Board of Aldermen 10-13-2020 Page 63
President Wilshire
The motion is to re-refer. Further discussion? Alderman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you, Madam President. It’s really late and | can’t think straight so | will keep this brief. After the
committee meeting, | sent a question about this $250,000.00 because it didn’t make sense to me
considering that was about 60% of the total, current revenue. And my point that | made was this would
assume that all of the revenue that we receive currently comes from overnight parking. And | got an
explanation that didn’t make much sense to me but it continued to assert that it was $225,000.00 to
$250,000.00 that would be reduced. That the revenue would be reduced by. So | guess my biggest
concern is waiting until this meeting to find out that it’s $112,000.00 not $225,000.00. Because I’ve been
trying — you know scratch my head on that like for a week now. | have the detailed revenue and expense
report for the special revenue revolving funds for the traffic violation fund ending June 30" of 2020. And
the revenue was $389,000.00 and the expenses were $226,000.00. So | believe that was $155,000.00 in
the green.
So now you tell, you have included that it’s $112,000.00 because it’s 60% of 60% correct? Well and so my
question, you know, it’s frustrating to me not to be able to get simple questions like how do you come up
with this number answered until the day of. | did send that question. The answer | got was from the
Parking Enforcement Department. So my understanding is this equates to about 9.000 overnight parking
tickets a year. Is that correct?
President Wilshire
Who are you addressing your question to, Alderman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Director Cummings.
Director Cummings
| would say 9,000 high but it is in the ballpark, 7,000/8,000.
Alderwoman Lu
So just a follow up it would have been helpful to understand the loss in revenue accurately. Because | was
skeptical for the last week because it just didn’t add up it didn’t make any sense. Thank you.
Alderman Clemons
Just for the record, | do believe Director Cummings that you did answer the question and you said earlier
this evening that the amount of loss is going to be $230,000.00 because we are not going to enforce
overnight parking, is that correct.
Director Cummings
If | may Madam President. You are absolutely correct Alderman Clemons.
Alderman Clemons
Thank you.
