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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD-12-01 ~ . THE CORPORA nON OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee FILE # hJ?k RES. r:;f8-jf/ 1) I DATE: Monday, March 26, 2001 REPORT: CD-12-01 BY-LAW # SUBJECT: UPDATE PARKING EQUIPMENT Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: ' 1. THAT Report CD-12-0 1 be received; and 2. THAT the cost of upgrading the Division and Church Street lots central meters be approved in the amount of $1 ,600 with the funds being drawn from the Parking Reserve Account #1 1 10-162-X. BACKGROUND: The Canadian Mint has begun production of three new Canadian coins ($0.05, $0.10 and $0.25). These coins have a higher steel content than those coins in current circulation. The current central meter software will read these as invalid coins. In order for these coins to be accepted it is necessary for E-prom software to be installed and the coin validators to be reprogrammed. If this work is not done, when a person deposits one of these coin(s), the coin(s) would be rejected and would be returned to the customer through the coin return cup. This would create confusion and ultimately complaints. The meters were shut down during the free parking experiment and now need to be re-programrned to allow for a flat rate of $2.00 after the first three hours. Normally the cost of this change is $450.00/machine, but because new e-prom software must be installed to deal with the new coins, the parking rate change would then not be chargeable as the development team would already be working with the software. .. ./2 8~2 . . Report CD-12-01 -2- March 26, 2001 ESTIMATED COSTS: The project was one of several that had been anticipated in 2000 and the money designated in the budget for those purposes. The costs related to changing the E-prom software is $450.00 for each of the two machines. The costs to re-program the validator configuration is $150.00. Allowing for the service call to do the install would bring the total cost to approximately $1,600.00. RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully recommend that Committee approve the expenditure of $1,600.00. The funds would be carried over from the 2000 Capital Budget, page 85 and financed from the Parking Lot Reserve fund 1110-162- X. This matter has been discussed with the Treasury Department which is in agreement with these arrangements. Reviewed by, ') Uv~~ Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. Chief Administrative Officer PB*LC*bm 813