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Mill Valley to lease kiosks, add text‑to‑pay and replace failing street meters after diagnostic review
Summary
After city diagnostics found many refurbished single‑space meters failing, council directed staff to lease multi‑space kiosks for four public lots, lease replacement single‑space units, implement Text‑to‑Pay and pilot expanded RSVP options; the city will temporarily absorb convenience fees while monitoring revenues.
City staff reported widespread failures in recently installed single‑space parking meters and recommended a multi‑pronged response: lease eight multi‑space kiosks to serve four off‑street lots (City Hall, Depot Plaza, Muni Lot and Mill Creek), remove single‑space poles in those lots, lease ~110 replacement meters for city streets, implement IPS Text‑to‑Pay, and adopt a short‑term (3‑year) lease model to preserve flexibility as technology evolves.
Captain Lindsay Haines (Mill Valley Police Department) told the council that a recent diagnostic review found roughly…
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