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Downtown parking fund under pressure; council asks staff for outreach and data review
Summary
Parking staff told the City Council the downtown parking enterprise is under strain after modernization costs, lost high-demand stalls and enforcement changes; Council asked staff to work with the DDA and downtown businesses on outreach, permits and data-driven options.
City parking staff briefed the City Council on June 16 about inventory, revenue trends and near-term choices for downtown parking, saying a series of developments have increased pressure on the parking enterprise fund and asking council for direction on outreach and data collection.
Jay (parking operations lead) and General Services staff described the system the city currently manages: eight surface lots (433 spaces), roughly 725 on-street paid spaces and the Route Avenue garage, for a total managed supply the staff cited as 1,284 spaces. Staff said the city manages pay-station lots and new smart meters that accept credit cards and app payments; the city also leases monthly garage permits and 10-hour permits.
"The parking system is an enterprise…
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