What: a five-year, $380,900 contract with Park First Alabama to operate the city's downtown public parking program, replacing the current vendor whose contract ends November 30.
Where it stands: Introduced at the November 3 Council meeting; several members asked for more time. If approved it starts December 1.
Next: a Council vote at a later meeting.
Details
Staff said the change followed customer-service complaints about the current vendor. The city sets parking rates, the vendor is paid a fixed fee plus an incentive share, and the vendor receives no ticket revenue; cost rises slightly. The program is an enterprise fund aimed at turnover downtown.
The vendor would oversee the city lots on Church Street, Water Street and four Conde Street lots, and would begin with a comprehensive parking analysis.