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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT Date: September 15, 1999 To: John Jermanis, City Manager From: Tim Hansen, Finance Director I Marc DeCoulode, Police Lieutenant N` APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Ca Jo;A. Jermanis Canager Subject: Resolution Approving a Contract for the Processing and Collection of Parking Citations Through Enforcement Technology Inc., and a Motion to Increase Parking Citation Fees (See Exhibit A), and a Resolution Increasing the General Fund Budget. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the approval of a contract with Enforcement Technology (ET) for the processing and collection of parking citations ($12,000). Staff also recommends that Council approve by motion a recommendation to the Alameda County Municipal Court to increase San Leandro parking citation fines as recommended in the attached Parking Citation Fee Schedule. (Exhibit A) Staff further recommends that Council approve a Budget Amendment to increase the General Fund Appropriation by $29,000, which will pay for the contract with ET for processing and collection for $12,000 and the purchase of three handheld computers (Autocite System) for $16,514. This appropriation increase is offset by new revenues in the General Fund of $57,000 from this program. BACKGROUND The City currently issues an average of 800 parking citations a month. All citations are handwritten. Four part time Parking Aides (PA) and the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement officer (AVA) issued 70% of all parking citations in fiscal year 1999. Officers on patrol issued the remaining 30% of parking citations. The City currently processes and collects its own parking citations. Four Departments (Police, Finance, Information Services and Central Services), using 21.5 hours of staff time per week, are involved in processing and collecting parking citations. . V1'75