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SECTION A -- BUDGET SUMMARIES AND COUNTY PROFILE
FY 2006 POLICY PRIORITY PROPOSAL
Department(s): Department of Environmental
Services/Transportation Engineering & Operations
Policy
Priority: Operations
and Maintenance of the Barcroft Recreation Center Parking Garage
The Barcroft Recreation
Center parking garage is anticipated to open in late FY 2005. The
operations of the garage will require daily maintenance, revenue control,
security, remote customer assistance, elevator maintenance, and monitoring and
maintenance of the parking areas seven days a week to ensure clean and orderly
removal of trash and debris.
The
Department of Environmental Services (DES) has responsibility for garage
operation and maintenance. The garage
will serve the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (DPRCR)
patrons as well as satisfy community parking needs, which will be met by use of
the available excess parking capacity of the facility. The existing parking resources are comprised
of on-street and off-street parking spaces.
The overall intent of this initiative is to centrally manage the parking
program in order to address various divisional and departmental needs.
Cleaning
and maintenance services shall be provided through a contractual
agreement. Additional funding may be
required if the use of an on-site parking assistant is needed to manage
peak-use operational demands of the garage.
This determination shall be made after further discussions about
security and safety issues. Discussions
between DES and DPRCR regarding garage hours of operation and management are
also in progress. DES will manage the
garage as part of the larger community parking program.
In
addition to first year garage operations and maintenance cost ($60,920), DES is
requesting one-time funding to purchase self-service garage access and revenue
equipment ($40,000). The parking fee
structure, DPRCR patron discounts, and parking usage patterns have not been
finalized, and could be discussed as part of budget deliberations. FY 2007 projected expenses include increased cleaning due to the increased usage,
electricity, elevator maintenance, and security (as the number of users grows,
more security will be required). The garage will require power washing, bulb
change-out, tickets for the electronic parking system, graffiti removal and the
replacement of signs in year two. When
a garage opens it takes several years to grow the user base; however, as we
have experienced at Ballston Garage, we have tremendous demand and a
significant maintenance budget for the Ballston Garage.
Performance Measures
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2005
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FY
2006
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Analysis
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Percent of customers rating services as satisfactory
or higher
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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80%
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Targets based on present surface parking experience.
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Percent of parking garage rented (ratio of spaces to
revenue generated)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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50%
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Targets based on present surface parking experience
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Extent of shared use of parking garage
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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50%
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Targets based on present surface parking experience
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Percent of revenue generated to offset operations
costs
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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50%
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Targets based on present surface parking experience
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Funding Information
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