1.             PARKING INFRACTION FINES AT MOONEY’S BAY & STUEMER PARKS

 

CONTRAVENTIONS DE STATIONNEMENT AUX PARCS MOONEY’S BAY ET STUEMER

 

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

That Council approve:

 

That the parking infraction fines for Mooney’s Bay Park and Stuemer Park be reduced to $30 – $40 for failure to pay or time expired at a meter or pay and display unit.

 

 

Recommandation du Comité

 

Que le Conseil approuve :

 

Que les contraventions de stationnement aux parcs Mooney’s Bay et Stuemer soient réduites à 30 $ – 40 $ pour défaut de paiement ou temps expiré à un parcomètre ou à une distributrice Payez et Affichez.



 

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.      Transportation Committee report dated 16 May 2007 (ACS2007-CCS-TRC-0005).

Report to / Rapport au :

 

Council / Conseil

 

16 Mai 2007 / le 16 mai 2007

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Transportation Committee / Comité des transports

 

 

Contact / Personne-ressource : Anne-Marie Leung, Committee Coordinator /
Coordonnatrice du comité,
City Clerk’s Branch / Direction du greffe
580-2424, Ext. / poste : 21385, Anne-Marie.Leung@ottawa.ca

 

River (16) & Orléans (1)

Ref N° / No de réf. : ACS2007-CCS-TRC-0005

 

 

SUBJECT:

PARKING INFRACTION FINES AT MOONEY’S BAY & STUEMER PARKS

 

 

OBJET :

cONTRAVENTIONS DE STATIONNEMENT AUX PARCS MOONEY’S bay et STUEMER

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the parking infraction fines for Mooney’s Bay Park and Stuemer Park be reduced to $30 – $40 for failure to pay or time expired at a meter or pay and display unit.

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que les contraventions de stationnement aux parcs Mooney’s Bay et Stuemer soient réduites à 30 $ – 40 $ pour défaut de paiement ou temps expiré à un parcomètre ou à une distributrice Payez et Affichez.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Transportation Committee, at its meeting of 16 May 2007, agreed to suspend the Rules of Procedure to consider the following motion brought forward by Councillor Rainer Bloess:

 

“WHEREAS, parking infraction fines at Mooney’s Bay Park & Stuemer Park are prescribed under the by-law relating to private property, as is for downtown parking lots, at a cost of $65.00 ($55 for early payment) for failure to pay or time expired at a meter or pay and display unit;

 

AND WHEREAS, residents come to parks in the spirit of enjoyment and a healthy environment during the summer season;

 

AND WHEREAS, in relation to other parkland offences, the fines range from $40 – 50;

 

AND WHEREAS, in relation to on-street offences, the fines range from $30 – $40 for expired meters;

 

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT, the parking infraction fines for Mooney’s Bay Park and Stuemer Park be reduced to $30 – $40 for failure to pay or time expired at a meter or pay and display unit.”

 

At that time, the Committee approved the aforementioned motion and also approved that the motion be forwarded to City Council for its consideration at its meeting of 23 May 2007 in view of the upcoming season.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Councillor Bloess advised that staff of the By-Law & Regulatory Services Branch, Enforcement & Inspections Division, Community & Protective Services Department were consulted on this motion.

 

The Director of By-Law & Regulatory Services reviewed this motion after the meeting, and advised of her concurrence.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Upon City Council approval, Community & Protective Services Staff is to take appropriate action.