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City of Topeka
Council Action Form
Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org |
| | | October 12, 2021 |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | October 12, 2021 | | | | CONTACT PERSON: | Councilmember Neil Dobler, Public Infrastructure Committee Chair | DOCUMENT #: | | | SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT: | Kansas Avenue Parking Meetings | PROJECT #: | | | CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY | 020 Resolutions / 005 Miscellaneous | | CIP PROJECT: | No | | | | ACTION OF COUNCIL: | | JOURNAL #: | | | | PAGE #: | |
| DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: |
RESOLUTION introduced by the members of the Public Infrastructure Committee comprised of Council Members Neil Dobler, Tony Emerson, and Mike Lesser recommending resumption of metered parking on certain downtown streets.
Voting Requirement: At least six (6) votes of the Governing Body is required.
(Approval would result in the removal of parking hoods on certain downtown meters and imposition of two-hour metered parking.) | | VOTING REQUIREMENTS: | | At least six (6) votes of the Governing Body is required. | | POLICY ISSUE: | Whether to resume charging for parking on the 100 blocks off of Kansas Avenue between 6th and 10th Streets. | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: | The Public Infrastructure Committee recommended approval by a vote 3-0-0 on September 14, 2021. | | BACKGROUND: | Since 2017, free parking has been allowed downtown in the 100 blocks off of Kansas Avenue between 6th and 10th Streets. As parking revenues have declined, with a 2022 budget forecasting a deficit of $1.3 million.
On September 14, 2021, the Public Infrastructure Committee voted to recommend resuming charging for those parking spaces through 2-hour metered parking by vote of 3-0-0.
| | BUDGETARY IMPACT: | | An estimated revenue increase of $100,000 annually. | | SOURCE OF FUNDING: | | Parking Fund |
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