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Commission hears charter and ordinance timeline; manager reports appeals, permit cycle and a back-end finance issue
Summary
Tucker said the parking ordinance will go to town council on April 22 as the charter revision schedule advances; Parking Manager Kevin O'Connor reported four appeals tentatively set for May, six appeals upheld since October, proposed to keep permit fees flat and described a vendor-related financial reporting discrepancy being resolved.
Tucker updated the New Canaan Parking Commission on April 1 that the proposed parking ordinance is scheduled for town council consideration on April 22, and that the charter revision commission will hold public hearings and present recommended changes to the town council in early May for possible inclusion on the November ballot.
"They are still in the middle of the town council budget review," Tucker said, and he noted legal guidance that only items recommended in the charter commission—report would go before the electorate.
In his first formal parking manager report, Kevin O'Connor told commissioners there are four appeals tentatively scheduled for May 6, and that six appeals heard since last October were upheld by the commission. He also described a vendor-backend reporting issue affecting finance reports: "we have more money than we're showing reports for," Kevin said, and staff said they will work with the vendor to reconcile timing differences and provide accurate reporting.
Kevin reviewed permit cycles for planning purposes: business permits run July 1 to June 30, and commuter permits run Sept. 1 to Aug. 31. He proposed keeping fees flat for the coming permit year and returning the question to the commission next year.
Commissioners discussed premium permits (Park Street and Morse Court) and suggested staff provide counts of current permit holders and consider a cap per business or distribution keyed to employee counts. Commissioners also examined private "box car" third-party lots (for example St. Aloysius) as possible overflow options but recognized those remain private property and would require negotiation.
Next steps: staff will provide permit-holdings data and follow up on potential restriping at the Dunning/high-school lot. The commission also resolved to consider recommending that the bylaws and ordinances committee perform periodic reviews of parking-related ordinance language.
