July 6, 1998

   To:Corporate Services Committee

 From:Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 Subject:1998 Parking Tag Issuance - June

  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 June 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

 SCHEDULE 1

 Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue

for 1998

 The following schedule summarizes issuance activity in 1998. The schedule also includes a breakdown of issuance by enforcement category and provides information regarding parking tag revenue for 1998.

 Tag Issuance:

Collection Rate

for 1998 Tag

DifferenceTagsIssuance by Month

Month199819971998/97Paid(as at June 30, 1998)

 January198,043191,6766,367122,57661.9%

February209,778205,9183,860130,77062.3%

March229,720222,6407,080141,41761.6%

April220,107223,027(2,920)133,13960.5%

May205,546220,682(15,136)117,34357.1%

June221,071209,39711,67486,91639.3%

July

August

September

October

November

December

 Total1,284,2651,273,34010,925732,16157.0%

 Revenue:

 The estimated total revenue derived from parking tags issued to June 30, 1998, is

$24,041,441. This estimate is based on 1,284,265 tags issued, a final collection rate of 78 per cent and an average tag payment rate of $24.00; the latter two factors reflecting prior year payment activity. Of the $24,041,441 in total estimated revenue, $16,272,654 has been collected to the end of June.

 Tag Issuance by Unit (to June 30, 1998):

Difference

1998199798/97

 Parking Enforcement Officers1,132,1331,109,97022,163

Police Officers/Cadets14,92921,189(6,260)

Special Constable 126,212119,7926,420

Other* 10,991 22,389 (11,398)

TOTAL1,284,2651,273,34010,925

 *Officer assignment not known by system as tickets issued before flyleaf details entered onto system.

SCHEDULE 2

 Collection Rate Activity for Tags

Issued in Prior Years (1989-1997)

  All tag issuance and collections statistics are for tags issued under Part II of the Provincial Offences Act introduced in September 1989.

 Collection rate includes payments for fines paid directly to the City of Toronto (including payments made on Parking Infraction Notices (tags) and Notices of Impending Conviction), payments received from the Notice of Fine and Due Date and payments from plate denial.

 Collection Rate (to June 30, 1998)

 Anticipated

TotalFinal

YearTags IssuedTags PaidCollection RateCollection Rate

%%

 1989803,723641,94979.979.0

19903,144,1742,355,15874.975.2

19912,929,5742,244,67276.677.3

19922,639,2821,912,53272.572.3

19932,598,0571,972,84275.975.6

19942,481,1231,942,22478.378.0

19952,284,6871,753,75376.878.0

19962,575,1781,917,98074.578.0

19972,570,1461,790,16569.778.0

  SCHEDULE 3

 PARKING TAG RECEIVABLES - 1989 to 1997

($000's)

  A. Parking Infractions

  BalanceBalance

as at 01/01/98Paid to 30/06/98as at 30/06/98

 1989 (189.1) 28.1(217.2)

 1990570.8260.7310.1

 1991780.5168.5612.0

 1992(142.0)75.2(217.2)

 1993 175.1 121.3 53.8

 Sub-Total1,195.3653.8541.5

 19941,811.5170.71,640.8

 19954,614.7252.94,361.8

 199610,901.71,405.79,496.0

 199711,904.76,049.45,855.3

 Grand Total30,427.98,532.521,895.4

   B. Recovery of Court Costs

 1995 417.641.8375.8

 1996 777.5125.1652.4

 1997 1,303.5559.7743.8

 2,498.6726.61,772.0

 SCHEDULE 4

 SUMMARY OF TRIAL REQUEST AND COURT CONVICTION RATES

  TRIAL RATE - 1998

 % of Total

Tags IssuedActual #

 January2.34,515

February 2.45,095

March2.65,857

April2.45,194

May*

June*

July

August

September

October

November

December

 * Not available as trial rates are finalized 60 days following filing of ticket.

  COURT CONVICTION RATE - 1998

 Total on DocketConvicted TotalPercentage Convicted

 January6,6574,77171.7

February6,5694,89274.5

March6,4294,78474.4

April6,8205,08374.5

May6,0654,21269.4

June6,3384,67373.7

July

August

September

October

November

December

 Total 38,87828,41573.1

  N.B. The convictions shown involve parking tags issued approximately six months prior to month of trial.

    SCHEDULE 5

 SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

  1998

Budget RequestGross ExpenditureStaff Complement

(as at 06/30/98)(as at 06/30/98)

 $ 4,517.0$ 1,820.9 60.3