Council schedules ParkMobile discussion; members raise enforcement and staffing questions

Councilmembers discussed a possible paid-parking rollout tied to the ParkMobile app and scheduled an initial Zoom briefing with ParkMobile for June 12 at 10:00 a.m.; the council also discussed inviting ParkMobile to a July 1 meeting for a fuller discussion.

Councilmember Fisher and others raised enforcement questions: who would write citations when a vehicle fails to pay, whether existing police staffing levels could handle ticketing, and whether the city could designate shoulder lanes as "no standing" to prevent drivers from lingering in paid spaces. Fisher said enforcement logistics matter for revenue and operations and noted that officers are often occupied with other calls during busy weekends.

The council discussed options including deputizing parking enforcement, using seasonal staff / guides to monitor lots, or dedicating overtime for officers to write tickets. Councilmembers also flagged potential effects on nearby free parking and double-parking if hourly rates push drivers to other locations.

Next steps: a ParkMobile representative will present on June 12 via Zoom (meeting to be publicized). Council asked staff to collect parking-lot condition data and to evaluate enforcement models and potential ordinance or parking-lot repairs needed to support app-based paid parking.

Quotations from the meeting appear verbatim in the transcript; for example, Councilmember Fisher said he could not make the 10 a.m. June 12 meeting but asked staff to "ask the question" on his behalf and raised staffing concerns about ticketing.