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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Joseph Hopp, Superintendent of Maintenance Services
DATE: April 8, 2015
SUBJECT:
Resolution to obtain City Council approval to increase the commuter parking fees at the Aurora Transportation Center.
PURPOSE:
To adequately fund maintenance and repairs of the Aurora Transportation Center's building and grounds.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Transportation Center ("ATC") located at 233 N. Broadway Ave. has a total of 1,273 commuter parking spaces which consists of the following; 818 daily, 428 permit, and 27 handicap spaces. The current ATC commuter permit parking fee is $30.00 per month and daily parking fee is $1.50 per day. The current daily commuter parking fee was established in 1997 and the monthly permit parking fee in 2008.
DISCUSSION:
The combined ATC and RT 59 Transit Centers fund balance is $1,000,000.
In addition, to increased maintenance cost due to aging facilities, projects planned this year at both transit centers will significantly reduce or eliminate any fund balance. Some of these projects included at the ATC are the engineering and redesign of the Broadway Ave. entrance ($132,000), sidewalk and light foundation concrete replacement ($100,000), and east platform drive resurfacing ($135,000). Future capital improvements include security camera replacement and interior improvements. At RT 59 a parking lot expansion of 400 spaces and reconfiguration of the parking lot entrances will be constructed this year.
Should the proposed recommendation be approved at the ATC the daily parking fee will increase from $1.50 to $2.00 and the monthly permit fee from $30.00 to $40.00 will match the current parking fees of the RT. 59 Transit Center.
Metra has been notified of the proposed parking fee increases for the ATC and concur that an increase is merited to have the sufficient funds to maintain the stations and parking lots
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The increase in the parking fees will provide the funds necessary to properly maintain the transit centers. The increase in revenue is estimated at approximately $165,000 annually.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
I recommend the proposed resolution be adopted to increase the ATC's commuter parking fees for daily to $2.00 per day and monthly permits to $40.00 per month.
cc: Alderman O'Connor, Chairman
Alderman Mervine
Alderman Bohman
Alderman Peters, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing an increase in Parking Fees at the Aurora Transportation Center
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the daily commuter parking fee has not been increased since 1997 and the monthly permit parking fee has not increased since 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Centers Fund has a fund balance of $1,000,000, however ongoing maintenance and projects planned in 2015 may reduce or eliminate any fund balance; and
WHEREAS, the Aurora Transportation Center ("ATC") commuter daily parking fee will increase to $2.00 per day and monthly permit fee to $40.00 per month and
WHEREAS, the increase in the parking fees will provide the funds necessary to properly maintain the transit centers
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: to increase the commuter parking fees at the Aurora Transportation Center.