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Resident Parking Rates Revised Traffic & Parking Commission Meeting November 1, 2023 ---PAGE BREAK--- Current Pricing Structure – Resident Permit - $5 per vehicle – First Visitor Permit - $10 – Valid for 14 consecutive days – Second Visitor Permit - $20 – Valid for 14 consecutive days – October Resident Permit - $0 – October Visitor Permit - $0 – University Resident Permit - $10, no visitor permits – Active-duty Military Resident Permit - $0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Passport Fees under Current Pricing Structure – Resident Permits - $4 per transaction – Visitor Permits - $1.75 per permit – Resident Permits - $5 – With current pricing, if a resident buys one permit, the City would receive $1 and Passport would receive – If a resident bought two permits at one time, the City would receive $6 and Passport would receive – First Visitor Permit - $10 – For each permit sold, the City would receive $8.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – Second Visitor Permit - $20 – For each permit sold, the City would receive $18.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – October Resident Permit - $0 – For each permit distributed, the City would spend $4 – October Visitor Permit - $0 – For each permit distributed, the City would spend $1.75 ---PAGE BREAK--- Additional Passport Fees – Hardware upgrades – The City will purchase: – LPR equipment, along with licensing and warranties – Rent handheld devices for parking enforcement – Purchase paper to stock ticket printers ---PAGE BREAK--- Initial Proposed Pricing Structure – Resident Permits - $10/$20 – Full-time residents with vehicles registered in Salem could obtain a permit for $10. – Part-time residents (with vehicles registered elsewhere), and non-resident property owners could obtain a permit for $20 and would not be eligible for visitor permits. – First Visitor Permit - $15 – Second Visitor Permit - $25 – Temporary October Resident Permit - $0 (City covers $4.00 cost for each permit issued) – Temporary October Visitor Permit - $2/$75 – Residents eligible for free resident permits could request a visitor permit for $75. – Non-resident uses Doctor’s Office) located on designated October streets may buy permits for – Hospice workers, home health aides, etc. would be eligible to purchase permits at – As of 10/26/2023, 440 October Visitor passes had been issued. – 135 passes went to 16 non-resident businesses/institutions (doctor offices, hospice workers, library). – 305 passes went to residents. ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case One: Cambridge, MA – Resident Permits - $25 per permit – Includes one visitor pass maximum per household – Not zone-based – Visitor Permits (zero-vehicle households) - $25 per permit – Limit one per household – Zone-based – Landlord Permit- $200 per permit – Long-term Home Health Care Permit - $50 per permit ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case Two: Lynn, MA – Resident Permits – free – Only residents on resident parking designated streets can get passes – Visitor Permits – free – Only residents on resident parking designated streets can get passes ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case Three: Chelsea, MA – Resident Permits - $10 per permit – Not zone-based – all residents eligible – Visitor Permits - $10 per permit – Proximity-based – 5 blocks – Two per household – 52 visits per year allowed (max once per week) – Landlord Permit - $50 per permit (6-month period) – Caregiver Permit - free ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case Four: Boston, MA – Resident Permits – free – Neighborhood-based – Not clear if all residents from all neighborhoods are eligible – Visitor Permits – N/A – Limited Visitor Parking spaces with time limits provided in resident parking areas ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case Five: Somerville, MA – Resident Permits - $40 per permit – Zone-based – Two-day (per week) Visitor Permits - $20 per 12-month permit – Three-day (per week) Visitor Permits - $40 per 12-month permit – Limit two per household, only one of which may be three-day – All visitor types proximity based (adjacent streets) – Landlord Permit- $60/$100 per permit – Price varies by property type – Medical Caretaker Permit - $60 per permit ---PAGE BREAK--- Comparison Case Six: Everett, MA – Resident Permits – free/$10 per sticker – If applying Jan/Feb – free – Late applications - $10 – Limit 4 per household – Not zone-based – Visitor Permits – $5/$10/$15/$20/$25 per pass – Priced by period – 1-day, 7-day, 14-day, 21-day or 30-day ---PAGE BREAK--- Revised Proposed Pricing Structure – Resident Permits - $20/$30 – Full-time residents with vehicles registered in Salem could obtain a permit for $20, 2 visitor permits per household permitted – Part-time residents (with vehicles registered elsewhere) could obtain a permit for $30, no visitor permits – Non-resident Property Owners (Landlords) - $50 (no visitor permits) – First Visitor Permit - $30 – Valid for 7 consecutive days – Second Visitor Permit - $50 – Valid for 7 consecutive days – Temporary October Resident Permit - $0 (City covers $4.00 cost for each permit issued) – Temporary October Visitor Permit - $2/$30 – Residents eligible for free resident permits could request a visitor permit for $30. – Non-resident uses Doctor’s Office) located on designated October streets may buy permits for – Hospice workers, home health aides, etc. would be eligible to purchase permits at ---PAGE BREAK--- Passport Fees under Revised Proposed Pricing Structure – Resident Permits - $4 per transaction – Visitor Permits - $1.75 per permit – Resident Permits - $20/$30 – If a resident buys one permit, the City would receive $16 and Passport would receive – If a resident bought two passes at one time, the City would receive $36 and Passport would receive – Non-resident Owner Permit - $50 – If a non-resident property owner bought a permit, the City would receive $46 and Passport would receive $4 – Visitor Permits - $30/$50 – For each first permit sold, the City would receive $28.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – For each second permit sold, the City would receive $48.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – October Resident Permit - $0 – For each permit distributed, the City would spend $4 – October Visitor Permit - $2/$30 – For each visitor permit sold, the City would receive $28.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – For each permit purchased for a non-resident use that is located on a designated street, City would receive $0.25 and Passport would receive $1.75 – For each permit purchased for a hospice worker, home health aide, etc., City would receive $0.25 and Passport would receive $1.75