August 2016 CPPA Newsletter

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California Public Parking Association

Editor: Matt Farrell

President’s Message

Ron Profeta
2016 CPPA President
president@cppaparking.org

Dear Parking Professionals,

The 33rd Annual California Public Parking Association Conference and Tradeshow will be in the beautiful City of Garden Grove, just blocks away from Disneyland.  Our theme this year is “Parking, Not Just a Space”. When most people think about parking all they picture is the physical act of parking a vehicle between two painted lines but the reality is Parking is a lot more than that. Parking has an effect on so many different aspects within a city or university. Things such as economic development, access, mobility, traffic congestion, and overall aesthetics are directly affected by the parking situation. This year we will examine related topics related to this theme and hopefully give you the tools needed to have positive changes at your city or university.

Casey Jones and the Conference Committee have been working hard at putting together another fantastic program with educational sessions for both front-line and management staff.   I am excited about the potential programing this year and I know you will find it both beneficial and rewarding.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Larry Johnson.  For twenty five years, Larry has helped organizations build more productive and profitable working cultures through the development of strong leaders and dedicated employees. He has received rave reviews from more than150,000 business, government, and health-care professionals in every state in the union, as well as in Great Britain, China, Indonesia, Central America and Australia for his presentations on the topics of leadership, change, customer service, and honesty in business. Additionally, Larry has eight years of real life experience as a manager in health care, three years as a manager in city government, and 26 years as president of his own consulting firm.

The tradeshow floor will feature over 50 exhibitors from the US and Canada offering you a chance to see and touch the latest technologies and services that are available in the parking industry today.

In addition to the outstanding training opportunities, the annual conference enables you to meet face to face with your fellow colleagues and vendors to share ideas and find solutions to the issues you encounter on a daily basis. It also gives you a chance to reacquaint with old friends and make new ones.

Your attendance at the conference supports our parking industry and demonstrates the significance of public parking in California. I thank you for your continued involvement and support of the California Public Parking Association and I look forward to seeing you all at this year;s conference.

Sincerely,
Ron Profeta

As a reminder, this is the time to nominate awards, please take a minute to look at the awards and nominate someone or project that deserves these very prestigious awards. Go to: https://www.cppaparking.org/About/Awards for more details.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Legislative Update
2016 CPPA Conference Update – August 2016
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Consultant’s Corner: The Security of Parking Revenue Collections
Pacific Parking Systems
Conference packages
CPPA Events and Workshops …
CPPA Membership Renewal
August Humor: Stop Sign (just to be clear)
August Quote
Career Opportunities
Request for Proposals
Newsletter Articles Wanted
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Legislative Update

By: Julie Rosenberg
julie.rosenberg@sfmta.com

Legislative Update - June 17, 2016

As expected, the Legislature passed the 2016-17 Budget by the June 15, 2016 constitutional deadline, and the focus until the end of June will be hearing bills in policy committees before the June 30 policy committee deadline.

All bills which do not pass their respective policy committee by June 30 will officially fail passage (except 2/3rds vote bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions).

The legislature began their summer recess July 1, and will reconvened on August 1, for the final month of session. No updates on parking this month due to recess.

A current recap of misc. non-parking issues are:

Campaign Finance: Voter Instruction

A YES vote on this measure means: Voters would be asking their elected officials to use their constitutional authority to seek increased regulation of campaign spending and contributions. As an advisory measure, Proposition 59 does not require any particular action by the Congress or California Legislature.

A NO vote on this measure means: Voters would not be asking their elected officials to seek certain changes in the regulation of campaign spending and contributions.

English language education

A YES vote on this measure means: Public schools could more easily choose how to teach English learners, whether in English-only, bilingual, or other types of programs.

A NO vote on this measure means: Public schools would still be required to teach most English learners in English-only programs.

State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards

A YES vote on this measure means: State agencies would generally be prohibited from paying more for any prescription drug than the lowest price paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the same drug.

A NO vote on this measure means: State agencies would continue to be able to negotiate the prices of, and pay for, prescription drugs without reference to the prices paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Death Penalty. Initiative Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: No offenders could be sentenced to death by the state for first degree murder. The most serious penalty available would be a prison term of life without the possibility of parole. Offenders who are currently under a sentence of death would be resentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

A NO vote on this measure means: Certain offenders convicted for first degree murder could continue to be sentenced to death. There would be no change for offenders currently under a sentence of death.

Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: A new court process would be created for the removal of firearms from individuals upon conviction of certain crimes. New requirements related to the selling or purchasing of ammunition would be implemented.

A NO vote on this measure means: No new firearm- or ammunition-related requirements would be implemented.

Criminal Sentences. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: Certain state prison inmates convicted of nonviolent felony offenses would be considered for release earlier than otherwise. The state prison system could award additional sentencing credits to inmates for good behavior and approved rehabilitative or educational achievements. Youths must have a hearing in juvenile court before they could be transferred to adult court.

A NO vote on this measure means: There would be no change to the inmate release process. The state’s prison system could not award additional sentencing credits to inmates. Certain youths could continue to be tried in adult court without a hearing in juvenile court.

Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: State excise tax on cigarettes would increase by $2 per pack—from 87 cents to $2.87. State excise tax on other tobacco products would increase by a similar amount. State excise tax also would be applied to electronic cigarettes. Revenue from these higher taxes would be used for many purposes, but primarily to augment spending on health care for low-income Californians.

A NO vote on this measure means: No changes would be made to existing state taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic cigarettes.

Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment

A YES vote on this measure means: Income tax increases on high-income taxpayers, which are scheduled to end after 2018, would instead be extended through 2030.

A NO vote on this measure means: Income tax increases on high-income taxpayers would expire as scheduled at the end of 2018.

Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: Adults 21 years of age or older could legally grow, possess, and use marijuana for nonmedical purposes, with certain restrictions. The state would regulate nonmedical marijuana businesses and tax the growing and selling of medical and nonmedical marijuana. Most of the revenue from such taxes would support youth programs, environmental protection, and law enforcement.

A NO vote on this measure means: Growing, possessing, or using marijuana for nonmedical purposes would remain illegal. It would still be legal to grow, possess, or use marijuana for medical purposes.

Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: Any bill (including changes to the bill) would have to be made available to legislators and posted on the Internet for at least 72 hours before the Legislature could pass it. The Legislature would have to ensure that its public meetings are recorded and make videos of those meetings available on the Internet.

A NO vote on this measure means: Rules and duties of the Legislature would not change.

Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment

A YES vote on this measure means: State revenue bonds totaling more than $2 billion for a project that is funded, owned, or managed by the state would require statewide voter approval.

A NO vote on this measure means: State revenue bonds could continue to be used without voter approval.

State Fees on Hospitals. Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds. Initiative Statutory and Constitutional Amendment

A YES vote on this measure means: An existing charge imposed on most private hospitals that is scheduled to end on January 1, 2018 under current law would be extended permanently. It would be harder for the Legislature to make changes to it. Revenue raised would be used to create state savings, increase payments for hospital services to low-income Californians, and provide grants to public hospitals.

A NO vote on this measure means: An existing charge imposed on most private hospitals would end on January 1, 2018 unless additional action by the Legislature extended it.

School Bonds. Funding for K-12 School and Community College Facilities. Initiative Statutory Amendment

A YES vote on this measure means: The state could sell $9 billion in general obligation bonds for education facilities ($7 billion for K-12 public school facilities and $2 billion for community college facilities).

A NO vote on this measure means: The state would not have the authority to sell new general obligation bonds for K-12 public school and community college facilities.

Carryout Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: If state law (1) prohibits giving customers certain carryout bags for free and (2) requires a charge for other types of carryout bags, the resulting revenue would be deposited in a new state fund to support certain environmental programs.

A NO vote on this measure means: If charges on carryout bags are required by a state law, that law could direct the use of the resulting revenue toward any purpose.

Death Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statute

A YES vote on this measure means: Court procedures for legal challenges to death sentences would be subject to various changes, such as time limits on those challenges and revised rules to increase the number of available attorneys for those challenges. Condemned inmates could be housed at any state prison.

A NO vote on this measure means: There would be no changes to the state’s current court procedures for legal challenges to death sentences. The state would still be limited to housing condemned inmates only at certain state prisons.

Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags

A YES vote on this measure means: Most grocery stores, convenience stores, large pharmacies, and liquor stores would be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Stores generally would be required to charge at least 10 cents for any other carryout bag provided to customers at checkout. Stores would keep the resulting revenue for specified purposes.

A NO vote on this measure means: Stores could continue to provide single-use plastic carryout bags and other bags free of charge unless a local law restricts the use of such bags.

IPS Group, Inc.

The Dome Mount Vehicle Detection Sensor from IPS Group is raising the industry standard of efficiency, security, and control. IPS smart sensors bring increased revenue and efficiency to city parking programs through improved enforcement, the zero-out capability, and prevention of meter feeding, which increases space turnover. IPS sensors provide the most accurate data on the market and allow for quick and non-intrusive installation and servicing.

The cutting-edge innovations from IPS Group transform parking programs and enable Smart Cities of the future to evolve. The Dome Mount Sensor is already being pre-ordered by municipalities nationwide.

For more information, visit http://www.ipsgroupinc.com/products/vehicle-detection/.

2016 CPPA Conference Update – August 2016

By: Casey Jones
Conference Program Chair

The program for CPPA’s 33rd Annual conference to be held November 1 (Training) 2-4, 2016 (Conference) is shaping up nicely. Of the many great professional development offerings, let us highlight just a few:

Accredited Parking Organization – The Parking industry now has a comprehensive operating standard and accreditation designed over the past several years by parking and transportation experts with the International Parking Institute. Two sessions will be offered on the topic of Accredited Parking Organization or APO. The first, a pre-conference offering entitled Accredited Parking Organization Reviewer Training, will provide eight full hours of training for people interested in becoming certified APO reviewers. A separate registration fee applies. The second session which is part of the regular conference lineup provides is titled Accredited Parking Organization – Is Your Organization Up for the Challenge? provides a one-hour overview of APO for people just learning about the program. If you have a high performing parking organization and think you may apply for APO status, this introductory session is right for you.

The program is also reflective of the conference theme - Parking: More Than Just A Space. We’ll offer sessions on innovative transportation demand management programs and mobility management (TDM 2.0 @ Stanford and Mobility: Moving Parking in a New Direction), technology (How to Optimize Your Drive and Park Experience Through Machine Learning Techniques The Dos & Don’ts of Selling Parking Online from an Industry Veteran) and innovative management sessions (Paleo Diet for Parking: Using Lean Management Techniques to Drive Organizational Effectiveness and Limitless Options: Finding (or Creating) Professional Development Opportunities for your Team). Suffice it to say that there’s something for everyone at this year’s conference.

Key Note Speaker – The conference will feature key note speaker Larry Johnson who will speak on his best-selling book entitled, Absolute Honesty: Building A Corporate Culture That Values Straight Talk and Rewards Integrity. For twenty five years, Larry has helped organizations build more productive and profitable working cultures through the development of strong leaders and dedicated employees. He has received rave reviews from more than 150,000 business, government, and health-care professionals in every state in the union, as well as in Great Britain, China, Indonesia, Central America and Australia for his presentations on the topics of leadership, change, customer service, and honesty in business. Additionally, Larry has eight years of real life experience as a manager in health care, three years as a manager in city government, and 26 years as president of his own consulting firm.

Please contact conference chair Casey Jones (cjones@spplus.com, 208-866-7743) for additional information or questions.

Please visit the CPPA website: http://www.cppaparking.org/Events/Conference for additional information and register for this must-attend event today.

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2016 CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The 33rd annual California Public Parking Association (CPPA) conference and tradeshow will be held in Orange County, November 2nd- 4th. For a list of available sponsorships or how to register Please visit our website at: www.cppaparking.org/Events/SponsorRegistration

Yael Oved
CPPA Conference Coordinator

Attention Vendors – Only 15 booths left!
By: Kirk Strassman and Yael Oved
Conference-rep@cppaparking.org

Registration is open! Space is limited and booths will be assigned on a first come – first served basis. (Note- payment must be received to receive booth assignment)

Please visit - http://www.cppaparking.org/Events/VendorRegistration - to complete the vendor registration form. You can pay online by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Amex) or choose to submit the form and send a check as form of payment.

Please visit - http://www.cppaparking.org/Events/Conference - to view the trade show floor plan.

For a list of available sponsorships or how to register Please visit our website at: http://www.cppaparking.org/Events/SponsorRegistration

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Consultant’s Corner: The Security of Parking Revenue Collections

By: Richie Waldron
richie@dixonresourcesunlimited.com

One thing which cannot be emphasized enough is the importance of having rigid security controls in place. Too often I visit a parking operation and they have minimal or no security considerations to mitigate against theft. I love telling the story about the coin collection facility in a major USA city which was located on ground level and had windows which were open to the street. On a hot summer day these windows were wide open, with the keys to all of the City’s many thousands of parking meters in-reach to anyone walking along the street!
Another city on the east coast (which shall also remain nameless) used to allow their parking meter revenue collectors to collect money from parking meters in an outlying zone near where they lived, at the end of the day. Then take the canister of coins’ home (in their own personal car) in order to bring it back to the City facility to be deposited when they started their shift the following morning. This kind of practice is far too common.
In order to protect public funds a number of basic security steps should be taken. Although a whole book can be devoted to this subject, I have summarized it into four high-level categories;

Collection Staff – It is recommended that before hiring any new staff member a background check is completed. In addition, considerations should be taken with the uniform provided to staff. Several municipalities look to provide uniform with few pockets and those garments that do have pockets can be sewn up.

In addition, agencies should implement some basic policies which can help avoid any potential issues. These include not allowing employees to carry a lot of personal change in their pockets (say less than a $1). Also not allowing employees to take personal cell phones with them on their route – if they are provided with a City or official form of communication. On a side note, it is important that someone is monitoring communications. So that if there is an issue, someone can respond to the situation quickly.

Collection Vehicles – vehicles should have more than just a factory installed alarm. If possible a divide should be in place between the revenues and cab/ passenger area. In addition to the standard door lock, basic customizations like adding high-quality padlocks and/or electro-magnetic looks to the cargo area should be added.

GPS tracking ability is also a good idea to add to vehicles. This not only adds a level of security to the operations, but provides great fleet management and route optimization tools. It also enables management to monitor driving behaviors of staff. Where possible a hardwired GPS tracking system is preferred thus eliminating the possibility of the driver to pull the power for a few minutes in order to disguise the location and then to plug the unit back in. A simple GPS tracking system does not have to be expensive – as low as $20 per month per vehicle for basic packages.

Schedules – This is a zero cost solution. Creating a collection schedule with variety is a great way to combat against theft. Both from the inside and outside. If you have set routes going to the same locations at the same time, every day/ week people can learn the routes and know when to strike. By simply mixing up the schedules and the people working them will help mitigate against this. It is good practice to move employees around and not have the same person collect the same zone each time. Also it is advantageous to keep routes as secret as possible with Supervisors not informing their collectors of their assigned routes until the morning of their shift.

Audits – This is another zero cost solution in terms of technology, just requires some time out of peoples busy schedules to accomplish. In addition to Supervisors/ Leads stopping and checking with staff in the field, it is important that management also do random checks. It cannot be underestimated the effect that a senior member of staff has when they randomly show up in the field. This is an automatic deterrent and lets collection staff know that they are not forgotten about when out in the field. This also provides the manager with the added bonus of spending some one-on-one time with an employee and being able to engage with the staff.

As a previous Program Manager working in a large city with a collection zone of 500 square miles, I have spent countless hours trying to track people down all across the city. Which sometimes can be like finding a needle in a haystack! The ability to view the operation, walk routes with staff and spend time one-on-one with employees provided great insight into the operation and the effects on employee engagement were excellent.

Now these are four simple and relatively cost efficient areas that a parking collection operation can look at. With the technology available today security can go to a whole new level. Digital locks (such as Medeco) are utilized in almost every major city across the USA. This technology allows agencies to program set routes and access times into the keys through a backend system. A great deal of data to assist with auditing is created as a result i.e allowing agencies to see a time stamp of when a parking meter was touched along with the ability to see by whom. By using programmable keys, having to re-key hundreds of parking meter locks when is key is lost, is a thing of the past.

Some of the leading on-street parking operations on the west coast have installed technology linked to “bread-crumbing” software that monitors vehicles and collectors. Managers and Supervisors of parking revenue operations now have the ability to electronically monitor all of their collection staff real-time. Also with the data provided by smart meters, deposited revenue figures can easily be compared to what was collected to verify any anomalies. It is unfortunate, but with any operation involving money theft can and will occur. It is important for agencies to take mitigation steps and be proactive in securing public funds.

Richie Waldron is a parking consultant with DIXON Resources Unlimited. He has considerable experience managing on-street parking programs; handling security and previously assisting the LAPD with surveillance operations relating to parking meter revenue collections.

Pacific Parking Systems

Conference packages

By: Yael Oved
CPPA Conference Coordinator

The 33rd Annual CPPA conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. The conference program features new information, multiple training opportunities and face to face time to meet with vendors and colleagues to share ideas and find solutions to daily issues. We are offering inclusive packages that will include full conference rate, Hotel room and tax. This is a great way to save money, save time as we will make your reservation and you have a one-time charge to take care of conference and hotel. Register on-line at http://www.cppaparking.org/Events/Conference.

Total Package! Registration Fees PLUS Hotel Room nights!
Register now!

Member / Non Member
2 Night package $920 / $1170
3 Night package $1130 / $1380
4 Night package $1340 / $1590

We are very excited about the strong program we are offering this year. Our committee has worked very hard to provide you with a program of speakers and events that should offer something for everyone in the parking industry.

Sponsorships and Ads are open to all companies – members and non-members! Sponsorships and Ads are a great way to gain company exposure. If you are unable to attend the tradeshow this year, you can still show your support for CPPA to the conference attendees by taking advantage of one of the numerous sponsorship opportunities. For a detailed listing of sponsorship opportunities, please review the sponsorship program at:
https://www.cppaparking.org/Events/SponsorRegistration

We look forward to seeing all of you at this year’s conference, making it the best ever. Please contact CPPA’s coordinator Ms. Yael Oved at (818) 581-1110 or via email at conference-rep@cppaparking.org with any questions you may have or visit our website www.cppaparking.org.

CPPA Events and Workshops …

For more information go to: https://www.cppaparking.org/Events

Parksmart Certification, managed by Green Business Certification Inc.

Parksmart Advisors lead clients through the certification process for sustainable parking structures. Attend a training August 15 in Washington, D.C., or September 27 in Anaheim, Calif and add your name to the list. Learn how to guide a facility through Parksmart Certification, which is managed by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the certification arm of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Explore the measures required for certification while earning CAPP points and USGBC credits for LEED Accredited Professionals. Cost is $325 for IPI and USGBC members and $400 for non-members.

CPPA Membership Renewal

Debra Picou
membership@cppaparking.org

Your membership is from January 1 - December 31. If you have not renewed your membership you can do so on line at https://www.cppaparking.org/Membership

Feel free to contact me at membership@cppa.org if you have any questions!

August Humor: Stop Sign (just to be clear)

August Quote

Career Opportunities

SENIOR MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (Parking Management) Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Parking Services Manager - Parking Enforcement City of Beverly Hills
Parking Manager I/II City of San Jose, CA

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NOTE: This service is provided by the CPPA at no charge to allow open positions to be posted to our website. The CPPA takes no responsibility for the accuracy or the specific content of these notices.

Request for Proposals

City of Lakewood - Parking Enforcement Software and Handheld Issuance Devices
Parking Access and Revenue Control at the Fairfield Transportation Center
Citation Processing, Permit Processing and Support Services

Click here to view and find more information.

NOTE: This section is provided on the CPPA website at no charge to allow the submission of RFP's. The CPPA takes no responsibility for the accuracy or the specific content of these notices.

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