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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE Ai=RZ ORDINANCE NO. 73-2687 BY
DECREASING THE FINE FOR OVERTLME PARING AND
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 76-2800.
BE IT ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Ialm CITY.
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend
Ordinance No. 73-2687, which established procedures for the collection
of overtime and illegal parking fines and set the amount of said fines by
dereasing the amount of fines for overtime parking and violation of the
one (1) hour restricted zone in the Civic Center lot from tm) dollars
($2.00) to one dollar ($1.00) and to repeal Ordinance No. 76-2800.
SL•)CTIUy II. AMENDI%ogT. Section II of Ordinance 73-2687 shall now
read as follows:
There is hereby established in the City of Iowa City, a parking
meter violations office, The City .tanager is hereby authorized and
directed to establish such office.
Parking violations for overtime and illegal parking in violation
of Title VI of the man icipal Code of Iowa City shall be paid to the
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Traffic Division of the Department of Finance,
All fines for overtime parking in violation of Section 6:30,7 of
the municipal Code of Iowa City shall be one dollar ($1.00).
All fines for violation of the one (1) hour restricted zone in
the Civic Center lot shall be one dollar ($1,QQ).
All other fines for illegal parking in violation of Title VI of
the Municipal Code of Irma City shall be five dollars ($5,00).
SECTION III. RE?EALER. section II of Ordinance No. 73-2687, ordi-
nance No. 76-2800 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provision of this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
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SLX'IIOI IV. TEEf T DATE.
This Ordi,'ance shall beeo� effective
after its final passage, approval and Publication as required by law.
It was moved by Foster and seconded by perret that the Ordinance
be finally adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: Agger:
Balmzr
deProsse
Foster
Neuhauser
Perret
Selzer
Vevera
ATTEST: Mayor -
City Clerk
First Consideration 8/31/76
Vote ,for passage; Ayes: Balmer
deProsse, Foster Selzer, Vevera. Nays:
Second Consideration Neuhauser. Absent: Ferret
Vote for passage:
Date of Publication
Passed and approved this
day of
1976
24
August
1976
Councilman David Perret
1714 De Forest Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mr. Perret,
At a recent meeting of the Downtown Association, discussion was held
concerning the negative reaction of downtown shoppers to the increase
of the overtime parking fine, to two dollars.
While the Association realizes Lhe City's problems with its finances,
we believe that now is the wrong time to visit additional problems on
downtown and its shoppers.
Many of our members cite instances of shoppers and users of services,
including this as one more reason why they will probably shop else-
where.
The Association would ask that you review your action in this regard
and take early steps to rectify this situation which would be con-
sistent with your staff recommendation.
For your information, our sister city to the north currently charges
.25 cents if paid within the hour, one dollar within five days and
five dollars thereafter. This seems like a very positive approach
which would indicate to shoppers and others that they are important
to the downtown and are not being used as a source of revenue.
Very truly yours,
Tom Muller, President
Downtown Association
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