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Resident raises concerns about mailed Hillman parking citations and fairness of enforcement
Summary
Effie Brock told the council that Hillman Parking Garage users are receiving mailed parking citations that do not match the on-vehicle summons procedures in city code, and said the citation process and fee structure warrant review.
Effie Brock told the council she researched parking citations and fines after neighbors received $50 notices from the Hillman Parking Garage and found discrepancies between what is printed on mailed notices and the city code procedures for in-person summonses.
Brock said citation language on mailed notices often reads “no permit,” while the underlying city code she identified—12.240.13 and related sections—refers to parking at expired meters and requires that a parking enforcement officer “shall attach a summons to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.” Brock said her review showed mailed citations sometimes arrive well after the alleged offense, which can make it difficult to request a hearing in time.
“I think you guys have a problem here with this,” Brock told the council, noting that a mailed notice arriving 15 days after an alleged offense could fall on the day a fine automatically increases and complicate a resident’s ability to request a hearing in the timeframes the code contemplates.
Brock also proposed alternatives to relying on parking fund transfers for general city revenue, and suggested examining residential-tiered water rates and other revenue alternatives; she did not present a formal proposal to the council at the meeting.
The comments were made at the public hearing on the annual fees schedule; no staff response detailing enforcement practices or citations was recorded in the transcript.
