May 5, 1998

To:Corporate Services Committee

From:Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Subject:1998 Parking Tag Issuance - April

Purpose:

To report on the monthly parking enforcement and collection activities.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this report be received for information.

Council Reference/Background History:

Metropolitan Council, at its meeting held on February 17 and 18, 1993, adopted Clause No. 1 of Report No. 9 of the Management Committee, as amended, approving the recommendation contained in the report of the Metropolitan Auditor entitled, "Review of Parking Issues", dated December 1992.

Metropolitan Council approved the following amendment to the Auditor's report as recommended by the Management Committee:  "that the Metropolitan Treasurer submit a monthly report to the Management Committee on the operational results of Parking Tag Operations regarding the number of tags issued and collected, staffing and expenditures and revenue and deviations thereof, together with a projected total year position."

Discussion:

This report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending April 30, 1998.

The following information is provided in the attached schedules: Schedule 1Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1998;

Schedule 2Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years (1989-1997);

 Schedule 3 Parking Tag Receivables (1989-1997);

Schedule 4Summary of Trial Request and Conviction Rates; and

Schedule 5Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

 Bryan Kerr

392-5880

W. A. Liczyk

Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

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(Copies of Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, as mentioned in the foregoing report are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)