2009-072ORDINANCE NO. 2009- 12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.52, MUNICIPAL COMMUTER STATION
PARKING LOT FEES, OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule municipality pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, a Commuter Station Development Agreement dated May 24,1995 between the Village of
Buffalo Grove and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority set forth the general
terms and conditions necessary to be followed in the operation of the commuter station parking lot; and
WHEREAS, terms and conditions ofthe Agreement require the Village to establish fees for the use of
the parking facilities that are adequate to defray the Village's operating, maintenance, debt service, lease fees,
capital cost recovery, capital reserves and administrative costs for the operation of the parking facilities; and
WHEREAS, any fees that are to be established shall be standardized for all patrons of the parking
facilities and shall in no circumstances discriminate against non - residents of the Village; and
WHEREAS, Village requested, on February 19, 2009 Metra's consideration to allow the Village to
increase the daily parking fee at the Village's commuter station parking facility, effective January 1, 2010 to
defray increased costs and to comply with the Commuter Station Development Agreement, noted above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, the following:
SECTION 1. Section 3.52.020 ofthe Village of Buffalo Grove Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 3.52.020, Daily Fee.
The Daily Fee established for the purpose of parking within the Village's commuter parking
lot shall be One Dollar and Seventy -Five Cents ($1.75). The Daily Fee shall be deposited in
the appropriate fee collection system to be established by the Village. The fee collection
system will be established that permits the identification of a parking space with the
appropriate area. The Daily Fee shall only be required to be paid Monday through Friday with
the exception being national or state holidays that are observed on any of these days.
Weekend parking shall be considered a no -cost use of the Village commuter parking lot.
SECTION 2. Communication prepared by the Village in support of this amendment, as well as
Metra's approval dated April 21, 2009 is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit "A ".
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in
the manner provided by law as of January 1, 2010.
AYES: 6 Braiman, Glover, Berman, Trilling, Stone, Sussman
NAYES: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: No #umber 2 2009. APPROVED: November 2______, 2009.
Village President
ATTEST:
Viltge Clerk