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concerns raised by Ms. Sheriff. Comment 2: David Wood expressed the following concerns: 2.1 The rate increase exceeds the rate of inflation with the rates being raised twice in 1997 and twice in 1998; 2.2 The City parking facilities are in a state of disrepair and the City is not using the revenues of the parking lots to make needed repairs; 2.3 The rate increase is discriminatory because there is no charge for car pool parking and a reduced rate for swing shift workers; 2.4 Traffic is encouraged to come into the City by the $3.00 charge for event parking and a similar privilege of a low rate should be offered to downtown workers; 2.5 The City is placing an unfair financial burden which is a tax for driving to work; 2.6 The City of Eugene is making a fortune from parking facilities and parking meters in the City; and 2.7 The increases are extreme and injurious to the working class of the area. Findings: The overall rate increase is 2.60/0 which is consistent with the rate of inflation for the 1998 calendar year. The rates were raised in January 1997 and then again in January 1998. There were no other rate increases in 1997 or 1998. Parking rate increases are intended to keep pace with inflation as it affects the various expenditures associated with operating and maintaining the parking facilities, such as security, fee collection, custodial services, and utilities. Net revenues are used to repair and improve the parking lots and a number of improvement projects are scheduled to be undertaken in 1999. Free carpool parking is intended to provide incentives to individuals to ride together in groups of three or more in order to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. While the event parking rate is $3.00 per day, the highest monthly parking fee is only $1.58 per day. The reduction in rates for swing shift workers is to provide incentive for them to park in the off-street facilities to make more space available on-street for evening customers in the downtown area; there currently is minimal utilization of City off-street parking facilities after daytime hours. The monthly parking rates in the downtown area are lower than most larger cities and comparable or lower to cities of similar size in this region. The revenue earned from the parking facilities is used to cover operating expenses and is adequate to meet some necessary capital improvement expenses but not all. It takes years to accumulate enough revenue for some of the larger projects. Comment 3: GiI Achterhoffs correspondence indicates that he does not oppose the rate increase but objects to the rideshare rates not being increased and notes observations of rideshare permit vehicles arriving to park in the EPAC garage with only the driver in the vehicle. Findings: The City's Rideshare Program is intended for individuals who are Administrative Order - 2 r: \adminord\fees \980ffst2ao. wpd