HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-83-0901TO: ;ionorable Howard Gary
City Manager
City of Miami
F ROM: Roger M. Carlt n / ,
Director ° +((J�J, ,
Department of far ar,c�ng
DATE: September 20, 1983
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF METER BEATER TRAM
It is recommended that that City Commission concur with the termination of
the deter Beater Tram operation serving the Interim Parking Facility
(Municipal Lot 'No. 24) effective October 31, 1983.
Background
At the City Commission meeting in July the possibility of terminating the
Meter Beater Tram was discussed. It was determined by the City Commission
that the Department be given 90 days to find sufficient supplemental revenue
for the Meter Beater Tram to operate on a breakeven basis. After
considerable negotiations with the tram operator who has been extremely
cooperative and willing to reduce rates such that the tram in combination
with the parking lot would lose only $1,000 per month, we have been unable
to locate private sector sources to reduce the loss to a breakeven amount.
Analysis
Termination of the Meter Beater Tram will effect approximately 90 riders per
day which is less than 30 percent of the customers who use the facility. If
the tram does not operate, a portion of these customers will no longer be
willing to park in the facility. We believe that the net impact of the
termination of the tram will be to convert a $1,200 per month loss to a
$2, 500 per month surplus which will be used to reduce the $203,589.71 that
the City will owe to the Department when the facility ceases operation.
Conclusion
We believe that the Meter Beater Tram has served its purpose in that the
public awareness of the low cost parking alternative has been greatly
expanded. Utilization of the parking lot now exceeds 300 customers per day
of which approximately 30 percent use the tram. All customers who are not
able to walk the distance from the facility to downtown (approximately .5
miles) will be offered alternate parking in the Department's Miamarina lots
which are approximately half the distance. Therefora your concurrence with
the termination of the Meter Beater Tram service is requested.
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