HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-12-23 97-64 ORDERDate December 23 1996 Item No. 97-66
Item/Subject: establishing Reduced Monthly Permit Parking Rates
n Certain Off -Street Permit Parking Lot Areas i
Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter III,
Article 6, Section 5 of the Laws and Ordinances of
the City of Bangor - Off Street Parking
Responsible Department: Planning Division
Commentary:
This Order extends the temporary reduced permit parking rates in
the High Street Lot and the Kenduskeag Plaza East Lot for three
additional months.
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City Manager
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CITY OF BANGOR
Establishing Reduced Monthly Permit Parking
R�n"hat�rifi'C "'Rain OIf'StreeE'"P it Parking Lot Atlas""inAccordance
with the Provisions of Chapter III, Article 6, Section 5 of the
Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor - Off Street Parking
4 the City Cm wU of Gu City of Banger.
ORDERED,
TEAT, In accordance
ordance with the provisions of Chapter III, Article
6, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 the monthly permit parking rates shall be
$19.00 per space for the months Of January, February and March,
1997 in the following areas
s Of existing off-street parking lots
established under Schedule X:
Forty spaces in the southernmost end of the Plaza East
Lot, and
Eighteen spaces in the High Street Lot.
STATEMENT OF FACT: This Order extends the temporary reduced
permit parking rates for three additional
months in two permit parking lot areas as an
experimental program.
IN CITY COUNCIL
December 23, 1996
Passed
CLERK
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ORDER
Title, Establishing Reduced Monthly Permit
Parking Hates in Certain off -Street Permit
Parking Lot Areas in Accordance with the
Ffovisidd:"dE'CfidpfeE'ItI,'APii21d'6; section
5 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
December4,1996
TO:
Community and Economic Development Committee
FROM:
John Lorc, Planning Officer
SUBJECT:
Experimental Discount Permit Packing
A Council Order was passed in early September which reduced the cost of
permit parking from $33.00 to $19.00 a month for the months of October, November
and December in two permit parking areas: 40 spaces in the southernmost end of the
Plaza East Lot and all of the 18 spaces in the so-called High Street Lot (located at the
comer of High Street and Middle Street).
The purpose of this program, which was suggested by the Downtown Business
Association, was to encourage downtown employees who had not previously been
using permit lots to take advantage of them. (The idea being that reduced costs might
be an incentive to Introduce people to the City s permit parking areas.)
The results of this experiment are as follows:
High Street/Middle Street/MiddleStrait L t KD Plaza East Lot
October 18 8
November 18 13
December 18 4'
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It is interesting to note that we have received a number of complaints from
persons previously using the High StreetlMiddle Street Parking Area because they were
now unable to purchase permits in that lot and were not allowed to park there under the
Universal Permit which they held. Clearly, the KD Plaza East Lot was not a howling
success. (In fact, 0 appears that more persons were parking in that area in October
than had purchased permits - i.e. some universal permit holders were using that lot as
there were 10 vehicles parked in that lot when it was checked.) _
It is difficult to know where the 18 permits were sold for the Middle Street lot but
it appears they may have been bought by persons who had previously parked in the
upper level of the Hammond Street Deck which was recently changed from two hour to
one hour parking.
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An examination of total sales (perks) for the three month period is inconclusive
when compared to the same three month period last year. However, at best fourth
quarter 1996 total permit sales (including the experimental discount program) do not
exceed fourth quarter sales for 1995.
The Order passed earlier this fall discounted Me rates in these two lots for the
three months only and therefore, it nothing further is done, Me rates for these lots will
revert to the previous level.
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