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Rec & Park Seeks Higher Rates at Music Concourse Garage; Committee Adds Transparency Reporting Amendment
Summary
Rec & Park and the Music Concourse Community Partnership proposed hourly rate increases to cover a projected shortfall at the Music Concourse garage; the committee accepted Supervisor Kims amendment requiring the Controller to report annually on fees that generate surplus revenues and how those funds are used, and forwarded the ordinance as amended.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee considered an ordinance elevating parking rates at the Music Concourse underground garage in Golden Gate Park on May 8.
Jan Brookfeldt (Music Concourse Community Partnership) and Katie Petruccione (Rec & Park) explained a long-term decline in garage revenue driven by fluctuating museum attendance and post-opening leveling. The partnership said the garage—built with philanthropic gifts and financing—faces a projected FY2011/12 shortfall of approximately $1.28M; proposed changes would raise weekday hourly rates from $3.50 to $4.50, weekend hourly rates from $4.00 to $5.00, event rates from $12 to $15, and eliminate an unused early-bird rate. Daily maximums would remain at $25 (weekday) and $28 (weekend).
Budget analyst testimony said the proposed increase would add roughly $93,001 monthly (if effective June) but still leave a multi-hundred-thousand dollar shortfall to be handled through deferred payment arrangements with City Park (the operator). The analyst called approval a policy matter and suggested oversight measures.
Supervisor Kim offered a non-substantive amendment requiring the Controller to file an annual report identifying fees that produce significantly more revenue than the cost of providing services and describing how surplus revenues are used; supervisor and public commenters supported the transparency requirement. A speaker from the San Francisco Green Party urged broader policy discussion about fees and park access.
Action: The committee adopted Supervisor Kims reporting amendment and forwarded the ordinance to the full Board with the amendment; the motion carried without objection.
What happens next: The ordinance, as amended, moves to the Board of Supervisors for final action; the Controllers office will include fee-surplus reporting in its annual file per the amendment.
