Committee presses staff on parking kiosk ROI and unreliable meters

Committee members asked for clearer return‑on‑investment information on the planned parking kiosk procurement and noted widespread meter failures. One member observed, "How many of our meters are fully functional percentage wise? It's like 6%." Chief Moore responded that of the 300+ meters the city has, "I would say we would be lucky if 50% of them are operating," underscoring differing estimates and the need for detailed performance and revenue analysis before full deployment.

Staff said the kiosks could reduce maintenance by centralizing payment to roughly 34 devices rather than maintaining hundreds of individual meters, allow multi‑zone payments and provide features such as card, coin and phone payments. Members asked staff to return with ROI and more precise functionality data before awarding contracts and finalizing budget allocations.