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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 To increase revenue, the City Commission then decided to keep parking on the streets free but to charge for use of the city's garages. That is exactly the opposite of what the Parking Advisory Committee suggested. Page 28 would be free or not in early January, Lyons could only say he did not know. Did the failure to support the status quo mean the old decision was vacated? Did the failure to create a replacement policy mean the status quo When Commissioner Susan Chapman made still applies? Was it a decision or a non-decia motion Monday to continue the current sion or an anti-decision? plan to start paid parking in the garages in City Manager Tom Barwin later reminded the early January, it was voted down 2-3. Voting commission the Parking Division is an "enteragainst it were Mayor Shannon Snyder and prise fund," meaning it is supposed to break Commissioners Paul Caragiulo and Suzanne even or even make money. If an enterprise Atwell. fund consistently loses half a million dollars However, no motion was made to keep the or more each year, auditors and bond rating use of the parking garages free until the end specialists will start to ask questions with fisof season. When asked later if such parking cal consequences. % A map shows the boundaries of the Rosemary District. Image courtesy City of Sarasota