HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 Ordinance Amending Springfield Municipal Code 6.060 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 3/3/2014
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Courtney Griesel, CMO Staff Phone No: 541-736-7132
Estimated Time: Consent Calendar
S P R I N G F I E L D C I T Y C O U N C I L Council Goals: Community and Economic Development
and Revitalization ITEM TITLE: ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE 6.060
ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt/not adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE 6.060 BY ADDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
ISSUE STATEMENT: The current Springfield Municipal Code language limits the enforcement of parking violations to police department personnel only. In an effort to expand opportunities
and efficiencies in parking enforcement and program management, staff is proposing the attached amendment to Chapter 6.060 which will allow the City to
contract with certified parking enforcement service providers.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1 - Ordinance
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
On January 6, staff brought amendments to Springfield Municipal Code Section
6.060 to Council for a first reading. The Springfield Municipal Code currently states the Police Department shall enforce parking within Springfield. This code language does not allow the City to contract or partner with other parking
enforcement service providers, which limits opportunities for partnerships, potential cost savings, and improved service delivery.
Following the January 6 first reading, it was brought to staff’s attention that the code as amended excluded the possibility of partnering with another public entity to
provide enforcements services. An amended ordinance highlighting additional
language to be added to allow for the City to contract with a public entity in addition to a private or non-profit organization was brought to Council on February
18 for a new first reading. No substantive changes were made following that
reading.
Council is asked to adopt the proposed ordinance in order to allow for the opportunity to contract with certified parking enforcement service providers for the enforcement of parking violations as outlined in sections 6.005 to 6.075.
No immediate fiscal impact is anticipated.
Attachment 1
ORDINANCE NO. _____ (General)
ORDINANCE AMENDING SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.060 BY
ADDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR NON-PROFIT PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
PROVIDERS
The Common Council of the City of Springfield finds that:
WHEREAS, Springfield Municipal Code 6.060, states the police department shall enforce
the terms of sections 6.005 to 6.075 by appropriate marking of vehicles and the
issuance of citations for violations, or impoundment, or both; and
WHEREAS, The City of Springfield desires to expand enforcement ability, by way of
contract, to include certified private or non-profit parking service providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Springfield ordains as follows:
Section 1: Springfield Municipal Code Section 6.060 is amended to read as follows:
“SECTION 6.060: Enforcement
a) The police department shall enforce the terms of sections 6.005 to 6.075
by appropriate marking of vehicles and the issuance of citations for violations or
impoundment, or both.
b) In addition to 6.060(a), the City may enter into an agreement with a
private, public or non-profit parking service certified as a private security company by
the State of Oregon to authorize parking service and its employees to enforce the terms
of sections 6.005 to 6.075 as well as parking violations defined by state or county laws,
by appropriate marking of vehicles and the issuance of citations for violations. The
private parking service may collect the delinquent fines and may immobilize or impound
the vehicle with the same authority and manner as citations issued by peace officers of
the local government."
Section 2: Except as specified herein, all other provisions of Springfield Municipal
Code Chapter 6 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this _____ day of
_________________, 2014, by a vote of _____ for and _____ against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this _____ day of _______________,
2014.
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Christine Lundberg, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Sowa, City Recorder