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 fines — and offered to run more detailed estimates if council wanted to proceed.

Council members were divided. Supporters, including a downtown business owner cited by Council Member Osborne, argued that removing meters would make downtown more attractive. "Get rid of meters and figure it out," Osborne paraphrased the business owner's view. Opponents warned the change could substantially reduce general fund revenue. Peggy said she could not "see losing possibly well over $100,000 out of general fund" and urged caution; Council Member 6 (Peggy) also noted fee revenue supports enforcement and that fees previously made up a substantial portion of income in the parking fund.

Council Member Jeff and Osborne summarized staff estimates presented in the meeting: the 2024 projection with meters was shown as 8,966 tickets (at $5 per ticket ≈ $44,830); a 2026 estimate without meters showed 3,614 tickets with higher fine assumptions that could produce different revenue outcomes (the presenters noted changing fines would alter behavior and revenue). Council asked staff to let the pilot run through Jan. 4, collect the remainder of the data and return with clearer revenue and enforcement scenarios before any policy change. The council did not reach consensus to adopt the City Administrator's immediate process at this meeting.