HomeMy WebLinkAbout18. 21-552NOVEMBER 9, 2021 21-552 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: AMEND THE CITY OF OSHKOSH FEE SCHEDULE PERTAINING
TO PARKING PERMIT FEES FOR CITY OWNED LOTS
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Oshkosh has adopted a schedule of fees for city permits
and services by Resolution 20-494 on December 8, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the current fee schedule to include fees related
to parking permit fees for City owned parking lots.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the fee schedule for the City of Oshkosh is hereby amended to replace
annual, monthly and daily parking permit fees and the fee for leased stalls, eliminating
the current provisions for volume discounts for multiple permit purchases as follows:
Parking
Permits and Leased Stalls
Annual $ 340.00
Monthly $ 30.00
Daily $ 1.50
Leased Stalls per month $ 30.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the permit and leased stall fees established by
this Resolution shall be effective upon passage and for permits issued on and after
January 1, 2022.
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Jim Collins, Transportation Director
DATE: November 5, 2021
RE: Amend Fee Schedule Pertaining to Parking Permits in City Owned Lots
BACKGROUND
The downtown Business Improvement District (BID) was formed in 1987 to facilitate
increased free parking downtown. Since that time, they have allocated funds towards the
city’s parking utility to help the city offset costs of constructing and maintain public parking
lots in the downtown area. The amount has varied throughout the years, but as of recently, it
was a $15,000 payment that the BID made to the Parking Utility. The Operating Plan and
Budget that was approved on October 19th did not include the $15,000 for continued support of
the City’s Parking Utility. The Board believes that the $15,000 would be better spent on
promoting the BID as a destination for visitors and local residents.
During the Transportation Department’s session during the Budget Workshop on Tuesday,
October 19, City Manager Rohloff shared with Councilors that the BID Operating Plan and
Budget would not include the $15,000 fee to the City’s Parking Utility. Councilors indicated
that they did not support increasing the general levy to offset the $15,000 deficit in the Parking
Utility budget, but did request that I analyze the permit parking fees
ANALYSIS
I have analyzed the city’s parking permit fees and budget. These fees have been unchanged
since 1984 (resolution 13-84). There were some discounts for bulk purchases however; these
rarely if ever happen anymore. I have also discussed this with the Finance Director. We
recommend the following fee increases to replace the BID’s contribution to the parking utility.
The current and proposed parking permit fees are shown below.
Permit Type Current Proposed
Monthly: first 20 $20 $30
Monthly: after 20 $14 Same as above
Annual: first 20 $210 $340
Annual: after 20 $210 Same as above
Daily: 1 to 99 $1.50 $1.50
Daily: 100 to 499 $1.40 Same as above
Daily: 500 or more $1.30 Same as above
Leased Stalls per month $20 $30
FISCAL IMPACT
By increasing the fees for parking permits in downtown city lots by the proposed amounts,
the parking utility, based on sales similar to 2021, (which may go down with increased costs)
could generate approximately $19,000 which would offset the $15,000 the BID would no
longer contribute.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend approval.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
Jim Collins, Transportation Director Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager