City staff propose consolidated parking-management plan, recommend rate and lease changes and study food-truck leases

City staff presented proposed updates to the City of Norman's parking management plan to the Community Planning and Transportation Committee on Oct. 23, recommending consolidation of the downtown and Campus Corner plans into a single document, updates to payment options, and proposed changes to hourly rates and annual lease pricing.

Taylor Johnson, transit and parking program manager in Public Works, said staff recommended raising rates in some downtown areas and revisiting lease pricing to reduce a persistent parking fund deficit. "This is a great example of this might be amended sooner rather than later on the payment options," Johnson said, noting FlowBird's rebranding and broader app integration could affect customer experience.

What staff proposed Staff described four paid public‑parking areas the city manages: the East Grey Street lot (between Crawford and Peters), the county courthouse on‑street block around the square, the Asp Avenue parking lot (Campus Corner) and Campus Corner on‑street spaces. Johnson provided counts: the East Grey Street lot contains 41 leased spaces, six accessible spaces and 93 open public spaces plus…