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Council reviews downtown parking enforcement options; staff to interview RFP respondents and return with recommendation

3789524 · June 11, 2025
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Council discussion June 11 focused on several contractor proposals and an in‑house option for downtown parking enforcement. Council directed staff to proceed with interviews of RFP respondents and to return with recommendations that consider flexibility, employee parking enforcement and potential coordination with paid parking next year.

Poulsbo, Wash. — Councilmembers and staff spent an extended workshop session June 11 discussing options for downtown parking enforcement, including three contractor proposals submitted to the city, the estimated cost to hire enforcement staff in house, and how enforcement should interact with a paid-parking program planned for summer 2026.

What staff presented: City Planner Heather Wright summarized responses to an RFP for parking enforcement that the city released in April. Council received three vendor proposals; staff also provided an in‑house salary estimate for a dedicated enforcement position and a combined code‑enforcement/parking role as a comparison. Staff emphasized that the RFP responses included tiered…

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