Item - 2019.GL4.12

The General Government and Licensing Committee:

1.  Requested the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to consider the feasibility of increasing the penalty amount for "Parking - 3 Hour Limit - Park Longer than 3 Hours" from $15 to $30, effective September 3, 2019, and to report to the General Government and Licensing Committee at its meeting on May 21, 2019.

2.  Requested the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to consider the feasibility of increasing the following penalty amounts, effective September 3, 2019:

a.  No stopping/stop vehicle signed Highway prohibited time/day - Increase the minimum applicable penalty to $100;

b.  No parking on boulevards - Increase to $100; and

c.  No stopping/parking in front of school zones - Increase to $150,

and to report to the General Government and Licensing Committee at its meeting on June 24, 2019.

This report provides information on the total number and type of parking violation notices (PVNs) issued in 2018 under the City's Administrative Penalty System (APS). APS program outcomes are also provided, including the number of disputes, cancellations, penalty variances, and collection rates. Finally, this report identifies the measured benefits of APS over the provincial court system. The benefits include faster dispute resolution timelines, improved accessibility and customer experience through online service, and a significant reduction in drive-away cancellations.

This year's report has been renamed and reformatted to reflect the adoption of the City's APS program which was fully implemented in 2018. Issuance and collection activity for parking infraction notices issued under the Provincial Offences Act was previously reported through the annual Parking Ticket Activity Report. The 2017 Parking Ticket Activity Report also provided an analysis of APS operations from August 28, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

This report is being submitted to the General Government and Licensing Committee together with a report from the Toronto Police Service, Annual Report: 2018 Parking Enforcement Unit - Estimated Tag Issuance Report, which identifies enforcement-related activity for 2018. In 2013, the Government Management Committee, during consideration of Item GM21.6, requested that these reports be submitted at the same time.