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Parking Authority presents sustainable budget; committee approves and forwards to full council
Summary
The Parking Authority presented a fiscal year 2025–26 budget showing modest revenue gains, investments in repairs and technology, and a $1.5 million membrane project for Haviland deck; the committee approved the budget unanimously and forwarded it to the full council.
NORWALK — Jim Travers, director of Transportation, Mobility and Parking, presented the Parking Authority’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget to the Finance and Claims Committee on April 10, describing revenue increases, capital investments and condition assessments intended to keep authority facilities in good repair.
Travers said the budget shows a little over a 6% increase in total revenue from 2025 projections, driven by higher monthly, transient and meter revenue and a targeted reduction in meter violations. “We actually have been seeing fairly good occupancy in our garages… our transient numbers are up,” Travers said, noting a citywide 15‑minute free parking pilot helped improve compliance and reduce violations.
The authority is investing in operational technology and facility improvements. Travers described new license‑plate recognition systems installed in the Sono and Maritime garages that speed entry and exit for permit holders and transient users, and recent bathroom renovations at the Sono Train Station garage.
On capital needs, Travers said the authority will contract a conditions assessment (Desmond) to provide an apples‑to‑apples comparison with a two‑year prior assessment and support a prioritized plan. He described a $1.5 million upgrade planned for the Haviland parking deck, including a new membrane to prevent water infiltration, plus aesthetic and access improvements to pedestrian connections and passageways.
Committee members asked about capital reserves and how large capital projects would be funded. Travers said the authority budgets roughly $135,000 annually to a capital reserve and maintains a capital outlay line (about $619,000 in the budget) and that larger one‑time projects would likely be financed through bonding coordinated with the city finance department.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the Parking Authority budget and moved it to the full council for final approval on April 22, 2025.
