HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-08-20 Public Comment - K. Marcinko - Concern_Request re_ MSU_BHS Residential Parking PermitsFrom:Chris Mehl
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Concern/Request re: MSU/BHS Residential Parking Permits
Date:Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:23:15 AM
Importance:High
Chris Mehl
Mayor, City of Bozeman
cmehl@bozeman.net
406.581.4992
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From: Kathy Marcinko [marcinkos@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2020 8:20 AM
To: Brit Fontenot; Ed Meece
Cc: Chris Mehl; Chuck Winn; Cyndy Andrus
Subject: Concern/Request re: MSU/BHS Residential Parking Permits
Good Morning Brit and Ed,
I am writing to request that the City and the City Parking Commission re-evaluate the city code relevant to RPPDs
and revenue and change the code to allow both RPPD permits and parking fines to be used to support the parking
districts.
My husband and I own and have lived in our home in the MSU Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) for 20
years and we appreciate the benefit that residents receive from RPPDs. In light of recent news that the City of
Bozeman is considering increasing the annual parking permits for the Residential Parking Permit Districts (RPPDs)
by 50%, I looked into the issue. I was very surprised and confused to learn that the city code states that parking
permit fees should cover operational cost of the RPPDs and that parking fines generated by the district are not
considered as revenue for the districts. Available data indicates that roughly $100,000 of parking fines were issued
in recent years and that the operational deficit of the RPPDs is roughly $45-55k. It makes sense that part or all of the
funds the City receives from these fines be used to help cover operational costs for RPPDs as the income from fines
only exists because of the RPPDs.
RPPDs can be sustainable if both permit fees and part or all of citation fines are included as revenue.
Please forward this email to the City Parking Commission (Ness, Winston, Wiseman, Egge, Neubauer, Carpenter,
Pohl).
Thank you for your consideration and the time and energy you expend for Bozeman and its residents .
Sincerely,
Kathy Marcinko
1216 S 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406-580-8685)