Res 0018-2022

Whereas, According to the New York State Department of Transportation's 511 NY Rideshare program, the borough of Staten Island has three Park-and-Ride parking lots; and Whereas, Those three Park-and-Ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a combined 1,157 parking spaces; and Whereas, Park-and-Ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a safe and convenient location near their homes to park their cars and utilize public transportation around the island and throughout the state of New York; and Whereas, According to newspaper articles in the online publications DNAinfo and SILive, overcrowding of Park-and-Ride parking lots is an issue for many Staten Island residents; and Whereas, According to a study of license plates conducted by New York City Council Member Joseph Borelli's office on March 1, 2016, out-of-state residents are taking advantage of the free parking at Park-and-Ride lots to the detriment of Staten Island residents; and Whereas, Staten Island residents often have to find less convenient parking when parking spaces in Park-and-Ride lots are occupied by out-of-state residents; and Whereas, The cost of operating and maintaining Park-and-Ride parking lots on Staten Island is supplemented with revenue collected from the taxes paid by Staten Island residents and other residents of the state of New York; and Whereas, The cost of operating and maintaining Park-and-Ride parking lots on Staten Island is supplemented with revenue collected from the taxes paid by Staten Island residents and other residents of the state of New York; and Whereas, implementing a paid parking permit system at Staten Island Park-and-Ride lots in which Staten Island residents receive a permit free of charge and out-of-state residents pay an annual fee for a permit would increase the availability of parking spaces for Staten Island residents by deterring out-of-state residents from parking and would be justified by the expenses of the state of New York and by the harms to state residents; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign a law implementing a parking permit system for Park-and-Ride parking lots located in Staten Island. Session 12 CP LS #531 1/7/2022 Session 11 BM LS 3291 1/12/2018 2:45 p.m.