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Chris Curtin, owner of Cloud Chocolate, told the committee he has leased space in the borough for 20 years and said the 6 p.m. cutoff \"is costing me over $20 because my staff is over 06:00.\" Curtin described production schedules that extend past 6 p.m., said employees typically leave around 6:30–6:40 p.m., and said a 24‑7 monthly pass for several employees would be a substantial cost.

Committee members said they want to support retail while preserving daytime-hour definitions used to maintain evening garage capacity for customers and visitors. Ramsey, the Parking Director, and other staff proposed a compromise: keep the daytime-hours definition (8 a.m.–6 p.m.) but allow a flexible nine-hour window tied to an employer account so a business could shift its nine-hour block (for example, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. or 10 a.m.–7 p.m.) without incurring overstay penalties. Staff said that if employees truly use the garage more than nine hours regularly, a 24‑7 pass would be the appropriate product.

Committee members also reviewed lease entitlements after Curtin raised the issue; a staff member noted Curtin’s lease includes a limited number of no-cost parking spaces, a point Curtin said he was not aware of and which reduced his immediate cost concern. Committee members asked Colonial Parking and staff to draft a consistent policy to allow flexible business-account windows and to clarify how many pass allocations are included in municipal leases. Staff said they would work with Colonial to design an administrative process and communicate options to affected businesses.

No formal ordinance change or vote was recorded; the committee instructed staff to return with policy language and implementation details at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parking - July 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Retail business owners told the Parking Committee that a newly enforced 6 p.m. daytime cutoff is increasing costs and operational difficulty for employees. The committee proposed a potential flexible nine-hour window for business accounts and agreed to work with Colonial Parking to draft options and verify lease entitlements for tenants.","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},6177033,"Parking committee sets uniform $20 special-event fee starting at 8 a.m.; Gay Street open-air market excluded",1112,915060,2027504,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5341927-da7a0570e9a2c512604c163544a66bd7&start=915&end=2027","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5341927-da7a0570e9a2c512604c163544a66bd7/thumbnail_915060.jpg","/articles/6177033/West-Chester/Chester-County/Pennsylvania/Parking-committee-sets-uniform-20-special-event-fee-starting-at-8-am-Gay-Street-open-air-market-excluded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177033-cd6b96a559d96fcf6fce2458ff1a0f17/orig.mp4?Expires=1775268645&Signature=GC8gA7oHY~0AqVtoZAYotGt9UWpZf1Z2CicHuPzn7QacA5-DmBMe9NR6TMAgVwr55gsYrw8xL9Qp-MU~rs9o5qPBc1sgOvVk4j4~8sS-7Y~goPmLiHG3PzlxQ18JPV-7fPPKRc7i16DK9X9fc0R~9enDCcM61b~NW0Bqono9nkjc5Y4yesdc7h-7Q5ZemjO-hZ4VBxfIGZBS-gFIlYAF7BbJIhFaEEYVCV2nZx5tRVJP07sMFerI32ApsD2G5lA5VOseGI~G34~igu1Fv~DJ7LBIyNB4mXS0rF2svZ-azbhwogNCwl1B~NK8-b5bRZESR0EcJrdH~M4wwXdbAhc~cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Chester Borough Parking Committee voted during its July meeting to adopt a standard special-event parking approach for the town-center area: a $20 all-day fee starting at 8 a.m. for both garages and surface lots, and a process to allow vendor passes and limited sponsorships.

Sheila Vaccaro, chair of the committee, read a summary of the group’s decisions: \"Start times for special event is 8AM. It is in the garages and all the lots. It is $20 for the day. The $20 fee ends when the event ends.\" Committee discussion clarified that the fee would apply to town-center garages and lots and that monthly parkers with passes are not subject to the one-day fee.

Organizers and vendors pressed for exceptions. An event organizer who said he had organized many town events argued that vendors should not be charged both event fees and parking; the committee responded that organizers can register vendors and that vendor parking passes could be issued. Committee members said the garages are the only reliable revenue source on event days and recommended testing policies (for example, how the Christmas parade implementation goes) before broader changes.

Committee members debated whether recurring weekend Gay Street closures and the open-air market should be treated as special events. Several members said the long-running Gay Street open-air market functions differently from one-day special-event permits and recommended classifying it outside the special-event fee structure. The committee discussed updating local code (Chapter 90A) to clarify the open-air market’s status and to exempt it from special-event fees.

On sponsorships and revenue-sharing, the committee agreed not to tie direct vendor reimbursement to vehicle counts and to let a separate process, potentially handled by finance or council, set any limited sponsorship awards. The group asked staff and the finance committee to propose a process and deadlines for event sponsorship requests and caps on sponsored events.

No formal roll-call vote with named tallies was recorded in the transcript for this policy; the committee concluded the discussion by recording its decisions and directing staff to implement and return with process details.","The committee agreed to a standard special-event parking policy for the town center: a $20 all-day fee starting at 8 a.m. for garages and surface lots, with vendor passes allowed and the long-running Gay Street open-air market treated as a longstanding borough activity rather than a special event.",{"_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},6177037,"Colonial Parking reports June revenue uptick; committee hears staffing, enforcement and meter-removal updates",867,29867,897120,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5341927-da7a0570e9a2c512604c163544a66bd7&start=29&end=897","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5341927-da7a0570e9a2c512604c163544a66bd7/thumbnail_29867.jpg","/articles/6177037/West-Chester/Chester-County/Pennsylvania/Colonial-Parking-reports-June-revenue-uptick-committee-hears-staffing-enforcement-and-meter-removal-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177037-d8b776b12f01609b72a2f4c5abfa8857/orig.mp4?Expires=1775268645&Signature=f1o945k78dx3ySfrntWRRR2~1TNeZ-L7T5RZml0ZcGIFbVqTLnOJB9OVXx6U8ElJZ78Sb1dkyTOH5f1Ayv9PGWnZaXzUCzO3qk7F-fayZq0yBWkf~qw-gC0iie3Xzhc9L41-XbpFoKo2z7m6JTPHjaBV9DVbj1YsxgSTH5h1w2l~fddJyQ5dJF4GysKCTsjc-lljB5U1pJrcIlY4j0r7mSha~jSZRL1PB-PQyeI6Ztkq9EOrXACDunDy8wJeDNKuZbDe~XS2QIYncD7CiZg7FwTq5HhXE3hN8EenjVYcSXUwBZ0mDfqvT5S10fD8VvgLSVL2YEH-ifdujIl0KdbwbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a July meeting of the West Chester Borough Parking Committee, Colonial Parking reported stronger-than-last-year revenue for June and discussed staffing and enforcement issues.

Norman Ortiz, regional representative for Colonial Parking, said \"the garages in June did fairly well for the month of June. The actuals for the month were $250,000 and $250,208 for the month. Comparing that to last year, that's a difference of $21,000.\" He also reported year-to-date garage revenue of $1,321,000 and a year-to-date variance of about $43,000 compared with last year. Ortiz said operating expenses for June were about $51,000 and that weekend staffing shortages produced overtime; Colonial expects at least one new hire in July.

Ortiz provided utilization figures: he reported about 2,267 transient tickets per day at one garage and 4,230 transient tickets per day across both garages, compared with about 3,521 total transient tickets per day last year. He said Colonial began stricter enforcement of nighttime monthly-parker restrictions in May and started enforcing daytime-hour restrictions for daytime monthly parkers in July. \"Out of that group of daytime parkers, we did have 30 daytime parkers that ended up transitioning and purchasing 24‑7 monthly contracts,\" Ortiz said, adding that most recent compliance issues have been on the exit side.

Parking staff updated the committee on equipment and maintenance. The committee packet included a purchase order for J and J Outdoor Services for $14,369.50 to power-wash the garages; staff said that was the lowest of three quotes. The committee also approved purchase of new handheld enforcement devices and is inventorying old meters that have been taken offline. Staff said the removed meters are being recorded by serial number, will be stored and then offered for sale (staff said they planned to post them on Municibid and contact nearby municipalities).

Director-level staff reminded motorists about the FlowBird parking app and suggested regularly closing and reopening the app to avoid user errors. Financial figures reported by staff included ticket revenue of $81,035 for June, posting revenue of $4,913.50, and permanent-revenue items (monthly permits) beginning to ramp up; some line-item totals in the verbal report were not specified precisely in the transcript.

The committee did not record a separate formal vote on operational items beyond routine approvals; the group discussed staffing, timing for meter removals (staff estimated completion by July but said it was weather- and staffing-dependent) and next steps for selling retired meters.","Colonial Parking told the West Chester Borough Parking Committee that garage revenues were higher than last year in June and year-to-date, while committee members discussed staffing, daytime-parking enforcement, removal and sale of old meters, and a $14,369.50 power-wash purchase order.","actionData","errors"]

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