City Parking Garages Reserved Parking and Merchant Services
At a glance
What: Int. 384 (merchant services agreement for card payments at city parking garages) and Int. 385 (Municipal Code amendment creating monthly reserved parking in the Genesee Crossroads, South Avenue and Mortimer Street garages, with a small fee increase for reserved parking).
Where it stands: Both carried in the Budget, Finance and Governance Committee on November 4.
Next: Full Council vote; the effective-date wording of Int. 385 was questioned.
Sources
YouTube captions (manual) of the November 4 Council committee meetings; the City's posted agenda for the November 4 committee meetings.
Int. 384: the Treasurer said the agreement covers in-person card payments at garage exits and no card fees are passed to patrons now or going forward. Carried.
Int. 385: the parking director said demand for reserved spaces is growing, especially from businesses at Mortimer Street, and the City wants to extend the option to the other garages. Reserved-parking rates and availability start with the January 1, 2027 billing cycle, but the ordinance text says it takes effect December 1, 2026. Martin asked that it be held and clarified; staff and counsel said the director can implement on the proper schedule, and the item carried by voice vote. Another member asked why this was not done at budget time.