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CityCouncil | 2007-11-06 | 9 | Park Street Business District; parking would not be in demand if said district was not successful; the Park Street District is generating an income stream to help with the parking issues; the same logic would apply in the event that the Webster Street District faced the same parking demands in the future. Mayor Johnson suggested separating out the issue and considering what to do with the revenue at a later point if Council agrees to move forward with the suggested changes in the meter fees. Councilmember Gilmore stated that she feels that business owners supported the increase because the revenue would go back into the District; PSBA needs to be advised if this is not the case. Mayor Johnson stated the meter rates should be changed even if PSBA said that the meter rates should not be changed. Mr. Ratto stated PSBA was told about the incremental revenue being kept in the Park Street District; he speculates that the vote would not have been 7 to 2 if said issue was not the plan; however, the PSBA Board probably still would have approved the plan. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he is curious to know what the parking study shows in final form; rates have not been raised since 1994; parking space costs and meter maintenance have not gone down; inquired whether anyone looked into the possibility of raising the rate across the City and keeping the garage the same; raising rates versus revenue spending are separate issues. Councilmember deHaan stated that everyone agrees that rates need to be raised because of comparisons with other cities; he feels that rates should be raised across the board. Councilmember Matarrese suggested reviewing the parking study to see if the study examines raising the rates across the City; decoupling the increase from the expenditure is a good idea because the City already has an ordinance that addresses how parking meter revenue is expended. The Development Services Director stated that the preliminary work done by WSA talks about demand areas; other areas throughout the City do not have the same meter demands as Park Street; the Park Street District parking meter rates are established at $1.00; said rate is in the ordinance but has not been implemented. The City Attorney stated the parking meter rate was included with the fees for the Master Fee Resolution in the past the Master Fee resolution has an incremental increase which makes no sense with Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 9 November 6, 2007 | CityCouncil/2007-11-06.pdf |