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Qmnnitttt ittpurt Ea tic Okauunau Outwit of tiji e g of*sway PERSONNEL AND FINANCE. COMMITTEE The June 12 , 1986 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to o•rd' r by it ' s Chairman, Councilman Ann Puzzello at 2 :00 P.M. in the council and formal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen: • Zakrzewski, Voorde , Paszek, Serge , Puzzello , Beck, and Barcome ; Carol Sanders , Michael Vance, Betty Lou Nimitz , Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand and members of the news media. Councilman Puzzello noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss two bills, namely: Bill ' rlrumbers 36-86 and 34-86 dealing with parking garage fees and overtime parking. Mr. Vance noted that the city-owned parking garages are supported by revenue from the garage fees and fines. At this time there are no tax dollars being used. Currently there is a deficit position. The fines are outdated and the fees are well below those charged by other cities. The parking garage bill would raise across the board the monthly rates by $3. 00. The hourly increase would be 10 , 'lu.s a new classification for weekends and after 5 :30 is being proposed for special events. The parking fines are proposed to be raised from $2. 00 to $5. 00 for a single parking violation and after five (5) days the amount would be raised from the current price of $5. 00 to $10. 00. He noted that this amount had not been changed since 1972. He added, that in his opinion, the $2. 00 fine was not a deterent . . Approximately $130, 000. 00 of projected revenue would be increased by the increase in fines on an annual basis . Councilman Serge requested an update with regard to comparisons to other communities. Mr. Vance noted that the monthly parkers in the parking garages do not create enough revenue for a break-even point. He did note that Mishawaka is at the $2. 00 parking fine level. Councilman Paszek voiced concern over the wrong image being created by raising parking fees and fines at this time. He noted that with the opening of Michigan Street that he feared that we would be giving the wrong sign to individuals coming to the downtown area. He additionally voiced concern over those individuals who are late by only a 10-15 minute time span. Mr. Vance noted that the majority of the people who are violators do not fall into the classification of 10-15 minute violators. Councilman Paszek noted that he would favor a $3. 00 fine but not $5. 00. Councilman Voorde questioned whether the revenue could be better .coll.ected. He believed that the City should zealously pursue parking violators. Mr. 0.. ..... ./011. Po o•..w,«..o.