[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. WELCOME TO OUR JULY 15TH CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP. DUE TO TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES, WE HAVE A FEW COMMISSIONERS TROUBLESHOOTING.
>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY
COMMISSIONER POYNTER. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
[4.1 PAID PARKING MANAGEMENT - ELITE PARKING SERVICES OF AMERICA, ONE PARKING INC., AND SP+ PARKING.]
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY ANDJUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT, FOLKS. THE HOT TOPIC OF THIS EVENING AS YOU ARE AWARE WE WILL BE READING IN PRINT OR SOCIAL MEDIA. THE CITY HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A REVENUE STREAM WHICH WOULD INVOLVE PREMIUM PARKING IN SELECT DOWNTOWN STREETS. WE HAVE THREE VENDORS THAT CITY STAFF HAS RANKED AFTER SEVEN PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND THE COMMISSION IS HERE TO DISCUSS IF THERE ARE ADVANTAGES OF -- OR DISADVANTAGES OF ONE VENDOR OVER ANOTHER AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN A PUBLIC ELLET FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD THIS INFORMATION. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS INFORMAL INTERVIEW PROCESS, I WILL ASK THAT WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT MOVED TO THE REGULAR MEETING DURING THE ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN MAKE THE MOST AT THIS HOUR, PLEASE. WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAD A VENDOR THAT WANTED TO START A SOFTWARE STAFF WANTED TO TS UP FIRST. MS. CAMPBELL, OR SHALL WE ASK ONE OF THE VENDORS?
>> WE HAVE THE VENDORS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
] . >> LET'S BRING ELITE PARKING'S
REPRESENTATIVES UP. >> IF I COULD, WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATION ISSUES WITH THE REIT PARKING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GETTING THAT ONTO THE PODIUM. SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT IN LINE.
>> WE HAVE ONE PARKING SERVICE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. THESE
COME TO THE PODIUM. >> AND NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE
RECORD, PLEASE, SIR. >> I UNDERSTAND I HAVE 10
MINUTES. IS THAT RIGHT? >> WITH POTENTIAL, A LITTLE BIT
OF FLEXIBILITY. >> I'M GOING TO TRY TO SET A TIMER AND GET TO THIS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE A FIRM FOUNDED IN 2004. WE MANAGE 60,000 PARKING SPACES ACROSS 200 -- 225 OR SO LOCATIONS. WE WAS FOUNDED IN 2004. 200+ LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE. 180 MILLION IN REVENUE. 60,000 SPACES. NOW, ABOUT 700 TOTAL EMPLOYEES. 100% OWNED. OUR SERVICES -- WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS WE DO MANY CONTRACTS LIKE WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED HERE. WE RECENTLY OPENED THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF LOCATIONS ON THE BEACH. ON BEACH KIOSKS. YOU DRIVE ONTO THE BEACH. ANOTHER 60 OR SO OFF THE BEACH, AND WE ARE CONTROLLED VIA ROVING LPR SOLAR POWER LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY.
THAT IS OUR MOST RECENT ADD. THE TEAM, MYSELF AND KIERSTAN, AND OTHERS. PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES FROM POMPANO BEACH. LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA. DELRAY BEACH. ANY NUMBER OF CLIENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT. THE CITY OF DES MOINES THAT I RAN 30 YEARS AGO. IN MY 41 YEARS OF DOING PARKING. JUST A BRIEF EXPLANATION. CITY OF DELRAY BEACH.
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POMPANO BEACH. 800 SPACES. 20 KIOSKS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.AND WILL DISCUSS. FIVE SERVICE LOTS. WITH ONE OF THOSE BEING UNDER DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY. DAYTONA BEACH. 102 LOTS. BEACH PARKING. LPR ENFORCEMENT. QR CODE PAYMENT CODES. LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA. ON STREET WITH 20 METERS. FOUR SERVICE LOTS.
STATIC LPR. THERE IS A LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERA THAT CAPTURES YOUR PLATE. IF YOU DRIVE OUT AND WE SEE YOUR PLATE AND COME UP WITH HAVING CLAIMED THAT PARKING SESSION, YOU GET A CITATION AUTOMATICALLY IN THE MAIL.
I MEAN WHEN I TALK ABOUT LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION. SORRY. A LITTLE COTTONMOUTH HERE. OUR APPROACH, CHOOSING THE BEST METHOD OF OPERATION THAT BEST SUITS THE CITY. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. WHEN WE CAME AND VISITED THE CITY A MONTH AGO, WE WALKED THROUGH THE CITY ABOUT AN HOUR. WE WALKED ALL 14 BLOCKS.
IT TOOK US A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. WE DID IT SEVERAL TIMES.
YOUR CHOICE -- YOUR METHOD THAT YOU CHOOSE IS GOING TO DEFINE ITS OWN COST. AND THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM -- THE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE, BUT THE RULES ARE DETERMINED BY YOU. IF YOU CAME AND SAID, WE WANT YOU TO WRITE BICYCLES TO DO THIS, WE CAN RIDE BICYCLES AND DO THIS. I THINK OUR JOB IS TO PRESENT TO YOU THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IT AND THE COST AND THEN YOU DECIDE WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE CITY. WE COULD, AS THE PICTURE DEPICTS, WE COULD HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WALK THE CITY WITH HANDHELD DEVICES TAKING A PICTURE OF THE PLATE WHICH CHECKS THE CLOUD TO SEE IF THE PLATE HAS PAID OR TO SEE IF THE PLATE IS THAT OF A RESIDENT. UNDER OUR PROGRAM, RESIDENTS WOULD BE -- THEY WOULD BE -- HAVE DIGITAL PERMITS AVAILABLE.
THEY GO ONLINE. THEY TELL US WHERE THEY LIVE. YOU ESTABLISH RULES FOR WHERE THOSE RESIDENTS ARE. THE RESIDENTS GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT THE PROPER FORM. GIVE US PROOF OF RESIDENCY, AND THEN APPLY FOR A DIGITAL PERMIT. THAT DIGITAL PERMIT IS THE LICENSE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE OWNED BY THE RESIDENTS. THAT PLATE, WHEREVER IT IS SEEN, VIA THE STATIC LPR CAMERAS OR THE ROVING FELLOW ON THE LEFT WITH A HANDHELD DEVICE, THE SYSTEM TELLS US AUTOMATICALLY, YOU'RE A RESIDENT. YOU ALREADY APPLIED.
YOUR LICENSE PLATE OR PLATES, PLURAL, ARE ON FILE, AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. YOU CAN PARK ANYWHERE WITHIN THE ENFORCEMENT ZONE WITHOUT FEAR OF A TICKET. WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISALS. SO YOU GO ONLINE AND GRAB A DIGITAL PERMIT. SO, WE HAVE THESE CAPABILITIES TO WALK WITH A HANDHELD. WE HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. AND LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS MOUNTED ON THE TRUCK, ALLOWING US TO COVER A MUCH GREATER AREA THAN SOMEONE WALKING. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE WALK THE CITY IN AN HOUR, LET'S ADD ANOTHER 15 MINUTES ON FOR POSSIBLY PUTTING THAT CITATION ON THE VEHICLE, THAT WE FELT, FOR TWO REASONS, THAT WE SHOULD GO WITH THIS METHODOLOGY, OR MAYBE A HYBRID METHODOLOGY, WHICH IS A SMALLER VEHICLE, MUCH LIKE A GOLF CART. THIS IS POWERING THIS EQUIPMENT.
SO WE FIGURED THAT OUT. I'VE GOT ANOTHER PICTURE THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT ONTO THIS PRESENTATION . IT'S ON THE FLASH DRIVE. THE ISSUE OF ROOM. YOU ARE ABOUT 60 DEGREES OUT ON THE STREET. A FULL-SIZED PICKUP TRUCK LIKE THIS, STOPPING TO ISSUE A CITATION BLOCKS TRAFFIC AND IT'S ALREADY CONGESTED. IT IS QUITE CROWDED OUT THERE RIGHT NOW ON A TUESDAY AT 3:00. WE WERE DRIVING. SO PUTTING ANOTHER FULL-SIZE VEHICLE ON THE STREET FOR THIS COULD GET QUITE CROWDED AND CAUSE EVEN MORE PROBLEMS, SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HYBRID SOLUTION. THE MATH LOGIC OF THIS IS VIRTUALLY, IF YOU HAVE THE WALKING ENFORCEMENT, YOU HAVE LITTLE TO NO UPFRONT COST OR AMORTIZATION IN YOUR STATEMENT.
IN YOUR INCOME STATEMENT. VERSES, IF YOU DRIVE, YOU HAVE MOBILE LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION. EIGHT MOBILE
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ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE. IF IT IS A FULL-TIME TRUCK -- BRANDING THE VEHICLE IS 92,000+ ANOTHER 22,000 IN SOFTWARE AND SERVICE FEES. SO THE METHOD YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT WILL DRIVE THE AMORTIZATION FOR THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. OTHER -- THE LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION IS AS SIMPLE AS THIS. CAMERAS AS I SAID AT THE ENTRY, SNAPPING THE PLATE. THE SYSTEM CHECKING TO SEE IF THAT PLATE IS AN RESIDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE OR SOMEONE THAT SHOULD'VE PAID. IF THEY SHOULD'VE PAID, THE CAMERA OPENS UP THE PAYMENT PORTAL. THEY MAKE A PAYMENT. EVERYTHING IS FINE. IF THE CAMERA PICKS THE PLATE UP COMING IN, FIX THE PLATE UP GOING OUT, NOTHING HAPPENING IN BETWEEN, THAT IS A VIOLATOR. A CITATION NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO THE VIOLATOR'S ADDRESS. THOSE CAMERAS ARE PERFECT FOR THE MARINA LOTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS ONE IS NOT CORRALLED PERFECTLY FOR CAMERAS.WE WOULD HAVE TO WALK OR DRIVE AND GET THESE PLATES BELOW THE REDLINE. OUR MODE OF OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS -- GENERAL MANAGER WHO RUNS THE ENTIRE CITY FOR US IN THE FIELD, WALKING FROM 8:00 TO 12:00, IN THE OFFICE FROM 12:00 TO 6:00.
AN OFFICE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM 85 TO 12:00. ENFORCEMENT TAKES OVER FOR THE GYM AT NOON AND ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL 10:00. ON THE WEEKENDS, ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING TILL 10:00 IN THE EVENING , AND AGAIN, THESE PARAMETERS WERE SET BY YOU. IF YOU DECIDED THAT WE STOP ENFORCEMENT AT 7:00, WE STOPPED.
IF YOU DECIDE WE DON'T ENFORCEMENT ON SUNDAY, WE DON'T ENFORCEMENT ON SUNDAY. THIS IS NOT A HARD LEASE. I LIKE TO SAY THAT WE TAKE OUR MARCHING ORDERS FROM YOU. WE PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY AND GUIDANCE AND WE LISTEN TO YOU AND YOU TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO DO. NO MATTER WHO YOU CHOOSE. ONE OF THE THREE, AND ALL THREE FIRMS ARE GOOD FIRMS. NO MATTER WHO YOU CHOOSE, YOU HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF QUESTIONS AND PROTOCOL TO WALK-THROUGH BEFORE YOU CAN REALLY ESTABLISH WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. HERE IS OUR TOTAL LABOR COST. HERE IS OUR ADDITIONAL COST, WITH, AGAIN, AMORTIZATION UNDER BOTH WALKING ENFORCEMENT OR DRIVING ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN HANDHELD DEVICES, UTILITY, OFFICE RENT. LIABILITY, INSURANCE, MANAGEMENT FEE, ET CETERA. AND THE PERFORMANCE BOND. IF WE WALK 346 A YEAR WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT I MADE -- AS FAR AS LABOR, ET CETERA, IF WE DRIVE 430,000 PER YEAR, THAT IS OUR TOTAL COST. AT THIS POINT, I THINK, I'M OVER MY 10 MINUTES. I HAD LAYERED INTO MY POWERPOINT THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME TO US ON FRIDAY, AND I CAN START WALKING TO THOSE QUESTIONS IF YOU LIKE AND ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS, WHERE I CAN STAND HERE AND TAKE QUESTIOS THIS MORNING. SPOKE WITH ANY QUESTIONS -- COMMISSIONERS WISH TO ASK ANY SPECIFIC LESSONS AT THIS TIME? I-FIRE AWAY, COMMISSIONER TUTEN. I-I'M VERY CONCERNED. BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE DOWNTOWN WITH A LOT OF CHURCHES. WE HAVE A PUBLIC LIBRARY DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE A POST OFFICE DOWNTOWN. HOW NIMBLE IS YOUR SOFTWARE FOR A DIGITAL PERMIT? LIKE SAY FOR INSTANCE, 10 SPACES IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY. SAY WE DECIDE THOSE SPACES WOULD BE FREE FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY. HOW WOULD THAT WORK? COULD IT WORK? COULD SOMEONE PARK IN THERE AND WALK IN THE LIBRARY AND ENTER THEIR LICENSE PLATE AND GET AN INSTANTANEOUS
DIGITAL PERMIT? >> NO. NO. WE NOW HAVE WHAT IS IT? LIKE PRINTS THAT HAVE COME INTO OUR SYSTEM SINCE WE STARTED OPERATION ON JANUARY 1ST.
BEEN -- THERE IS A VERY USER-FRIENDLY PORTAL, WE THINK, THAT YOU WOULD LOG ON TO FROM HOME. YOU'D GIVE US PROOF OF RESIDENCY, AND THAT IS ESTABLISHED BY YOUR WANTS AND DESIRES. THAT COULD BE A UTILITY BILL, OR IT COULD BE THREE
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THINGS YOU HAVE CITIZENS TO SHOW. THEY WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND THEN, THAT IS CLEAR WITH OUR COMPANY, TO MATCH AND MATCH, THEN WE SEND APPROVAL, AND THE DIGITAL PERMIT IS IN THE SYSTEM. THE RESIDENT HAS TO PICK UP NOTHING.CAN HAVE UP TO FIVE PLATES IN OUR SYSTEM. IF A RESIDENT HAS THREE CARS, TWO MOTORCYCLES, THEN THEY ARE COVERED. RIGHT. SO THE CITIZEN LOGS ON AND GETS THIS DONE. THEY HAVE THE DIGITAL PERMIT. IF THEY PARK IN THE ZONE, WHERE THEY PLEASE -- THERE COULD BE A DELIVERY SPACE OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. I WILL TELL YOU, THAT WHILE WE THINK THAT THE DIGITAL PERMIT PORTAL IS VERY USER-FRIENDLY, WE GET 80 TO 100 PEOPLE PER DAY STILL COMING INTO OUR OFFICE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FILLING OUT THE DIGITAL PERMIT APPLICATION. WE HAVE COMPUTERS SET UP IN TWO OFFICES.
PEOPLE PER DAY. NOW, IT HAS TRICKLED DOWN TO 80 TO 100. WE STILL WANT TO COME IN. THAT IS FAIRLY COMMON, I THINK. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET TO HELP PEOPLE SIGN UP. I SEE THE CHURCHES. I KNOW YOU HAVE FOUR CHURCHES WITHIN THE ZONE. NONE OF THE CHURCHES THAT I CAN TELL HAVE A PARKING LOT. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS PARKING ON THE STREETS AROUND. SO WE HAVE OPTIONS. THE FIRST THREE TALK ABOUT, WELL, WHAT IF THERE IS A SURFACE LOT? WHAT IF THERE IS NOT? WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE. THE TECH SOLUTION IS TO LIST ALL OF THE PLACES AND CONGREGANTS -- PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE CHURCH -- OR ALLOW CHURCH MEMBERS -- OBTAIN A DIGITAL PERMIT. IF SO, THEY ARE COVERED.
THIS ISN'T REALLY GOING TO MATTER, OR THE SYSTEM FOR ALL OF US IS NIMBLE. IF YOU SAY, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO ENFORCE WITHIN THE ZONES AROUND THE CHURCHES FROM 11:00 TO 1:00 ON SUNDAY, THEN WE CAN DO THAT. WE JUST DON'T DO IT. WE TURN THE SYSTEM OFF IN THOSE ZONES. SO. WE CAN DO PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER YOU WANT AS FAR AS THAT. IS THAT GOOD? DOES THAT ANSWER? I-I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WE HAVE HEARD IN OTHER CITIES THAT CITY RESIDENTS GET, WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A PERMIT, THEY GET LIKE TWO HOURS OF FREE PARKING. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO? I-WELL, WE ARE JUST OPENING THE CITY OF RIVERA BEACH. WE ARE WALKING THROUGH THE PROTOCOL. IT'S BEEN A PROCESS. THERE WILL BE A COMMISSION MEETING AND THE RULES CHANGE AND WE WILL TEND TO THOSE NEW RULES AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING AND THE RULES WILL CHANGE AGAIN. IT'S GOOD THAT THE SYSTEMS , AGAIN, FOR ALL OF US, ARE NIMBLE AND ALLOW US TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AFTER
EACH MEETING. >> SO YOU CAN DO THAT? I-IN RIVIERA BEACH, IT IS 0 TO 2 HOURS IS FREE, EVERYWHERE, EXCEPT FOR A VERY PREMIUM 62 SPACES, JUST STEPS FROM THE
>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. I NOTICED THE OTHER DAY, WE HAVE SKIPS IN PORTAL IT'S SITTING IN PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF HOUSES THAT ARE HAVING RENOVATIONS DONE. SO, WHAT DO
YOU DO ABOUT THAT? >> IF, AGAIN -- SO MUCH OF THIS -- I'M NOT TRYING TO BE INVASIVE AT ALL, BUT IF THE MAYOR TELLS US EVERY PORTAL LIGHT YOU SEE ON THE STREET, LEAVE IT ALONE. DON'T SIGN IT. THE CITY HAS GIVEN THEM PERMISSION AND WE BYPASS IT. IF YOU SAY YOU WANT TO LOCK IT DOWN AND TICKET INSIGHT, THOSE DEVICES, THOSE DUMPSTERS -- WE FIND THE OWNERS AND COMPANIES AND CITED THEM. I-WE HAD PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND ELECTRICIANS THAT ARE WORKING, AND LANDSCAPE COMPANIES WITH TRUCKS AND TRAILERS THAT ARE TAKING OUT MULTIPLE PARKING SPACES FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. I MEAN, MY PLANNING ASSUMPTION IS THAT THOSE FOLKS NEED TO GET A PERMIT.
>> RIGHT. >> THEY ARE GOOD TO GO.
I-OTHERWISE, IT IS NOT -- OTHERWISE, THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION. I-WE DEAL WITH THOSE THINGS IN OTHER CITIES WHERE WE REQUIRE A PERMIT. IT IS NOT AS EASY AS IT WOULD BE FOR A RESIDENT. WE WENT ONLINE AND THE PLATE BECOMES THE DIGITAL PERMIT. THAT IS DIFFERENT. WE REQUIRE THEM TO COME IN AND GET
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A PERMIT FROM US. WE END UP TALKING TO THE OWNERS OF THESE BUSINESSES FREQUENTLY. AGAIN. ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS IS, NEIGHBORHOOD SPILLOVER AND ENFORCEMENT. SPILLOVER TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. YES IT WILL. YES IT WILL. IN 41 YEARS OF PARKING CARS, I LIKE TO SAY THAT IF SOMEONE COULD PARK FOR FREE ON THE NOSECONE OF A SPACE SHUTTLE, THEY WOULD FIND IT AND DO IT TO AVOID PAYING FOR PARKING. THIS IS UNIVERSAL. NOTHING IS FREE EXCEPT THE AIR. PEOPLE, FOR SOME REASON, THINK PARKING SHOULD BE FREE. IT COSTS $36,000 A SPACE TO BUILD A SPACE. IT COSTS 12,000 TO BUILD A PARKING LOT. AND THERE IS DEAD SERVICE ON ALL OF THIS. FROM ASPHALT TO THE CONCRETE. AND SO FORTH. YOU AS A CITY HAVE TO KEEP THAT UP. IT IS EXPENSIVE. WHEN WE INSTITUTE A 14 BLOG ZONE OF PAID PARKING, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE FREE PARKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. OUTSIDE OF THE 14 BLOG ZONE WAS NOT REALLY IN THE RFP, SO I DIDN'T ADDRESS THAT. I WOULD SAY THAT PEOPLE WILL TRY TO ENCROACH ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS.THE SAME THING THAT HELPED THE CITIZENS PARK IN THE ZONE IS THE SAME THING THAT WILL HELP THE CITIZENS PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN HOUSES WITH NO PROBLEMS AND A DIGITAL PERMIT. THAT CAN BE HANDLED, TOO. IT IS GOING TO BE MORE GROUND TO COVER AS YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THAT LPR VEHICLE INTO THE CITY STREETS, AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING. THERE IS A CAR HERE AND HERE AND CAMERAS HERE. TAKING SNAPSHOTS OF THE PLATES AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE SEED, CHECKING THE SYSTEM IN THE CLOUD. IS THAT A RESIDENT? SHOULD HE BE IN THE SYSTEM? YES OR NO. IF IT IS, FINE. IF NOT, -- WE ARE NOT GIVING IT TO GET SOME CARS VERY MUCH ANYMORE. THE SYSTEM IS FIGURING THIS OUT WITH THE CLOUD. IF I'M PARKED IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, AND I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, I'M NOT GOING TO GET OUT AND PUT A TICKET ON IT. I'M GOING TO SEND A TICKET TO MY ADDRESS. SO, THAT
CAN BE CHECKED, AS WELL. >> ONE LAST QUESTION. I-I DO WANT TO BE CONSCIOUS OF TIME, TOO. I-DOES YOUR SYSTEM HAVE AN APP FOR THE PHONE OR IS IT ALL BASED ON QR? I-YES, I HAVE A PAPER I CAN GIVE YOU THAT HAS THE QR CODE ON IT TO TELL YOU HOW TO GO ONLINE AND GRAB A DIGITAL PERMIT BUT ON ALL THE 600 SCIENCE WE HAVE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COUNTY.
>> IN OTHER CITIES I'VE BEEN IN, I HAVE THREE PARKING APPS ON MY PHONE FOR THREE DIFFERENT CITIES. ACTUALLY, TWO ARE IN THE SAME CITY. MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE A SEPARATE PARKING APP THAT I CAN GO TO MY PHONE AND PUT IN?
>> OH, YES. I-AND I DON'T HAVE TO FIND THE QR CODE. I CAN DO IT, SITTING IN MY CAR. I-YES. THE ANSWER IS YES. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. I-I UNDERSTAND
THAT. >> IF YOU ARE NOT, YOU DON'T HAVE A DIGITAL PERMIT AND THEN WHEN YOU PULL UP, YOU DO HAVE TO HOVER OVER THE QR CODE. I-YOU DON'T HAVE AN APP FOR THE PHONE. I-IT GOES TO THAT APP. I-I DO WANT TO BE CONSCIOUS OF TIME. WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT VENDOR. I-WITH VIOLATIONS, HOW DO YOU COLLECT -- HOW ROBUST IS YOUR QUESTION ON PARKING TICKETS? PEOPLE MOVING AWAY OR SOMEONE FROM NASHVILLE. WE DON'T TEAR IT UP AND LEAVE. IS THAT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING WITH THE STATES? RIGHT NOW, WE STILL ARE DEALING WITH IN THE STATE. I WOULD SAY IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE, THAT UNLESS THE CITATIONS ARE MEANINGFUL, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE PAID. IF YOU CAN HAVE THE ABILITY TO AFFIX THAT TO PROPER TAXES OR LICENSE RENEWAL, YOU ARE GOING TO GET PAYMENT. OUR SYSTEM IS ROBUST.
WE ISSUED 6666 CITATIONS. SOME OF YOU MAY HATE THAT. SOME OF YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT. IN VOLUSIA COUNTY ALONE. WE ARE SENDING OUT PLENTY OF CITATIONS.
>> YOUR COLLECTION RIGHT IS WHAT I'M ASKING.
>> OUR COLLECTION RATE IS AROUND 80%.
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>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SURE WE COULD USE ANOTHER 20 MINUTES FOR EACH VENDOR.
>> I HAVE A VENDOR. DO YOU USE THE SAME SYSTEM WITH CAMERAS?
>> I'VE GOT A CAMERA QUESTION. MAYBE SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO
ANSWER IT. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
>> NOW, DO WE WANT TO GO BACK TO OUR FIRST VENDOR? WE WILL BRING ELITE BACKUP. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE AUDIENCE IN THE RECORD.
>> YEAH. NAME IS DANE GREY. PRESENT CEO OF JON GIANQUITTI.
ZIP CODE IS 36022. SORRY. TOO MANY TO USE. ONE, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING US TODAY. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE ELITE TEAM. JUST WANT TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH OUR PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF FERNANDINA. ONE THING WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW IS WE ARE LOCAL. WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN YOUR SUCCESS. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS PARKING PROGRAM ACTUALLY SINCE 2015 WHEN WE STARTED THE PARKING STUDIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. WE MADE A REQUEST TO TRY TO ENGAGE THIS VERY HOT TOPIC. WE UNDERSTAND PARKING IS A HOT TOPIC. WE BACKED OFF AND HERE WE ARE TODAY. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR COLLECTIVELY ACROSS THE BOARD -- ALL THREE GOOD FIRMS THAT YOU SELECTED BUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU WILL HEAR IS TALKING ABOUT THE SIZE. THE FOOTPRINT. THEIR ENFORCEMENT PLAN THAT IS CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR SOLUTIONS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE BEST IN CLASS SERVICE. ALL THOSE THINGS MAY BE TRUE. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK YOU WON'T HERE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FROM YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS YOUR RESIDENCE NEEDS. WHICH IS MASSIVELY EVIDENT. THE WAY THEY ARE GOING TO MAXIMIZE PARKING REVENUE. HOW THEY WILL DEAL WITH TURNING AROUND AND STARTING UP LEGALLY WHEN NECESSARY TO DO IT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOU A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM THAT ALIGNS TO YOUR VISION FOR 2030. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT US AT ELITE, OUR BACKGROUND IS WE WERE BORN HERE. BUILT HERE, RAISE HERE, CREW HERE. LOCAL. WE HAVE OVER 200 EMPLOYEES JUST IN THE NORTH FLORIDA REGION. WE ARE THE LARGEST PARKING OPERATOR IN FLORIDA. IF WE DON'T OPERATE IT, IT IS PROBABLY OPERATED BY THE CITY.
HAVE ACCESS TO 200 PERSONNEL LOCALLY IN THE JACKSONVILLE MARKET, AS WELL AS OUR CORPORATE SUPPORT TEAM WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. IT IS THERE. OUR RESOURCES BECOME YOUR RESOURCES. WE ARE AN EXTENSION. LOCATED IN 15 DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE LOCAL. YOU HAVE ACCESS TO OUR ENTIRE TEAM. 24 SEVEN, 365. BUT WE KNOW THE ISSUE TO BE FROM BACK THEN TO CURRENTLY IS OVER THE PAST FIVE TICKETS, YOU HAVE SEEN 206% INCREASE IN VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN LITERALLY A 1.36 VEHICLE PER PASSENGER RATIO. VEHICLE RESIDENT RATIO -- ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. STATE OF FLORIDA AVERAGES 1.2.
YOU ARE SEEING MORE VEHICLES CONNECTED TO ONE PERSON THAN THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE STATE. MASSIVE POPULATION INCREASE. 78% INCREASE FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IS A WHOPPING 254%. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE NOTICED. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE HERE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FIGURE. THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO FIGURE -- DOUBLE IN 25 YEARS. THAT NUMBER IS ONLY GOING
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ONE WAY AND THAT IS UP. ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HAVE A 1200% INCREASE IN TAURUS VISITATION. 1.25 MILLION TOURISTS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THAT IS AWESOME. I LIKE THE EXPOSURE, BUT WITH EXPOSURE COMES PROBLEMS. ON TOP OF THAT, PARKING DOES NOT STAY FREE. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE PARKING. YOU MAY NOT ALLOCATE EXPENSE, BUT THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT ONLY GOES ONE WAY. AND THAT IS UP. THAT BEING SAID, YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS A WHOLE HAS STAYED CONSISTENT FOR THE LAST FIVE TICKETS, AND IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF. IT IS WHEN.THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE -- ONE OF THE ISSUES THEY RAN INTO RECENTLY IS THEY ARE AT MAX CAPACITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
TOURISTS, VISITATION. ONE PARKING CAR GARAGE. BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, YOU REALLY WANT TO GET IN FRONT OF IT. SO SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE PERCEIVE -- THIS CANNOT BE JUST A PARKING MANAGEMENT OR ENFORCEMENT PROPOSAL. THIS HAS TO BE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAN THAT IS STRICTLY INTEGRATED WITH YOUR VISION. AND WHAT WE DID IS, IN OUR PROPOSAL, WE GAVE YOU A COMPLETE PARKING MOBILITY PROGRAM. A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS TODAY'S CHALLENGES AND TOMORROW'S GOALS. IT IS THE DEVELOPED UNDER A WIN-WIN SCENARIO WHERE RESIDENTS GET BUSINESS.
FOR 2030. THAT IS GOAL NUMBER TWO OF ADVANCING BALANCED, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. SO, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE PROPOSED? WELL, THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. ONE, WE PROPOSE PARTNERING WITH OF THE JTA.
BRING BACK A DOWNTOWN CIRCLE LATER. TAKE OUT THE DENSITY OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN CORE AND ACTIVATE SOME OF THE PARKING LOTS OUTSIDE OF YOUR INITIAL. -- WE SHARE PARKING.
THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THE CITY WILL SEE LESS CONGESTION. THE BUSINESSES WILL SEE HIGHER FOOT TRAFFIC. NOW, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET IN. RESIDENTS CAN GET DOWNTOWN WITHOUT PAYING FOR PARKING OR WORRY ABOUT THE STRESS OF FINDING PARKING.
SECONDLY, WE OFFER THE EV PARKING STATIONS. WE WANT TO PUT IN EV CHARGING STATIONS AND AUNT. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EV CHARGING, YOU CAN PUT IT IN YOUR GPS IF YOU NEED IT. IT'S GOING TO HELP BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA GET MORE ACCESS, MORE FOOT TRAFFIC. IN A. NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE CARPETING.
THEY'RE GOING TO GET OUT, THEY ARE GOING TO SHOP. THEY'RE GOING TO ENJOY THE ENVIRONMENT AS A WHOLE. IT'S GOING TO BOOST THE REVENUE FOR THE CITY. IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH THE GREENISH INITIATIVE PLAN. ON TOP OF THAT, WE WANT TO PROPOSE A CENTRALIZED VALET PROGRAM.
AS WELL AS INCREASES THE REVENUE TO THE CITY. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU DIGITAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING PROGRAM THAT HELPS WITH SEEPAGE BECAUSE IF THEY CAN GET IT FOR FREE, THEY ARE GOING TO TRY. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE THIS A DIGITAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS FOR YOUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT OR TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OR REGISTER FOR THE FREE PARKING WE GIVE FOR THEM. WE ARE PROPOSING IS YOUR CUSS RESIDENCE FOR PARKING, AND ALL THE COSTS BEING PUSHED OVER TO TOURISTS IN YOUR -- AND YOUR ROUTINE VISITORS.
SHARE PROGRAMS. THE P3 PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE LOTS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, AND WHAT WE DO IS WE GIVE THAT PARKING FOR A NOMINAL RATE, AND WE BUS PEOPLE IN. WE CHECKED THE DENSITY OUTSIDE. IF THERE IS AN OPTION, THAT WOULD BE WOULD BE IT. WE CAN TRANSPORT PEOPLE INSIDE AT A NOMINAL COST AS WELL AS THE LAND OWNERS IN THE PARKING LOT OWNERS THAT PARTICIPATE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REMEDIES. THE CITY GETS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR PARKING AND GUESS WHAT? IT IS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY. MICRO MOBILITY. ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WE WANTED TO OFFER AND PROPOSE IS PUTTING IN SCOOTER OR BIKE PROGRAMS -- ONE THAT WILL ALIGN WITH YOUR 2030 INITIATIVE OF GETTING GREEN AND ENCOURAGING WALK ABILITY. THAT IS A PROGRAM WE THINK WE CAN REALLY COORDINATE IF WE WERE SELECTED TO PUT IN YOUR PARKING.
TECHNOLOGY PIECE IS JUST THE PARKING FEASIBILITY STUDY.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT A GARAGE. YOU KNOW, WE CAN HELP BEFORE YOU HAVE TO GET THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS BY DOING THAT
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-- THE WEPARKING PROGRAM SO SHE CAN TAKE YOUR PARK FROM 1750 TO 2000 WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE ON THAT 38,000, 48,000, PER SPACE INAUDIBLE ] COST. WITH THE DATA WE PROVIDE YOU, YOU CAN FOR YES, YOU CAN PLAN, YOU CAN STRATEGIZE AROUND WHERE CAPACITY NEEDS TO BE AND WHEN, IF YOU EVER NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON BUILDING A PARKING GARAGE. WE WILL HAPPY WITH THAT BY GIVING A VISIBILITY STUDY OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE DATA TO MAKE A STRATEGIC DECISION WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR YOU GUYS. AND THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY. RESIDENTIAL PARKING PROGRAMS, RESERVATION SYSTEMS, MOBILE APP. THE WHOLE NINE. WE HAVE ACCESS TO IT. WE HAVE OUR OWN IN-HOUSE TEAM CALLED IN TRACK BUILT IN-HOUSE BY US. WE CAN HAVE SERVICES CUSTOMIZED TO OUR CLIENTS LIKING INMATES FOR THEIR SERVICE. YOU ARE GOING TO GET A VERY CUSTOMIZED APPROACH TO YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. SO, THE PART EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. MONEY. WELL, IT WAS CRITICAL TO US. WE COULD HAVE PROPOSED A MANAGEMENT FEE STRUCTURE. IN FACT, WE DID AS A SECONDARY TO OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT -- WHEN WE LISTEN -- WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE HEARD OVER THE COURSE OF A DECADE AND WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, HE THOUGHT THAT THE CITY NEEDED SOMETHING AND WANTED SOMETHING WHERE THERE WERE THREE KEY COMPONENTS. NO FINANCIAL RISK TO THE CITY, ZERO CAPITAL INVESTMENT REQUIRE BY THE CITY, MITIGATION OF THE FINANCIAL BURDENS TO MAKING PROFIT -- MAKING OF CALL-CENTER PROFIT CENTER. WE KNEW WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.SO, WE PROPOSED A REVENUE SHARE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE FELT THAT THAT GAVE THE CITY 100% CONTROL OF THEIR DESTINY. LET'S SAY WE GO OUT THERE TOMORROW AND THE PROGRAM DOES HAVE WORK. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THE PROGRAM MIGHT NOT WORK. BUT DO I BELIEVE THAT? NO. BUT LET'S JUST SAY THAT HAPPENS. THE CITY HAS NO RESPECT. ON SOME OF THAT, THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS BURDENED BY US AS THE OPERATOR. WE PROPOSE A REVENUE SHARE WITH THE CITY GET 70% OF THE REVENUE AND WE GOT 30% OF THE REVENUE.
AGAIN, WE ARE LEAVING FOR WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS WITH THE CITY ACTUALLY BENEFITED BUT WE BENEFITED AS WELL. WE DON'T BENEFIT IF YOU DON'T BENEFIT, AND WE ARE NOT COMING TO TAKE -- WE ARE COMING TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS IN CONJUNCTION.
FLEXIBILITY. AGAIN, PRICING SCENARIO. GIVES YOU A FLEXIBLE APPROACH. IT WASN'T JUST THERE. WE COULD'VE JUST WENT ONLINE AND PULL DOWN WHAT WE KNEW YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT, BUT WE TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO REVENUE.
WE GOT ENGAGED AND LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, THE SIMILAR MARKETS, THE REVENUE FORECAST, AND TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE LOCAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR YOUR REVENUE. SO, DON'T FALL ASLEEP ON ME. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EDUCATION IN PARKING REVENUE EJECTIONS. THERE ARE TWO WAYS WE COULD DISCUSS THE PARKING REVENUE. WE COULD DO IT BASED ON CAPACITY OR COULD DO IT BASED ON THESE TERMS. IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT CITY OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW THAT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, PARKING OPERATIONS -- MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PARKING OPERATIONS IN THE CITY IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WEEKEND OPERATIONS IN THE CITY.
IT IS A LOT DIFFERENT. ON TOP OF THAT, YOU KNOW THAT HYBRID IS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IN THAT EVENING TIME FRAME SO THERE IS THAT VARIATION THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. WELL, WE KNEW WE HAD TO GET THAT DEEP, SO WE DID. IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY FOR US TO GIVE YOU A HIGH-LEVEL 70% CAPACITY, AND IT TAKE IT BY SPACE COUNTS, SERVICE DATES, BOOM. THAT IS YOUR NUMBER, BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE SEPARATED IT OUT. THERE'S A LOT OF VARIATIONS COMING INTO OUR PROJECTIONS. WE HAVE THE REVENUE WHERE WE ASSUMED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TERMS. WE ASSUMED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TERMS. -- TURNS . WE CAN DELETE THEM INDIVIDUALLY. WE CAN, AND THEN WEEKDAY, AND THEN WE AT IT ALTOGETHER AFTER WE GET THE NUMBER OF RETURN. IF WE DID, IF WE DID IT BY CAPACITY, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THE NUMBER AT WHICH YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS THE 127 750, WHICH IS A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW AND IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU A TRUE VISION INTO HOW THE REVENUE IS BEING GENERATED, VERSUS A SPACED TURN WHICH GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW REVENUE IS BEING GENERATED.
LET'S GO DEEPER. OUR ASSUMPTIONS PREDICATED ON A FEW THINGS. SPACE TURNS, YOUR AVERAGE DAILY RATES. SPACE COUNTS. YOUR PARKING TRANSACTION COUNTS, SECONDARY PARKING REVENUE LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. PARKING VIOLATIONS, AND THEN THE EMPLOYEES WORKING DOWNTOWN. OUR PROJECTIONS ASSUME
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$6 MILLION IN YEAR ONE, AND THEN THROUGH THERE, YOU SEE OUR FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE GET THERE. IT IS BROKEN DOWN INTO A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS. AGAIN, OVER TO YOUR LEFT, IT IS BROKEN DOWN BASED ON CAPACITY. THE REALITY IS I HAVE TO GO DEEPER. WHEN WE GO DEEPER, WE ASSUME THAT 400 SPACES, WE HAVE TO EXTRACT. THE OTHER 400 IS FOR TRANSIENT PARKERS. IF I GET ONE TURN AT AN AVERAGE OF FIVE DOLLARS PER CAR THAT PARKS, THAT WOULD BE OVER 260 DAY PERIOD. THAT AVERAGE REVENUE IS GOING TO EQUAL UP TO $2000. THE TRANSIENT PARKING REVENUE FOR JUST WEEKDAYS WILL EQUAL OUT TO 520,000. NOW, I HAVE TO ASSUME 10% OF MY POPULATION WILL NOT PAY, SO I HAVE TO ENFORCE ON THAT. IT IS AN ASSUMPTION THAT WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS WEEKENDS. IF I CHARGE ON AVERAGE $10 PER VEHICLE, PER SPACE, AT 740 SPACES, ASSUMING THAT THERE ARE 10 CARS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN THERE.VOUCHER OR SOME VARIATION ON THE WEEKEND, 78 DAYS. WHY 78 DAYS AND NOT 105? BECAUSE YOU HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS. WE HAVE TO TAKE SPECIAL EVENTS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL BECAUSE THOSE ARE DIFFERENT RATES. THAT IS A $2500 ONE. THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT. BUT, COLLECTIVELY, THAT IS 1.73 MILLION, WHICH IS A $2 MILLION AMOUNT JUST ON YOUR SPACED TURN FOR YOUR TRANSIENT REVENUE. PARKERS -- MONTHLY PARKERS, WE ASSUME WE WOULD CHARGE A NOMINAL RATE OF $10 PER EMPLOYEE AND $10 PER EMPLOYEE, ASSUMING THERE'S 2000 EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN DOWNTOWN URBAN CORE AREA, WE WOULD ASSUME THAT IS $240,000 FOR THE YEAR. WE LOOKED AT JUST YOUR SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE, AGAIN, TAKING SPECIAL EVENTS WE COULD FIND IN 2024, BRINGING IT ALL TO THE FOREFRONT, WE KNEW THERE WERE SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE WEEKDAY AND WEEKEND. IT BROUGHT US TO A NUMBER OF 1.4 MILLION. ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS SAID. STILL ASSUMING OUR 10% REDUCTION, AND THEN LAST, WE ASSUME 10% ON EVERY SINGLE REVENUE LINE THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOR ENFORCEMENT.
THAT GIVES US $2 MILLION IN ENFORCEMENT REVENUE IF WE COLLECT 10% OF THAT REVENUE LOSS. ULTIMATELY, THAT IS HOW WE GOT TO THE $6 MILLION IN TERMS OF REVENUE. I-IF I MAY, SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS, AS WELL. I-I WILL END IT WITH THIS QUICKLY. SO, WHY WE FELT REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT THE NUMBERS. HERE ARE FOUR QUICK LITTLE LOCATIONS OR CITIES THAT DOES THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT CORRELATE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THEY HAVE A LOT MORE SPACES THAN YOU GUYS HAVE, AND AS YOU SEE, THE PRICING WE CAME UP WITH IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE SEE FROM CITIES OF LIKE SIZES AND WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPOKE IN A COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? I WILL
LET YOU START. >> YOU DON'T USE CHEMIST, DO
YOU? >> YEAH. ALL OF OUR ENFORCEMENT DOES. I-THE BIGGEST QUESTION ABOUT THE CAMERAS IS, IS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU PUT IN OR DO YOU PUT THEM ON CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ON THE STREET LIGHTS, WHERE WOULD YOU
INSTALL THESE CAMERAS? >> WALKING YOUR LOTS, SOME MIGHT NEED PULLING AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WOULD INSTALL. SOME OF THE SPACES HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY THERE. WE WOULD LOOK AT PIGGYBACKING IF IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY.
>> OKAY. >> ARE THESE JUST LOOKING AT
PLATES, OR IS THIS -- >> THIS IS JUST PLATES.
>> THERE IS NO -- ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER
MINSHEW. >> WELL, SO, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS AND DUMPSTERS SITTING IN PARKING
LOTS? PARKING SPACES. >> SO, IT DEPENDS, RIGHT. EVERY PARKING SPACE SHOULD BE REGISTERED TO A DEGREE. LET'S SEE -- SAY SOMEONE BRINGS IN A TRAILER -- BEFORE THE PARKING SPACES TAKING OUT OF COMMISSION, IT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENING. SO CONSTRUCTION CANNOT JUST TAKE A SPACE BECAUSE THAT IS REVENUE FOR YOU. IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT. >> SO YOU CAN GEO-FENCE AND ALL THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. IN THIS IDEA THAT WE WOULD GIVE THIS AMOUNT OF FREE PARKING TO RESIDENTS.
>> ALL RESIDENTS WILL BE PARKING FOR FREE.
>> OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. AND IN YOUR PROPOSAL, ALL CITY
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RESIDENTS WOULD BE FREE. >> YES.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MINSHEW. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT RESIDENTS BEING FREE. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE SNOWBIRDS AND THEIR CARS ARE NOT REGISTERED IN PHOTO. MAYBE THEY ARE REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN OR YOU ARE ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND YOU'RE DRIVING WITH TEXAS LICENSE PLATES. HOW DOES PROOF OF RESIDENCY WORK IF YOUR CAR IS NOT REGISTERED IN FLORIDA AT THE DMV?
>> NORMALLY WHEN I STARTED THE PROCESS, WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM YOU GUYS ON HOW YOU WANT US TO RECOGNIZE THAT. WE CAN RECOGNIZE IT ANYWAY YOU WOULD PARTICULARLY WANT.
>> REVENUE SHARING. SAY WE GET TWO WEEKS IN AND WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH SOMETHING. WE DECIDE THE SIX SPACES IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE, WE WANT THEM TO BE FREE ALL DAY. IF WE CHOOSE -- CHANGE THAT PERIMETER, WE ALWAYS REVENUE. AND IF WE ARE REVENUE SHARING, IF WE DON'T CARE, WHERE WE ARE WILLING TO DROP OUR REVENUE, HOW DOES THE CONTRACT WORK? BECAUSE THAT WILL DROP YOUR REVENUE IF WE WANTED CHANGE AFTER THE CONTRACT. DESPITE THE THRESHOLD IS PUT IN THERE, SO YOU WOULDN'T BE UP TO SAY, LET'S DROP ALL THE SPACES. IT WOULD BE DRINKING OUT OF A WATERHOLE, BUT WE DO SIT DOWN WITH YOU. WE NEGOTIATE THAT UPFRONT AND THEN WORK THROUGH THAT. YOU CAN SEE THE ECONOMICS.
WE ARE NOT HIDING ANYTHING. WE DO HAVE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES UPFRONT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEE NONE, WE'LL TAKE OUR LAST PRESENTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR INFORMATION. AND DUE TO THE TIME CONSTRAINT, I WILL ALLOW ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES BEFORE WE TAKE OUR REGULAR MEETING JUST TO GIVE TIME TO OUR LAST SPEAKER SO WE WILL PLAN TO DO THE REELER MEETING STARTING AT ABOUT 6:15. WE WILL ADJOURN AT 6:10.
>> HI, COMMISSION, MAYOR, CITIZENS OF TREMONT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING SPREAD AMRHEIN, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR METROPOLIS, ON BEHALF OF SP+ . RON HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF REPRESENTING THE FACT THAT WE ALL DO THE SAME THING, JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. TO THAT END, WE ARE GOING TO REFERENCE OUR PRESENTATION IN A PROPOSAL HERE. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THIS STRAIGHTFORWARD. ALL THIS INFORMATION IS ONLINE. IT IS VERY TRANSPARENT.
SOMEONE WHO TALKS ABOUT PARKING LOT, I HAVE RARELY SEEN THIS MUCH INTEREST IN PARKING. MOST PEOPLE IF YOU SIT THEM DOWN IN A CHAIR, TO TALK TO US, I THINK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I AM HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, TRAVIS THEOBALD, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS. WE ALL DO THE SAME THING, JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. I'M OUT OF ORLANDO.
LAUDERDALE. WE ARE NASHVILLE ON THE PHONE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DIFFERENTIATES US IS THE FACT THAT THE DSP+ HAS A TON TO OFFER.
WE OWN, DEVELOP, OPERATE, ALL OF OUR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, EVERYTHING. LIKE I SAID, WE ARE A TECH COMPANY SO THERE ARE NO SOAPED OUT COSTS. THERE ARE NO COMPLETED THINGS WERE GOING TO GO TO IN TERMS OF OTHER VENDORS OR DISCUSSIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD. WE ARE THE SINGLER CONNECTION FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT. WE ARE LARGE. AND SO SOMETIMES WILL -- FOLKS WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AS A DEFICIT. I WOULD JUST SAY, THIS IS A TRUE SENSE OF OUR SCOPE. WE ARE AT ABOUT 4000 LOCATIONS. WE ARE ABOUT 22,000 EMPLOYEES. WE ARE A $5 BILLION PER YOUR COMPANY. WE ARE REALLY ABLE TO CREATE AND OFFER PROGRAMS THAT ARE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR A LOT OF REASONS. I WANT TO FOCUS IN ON THE REASON IT IS FOR FERNANDINA BEACH. WE PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH ONE OVERRIDING THOUGHT IN MIND WHICH IS THAT FERNANDINA BEACH IS NOT MIAMI.
IT DOESN'T WANT TO BEAT MIAMI BEACH. IT DOESN'T WANT THE HIGH LEVEL OF DENSITY AND COMPLICATION THAT A LOT OF THESE SORTS OF CITIES WILL ENCOUNTER. AND SO THE PARKING APPROACH WE TOOK WAS DEVELOPED TO BE LESS PUNITIVE. IT WAS DEVELOPED TO BE FRIENDLY TO THE GUESTS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE DID THAT. SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT THIS AS
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A PATH TOWARDS RESIDENTS HAVING ACCESS TO A PARKING PERMIT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN OUR PROPOSAL, BUT ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE FLEXIBLE THERE, AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING WE SAY, EVERYTHING EVERYONE SAID HERE IS FLEXIBLE. WE LOOKED AT THIS AS A PATH FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE A PATH THEY COULD USE ALL YOUR.UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE ARE TALKING THE SAME LANGUAGE ABOUT THESE MARINO WALKS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE CAMERAS THAT OPERATE.
WE WOULD PROVIDE EVERY SINGLE THING WE ARE GOING TO SEE HERE TONIGHT WITH ZERO CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. YOU ARE NOT PAYING FOR ANYTHING THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT WHATSOEVER. OUT-OF-POCKET.
OUT-OF-POCKET COST TO CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH IS ZERO. WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THOSE MARINE ALLOTS AND TECH SOLUTIONS AROUND THE SEVEN BLOCKS OR SO THAT WE POSITIONED AROUND THE AREA THAT WE FEEL ARE APPROPRIATE FOR PAYING FOR PARKING. REALLY, ONCE WE GET INTO THAT, I THINK WE CAN KIND OF START TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE WOULD OPERATE IT.
'S BUT THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE HEARD FROM YOU AND YOUR RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW FRIENDLY THE COMMUNITY IS. WE THOUGHT A GOLF CART WOULD BE THE BEST APPROACH, HAVING PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, THAT WAY WE CAN BE APPROACHABLE, HELP PEOPLE GET ON THE PLATFORM, WHICH YOU MENTIONED -- THERE IS AN APP. IT IS WEB-BASED. IF YOU LOG INTO THE APP ANY CHOOSE THAT ZONE YOU'RE IN, YOU CAN PAY FOR THAT SPECIFIC PARKING. RIGHT? SO WE FEARED IT WOULD BE MORE FAMILY RATHER THAN JUST DRIVING AROUND AND HAVING TICKETS BE SENT THROUGH THE MAIL. WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS BUT WE WANT TO BE MORE APPROACHABLE. WITH ALL OF YOUR VISITORS.
VOLUME ] WE TOOK THE APPROACH THAT ON THE ROADMAP, WE BUILT THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND IT. IT IS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE WHAT WE CALL A LEAVE BEHIND ON THEIR VEHICLE.
BEFORE IT GOES INTO OUR FUNNEL TO BE SENT TO YOUR HOME LOCATION WHERE YOUR LICENSE PLATE IS REGISTERED WHEN YOU RECEIVE A VIOLATION AND ADDITIONAL FINES AND FEES, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT LEAVE BEHIND NOTICE THAT SAYS, WE NOTICE YOU DIDN'T PAY FOR YOUR PARKING OR YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED. YOU CAN REGISTER BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY, OTHERWISE, THAT WILL BE SENT IN THE MAIL. IN TERMS OF LOCAL OPERATIONS, WE CAN POINT TO JACKSON BEACH AND THE BEACH PARKING THERE WHERE WE HAVE CREATED SIGNIFICANT - LOW VOLUME ] FOR MANY OF OUR OPERATIONS. WE COME AND CREATE A LOT OF UPLIFT BECAUSE OUR TECHNOLOGY IS A BIT DIFFERENT, AND THE WEIGHT WE HAVE OUR HANDS ON ALL OF IT, THERE IS LESS OF A FAILED POINT. IF A STORM COMES THROUGH, LIKE IT JUST IT, AND SOMETHING GOES DOWN, WE ARE GOING TO BE OF THE PLACE OUR ACCORDANCE REALLY FAST. WE CAN GET EVERYTHING OUT. WE ARE BASICALLY LOOKING FOR THOSE ZERO DOWNTIME SORT OF MOMENTS. WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SOME DIFFERENT INNOVATIVE TYPE PRODUCTS. EV'S -- EV CHARGING. THAT IS IN OUR WHEELHOUSE. THIS IS A PHASE ONE SORT OF SITUATION. BUT YEAH. STAYING FLEXIBLE. YOU KNOW, JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS, I MEAN, WE REALLY LOOKED AT THIS AS SOMETHING THAT, ALL IN, ALL DONE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR -- TAKE THEM DOWN TO THE DISH IT IS PRETTY FAR DOWN HERE. BUT IN OUR UNDERWRITING DOCUMENT YOU SEE ONLINE, WE PUT IT AROUND 2.4 MILLION. 88 PAGE RESPONSE. WE PUT IT AROUND $2.4 MILLION, AND THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO APPROACH THE OPERATION IN TERMS OF INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] IS ON EIGHT TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. WE WOULD WORK FOR A SET FEE THAT BASICALLY CAME OUT TO ABOUT 260 K PER YEAR TOTAL. 266.02 TO THE DOCUMENT SAYS, UNDER THESE ASSUMPTIONS. THAT IS A FLATLINE FEE. IF YOU MAKE SIX DOLLARS, WE MADE $266,000. IF YOU MAKE $2.4 MILLION, WE MAKE $266,000. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BASED ON OUR INFORMATION, BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE , WE THINK THIS IS A REALISTIC ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE CITY COULD GENERATE AND WE ALSO THINK THE 266 NUMBER COVERS ALL OF THE LABOR AND THE COSTS WE HAVE TO COME OUT HERE AND DO A GREAT JOB, TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE STREETS ARE MANAGEABLE AND
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KEEP GOING. ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE HELP ON THE ON BOARDING AND TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS. YOU DO THAT IN A 30 TO 60 DAY WINDOW WHERE IF WE ARE CHOSEN, WE HAVE A TEAM THAT HELPS TO DO ALL OF THAT. PROVIDES ALL OF THE COMMUNICATION WE NEED TO SHARE WITH FOLKS AND COLLABORATE IN THAT REGARD AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAMEPAGE. >> ALSO AT THE BEGINNING HE SPOKE ABOUT OUR SIZE. WE ALSO HAVE A 16 MILLION USER MEMBERSHIP. IT IS SIMILAR TO HUBER WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. YOU DON'T PAY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. YOU SENATE THE FIRST TIME AND YOU BECOME A MEMBER. WE HAVE THE SAME THING. ANYONE WHO SIGNS UP FOR THE ANNUAL PASS, ANYTIME THEY DRIVE INTO ANY OTHER LOCATION THAT HAS METROPOLIS TECHNOLOGY, THEY JUST DRIVE IN AND OUT. THE LICENSE PLATE OR SEVERAL LICENSE PLATES ARE ALREADY ON THAT ACCOUNT, AND MANY HAVE LEVERAGE IF THOSE 60 MILLION MEMBERS AS THEY ARE ALREADY ON THE PLATFORM. THEY CAN GO TO THE APP.
>> AND WE ARE GROWING SOMEWHERE AROUND 35,000 MEMBERS PER DAY RIGHT NOW. THAT IS THE LARGEST PARKING OPERATOR IN NORTH AMERICA AND NOW THAT THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN LAID OUT AT SCALE, AND THAT NUMBER JUST CONTINUES TO GROW. THERE IS AN ADDED BENEFIT FOR THE TOURISTS TO COME AND GO BUT THERE IS A BENEFIT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GO TO OTHER NATIONS IN THE AREA THAT ARE BECOMING METROPOLIS AS OUR OTHER LOCATIONS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE OF THE GET IN AND OUT ACCESS IN THAT SAME WAY WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AT LOCAL LOCATIONS AND DO ALL OF THIS SIGN-UP AND ALL OF THAT. IT IS GREAT FOR THEM.
>> REALLY, WE JUST WANTED TO COME AND BE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF EXPLANATION ON WHAT PARKING IS AND HOW WE GET TO THE NUMBERS. WE ALL USE SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY. WE DO SIMILAR THINGS. YOU ARE ULTIMATELY THE DRIVERS OF THE NARRATIVE OF HOW THE PARKING RELATIONSHIP IS GOING TO BE AND I THINK THE OTHER FOLKS REPRESENTED THAT VERY WELL. WE ARE NO DIFFERENT. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIE IN SCOPE AND SCALE INCAPABILITY IN THE FACT THAT WE ARE THE SINGLE PROPRIETOR OF ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE A SIZABLE WORKFORCE OUT HERE IN THE AREA AND WE TO OPERATE A LOT OF LOCATIONS THAT ARE PRETTY WELL STAFFED AS FAR AS LABOR CONCERNS AND ALL THAT STUFF GOES. SO, I REALLY THINK THOSE WERE THE KEY POINTS FOR ME.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTIONS.
INAUDIBLE ] SIMILAR TO ANOTHER RESPONSE, WE CAN AT TIMES DURING CHURCH OR ON SUNDAY WHEN THERE IS NO FEE SPECIFIC TO THAT. WE CAN ALWAYS ADD A KIOSK WHERE THEY CAN GO INTO A CHURCH OR LIBRARY AND LOGIN WITH THE LICENSE PLATE WHICH GIVES THEM ACCESS FOR TWO HOURS. THERE ARE ALSO BED AND BREAKFASTS THAT HAVE SOME CONCERNS. WE CAN CREATE A PASS FOR THEM AND THEIR GUESTS AS WELL SO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT FEATURE WITH OUR
TECHNOLOGY. >> THERE ARE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF VALIDATIONS THAT WE CAN CREATE IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT SORTS OF ASSIGNMENTS TO, LIKE, COMP WORKING OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARKING OR DIFFERENT ZONE BLOCKING. THIS IS ALL STUFF EVERYBODY CAN DO, BUT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IF THERE ARE DIFFERENTIATIONS BETWEEN VENDORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN CERTAINLY ACCOMMODATE THAT WITH UNIQUE CODES THEY CAN SCAN.
INAUDIBLE ] >> SAME THING FOR THE DUMPSTERS.
THERE SHOULD BE A PERMIT IN ORDER TO TAKE THE SPACE. WE WORK WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTIME WE SEE A DUMPSTER, MAKING SURE THERE IS A PERMIT ON FILE, THEY HAVE PURCHASED THAT SPACE FOR X AMOUNT OF DAYS. IT IS BASED ON THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MUTUAL PARTIES. >> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER TUTEN AND THEN CHINTAN AND I HAVE QUESTIONS AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE DEPENDING ON TIME.
>> QUICK QUESTION ABOUT HANDICAP PARKING . IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, YOU CAN'T CHARGE HANDICAPPED PLATED CARS. WHAT IF THEY'RE NOT PARKED IN A HANDICAP SPOT? BECAUSE ANOTHER SPOT MIGHT BE BETTER OR CLOSER. THEY DON'T NEED THE LARGER SPOT. DO THEY NEED TO BE REGISTERED?
>> TRAVIS CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW WE RECOGNIZE IN SAN ANTONIO?
>> SO, I'M THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR THIS DEPLOYMENT FOR METROPOLIS.
YOUR AVERAGE SYSTEM. WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IS RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY PLATES THAT HAVE ANDY ACCESSIBLE DISABLED VETERAN, YOU NAME IT.
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR HANGTAGS THAT HAVE THE REGISTRATION DISPLAY. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS FOR WHATEVER CODING WE SET FOR THIS LOCATION, SO, LET'S TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF EACH LOT INSIDE THE CITY, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FREE PARKING, OR ANDY ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES. THAT WILL BE A QUALIFIER BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS A HANDI-ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE. OR IT IS REGISTERED WITH A TAGS THAT WE HAVE INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] THEY DON'T HAVE TO SELF IDENTIFIED.
WE ARE WATCHING FOR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WE DO IT IN THE CITY
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OF SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT. WE DO IT FOR LAS VEGAS. WE DO IT FOR A LOT OF LOCATIONS THAT HAVE IDENTIFIERS LIKE HANG TAGS. WE DID THE SAME THING IN NASHVILLE. NASHVILLE HAS PUBLIC PARKING FOR HANDI-ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NONPAID.>> AND JUST TO ADD ONE BIT OF FLAVOR FROM QUESTIONS OTHERS ASK, NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU GO, THERE IS A GRACE PERIOD IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IF YOU NEED TO RETURN A LIBRARY BOOK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THERE IS LEGAL PRECEDENT FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> REAL QUICK, IF SOMEONE -- THEY GO AND GET A SPOT AND PAY FOR IT, AND THEY ARE AT A RESTAURANT AND THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THEIR CAR BUT THEY ONLY BOUGHT TWO HOURS. CAN THEY ON THEIR OR WHATEVER AT SOME MORE HOURS ON OR DO THEY HAVE TO
GO BACK? >> YEAH, SO. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXTEND A REMINDER. IF THE -- IS SET TO EXPIRE. IT IS PRETTY STANDARD IN THE INDUSTRY. THE EASE-OF-USE FOR YOU CHOOSING YOUR PARKING. SO WITH METROPOLIS, A LOT OF OUR COMPETITORS HAVE AREAS WHERE YOU USE THAT QR CODE. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN YOUR LICENSE PLATE. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. WITH METROPOLIS, YOU HAVE THE ONE-TIME SETUP. WE KNOW YOUR PROFILE. YOU SCAN THAT QR CODE AND YOU WALK AWAY. THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU GOT, AND IT'S DONE.
>> AND THAT IS FOR A FAMILY OF VEHICLES. YOU KNOW, ALL THAT
>> ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE ONE. >> COMMISSIONER TUTEN.
>> OUR CHURCHES -- WE HAVE A LOT OF CHURCHES WITHIN OUR POTENTIAL PREMIUM AREA AND SEVERAL MORE JUST OUTSIDE. AND THEY'RE NOT JUST OPERATING ON SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH WOULD BE AN EASY FIX TO NOT START TRIGGERING UNTIL 2:00 OR SOMETHING. WHAT, IF THEY HAVE A LARGE EVENT LIKE A FUNERAL? WHO -- MY QUESTION IS -- WHO CONTACTS WHO? AND HOW NIMBLE AND FAST IS THAT? IS THAT A CITY EMPLOYEE WHO IS BEING TOLD? ARE THEY DIRECTLY COMMIT
TO GETTING WITH YOU ALL? >> IT WOULD BE EASIEST TO DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH US. AS WE ONBOARD YOUR RESIDENTS, WE CAN GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SPECIAL SCENARIOS LIKE THAT. IT IS AS EASY AS GIVING A KIOSK FOR VALIDATION CODES.
>> OKAY. >> WE ARE VERY ACCESSIBLE.
>> SINCE YOU ARE A SET FEE, ANY PARAMETERS THAT WE OUGHT TO CHANGE DROP OUR POTENTIAL REVENUE, THAT IS OUR PROBLEM.
>> THE MANAGEMENT FEE FELT LIKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE.
>> IT IS PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS OVER THE YEARS. WE ARE HAVING THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE. IT IS MOST FLEXIBLE AT THE VERY
BEGINNING. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES, COMMISSIONERS.
>> I WILL USE WHATEVER TIME IS APPROPRIATE BACK TO Y'ALL.
>> MY QUESTION DOES I WILL ASK THIS OF THE OTHER VENDORS, DESPERATE TALKING ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT PROPOSAL WITH POTENTIAL EXTENSIONS, WOULD YOUR COMPANY PLACING FOR CERTAIN FAILSAFES IF THE REVENUE IS NOT THERE OR IF THE OFFICIAL SHIRT DOESN'T WORK
FOR US? >> CERTAINLY. YEAH. THERE ARE STANDARDIZED OUTS AND WE NEGOTIATE THOSE. WHATEVER WORKS
BEST. >> OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> JUST TO REITERATE, LAST STATEMENT. IT IS ZERO CAP EX. IT IS A MANAGEMENT FEE THAT IS LEFT. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY.
DIFFERENT ON THE A.I. SIDE WITH THE APP AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
IT IS JUST A LITTLE STEP ABOVE. MOST OF THE THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THIS. BUT AT THE SAME POINT, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WE ARE AMENABLE TO WORKING WITH YOU. DON'T TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT WILL WORK FOR THE
RESIDENTS. >> CAN ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? WE HAVE, YOU KNOW. WE ARE IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT. WE HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE THAT IS REACTIVE AND VERY SKILLED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SIGNAGE. WOULD YOU -- WHO BUILDS
>> BUT DO YOU WORK IN DESIGN PROCESS WITH OUR HDC?
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONSIDERED IN THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS TO USE LARGER SCIENCE AND SOME OF THE HIGHER DENSER AREAS INSTEAD OF SMATTER SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE
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AREA TO CONSOLIDATE THAT SO THERE WAS A MORE VISIBLE HUB ON THE CORNER AS OPPOSED TO A BUNCH OF DISCRETE SIGNS PLACED DOWN.ALL OF THAT STUFF IS TOTALLY A CONVERSATION.
>> WE CAN GO THROUGH AND SAY ONE SIGN FOR EVERY FOUR SPACES.
INAUDIBLE ] >> BUT THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION AND ALL OF THAT STUFF IS ON US AS A COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL AND YOU APPROVE WHAT WORKS BEST.
>> OKAY. JUST PUSH THROUGH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
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