Disposition 16 / Suite à donner 16

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 10:00 a.m.

le mercredi 6 février 2008, 10 h

Notes: 1. Underlining indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.

2. Reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 13 February 2008 in Transportation Committee Report 14.

Nota : 1. Le soulignement indique qu'il s'agit d'une nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée approuvée par le Comité.

2. Les rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient être présentés au Conseil le 13 février 2008 dans le rapport n^o 14 du Comité des transports.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification dU PROCÈS-VERBaL

The Committee confirmed Minutes 15 – Transportation Committee meeting, Wednesday, 16 January 2008

1. PARKING METER REVENUES - 2008 BUDGET OPTIONS

RECETTES DES PARCOMÈTRES – OPTIONS BUDGÉTAIRES POUR 2008

ACS2008-PWS-TRF-0013 CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That Transportation Committee receive this report for information.

RECEIVED

The Committee also carried the following recommendations:

1. That Transportation Committee recommend that City Council waive the Rules of Procedure to revisit the 2008 approved Budget for rates, hours and areas for on-street parking and approve the following:

a. that the 2008 rates and hours for on-street parking be adjusted so that :

i. There is no charge for Sunday parking in commercial areas of the City;

ii. Hours are reduced for on-street parking to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday; and

iii. The rate for on-street parking increase to $3.25/hour beginning October 1, 2008; and

b. That staff be directed to bring forward options to address any revenue shortfall in 2008 that results from these changes in time for the February 13^th, 2008 City Council meeting; and

2. That staff be directed to bring forward options to address any revenue shortfall projections in 2009 and 2010 that results from these changes as part of the 2009 Budget process.

3. That Transportation Committee recommend that City Council direct staff to develop a new city-wide, comprehensive, consolidated parking policy in conjunction with the principles articulated in the Parking Management Strategy and the Transportation Master Plan; and that the policy include parking needs in the zoning by-law, a review of the financial costs to the City of storing cars on city streets versus storing cars on private lots; and

That the study examine on-street parking rates:

· That vary according to geography

· That vary according to time (time of day, day of the week) and

Be It Further Resolved that the terms of reference for this study/review be brought to Transportation Committee for its review and approval prior to being undertaken.