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DeKalb committee signs off on new downtown parking rates and after‑hours charging
Summary
The operations committee approved a multi‑year schedule of parking rate increases for courthouse and downtown parking decks (phased through year five) and authorized charging after hours at selected lots; commissioners asked staff to consider vouchers or validations for jury service and public commenters.
The DeKalb County operations committee voted to adopt a new parking‑rate structure for county garages and lots and to approve charging after hours at specified locations as part of an outsourced parking management contract.
Staff presented item 260632, explaining that the outsourced parking manager's contract includes a rate schedule that was not previously made explicit to commissioners when the vendor was selected. Staff presented phased rates for years two through five for several county lots and decks (examples cited by staff included two hours for the courthouse deck at $6 in year two and a range of higher amounts at the Trinity deck in later years). The county will keep employee exemptions for designated employee lots after hours but will charge other users; revenues are to be placed in a parking fund to maintain lots.
Commissioners raised questions about jury duty, public‑comment attendees and validations. Staff said vouchers or validation processes are commonly available from parking management vendors and that they could explore validated parking for people attending public hearings or serving jury duty. The committee approved the rate schedule by voice vote and asked staff to return with details on validations and exemptions for public service and public comment attendees.
