Members of council will take a concentrated look at the issue of pay parking downtown at the end of the month.
A special committee of the whole meeting is scheduled for Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. in council chambers.
The meeting comes on the heels of the July 22 council meeting where instead of voting to award a contract for the new pay-parking system, there was a 6-3 vote to postpone the decision until a later meeting.
The committee of the whole session will allow for council to get a technical briefing on the proposed $1 million contract recommended to go to Aparc Systems for the supply and installation of pay parking and licence plate recognition equipment.
Councillors were also looking for a fuller idea of the many costs involved with operating an on-street parking system, such as the taxes already paid by the Downtown Business Improvement Association members and the costs to the city to maintain and patrol the stalls.
A final decision on awarding the contract is expected no later than the Sept. 23 council meeting.
