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The committee considered an updated resolution addressing handicap spaces, noting that some entries were clarifications rather than new additions. The director described the change as correcting language to reflect an existing space in front of 710 and to add clarity for space 108, explaining that those locations were not new but had not been correctly reflected in the ordinance.

Committee members then raised questions about the eligibility rules for handicapped parking when the car or license is not registered to the address. The director explained the borough's practice: if a property is owner-occupied, homeowners may qualify for an auto-renewing homeowner permit; if the vehicle or license is not registered to the property and the occupant is a renter, staff asks for a lease to show residency. On caregiver situations, staff said they have accommodated caretakers in some cases and have worked with applicants individually.

As the director described, \"if it's a caretaking situation Right. We've been able to accommodate that. We have, you know, we have kids that have needed their parents\" and staff indicated they will continue to work with applicants case by case. Committee members noted the policy trade-offs between saving a limited curb or off-street space for a specific individual and ensuring spaces are not misused by non-residents.

Next steps: staff will continue to implement the corrected resolution text for the two clarified handicap spaces and said they will handle caregiver eligibility through case-by-case review while advising applicants to provide registration, license, or lease documentation when possible.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parking - June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee moved to correct and approve two items in a handicap parking resolution that clarify existing spaces, and discussed how caregiver and caretaker situations are handled when a vehicle or registration does not match the resident's name.","taxTitle","West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71483,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205048,"Parking director outlines permit auto-renewals, meter removals and July survey; committee OKs PennDOT wayfinding resolution",1159,453000,1612000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0&start=453&end=1612","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0/thumbnail_453000.jpg","/articles/6205048/West-Chester/Chester-County/Pennsylvania/Parking-director-outlines-permit-auto-renewals-meter-removals-and-July-survey-committee-OKs-PennDOT-wayfinding-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205048-dc51aca7b3ac88404b39e2316bbccd3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453058&Signature=kReQpw9d8Hr~NvVHVS99KA6WGGdpgVIwPFPvHbI0u7D-4ExdQ9-ZbqNhDEEN6ZE6yt117ESFkLUwgiC8o~tHGL17FFdmHJs5Mz~qZHvvtsWo8Q5S~6BH93nyqOsP8mdRZcwBsUY5vciVbUYuG-Jrun2u-nGyZrmLwikDt8W40CQhtnJXtmh8pwO6Cam9oEfOclALqYwz5yYFJiqKdUc3eb67soIFuwTZ6gdIz5BIAURAtulHEC7dRs3nCmGMUnZV0uIWD5ibrztfWVlWm4LptKAU4sYze3jJLrXJbgM2r-qaC8RsUP-5f1NTW7Xkci5eKj9zm7FFM5iuvTakYX2r3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The parking director told the committee staff will implement homeowner permit auto-renewals, remove certain on-street meters by July with an outreach campaign, and distribute a parking satisfaction survey in July to gather resident input on permits, enforcement and weekend concerns.

The director said staff is \"working with United Public Safety, our permit portal for parking on creating, homeowner permits that will auto renew annually.\" The auto-renewal is for homeowners only, and staff said it will use tax-transfer checks and title-change data (working with Dana and Barb) to detect ownership changes and deactivate auto-renewals when appropriate.

On on-street meters and customer outreach, the director said, \"We also created a little postcard that officers in the business district have been putting on cars to notify them that the meters will be pulled soon and how to, download the Flowbird app\" and that the back of the card shows where borough lots are and notes three-hour on-street limits in the business district. Staff said they will also post signage and pursue consolidated wayfinding through a proposal request to Merge, referencing the Brandywine Valley Wayfinding work with PennDOT.

The committee approved a corrected resolution for the Brandywine Valley wayfinding project (a formality correcting the previously approved resolution) and moved to adopt the updated language. The director said she had reached out to Merge for a proposal to consolidate signage and improve cohesion with the wayfinding plan.

On enforcement and eligibility, staff said they will deny permits when a property has holds for unpaid taxes or fees, and will extend that hold-based denial to building permits and rental licenses. The director noted a recent open house with landlords and that SmartGov permit applications are being processed.

The committee discussed the planned parking satisfaction survey. Resident and committee input asked for ward-level data and questions about whether permit enforcement should be extended to 24/7 in permit areas on weekends. Brian Travis, a resident, urged including questions to quantify weekend displacement, saying residents \"get parked out on the weekends if they're working 9 to 5 because it's a free for all.\" The director said staff aims to send the survey in July and encouraged committee feedback on additional questions.

Next steps: staff will finalize the survey questions for a July distribution, operationalize homeowner auto-renewal with the permit portal and tax-transfer checks, remove selected meters with posted postcards and Flowbird guidance, and solicit Merge proposals for consolidated wayfinding signage.","Staff said homeowner permits will auto-renew, the borough plans to remove some on-street meters by July with outreach materials and Flowbird guidance, and a parking satisfaction survey is planned for July; the committee also moved forward on the Brandywine Valley wayfinding resolution with PennDOT.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205052,"Committee considers $7 blended overage rate for Hotel Indigo; seeks cap and validation fixes",573,957000,1530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0&start=957&end=1530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0/thumbnail_957000.jpg","/articles/6205052/West-Chester/Chester-County/Pennsylvania/Committee-considers-7-blended-overage-rate-for-Hotel-Indigo-seeks-cap-and-validation-fixes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205052-5b1d4e3ec478b71645525475e581ff74/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453058&Signature=Y~f7aDeiM9nsB2-qMUCLP9XLMZ-qdD-aKzhjUA12EgeRUXqBdLm36A8JggAvIBHDC38rl1TNs7ImTpFKJvujJ6A0aHH~6Ylyom~aDQTCnlfZgDT7schBL~S6kRzvhbIq0Sj7RcuYAFVjCnsM0KMLnMo-QgW5cZGs9-fy5DLMQGUUuHY2w8D1hNVn3MjfRCv4t--Oo8~xuJZSKvlObmChgq7gFDCmSgiVnVHq5ipxguVytk7Jk8cxeNCNqGX0U9EnmeaJ9kXIe0sEDAt4KiV-hV-QhwqkVLq7zusXn83IzzA9amQc9X4KDW0XAfmLBKIw19VL3E3ar1X0-wMDuaVNAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee opened discussion on amending the Hotel Indigo memorandum of understanding to allow billing a blended $7 per day for cars beyond the hotel's allotted 55 monthly parkers, and asked staff to review overage days and discuss caps with the hotel.

Sheila Vaccaro, chair of the Parking Committee, introduced the item as an amendment proposal: \"we have the 55 spaces allotted to Hotel Indigo\" and described the proposed $7 per day per car overage charge. The $7 rate was presented as a blended amount to reflect partial-day stays and to be lower than a full daily transient fee.

Kristen Camp and Colonial representatives were referenced as having reviewed the MOU draft; Colonial's Jed Hatfield noted the $7 blended rate is higher than the average ticket amount. Hatfield said, \"the $7 rate is double what the average ticket amount is,\" noting the blended fee remains a higher-value ticket compared with short-term averages.

Committee members pressed for additional protections for non-hotel parkers and asked staff to examine the specific days when the garage exceeded 55 Hotel Indigo parkers. One committee member suggested setting a higher cap (for example, billing up to a certain threshold such as 70 cars, then a different treatment beyond that) to prevent a hotel having de facto exclusive access to the garage. Staff said they would \"go back and look at the few days where they have exceeded the 55 and look at those numbers and talk to them,\" and would return with a recommended cap or amendment.

On enforcement and validation, staff explained that currently validated hotel tickets are not stopped at entry and there is no immediate in-system way to limit validations once issued; however, the vendor has tablet technology that can issue a single multi-entry validation, and the hotel has not yet implemented that tablet. Staff told the committee they want to avoid losing short-term revenue and to keep garage access available for non-hotel users.

Next steps: staff will review recent overage days, discuss reasonable caps and billing approaches with Hotel Indigo, and bring a proposed amendment back to the committee (with the goal of interim billing where possible while the final MOU is negotiated). The committee indicated a desire to begin billing for overages in the near term while final terms are negotiated.

Sources: Committee discussion and vendor remarks during the meeting.","The parking committee discussed an amendment to the Hotel Indigo memorandum of understanding to permit billing a $7 per-day blended overage for cars beyond the 55 allotted places; members asked staff to review historical overage days and to seek a cap to protect non-hotel parkers.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205054,"Colonial Parking: May revenues top budget as borough moves to shorten daytime paid hours and test Express Pay",394,30000,424000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0&start=30&end=424","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3777197-797ecb6647108f523d97de8aed4a39a0/thumbnail_30000.jpg","/articles/6205054/West-Chester/Chester-County/Pennsylvania/Colonial-Parking-May-revenues-top-budget-as-borough-moves-to-shorten-daytime-paid-hours-and-test-Express-Pay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205054-e3a25a7751167a076a9d562273499de4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453058&Signature=OJOxO1ICbSaTrNx14mjhpuhp7h29yvit2qWUFGCA9H36ng8IqobAENw3XbV8Z-51WP~oiAS0geqoQhLzt9thWg5NWuz0OyqC2nV3QNYNmC-XI3gIu8Is6eHCuzC1VTSP4DJ6Qyv6c1QMc5BcBJJWEbz2FIdXHBsjmoEVB4XTszHkuDe-SZYxeiG1LmYb9HXCZlTGbDIC0liO-U9~s4zrQlk5EDFxMp4LFGd~xLNXTWiX1~hIbV2kKF3suS3vXfkGd-hLpUD25MxUs6ZKF8tcOBIi1SDszBfeHybWRsMXHFkLg9Dd1vzYgk43DafJcCCcvWR4QEN6kCLupSup-y5-1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colonial Parking reported May garage revenues of $254,000, exceeding the budgeted $208,000 and last May's $236,000, and committee members approved a one-year trial of Flash Express Pay for garage users.

The report came from Chris Hankins of Colonial Parking, who said, \"May was a good month Total revenues were $254,000 which was significantly above the budget number of 208,000 and ahead of last, year the same month last year of $236,000.\" He added that year-to-date revenue was $1,071,000 and that net operating income for the month was $206,000, both ahead of budget.

Why it matters: higher-than-expected garage revenue affects the borough's parking fund outlook and informs near-term policy changes the committee plans to implement, including shortened paid daytime hours and new payment technology.

Hankins gave metrics the committee used to evaluate garage use: 964 monthly parkers were billed in May; transient revenue per day was $2,082 at the Bicentennial garage and $2,402 at the Chestnut Street garage; average tickets per day were 565 (Bicentennial) and 653 (Chestnut Street); the average ticket value was $3.68, which Hankins said \"equates to an average stay of 2 hours and 27 minutes.\" He also reported year-to-date operating expenses of about $244,000.

Committee members discussed recent enforcement changes for night parkers and next steps for daytime parkers. Committee chair Sheila Vaccaro said they would roll out the new council-approved hours, moving daytime paid hours from 6 a.m.–9 p.m. to 6 a.m.–6 p.m. The committee asked Colonial to notify groups with dedicated contacts first, then work through individual accounts in stages to avoid service disruption. Hankins said early-entry problems with some night parkers have been resolved and a few had been converted to 24/7 passes.

On communications, the parking director said staff would send a separate email notification, add a blurb to the monthly invoice, and post laminated notices in the garages. The director also noted that monthly customers receive an emailed invoice and that most monthly payments are collected via automatic withdrawal.

The committee approved a one-year, no-cost trial of Flash Express Pay, a Flash Parking product that can text Flash members and enable automatic payments; staff said cameras would be provided during the free trial and the borough would decide later whether to pay for the hardware. The director characterized the trial as \"a good thing to try, to test drive it.\" Colonial staff emphasized member-approval safeguards built into Flash that require account holders to approve charges for other drivers.

Other operational notes included a recent repaving of Lot 5 (near United Methodist Church) that widened spaces, and an ongoing software reconciliation with meter revenue reports. The director reported parking-ticket counts of 1,182 for May and said some meter revenue totals are still being reconciled with Barb's official report.

What remains to happen: staff will run staged notifications and parameter changes for daytime monthly parkers, post in-garage notices, monitor revenue/usage following the hour change, and evaluate the Flash Express Pay trial before committing to any hardware purchases.

Sources: Committee meeting discussion and Colonial Parking monthly report.","Colonial Parking reported May garage revenues of $254,000, above the $208,000 budget, and the West Chester Parking Committee approved a one-year trial of Flash\u0000Express Pay while preparing to implement new daytime paid hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.","actionData","errors"]

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