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M E M O R A N D U M August 16, 1 91 T0: Ma or and City Council FROM: P1 nning and Development Department and Public Works Department SUBJECT: We t University Residential Parking Zone Permit Fees The City of ugene currently administers two residential parking permit pro- grams in hig ly congested neighborhoods in order to allow on-street parking spaces to be utilized by area residents, guests and property owners. Both programs are permit based. The West University Neighborhood parking program (WUNA) and t e South University Neighborhood parking program (SUNA) operate very similarly but because of their origins, the SUNA program is fee based and the WUNA program is not. The attached proposed administrative order would establish fees for the WUNA program that are commensurate with the fees paid by SUNA permit holders, and would authorize fees for future residential parking permit zone programs. Background: The SUNA program began in 1978 through the efforts of area resi- dents and pr petty owners who requested that the City regulate parking by non-resident and was a fee-based program from its inception. Not every block in the outh University Neighborhood is included in the program, and residents an property owners of individual blocks may petition the City to join or leave the program. The WUNA program was implemented in 1983 as the result of a federal grant and includes all f the West University Neighborhood. The grant covered all the City's costs f administering the program, and therefore permit fees were not necessary or uthorized at that time. Costs and Rev Hues: The grant funding for WUNA ended in 1986 and now the general fund is supporting half of the cost (59,000) of administering and operating the program. The remaining 59,000 is supported through the sale of daily and mon hly permits to commuters who wish to park in the area. Cita- tions issued nder the program support the cost of enforcement (parking con- trol officers and vehicles) but do not bring in additional revenue. - Annual progra costs are incurred through the installation and maintenance.of signs (510,00 the issuance of -approximately 700 permits and the accompany- ing file main enance (55,600) and printing and permit information distribu- tion (52,500). These costs total 518,100. Based on the umber of permits issued in 1990, a permit fee of 515 per year would generat approximately 59,100. Like SUNA, permits for WUNA are issued each Septembe and are valid until the following September. As new residents _ apply for per its throughout the year, the permit fee would be prorated ac- cording to ho much of the permit year remains. Staff estimates that with these fees, t e program costs will be balanced.