University Hill commissioners get overview of Community Vitality budget, large garage investments planned

City staff presented a draft Community Vitality budget to the University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission on July 8, outlining a roughly 12.8 operating figure and a 12.1 capital figure for a total of about 25, and flagging a planned multi-year investment in parking garages and mobility infrastructure.

The draft matters because it proposes a major shift in capital spending and a reorganization that moves parking enforcement into Planning and Development Services; staff said the reorganization reduces the department's operating budget and enables a proposed capital program for district assets, including a roughly $25,000,000 investment across multiple parking garages and a $36,000,000 FDCIP item over six years.

Senior Manager Matt Czesanski, Community Vitality Department, said the department’s operating…