CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL Date Received
ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS Blake Thomas Director CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL Lisa________________________ Shaffer (Dec 14, 2020 11:10 MST) Date Received: _________________12/14/2020 Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: _________________12/14/2020 ______________________________________________________________________________ TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: November 16, 2020 Chris Wharton, Chair FROM: Blake Thomas, Director, Department of Community & Neighborhoods __________________________ SUBJECT: Free Metered Parking for SLC Green Vehicles – Qualifying Vehicles STAFF CONTACT: Jon Larsen, PE, Director, Transportation Division, 801-535-6630 Dan Bergenthal, PE, Transportation Engineer, 801-535-7106 DOCUMENT TYPE: Ordinance RECOMMENDATION: Pass an ordinance BUDGET IMPACT: Annual parking revenues will be reduced by an estimated $65K BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Since 2006, “SLC Green Vehicles” have been eligible for a special parking permit that allows free parking for up to two hours at Salt Lake City parking meters. As directed by the 2006 ordinance (Exhibit 1 - SLC Code 12.56.205), a qualifying vehicle was required to either achieve a minimum EPA designated city fuel economy rating of 41 MPG or an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Pollution Score (a.k.a. Smog Rating) of at least 8 (on a scale of 1-10). In 2018, the Salt Lake City Council passed an ordinance, amending ordinance 12.56.205, to introduce more stringent criteria for vehicles qualifying for the program. This was done due to the high numbers of vehicles qualifying for the program, the expected rapid acceleration of new vehicles qualifying and to ensure that the free parking incentive is only provided, ongoing, to the cleanest, most efficient vehicles.
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