Jamie Brown, Manager, Municipal Parking and Brenda Peterson, Project Leader, Parking Permit, provided a deputation on the City of Mississauga’s Parking Master Plan.
Mr. Brown noted that the plan had been approved by Council in June 2019 and described:
- The purpose and goals of the plan
- The consultation strategies used to gather information
- The parking related themes that were identified through the consultation process
- The 10 key policy areas that were developed
- The core recommendations that were included as part of the plan
- Next steps and activities related to the plan
Brenda Peterson, Project Leader, Parking Permits provided information on the Parking Permit review. Ms. Peterson noted that the purpose of the project was to review and consolidate parking related matters with the goal of improving customer satisfaction.
Louise Goegan, Citizen Member asked if implementing City of Mississauga wide permitted street parking was part of the Parking Permit review. It was noted that all parking permits would be part of the review. Aamira Alvi, Citizen Member suggested that designated parking in school zones be considered, noting that in school zones where there is designated parking traffic is improved. Robert Crocker, Citizen Member inquired about mitigating flooding by addressing parking. Mr. Brown noted that part of the project would involve looking at built form guidelines and key components for green design related to parking. Sandra Thomson, Citizen Member inquired about the consistency of parking rules across the City of Mississauga. Mr. Brown indicated that the rules were applied consistently but that the communication of the rules required improvement and that the Parking Permit review would look at ways to improve communication. Peter Westbrook, Chair invited Mr. Brown and Ms. Peterson to return and update the committee on their progress.