Downtown Parking System Maintenance and Fund Deficit
At a glance
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- What: Council initiated $4 million in general obligation bonds (the 2026 and 2027 capital program amounts) for deferred maintenance on the eight city-owned parking garages, while the parking fund runs a negative balance of about $309,000.
- Where it stands: Approved 6-0 on November 3. Staff will package repairs (stair and concrete spalling, waterproofing, equipment, lighting, cameras) across garages for better bids and base spending on the worst issues rather than one garage. Priority examples: the Emporia, Cinema and City Hall West structures. Council members asked why work took so long after the 2024 assessment.
Log
- 2026-11-03 - City Council - Finance reported the parking fund balance negative because equipment costs are fixed in the outsourced management contract while meter revenue is variable and Old Town revenue is behind plan; the plan is to move equipment amortization and some staff costs to the capital budget. The city manager expects a proposal for Old Town (a community improvement district and per-stall fees) in the first quarter of 2027; the mayor said March may be too late.