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MEMORANDUM TO: Redevelopment Commission FROM: Beth Leonard -Inks L,- �( -) RE: Staff Report on Recommendation for Parking Management Services in 2012 — 3 Garages and On- Street Enforcement (Proposals received by Commission on October 25, 2011) DATE: December 9, 2011 On December 7, 2011 Commission President Marcia Jones, Commissioner Greg Downes and Mike Schmuhl (representing Mayor -elect Pete Buttigieg) interviewed 4 companies which submitted proposals for management of the City's 3 parking garages and on- street enforcement responsibilities. As a result of reviewing the proposals and conducting these interviews, the following analysis and recommendation was drafted by the interviewers: The Top 2 proposals were submitted by DTSB and Republic. Staff was requested to check with both of them to make sure a ONE year vs. a THREE year contract would not significantly alter either proposal. In general, each finalist stated they would be willing to work with the City to enter into a 1 year contract with extension options. As for DTSB vs. Republic, the differences are quite clear: 1) DTSB is local, with a proven track record of customer service using the Ambassador program with Block by Block, people already on the ground here that are familiar with downtown SB and the opportunity to be cross - trained and become more cost - efficient in the long run, known and favored by many downtown businesses, many years of successful parking lot management with the opportunity to coordinate and streamline management of 3 other downtown lots, the ONLY proposal offering 24 hour /7 day safety and maintenance patrols not only throughout downtown but once per hour on every floor of each parking garage, and, most important of all, committed to integrating parking into the Downtown South Bend overall experience to make it Clean, Safe, Hospitable and Professional for visitors, employees and business - owners. Their proposal is $40,000 less when you exclude personnel costs and $109,000 higher on personnel, for a net ESTIMATED difference of just under $70,000.