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City staff: vouchers and targeted fee changes could help workers and events but legal and budget limits apply
Summary
Parking staff outlined current fees, voucher options and legal limits on selective waivers; committee asked staff to return with concrete voucher outreach, Sunday-parking options and monthly permit expansions for workforce support.
Transportation and parking staff briefed the committee Aug. 19 on parking rates, space-closure charges and existing voucher tools that could be used to support downtown workers and event attendees.
Jessica Morris, assistant director of transportation, and Sabrina Tully, parking services division manager, described current fees: on-street meters at $2.50 per hour, city garage parking $2 per hour with a recent daily maximum reduced from $25 to $15, and a $25 per-day-per-space charge for meter and nonmetered space closures related to events or construction. Tully said the closure fee applies…
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