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RECEIVED 2323 31 J III, 4,12 DRAFTproposed by Pam & Fred TOWN CLERK LEXINGTON MA To: Select Board From: Lexington Center Committee and The Parking Management Group Date: May 25, 2023 Re: Senior Parking In response to Senior Services' request to make the Free Senior Parking Pass Pilot Program permanent the Lexington Center Committee voted X to Y to recommend that the Select Board modify the Program as follows: (((-THESE ARE DISCUSSION POINTS ONLY-))) • Close the loopholes which currently result in 1. passes issued to non-seniors who are insured on a senior's auto insurance; and 2. multiple passes issued to seniors who own multiple vehicles. We recommend that passes be limited to one pass per senior driver. Senior services issues passes for each car owned by a senior. One senior received three passes because that because that senior owns three cars. • Limit the use of passes to the Depot Lot - given that parking time limits are unenforceable, this would eliminate the disruption on parking turnover (the key element of the parking management plan) caused by cars parked longer than the metered time. We note that although the Senior Parking Program includes penalties for identity and time violations, as a practical matter the senior pass renders these regulations meaningless as they are unenforceable. • Closing the above loopholes would better coordinate the program with the penalties voluntarily developed by Senior Services and the purpose of the Parking Management Plan which was to encourage turnover in the metered areas in order to always have 10 to 15% of the spaces available. This is especially important as we exit the pandemic and the Streetscape Plan is complete. • Institute a fee per parking pass and link that fee to whatever is charged for an annual Lexpress pass. The Transportation Advisory Committee has proposed a fee of $20 for an annual Lexpress pass beginning July 1, 2023, to the Select Board. Seniors (especially those that own cars) are the