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Council debates downtown free‑parking pilot after short enforcement data; no immediate policy change
Summary
Council reviewed 11–12 days of data from a downtown two‑hour free parking pilot and debated removing meters from the parking app. Staff reported 87 two‑hour violations (avg 7.9/day) and estimated multiple annual scenarios; members were split between downtown vitality arguments and concerns about general fund revenue loss, and directed staff to collect full pilot data through Jan. 4 and return with refined estimates.
City staff presented early results of a temporary downtown "holiday stay" pilot offering two‑hour free parking and asked the council for direction on whether to explore removing meters from the parking app. The pilot produced 11–12 days of data; staff reported 87 two‑hour violations in that interval (about 7.9 per day) and 66 other citations. Staff cautioned that many variables remain — enforcement approach, lease revenue impacts and…
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