Public Parking Commission
General Services Department
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
Contact: Liliana Rambo
Phone: (713) 853-8193 Fax: (713) 853-8193
Email: Liliana.rambo@cityofhouston.net
Updated as of: 11/18/2009
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
Ordinance No. 2007-464, Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
(1) To review data relating to all on-street and off-street parking facilities in the city.
(2) To develop a comprehensive inventory of both on-street and off-street parking facilities city-wide and by specific areas, including the central business district and other areas where significant demand for parking exists or is anticipated to occur in the future.
(3) To develop a parking facility database for use in managing existing parking and planning for future parking.
(4) To request annual reports from the traffic and transportation division of the Department of Public Works and Engineering, the Municipal Courts Administration and judicial departments, and other city departments to maintain the city's inventory of parking assets, analyze existing parking needs and plan for future parking to support the growth and development of the city.
(5) To conduct public hearings on parking needs and related issues, both present and anticipated, in the central business district and other areas of the city, as the commission may deem necessary or expedient.
(6) To recommend to the City Council such additional ordinances, rules, regulations or procedures, including but not limited to on-street parking rates, duration, time and days of operation, as the commission may deem advisable to meet present or future parking needs of the city.
(7) To recommend to the City Council such capital improvements or other programs as the commission shall consider necessary to accommodate the present or future parking needs of the city.
(8) To conduct studies of the current or anticipated parking needs of the city or any locale as the commission shall deem necessary or advisable and to report its findings on such matters to the city council not less than annually.
(9) To provide a forum for input on present and future parking needs and related issues for stakeholders and other interested parties.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
Third Wednesday of every month 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. City Hall Annex Council Chamber, 900 Bagby, Public Level.
COMPOSITION
(a) The commission shall be composed of nine regular members and eight nonvoting ex officio members. The nine regular members and a representative of the city's municipal management districts, as provided in subsection (c)(7), shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. The commission shall make recommendations to city council on the appropriate number of its members.
(b) At least seven of the nine regular members of the commission shall be persons knowledgeable of parking issues affecting commercial, institutional or residential areas in the city who possess substantial experience in one or more of the following areas: retail; job creation and retainage; residential parking; sports and entertainment; recreational opportunities; nonprofit institutional activity; air travel; hospitality; and commercial off-street parking operations.
(c) The ex officio members shall be:
(1) The director of the general services department or his designee, who shall also serve as secretary to the commission.
(2) The director of the public works and engineering department or his designee.
(3) The director of the convention and entertainment facilities department or his designee.
(4) A designee of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.
(5) The director of the planning and development department or his designee.
(6) A designee of the Harris County Commissioners Court.
(7) A person representing the city's municipal management districts.
(8) A person designated by the Houston Commission on Disabilities.
(d) Eight of the regular members of the commission shall be residents of the city. The remaining membership position need not be occupied by a resident of the city, provided the proposed member works full time or owns a business within the city.
TERMS:(a) Regular members shall serve a two-year term of office and shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. The terms for regular members in even-numbered positions shall commence on January 1 of each even-numbered year and end on December 31 of the following odd-numbered year. The terms for regular members in odd-numbered positions shall commence on January 1 of each odd-numbered year and end on December 31 of the following even-numbered year.
(b) If a resident commission member other than an ex officio member removes his actual residence from the city during the term of his appointment, that person shall be disqualified from membership on the commission, and his position shall become vacant effective simultaneously with such change in residency.
CHAIRPERSON: The Mayor designates Chair of the committee.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is NOT included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston.
MEMBER LIST