification objectives, policies have been put in place and are being contemplated in other urbanizing areas of the Town to restrict parking supply through maximum parking standards resulting in the street network potentially playing a greater parking role in supporting commercial office, retail, recreational and residential uses .
Regulating parking use on streets through metered parking provides a pragmatic and cost effective means to address parking impacts, add to parking supply and assure that the streets can be cleared of parked cars when required to maintain access and traffic flow particularly during peak hours of the day. Relying on enforcement alone on municipal streets is impractical and cost prohibitive. Experience in other municipalities where paid on street parking has been in place, demonstrates that a high degree of compliance can be achieved through reasonable levels of parking enforcement. Staff recommend that parking use be regulated through on street metering solutions in identified areas of the Town with demonstrable or anticipated parking supply challenges or impacts.
Policy initiatives will impact certain areas of the
Town
In May 2004, Council adopted the Markham Centre zoning by-law to regulate parking supply and promote the development of parking structures. The new by-law represents a fundamental shift away from minimum parking standards currently in place throughout the Town, and establishes maximum parking standards for all uses within the Markham Centre area. The intent of the parking provisions of the new bylaw in part, is to apply pressure on parking supply in order to help control automobile use and parking impacts and shift travel patterns to transit and other modes of travel. The by-law supports the Town’s compact urban form and transportation objectives.
Policy framework initiatives that move to maximum parking standards will in part generate a need for public streets to play an increasingly important role in supplying visitor parking in support of the commercial office, retail, recreational and residential uses in the vicinity. Regulation of parking by charging for parking use will be an important tool in helping to control parking impacts and maintaining traffic flows.
Parking pressures were identified in other areas of the
Town
During the discussions with the Development Services Committee, members of Council expressed an interest in having certain areas of the Town examined for the feasibility of introducing paid parking solutions to address parking pressures. Members of Council also met with representatives of the Toronto Parking Authority in a round table discussion to more fully understand the role and mandate of a parking authority, the challenges and opportunities in meeting local community and business needs, and details regarding the use of on-street paid parking to deal with parking supply challenges .
The Consultant undertook a series of site visits to the various areas suggested by Councillors and identified a short list of areas for further analysis and consideration. Through discussion with staff, and input from Committee members, three areas were identified as potential candidates for on street paid parking. A number of factors were taken into consideration to identify and assess the feasibility of implementing paid parking within certain areas of the Town including:
1. areas where there are or will be parking pressures on public streets in the vicinity as a result of paid parking on adjacent private property (Clegg, Allstate )
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areas where there are parking pressures as a result of
supply shortfalls( Ferrier, Cox,
3. areas where there is or will be parking pressures as a result of parking policy impacts
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4. and where there is a general level of local area acceptance ( Markham Centre, Ferrier, Allstate )
The Consultant prepared a preliminary financial
analysis
The Consultant, in consultation with Town staff, prepared a preliminary financial feasibility analysis to assess the viability of introducing on-street metering in the three identified areas as outlined in the report. The Consultant investigated the areas in detail and recommended specific parking operation protocols for each area including parking charge rates, maximum parking duration, hours and days of operation and enforcement frequencies to maintain compliance.
The protocols were reviewed with an internal parking drive team made up of senior staff representatives and fine tuned to reflect input from the various departments. The financial analysis, capital and operating assumptions and location plans are attached to the report as Appendix B. The financial analysis has been developed on a three year basis in order to identify the initial investment required to commence on street parking operations as well as to demonstrate that through programme growth, on-street parking operations should become self-sustaining within a reasonable time frame and over the long term, begin to deposit net revenues into a parking reserve fund to provide a funding source for investment in parking operations and structures in the future.
As outlined in the description of the proposed administrative procedures of Markham Parking, annual plans will be prepared and submitted to Council for approval as part of the Town’s normal budgeting cycle.
Staff have consulted
with key stakeholders in preparation of the report
As part of
bringing the Paid Parking Programme report forward
for Council’s consideration, staff met with some of the key stakeholders in the
identified areas to more fully understand the parking issues and objectives.
The meetings provided an opportunity to discuss the rationale behind on-street
metering and to seek feedback and comment. The discussion assisted staff and
the Consultant in fine tuning the location and extent of the metering zones and
to define parking permission time frames, maximum durations and rate
structures.
Staff also met
with the local Councilors in whose wards the metered parking is being proposed,
to seek their advice, identify local stakeholder interests whose input should
be sought and to confirm the extent of the proposed public consultation programme. Staff have continued to
meet one on one with area stakeholders.
Staff recommend
public information meetings
The report
recommends that a public information meeting or a series of meetings be held
with local area stakeholders prior to bringing forward implementing by-law
amendments and schedules for Council’s consideration and adoption that would
bring the on street parking regulations into full force and effect.
Implementing on-street parking will require other
actions of Council
Bringing on-street parking into full force and effect will require amendments to the Town’s parking by-laws and enforcement protocols. Staff have been preparing a report and comprehensive parking bylaw amendment for Council’s consideration later in May. The proposed by-law will incorporate the various clauses required to regulate paid parking on streets and on public lots. As well, the report will detail the proposed schedule of set fines associated with the various types of clauses for controlling the paid parking provisions of the bylaw.
The new bylaw provisions regarding paid parking would not apply until Council adopts an amending bylaw schedule that details the geographic areas within the Town to which the provisions apply. It is staff’s intent to bring the schedules forward for Council’s consideration following the holding of a public information meeting with local stakeholders in the areas identified.
The schedule of set fines must be approved by the Chief
Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice before the new parking by-law amendment
comes into full force and effect and the Town is in a position to put the pay
and display machines into operation. The Town expects that the set fines will
be approved in the summer in time for the machines to be made operational prior
to the commencement of classes at
Council will be asked to consider other parking related
matters regarding Markham Centre
A public meeting regarding an application to amend the
parking by-law for the Hilton Suites Hotel was held on
As well, staff intend to bring
forward the final Markham Centre Parking Strategy report and recommendations
and a cash-in-lieu of parking by-law for implementation within Markham Centre
prior to the summer break. Final
adoption of the Parking Strategy and implementation of the cash-in-lieu bylaw
together with the endorsement of this report will put in place the parking
framework and tools to support the Markham Centre vision.
Growth and expansion of on street metering and paid
parking facilities
The provisions of
the updated parking by-law that will be before Council for consideration and
adoption before the summer break will establish the framework for the expansion
of on street metering and paid parking on public lands. The provisions in the
bylaw are brought into effect through schedules that specifically identify the
streets and lots to which the paid parking provisions will apply. The by-law
schedules must be approved by Council.
As development in
Markham Centre proceeds, the extension of the road network will provide the
opportunity for continued expansion of on street paid parking as well as the
extension of paid parking into off-street parking facilities. Similarly, growth
and expansion opportunities will arise in the Ferrier and Allstate areas as the
Coptic Church undertakes the first phases of its programme
and
Where parking
pressures are identified or can be reasonably predicted in other areas of the
Town and where there is a readiness and general acceptance within the local
community, on street paid parking can be extended to other on and off-street
locations. The
Over time, the on and
off street paid parking operations can grow and expand as an effective tool to
help regulate parking impacts in other key locations throughout the Town.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Finance senior staff have
been involved in the development of the Markham Parking Strategy as part of the
Parking Strategy Drive Team. Finance staff have also worked with the Consultant
to prepare the financial analysis in Appendix B and been instrumental in
vetting the capital and operating assumptions with the various Town departments
involved. Finance staff supports funding the initial capital start up
costs from the Life Cycle Replacement & Capital reserve on a cost recovery
basis from ongoing parking revenues and the allocation of net revenues over
time to a parking reserve fund.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:
There are no direct environmental considerations or
impacts associated with this report.
BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
The
former Markham Centre
This
report has been prepared with the input and comment from Finance, Strategy and
Innovation, Legal Services, Clerks and Enforcement and Licensing
ATTACHMENTS:
APPENDIX A :
Description of a
Proposed Mandate, Composition, Role, Responsibilities and Administrative
Procedures of
APPENDIX B:
Financial
Analysis for the Implementation of Paid Parking in
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John Livey, F. C. I. P.
Chief Administrative Officer
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APPENDIX A
Description of a Proposed
Mandate, Composition, Role, Responsibilities and Administrative Procedures of
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Mandate
Markham Parking
would act as a Sub-Committee of Council to make recommendations to Council on
the development, management, maintenance and operation of the Town’s paid
parking facilities on Town streets or on municipally owned or controlled
property on a self sustaining financial basis and to contribute surplus revenues
to a parking reserve fund to be used for improvements to the supply,
distribution and functionality of public parking facilities.
Composition
Markham Parking would
consist of not less than three nor more than five
members, each of whom would be a member of Council, including a Chair.
Markham Parking members
would hold office for a term of Council and/or until a successor is appointed.
Should a vacancy
occur, Council would appoint a Member of Council to hold office for the
remainder of the term for which a predecessor was appointed.
Role
and Responsibilities of
Markham Parking would provide comment,
input and direction to the development, operation, maintenance and management
of the Town’s on-street paid parking and paid parking facilities on municipally
owned or controlled property.
Markham Parking would meet on a regular
basis, and not less than quarterly to review progress updates or other business
of Markham Parking and provide comment, input and/or direction.
Markham Parking would consider any specific
matters arising, events or opportunities that impact or may impact the operations
or mandate of Markham Parking and recommend such actions that may be required
to address such matters to Council for its consideration and approval.
Markham Parking would review proposed
amendments to the bylaws regulating the use and operation of the parking
facilities that support the mandate of Markham Parking including penalties for
contravention of such bylaws and recommend proposed amendments to Council for
Council’s consideration and approval.
Markham Parking would review proposed
business arrangements or proposed land or building transactions that would further
the mandate of the Paid Parking Programme and
recommend proposed transactions or arrangements to Council for Council’s
consideration and approval.
Markham Parking would review an annual
financial statement for the operations of the Paid Parking Programme
and forward such to Council for consideration and approval.
Markham Parking would review annual budgets
in association with the Town’s annual budgeting process for the extension of
the Paid Parking Programme mandate and forward such
budget for Council’s consideration and approval.
Markham Parking would review operational updates
and quarterly financial updates prepared by staff and provide comment, input
and/or direction.
Administrative
Procedures
The Chair may call additional meetings at
the Chair’s discretion to consider any specific matters arising, events or
opportunities that impact or may impact the mandate of Markham Parking.
Staff would prepare an annual budget for
review and approval of Markham Parking that would;
(i)
identify
new streets or lots planned or proposed to be added to the mandate of the Paid
Parking Programme;
(ii)
identify
capital requirements
(iii)
identify
operating costs
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identify
new resources that will be required to fulfill the Authority’s mandate
(v)
identify
anticipated revenues
(vi)
identify
anticipated contribution to the parking reserve fund
Staff would prepare agendas and submit
operational updates for the consideration of Markham Parking at its regular
meetings.
Staff would prepare and submit quarterly
financial updates for the consideration of Markham Parking.
Staff would prepare an annual financial
statement for the review and consideration of Markham Parking prior to
submission to Council.
Staff would identify, evaluate and bring
forward recommendations or actions for consideration by Markham Parking any
such matters, events or opportunities outside of planned activities that impact
or may impact the operations and mandate of the Paid Parking Porgramme.
Capital equipment or services required by
the Paid Parking Programme to implement annual
approved budgets will be acquired through the Town’s normal purchasing
procedures.
For accounting purposes and the
determination of net revenues to be contributed to the parking reserve fund;
(i)
gross revenues would mean all such revenues attributed to the operation and use of the parking facilities
under the mandate of the Paid Parking Programme
including revenues derived from penalties or fines assessed and collected in
contravention of the provisions of the parking bylaw.
(ii)
operating costs would mean all attributable direct and
apportioned indirect costs associated with the operation, maintenance, and
management of the parking facilities under the mandate of the Paid Parking Programme including staffing, equipment, revenue
collection, accounting etc.
APPENDIX B
Financial Analysis for the Implementation of Paid Parking in
Executive Summary of the Financial Analysis:
The financial
analysis has been prepared to assess the feasibility and outline the basic
business assumptions for the implementation of on street metered parking in
specific locations within the Town of
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areas
where there are or will be parking pressures on the street as a result of paid
parking on adjacent lands ( Allstate, Clegg )
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areas
where there area parking pressures as a result of supply shortfalls (Ferrier,
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areas
where there is or will be parking pressure as a result of parking policy
impacts ( Markham Centre )
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where there is a general level of local area acceptance
The capital
requirements were developed based on pricing information from preferred
suppliers who will be requested to respond to an RFP for the procurement of the
pay and display equipment. Enforcement capital requirements were developed in
consultation with the Town’s Enforcement and Licensing Department.
Operating
assumptions were developed in consultation with the various Town departments
and with input from The BA Group. Revenue assumptions were based on the
recommendations of the Consultant and developed from the Consultant’s
experience in other municipalities within the GTA and smaller cities and towns
in the province. Enforcement revenues are predicated on the number and
frequency of visits to the paid parking areas expected in order to assure a
reasonable compliancy with parking regulations. The revenue assumptions are
necessarily conservative. Revenues and expenses will be closely monitored
during the first years of operation as on street parking use stabilizes and the
public gets used to paying for parking space use. The performance of each
individual pay and display unit can be assessed using the machines inherent
reporting technology.
Start up capital
investment will be required to implement the on street paid parking strategy. Start
up capital will be initially funded through reserves and the capital paid back
over time from parking revenues. Net revenues will be placed in a parking
reserve fund to provide a funding source over the long term for investment in
paid parking operations including the development of parking structures.
Financial Plan: Capital and Operating Assumptions
Start-up Investment
A
total of 17 Pay & Display units at a budgeted cost of $14,000 per unit and
a Back Office server at $5,600 are required and represents an initial capital
outlay of $243,600. The useful life of
the Pay and Display units and Back Officer Server is assumed to be seven years,
which factors into an annual cost of $34,800.
As
well, capital items will need to be acquired to support the enforcement
programme including the acquisition of a vehicle and handheld ticket processing
units. The initial enforcement requirements represent 25% of the full time use
of the acquisition items.
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total, the capital start up budget is $258,380.00 and itemized as follows;
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Pay and display machines (installed) $238,000.00
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Back office server
$ 5,600.00
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Signage $
3,400.00
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Allocation to enforcement capital $
11,380.00
Total $258,380.00
The
capital acquisition costs will be initially funded through reserves and paid
back over several years through a budget transfer to be funded through Paid
Parking operating profits. The revenues
and expenditures will be tracked in a separate cost centre in order to better
monitor the operations of the paid parking program and to provide a sound financial
basis to develop the business case for future growth and expansion through
annual plans put forward by Markham Parking for Council approval. The financial
analysis identifies the annual costs to be taken from gross parking revenues to
be returned to reserves to recover the initial capital outlay.
Financial Analysis:
The
following sections detail the revenues and expenses associated with Phase 1 of
Paid Parking in the Town of
Revenues
The
two major sources of revenue are Fees (which depending on the location will
initially be set at $1/hour or $2/day) and Fines ($20 per offence). The general revenue assumptions are:
The
specific revenue assumptions for the 7 areas are outlined below:
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Weekends |
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Rates |
Stalls/ Day |
Turnover/ Day |
Stalls/ Day |
Turnover/ Day |
Annual
Revenue |
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Cox
Blvd |
$1/hour |
20 |
1 (@ 2 hours ea.) |
30 |
3 (@ 2 hours ea.) |
$25,499 |
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North
side |
$1/hour |
20 |
2 (@ 2 hours ea.) |
n/a |
n/a |
$17,513 |
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$2/day |
28 |
1.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
$15,324 |
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Centurian Blvd. |
$2/day |
12 |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
$5,254 |
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$2/day |
18 |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
$7,881 |
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Ferrier
St. |
$2/day |
18 |
2 |
18 |
2 |
$22,066 |
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$2/day |
15 |
1 |
15 |
0.5 |
$7,933 |
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Hilton
Hotel |
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$6,390 |
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Total Revenue Year 1 |
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$107,861 |
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Total
Revenue estimated in the first full year of Paid Parking is $107,861 with
revenue of $113,802 in year 2 and $128,132 in year 3.
Area Descriptions
Cox
Boulevard
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On street parking will be used primarily by visitors to the Hilton
Suites Hotel who will choose on street parking convenience and prefer to pay on
street rates
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Weekday visitors are expected to park for two hours on average at a rate
of one dollar per hour to a maximum of two dollars and each space will turn
over two times per day during hours of operation 9am - 9pm except when parking
restrictions may apply during peak hours
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There will be no charge for weekend parking
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As the
Centurian Boulevard
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On street parking will be used primarily by visitors and tenants of area
businesses who will prefer the convenience and accessibility of on street
parking over on site parking
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Weekday visitors and tenants will pay a flat rate charge of two dollars
and each space will turn over one time per day during hours of operation 9am -
9pm except when parking restrictions may apply during peak hours
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There will be no charge for weekend parking
Ferrier
Street
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On street parking will be used by a mix of visitors to the retail premises
in the area and visitors to the office and church uses on the north side of
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Weekday visitors and tenants will pay a flat rate charge of two dollars
and each space will turn over two times per day during hours of operation 9am -
9pm except when parking restrictions may apply during peak hours
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Weekend visitors will pay a flat rate charge of two dollars and each
space will turn over two times per day during hours of operation 9am - 9pm
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On street parking will be used
by a mix of visitors to the retail premises in the area and visitors to the
office and church uses on the north side of
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Weekday visitors and tenants will pay a flat rate charge of two dollars
and each space will turn over two times per day during hours of operation 9am -
9pm except when parking restrictions may apply during peak hours
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Weekend visitors will pay a flat rate charge of two dollars and each
space will turn over one half times per day during hours of operation 9am -
9pm
Hilton
Hotel
Capital Expenses
Pay & Display Units
Pay
& Display units are used throughout the province as standard equipment for
capturing Paid Parking revenue. An
acquisition budget for the units has been calculated based on the major
functional requirements. Actual costs will be determined through a competitive
procurement process. The Pay &
Display units to be acquired are modular so that a base model can meet the
initial functional requirements and adapt over time can to a changing parking
environment by the addition of functional plug-in modules that will not require
costly replacement. The cost of the Pay
& Display machines assumes that initially they are delivered as solar
powered units without credit card capabilities.
The units will have wireless technology in order for the Town to receive
real time information regarding potential problems (vandalism, malfunction,
paper shortage, etc) in order to minimize operating downtime. Phase 1 of the Paid Parking program requires
17 Pay & Display units:
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Cox Blvd. – 3 units
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Centurian Blvd. – 2 units
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Ferrier
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Enforcement Capital Expenses
Paid
Parking will be regulated from
The
purchase of a new vehicle and ticket processing handheld will be required to
support the new shifts. These items will
be shared between the two officers. The
costs of these Capital items to be allocated to the Paid Parking programme are
$14,780 which is comprised of the following:
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$9,280 for an enforcement vehicle (25% of $37,120)
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$2,100 for a handheld ticket processing unit (25% of $8,400)
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$3,400 for signage
The
annual repayment to reserve for enforcement related capital costs would be
$5,400 per year.
The
total capital outlay for the paid parking programme is estimated to be $258,380
($243,600 for the Pay & Display units) and $14,780 for Enforcement).
Operating Expenses
Maintenance and Collection
costs
Maintenance
and collection costs on the 17 Pay & Display units are estimated to be
$30,600 per year. It is assumed that the
revenue collection will be performed by the vendor.
Enforcement
Enforcement
operating costs include 25% of the salaries and benefits of two new officers as
well as their uniforms, communication devices, vehicle maintenance, and ticket
stock. These costs are estimated to be
$30,646 per year. As well, a general
administration fee of $15,000 has been added to account for additional Cash
Management processing, First Attendance, and Court costs. The total annual operating costs related to
enforcement of Paid Parking is estimated to be $45,646.
Annual Repayment to Reserve
The
annual repayment to the reserve to payback capital related costs would be $40,200.
Total
annual expenses of the paid parking programme (for Enforcement and Pay &
Display related costs), including repayment of Capital is estimated to be
$116,446.00 in the first year, with inflation related increases in subsequent
years.
Net Operating
Taking
into account the annual repayment of initial capital costs, the Paid Parking
programme will lose approximately $8,585 in the first year and $4,777 in the
second year. The Paid parking programme
should start showing profits in the third year with an estimated surplus of
$7,362.
Accounting
To
introduce Paid Parking in the Town of
Equipment Acquisition
Approval
to issue a Request for Proposals forms part of the recommendations in this
report to implement paid parking in the identified areas. The Request for
Proposals for Pay & Display Meters will be released upon Council’s adoption
of this report at its meeting of
Paid Parking By-Law
The Town has a
single by-law which regulates the parking of vehicles in the Town and
establishes the offences for violations of the by-law. This by-law is being
amended to include sections establishing paid regulations, will create a
schedule to add locations for paid parking as they are determined and will
create an offence for violations. A fine recommendation of $20.00 will be
submitted to the Province for approval with the passing of the by-law. The
amendments to the parking by-law are planned to be before Council for
consideration and adoption in June, 2005.
Clegg/Cox
Area Stage 1 –
On-Street Parking Supply 57 On-Street Stalls $2 FLAT ON CLEGG Location of On-Street Parking On-Street Parking Prohibited
$1/HR ON COX
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