2005 Paid Parking Pilot Project Summary
Paid Parking Summary
Paid Parking Pilot
Project
July 1-September 5, 2005
Sauble Beach
Project Overview
WINTER 2005
� Paid Parking Committee formed
� Committee composed of members from -- Town Council,
Amabel Ratepayers Association, Sauble Chamber of
Commerce, Revitalization Committee, Lions Club, Friends of
Sauble Beach
� Committee purpose -- review paid parking alternatives
SPRING 2005
� Paid Parking Trial recommended by Committee in May 2005
� By-law passed by Council to approve Trial
SUMMER 2005
� Nine students and two Parking Supervisors hired
� Project overseen by the Public Works Manager
� Day to day operations supervised by the Facilities Coordinator
� By-Law Department assisted in issuing parking infractions
� Treasury Department processed tickets and reviewed financial
reconciliations daily
� Five to six students stationed in tents along Lakeshore Blvd.
during Trial
� Trial operated seven days per week in July and August, 9am to
4pm
� Four day of inclement weather -- did not operate
� Exemption -- two churches on Lakeshore Blvd. N. �
congregation issued passes for Sunday mornings
Committee Members
Name Organization
Carl Noble Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Gwen Gilbert Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Ruthann Carson Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Bill Jones Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Lyle Ransome Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Rhonda Cook Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Richard Husak Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce
Rick Lyttle Amabel Property Owners Association
Bob Parsons Friends of Sauble Beach
Bob Wilkie Revitalization Committee
Gary Wood Sauble Lion's Club
Summary of Letters
The purpose of this portion of the summary is to
briefly identify and note the letters, comments, and
responses as received by the Public Works
Department of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.
Total Number of Letters Received Regarding Paid Parking......................... 105
(Total as of September 9, 2005)
Number of Letters Received from Residents Requesting Parking Passes.......16
Number of Letters from Residents Indicating Positive Experience................. 2
Number of Letters Received from Business Owners.................................. 2
Number of Letters Received Protesting Regarding Parking Tickets............... 42
Number of Letters Received Making Comments on Project........................ 43
Number of Letters Received Where People Say They Won't Return............ 13
(These letters also included in other letter totals)
Residents Requesting
Passes
Number of Letters from Residents Requesting
Parking Passes 16
Summary of Comments Received
� Senior residents should receive parking passes
� Residents only go to beach for one hour per day,
should have resident pass
� Already pay sufficient taxes, should have pass
� Willing to pay for resident parking pass at
reduced rate
Residents With Positive
Responses
Number of Letters from Residents Indicating Positive
Experience 2
Summary of Comments Received
� Holy Family Chapel appreciated the passes
provided for Mass services
� Resident appreciates the fact that beach
improvements cost money and is willing to pay to
park
Area Business/Chamber
Comments
Number of Letters Received from Business Owners
2
Summary of Comments Received
� Tourist Info Centre comments that signs should
indicate attendant location
� Tourist Info Centre could be used as payment location
for fines
� Other local business locations could be used to make
fine payments
� Like location of parking fee sign (Tourist Info Centre)
� Received three letters of complaint (included in other
sections of the Public Comment Summary)
� By-Law Enforcement believes we should increase price
to $7
� By-Law Enforcement wants to see paid parking from
9am-8pm
� By-Law Enforcement would like to see signs moved
and added on other streets
� By-Law Enforcement wants a ticket spitter
Protests Regarding
Parking Tickets
Number of Letters Received Protesting Parking Tickets
42
Number of Letters Received Where People Say They
Won't Return 10
(these letters also included in above total)
Summary of Comments Received
� Don't feel it is fair to search for
� Could not find an attendant
an attendant
prior to 4:00 to pay $5 ticket
� Can't come to court to plead
instead of $25 fine
case as tourists live far from
� Saw no signs at all when
here
parking
� Need to provide more parking
� No signs when coming from
and not ticket tourists
Sauble River area
� Require more frequent signage
� Use money to purchase
and more places to pay for
supplies for washrooms by
pass
tennis courts
� Place parking attendant at
� Didn't know where to find the
beginning and end of parking
attendants
locations
� No signs coming from side
� No signs to indicate what the
streets
green tents were for
� Tickets not properly filled out
� Believes Town Staff treat
� Wanted to pay but couldn't find
tourists with disrespect
an attendant (looking near
� Misleading comments provided
Crowd Inn)
by parking attendants
� Change parking hours to
� Saw "Angle Parking" signs but
not paid parking sign
Residents/Tourists With
General Project Comments
Number of Letters Received Making Comments on Project
43
Number of Letters Received Where People Say They Won't
Return 3
(letters included in above total)
Summary of Comments Received
�
� Signs are too small for
Lack of parking signs
motorists to notice
� Unsafe to walk along street to
� More public education
find parking attendant
required
� Couldn't find parking
� Enforce beach rules (no dogs,
attendant to pay
bicycles)
� Residents believe that this is
� Rates should be lower if you
an additional money grab
park for only one hour
� May prohibit people from
� Could we give warnings of
attending day camps and
infractions before issuing a
church services
ticket
� Beach will become cheap and
� Would like better washroom
commercial
and change room facilities
� General disapproval for entire
� Would rather see a tax
concept of paid parking
increase than parking charges
� Cost of gas makes it
prohibitive to pay for parking
Petition From Interested
Parties
Of Special Note...
A petition was presented to Council for their
consideration. It contained 557 names. The
petition was circulated between May 23 and May
29, 2005.
� Access to beach should be included with taxes
� Will affect return business to the beach
� Financial hardship for retired people or fixed income
residents
� Total objection to $10 per day charge for parking
Summary of
Financials
The purpose of this portion of the summary is to
note revenue and expenditures as processed
by the Financial Services Department of the
Town of South Bruce Peninsula.
Revenue expected for 2005 127,800.00
Expenditures 49,075.80
_________
NET 78,724.20
Financial Report
Patrick J. Stock, Manager of Financial Services, September 9, 2005
REVENUE
Period No. of Receipts Revenue
July 1-31 9379 $46,895
Aug 1-Sept 6 8133 40,665
TOTALS 17512 $87,560
� Additional $21,727.91 in the Town's bank account to date from tickets and related
fines
� Some tickets paid in US funds and we have credited the exchange to Town's bank
account
� Approximately another $18,500 in tickets with pending convictions
� Additional 25 tickets issued to out of province individuals - not counted in the
foregoing figure
� Some convictions may not be processed until later this year or early next year,
therefore the totals will vary somewhat
� Foregoing shows approximately $127 800 in total revenue should be realized from
EXPENDITURES
Materials & Supplies Wages & Benefits
Shirts/Hats 835.92 Wages 34385.57
Money Pouches 93.84 Wage Subsidy (4184.00)
Gazebo/Chairs/ (YMCA)
Umbrella, etc. 1209.77 Statutory Benefits 2595.51
Advertising 172.32 TOTAL 32798.08
Comm. Equip. 2378.16
Receipts/Tickets 4256.81
Safety Vests 457.65
WHMIS Training 500.00
Signage 6373.25
TOTAL 16277.72
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 49075.80
The Next Step
The Town has the following options for 2006:
STATUS QUO
� same locations
� student attendees
EXPANSION OF PROGRAM
� include Second Ave N
� Include lanes and streets between Lakeshore and
Second Ave
� Include Municipal parking lots in this area
� different form of fee collection - likely ticket spitters
� 26 ticket spitters required - approximately $300,000
including taxes
� spitters purchased on three year repayment program -
ten year life expectancy
DISCONTINUE PROGRAM
� return to a free parking situation
Parking Ticket &
Infraction Notice
Exemption to Paid Parking
A parking pass was distributed to church
congregations (see below)
Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Church Parking Pass
Please place this pass on the dash of
your vehicle.
This pass is valid on Sundays until
1:00 p.m. only.
Paid Parking Area
Attendant tent locations marked with white rectangles
posted by ratepayer at 8:18 AM
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