June 28, 1999
POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:
The Policy and Finance Committee on June 24, 1999, had before it a communication (April 30, 1999) from the President,
Toronto Parking Authority, advising that the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority on April 6, 1999,
adopted a staff memorandum (March 30, 1999) from Mr. N. Spensieri, wherein it is recommended that:
(1)the Board adopt the position that the Voluntary Fine/Set Fine provisions for parking meter related violations in the
City of Toronto be increased from the current level of $10.00 and $15.00 respectively, to $20.00 and $30.00 respectively;
(2)the City of Toronto Council request the City Solicitor to examine the feasibility of increasing the Voluntary Fine and
Set Fine provisions for parking meter related violations from the current level of $10.00 and $15.00 respectively, to $20.00
and $30.00 respectively; and
(3)subject to the Board's approval of the foregoing recommendations, the Board forward this decision to the City of
Toronto Clerk for distribution to Council and the appropriate City officials.
The Policy and Finance Committee:
(1)deferred consideration of the aforementioned communication until its meeting scheduled to be held on July 20, 1999;
and
(2)requested the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services, and any other appropriate officials, to submit a report to the aforementioned meeting of
the Policy and Finance Committee:
(i)on the level of enforcement in residential areas especially on Sundays and what revenues are generated;
(ii)on a process whereby the City can repeal the by-law that prohibits parking in a space where there is a broken meter;
(iii)on the change-over days for alternate side street parking;
(iv)on whether the enforcement issue addresses where there may be some grace period allowed so that there is no
over-zealous enforcement; and
(v)on the different enforcement by-laws and procedures of each of the former Area Municipalities.
City Clerk
P. A. Morris/tk
Item No. 11
Sent to:Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
City Solicitor
Policy and Finance Committee
c:President, Toronto Parking Authority,
Att.
