This week at City Hall: parking overhaul, climate policy and a fee fight on the agenda
The Airport Commission considers a $695,000 parking system replacement, the Sustainability Commission reviews a building efficiency ordinance, and the Administrative Appeals Board hears a fee challenge.
Three city advisory bodies meet this week to weigh decisions on airport infrastructure, building efficiency rules and a property owner’s challenge to city-assessed fees.
The week opens Tuesday when the Sustainability Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. to review a proposed energy-efficient building ordinance — its first full presentation before the commission — and an update on integrating the city’s Climate Action Roadmap into the General Plan, the city’s long-range policy blueprint.
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Neither item will produce a binding decision, but both are expected to reach City Council in the coming months, with the climate roadmap tentatively scheduled for an April appearance.
The more financially significant action comes Wednesday, when the Airport Commission meets at 4 p.m. Commissioners are expected to vote on recommending roughly $695,000 in contracts with SKIDATA to replace the airport’s 26-year-old parking system — a recommendation that heads to City Council on April 8 if approved.
The board will also receive a briefing on the city’s $1.7 million acquisition of an off-site administrative building at 550 South Paseo Dorotea, with escrow set to close March 30.
Also Wednesday, the Administrative Appeals Board convenes at 2 p.m. for a short but substantive session. The board will hear an appeal from the a property owner contesting $20,000 in city-assessed abatement fees at 1442 Padua Way and will issue a final administrative ruling.
Board members will also discuss potential changes to their own governing ordinance, Chapter 2.50, with recommendations eventually going to City Council. Any structural changes to the board’s authority could affect how residents contest city enforcement actions going forward.
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