Delray Beach staff presented implementation steps for the city’s 2020 Parking and Curbside Management Master Plan and asked the commission for policy direction on several practical items including performance‑based pricing, a centralized valet program and creation of a parking benefits district.

Public Works Director Missy Barletto described a three‑tier pricing model staff proposes for West‑of‑Intracoastal parking: premier curbside parking (Atlantic Avenue) at $4 an hour with the first 20 minutes free and paid hours expanded to start at 11 a.m.; a second tier (side streets one block north/south of Atlantic) at $3 an hour beginning at 11 a.m.; and metered third‑tier surface lots at $2 an hour with a four‑hour time limit. Staff also recommended keeping peripheral garages as the least‑expensive option to encourage Park‑Once behavior and relieve curb congestion.

Barletto outlined a centralized valet model—modeled on Coral Gables—where the city would solicit a single vendor to operate and coordinate all downtown valet stands. That vendor would lease city or county lots for vehicle storage, standardize pricing ($15 for the first four hours with a $10 surcharge thereafter was suggested), improve curb congestion by moving pick‑up/drop‑off points off Atlantic Avenue, and allow technology‑enabled reservations and pick‑up at multiple satellite points.

Staff recommended creating a parking benefits district to dedicate a portion of parking revenue to parking facility maintenance and future capital (including eventual garage construction). Barletto cited immediate maintenance needs: Gladiola and Railroad surface lot base failures, aging garage elevators and fire‑sprinkler work; she said one planned in‑lieu transfer approved earlier in the meeting will fund elevator conversion work in an Old School Square garage.

Commissioners discussed employee parking programs and beach/Barrier‑Island parking. Several commissioners favored charging a modest fee for garages (suggested $1/hour) rather than leaving them free, and supported piloting employee permit systems that set aside top garage levels or off‑island lots for workers with barcode or rotating access. Commissioners generally supported centralized valet and a parking benefits fund but asked staff to return with financial modeling, pilot details and specific revenue‑allocation proposals before final implementation.

No ordinance or final rate schedule was adopted July 8; staff was directed to return with revenue projections, model agreements for a centralized valet RFP, and draft rules for a parking benefits district.