Auburn council approves new parking deck hardware and outside manager to recapture lost revenue

Auburn City Council on July 8 approved two contracts intended to modernize the Right Street parking deck, replace failing kiosk and gate equipment and outsource day-to-day parking management.

The council authorized an agreement with Flash Parking Incorporated for parking access and revenue control hardware and software in the amount of $147,267.60, and separately approved a management services agreement with LAZ (Laz Parking Georgia LLC) for $8,000 per month plus a nonguaranteed annual incentive fee equal to 10% of gross parking revenue above a $535,000 base. Both contracts have an initial one-year term with options to renew for two additional one-year terms; the LAZ contract includes a 3% annual escalation.

City staff and council members described recurring…