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REP�RT _ � A-� To the Honorable Mayor and City Council -From the City Manager July 26, 2004 Subject Parking Bail Schedule Revision Recommendation The City Council introduce an ordinance amending Municipal Code Sections 20.95.1.C, 20.95.2.B, 20.127, and 20.190, to provide for an increase in the parking bail schedule from $20.00 to $25.00, effective September 9, 2004. Background The City's current bail schedule of $20.00 for parking violations is substantially lower than that of many of our surrounding cities. Those cities maintain parking bail schedules ranging from $16.00 to $35.00 for parking meter violations, fixed time parking violations, and marked curb violations, such as green, red, yellow, or white zones. The City's parking bail schedule was increased in 2003, but remains lower than the average and remains as one of the towest of our surrounding cities. An increase of the parking bail schedule for meter violations, fixed time parking violations, and marked curb violations to $25.00 would more closely reflect the parking bail schedules of our neighboring cities. The City's parking enforcement results in an average of 24,060 citations issued annually for meter violations, fixed time parking violations, and marked curb violations. The majority of these citations are issued for meter violations. The City Council revenue sub-committee, consisting of Mayor Ira and Councilpersons Hartnett and Foust, conceptually approved increasing the parking bail fines by $5 per citation. This recommendation was then presented to the full Council at the June 21st budget study session. At that time, staff advised the Council that we would present Council with an ordinance increasing these bail fines later this fiscal year. Accordingly, the increased revenue associated with this increase has been included in the revenue estimates for FY04/05. On July 6, 2004, the Finance Director met with the Redwood City Downtown Business Group and advised them of the proposed parking bail fine increase to $25.00. Alternatives 1. The City Council could choose to amend City Codes and increase the parking bail schedule to another bail amount. 2. The City Council could choose not to provide for an increase in the parking bail schedule. The selection of this alternative would continue to maintain parking bail fines at a level lower than those employed by our surrounding cities.