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Downtown Parking Committee reviews draft budget: staff propose maintenance transfer to general fund, pause capital and tighten enforcement
Summary
Staff presented a draft two-year budget showing a deficit and recommended shifting State Street Promenade maintenance to the general fund, pausing selected capital projects to save about $300,000 next year, and operational tune-ups including paid parking pilots and limits on courtesy-period abuse.
City staff told the Downtown Parking Committee on March 19 that the downtown parking fund is in a budget deficit and outlined a draft two-year plan of accounting and operational changes intended to close the FY2026 gap and buy time for longer-term planning.
Staff said one of the primary proposals is to transfer State Street Promenade maintenance costs — including landscaping, street sweeping and janitorial services — from the parking enterprise fund to the city’s general fund. Staff said that transfer, combined with pausing some FY2026 capital work, will materially reduce pressure on the parking fund; pausing specified capital items would defer roughly $300,000 of capital spending in the coming year.
Staff outlined several operational “tune-ups” intended to generate incremental revenue or reduce losses without a large one-time change to rates. Those measures…
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