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Mission Statement

The mission of Parking District Services is to:

  • Support the role of public parking in commercial areas throughout the County, as parking management is an important tool for achieving public objectives of economic development and transportation management;
  • Support the comprehensive development of the Silver Spring, Bethesda, and Wheaton central business districts and promote their economic growth and stability by supplying a sufficient number of parking spaces to accommodate that segment of the public demand, which is neither provided for by development nor served by alternative travel modes;
  • Promote and complement a total transportation system through the careful balance of rates and parking supply to encourage the use of the most efficient and economical transportation modes available; and
  • Develop and implement parking management strategies designed to maximize the usage of the available parking supply in order to enhance the economic development of specific central business districts.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY25 Operating Budget for the Parking Districts is $28,878,623, an increase of $1,613,646 or 5.92 percent from the FY24 Approved Budget of $27,264,977. Personnel Costs comprise 21.56 percent of the budget for 49 full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 48.73 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses account for the remaining 78.44 percent of the FY25 budget.

In addition, this department's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) requires Current Revenue funding.

County Priority Outcomes

While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following are emphasized:

  • A Growing Economy
  • Easier Commutes
  • Effective, Sustainable Government

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Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY24 estimates reflect funding based on the FY24 approved budget. The FY25 and FY26 figures are performance targets based on the FY25 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY26.

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Initiatives

  • Improve Security Systems and public safety elements to address high-incident/high-crime threat areas in off-street parking. Add some additional cameras, network improvements to sustain the new cameras, additional fencing, and wayfinding painting to improve pedestrian safety.
  • Implement new security guard services contract to enhance PLD off-street parking security and incident reporting.
  • Install canopy solar panels on a parking facility roof to provide energy for low-voltage systems. The department is looking at opportunities to partner with Greenbank and/or other stakeholders to install solar canopies on garages in the PLDs that can provide discounted electricity to Low to Moderate Income (LMI) customers and the County. Community solar project has gone through the request for proposal (RFP) and is currently at the award stage. The PLD is evaluating garage 4, 5, and 7 to determine the first installation.
  • Convert single space meter lots in Wheaton PLD to master meter pay and display or pay by plate operations. Wheaton Lots are converting legacy coin-only single space meters with master meters which allows pay and display (coin, cash or credit card) or pay-by-cell.
  • Convert end of life single space meters in Transportation Management Districts (TMD) and PLDs to new and more capable single space meter systems. TMD off street and PLD lots/on-street replace legacy smart meters with recently awarded single space smart meter contract.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • Pilot License Plate Reader (LPR) integration into select off-street Parking Pay by Plate facilities to better track payment records and offer automated payment reminder and/or enforcement.
  • Completed parking ambassadors to off-street garages to patrol during peak hours providing payment support, service advertising, security enhancements and community assistance.
  • Digital permits for garage specific parking in the Parking Lot Districts.
  • Expand cloud-based security cameras with integrated notification system.

Program Descriptions

  Parking Services General Administration

The General Administration program provides executive direction and support functions for parking programs that include human resources, information technology, fiscal/procurement services, and the redevelopment of real property to promote the economic growth and stability of associated urban districts. The program's responsibilities are for drafting and releasing Requests for Development Proposals;...

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  Parking Operations

The Parking Operations program has overall responsibility for the management of County-owned garages and lots with over 20,000 parking spaces, which represent at least a fifty percent market share of available parking spaces. This program has overall responsibility for the collection and processing of all parking revenue, including revenue from...

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  Parking Fixed Costs

The Parking Fixed Costs program primarily funds the debt service payments and the lease payments. ...

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  Parking Enforcement

The Parking Enforcement program provides for the enforcement of parking laws within the Parking Lot Districts (PLDs) and Transportation Management Districts (TMDs) primarily to promote business activity, ensure public safety, and ensure the smooth flow of traffic. The program also conducts Residential Permit Parking (RPP) enforcement in all RPP zones...

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Program Contacts

Contact Jeremy Souders of the Parking Districts at 240.777.8706 or Vivian Ikoro of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2780 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY23
Budget
FY24
Estimate
FY24
Recommended
FY25
%Chg
Bud/Rec
PARKING DISTRICT - BETHESDA
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages1686599.002009720.00 1971810.00 2141756.006.6
Employee Benefits460103.00569716.00 532520.00 601443.005.6
Parking District - Bethesda Personnel Costs2146702.002579436.00 2504330.00 2743199.006.3
Operating Expenses7870757.009513644.00 9513644.00 10048676.005.6
Debt Service Other2300683.002301000.00 2301000.00 2301700.000.0
Parking District - Bethesda Expenditures12318142.0014394080.00 14318974.00 15093575.004.9
PERSONNEL
Full-Time29.0025.00 25.00 25.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs20.5920.59 20.59 20.590.0
REVENUES
Property Tax-767.000.00 549.00 0.000.0
Parking Fees11156678.0014406851.00 13959656.00 15006851.004.2
Parking Fines3016942.003314500.00 3290415.00 3379000.001.9
Miscellaneous Revenues6830556.00284120.00 284120.00 284120.000.0
Property Rentals2581590.002075000.00 2314922.00 2075000.000.0
Investment Income428717.00231931.00 703270.00 553610.00138.7
Parking District - Bethesda Revenues24013716.0020312402.00 20552932.00 21298581.004.9
 
PARKING DISTRICT - SILVER SPRING
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages1795954.002189500.00 2193288.00 2324525.006.2
Employee Benefits496693.00662062.00 638744.00 693533.004.8
Parking District - Silver Spring Personnel Costs2292647.002851562.00 2832032.00 3018058.005.8
Operating Expenses7851701.008376285.00 8376285.00 8687440.003.7
Parking District - Silver Spring Expenditures10144348.0011227847.00 11208317.00 11705498.004.3
PERSONNEL
Full-Time21.0021.00 21.00 21.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs24.7224.72 24.72 24.720.0
REVENUES
Property Tax-227.000.00 2405.00 0.000.0
Parking Fees9727442.0012353153.00 10312516.00 12243153.00-0.9
Parking Fines3822645.002662189.00 3961093.00 3626689.0036.2
Miscellaneous Revenues305836.0020000.00 767833.00 20000.000.0
Investment Income144961.00150926.00 237790.00 187190.0024.0
Property Rentals48999.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Parking District - Silver Spring Revenues14049656.0015186268.00 15281637.00 16077032.005.9
 
PARKING DISTRICT - MONTGOMERY HILLS
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Parking District - Montgomery Hills Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Parking District - Montgomery Hills Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Parking District - Montgomery Hills Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
 
PARKING DISTRICT - WHEATON
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages293004.00333293.00 341502.00 363478.009.1
Employee Benefits79128.0095794.00 90509.00 101013.005.5
Parking District - Wheaton Personnel Costs372132.00429087.00 432011.00 464491.008.3
Operating Expenses1085307.001213963.00 1213963.00 1615059.0033.0
Parking District - Wheaton Expenditures1457439.001643050.00 1645974.00 2079550.0026.6
PERSONNEL
Full-Time3.003.00 3.00 3.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs3.423.42 3.42 3.420.0
REVENUES
Property Tax-1787.000.00 85.00 0.000.0
Parking Fees1891199.001787597.00 2078272.00 1887597.005.6
Parking Fines998143.00426000.00 877608.00 526000.0023.5
Investment Income64406.0037341.00 105650.00 83170.00122.7
Parking District - Wheaton Revenues2951961.002250938.00 3061615.00 2496767.0010.9
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures23919929.0027264977.00 27173265.00 28878623.005.9
Total Full-Time Positions53.0049.00 49.00 49.000.0
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs48.7348.73 48.73 48.730.0
Total Revenues41015333.0037749608.00 38896184.00 39872380.005.6
FY25 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
PARKING DISTRICT - BETHESDA
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION1439408020.59
Changes (with service impacts)
Enhance: Overnight Security Attendants (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]2378000.00
Enhance: Replacement and Maintenance for Single-Space Meters (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]1402500.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment1134660.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases1089860.00
Increase Cost: Replacement Battery for Parking Meters (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]550000.00
Increase Cost: Janitorial Contract Rate (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]320080.00
Increase Cost: Parking Enforcement Contract (Bethesda) [Parking Enforcement ]292010.00
Increase Cost: Elevator Contract Rate (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]235000.00
Increase Cost: Electrical Contract Rate (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]227520.00
Increase Cost: Security Guard Contract Services (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]225710.00
Increase Cost: Master Meter Maintenance Contract Increase (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]184800.00
Increase Cost: Sprinkler and Alarm Contract Rate (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]79240.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Parking Services General Administration]49260.00
Increase Cost: Parking Collections (Bethesda) [Parking Operations]37880.00
Increase Cost: Increase Debt Service [Parking Operations]7000.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-18800.00
Decrease Cost: Printing and Mail-21890.00
Decrease Cost: Risk Management Adjustment-26340.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment-568090.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment-583450.00
FY25 RECOMMENDED1509357520.59
 
PARKING DISTRICT - SILVER SPRING
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION1122784724.72
Changes (with service impacts)
Enhance: Overnight Security Attendants (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]3444000.00
Enhance: Replacement and Maintenance for Single-Space Meters (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]1020000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment1186550.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases1094080.00
Increase Cost: Janitorial Contract Rate (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]430670.00
Increase Cost: Replacement and Maintenance for Single-Space Meters (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]400000.00
Increase Cost: Parking Enforcement Contract (Silver Spring) [Parking Enforcement ]254580.00
Increase Cost: Elevator Contract Rate (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]250000.00
Increase Cost: Electrical Contract Rate (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]227520.00
Increase Cost: Security Guard Contract Services (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]164150.00
Increase Cost: Master Meter Maintenance Contract (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]134400.00
Increase Cost: Parking Collections (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]60600.00
Increase Cost: Sprinkler and Alarm Contract Rate (Silver Spring) [Parking Operations]57630.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Parking Services General Administration]53100.00
Decrease Cost: Risk Management Adjustment-23810.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-30880.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment-361290.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment-584790.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY24-3000000.00
FY25 RECOMMENDED1170549824.72
 
PARKING DISTRICT - WHEATON
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION16430503.42
Changes (with service impacts)
Enhance: Overnight Security Attendants (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]2378000.00
Enhance: Wheaton PLD G13 & G45 Patrol Officers [Parking Operations]1088260.00
Enhance: Replacement and Maintenance for Single-Space Meters (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]127500.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases266120.00
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment185650.00
Increase Cost: Electrical Contract Rate (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]156920.00
Increase Cost: Parking Enforcement Contract (Wheaton) [Parking Enforcement ]74880.00
Increase Cost: Janitorial Contract Rate (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]67910.00
Increase Cost: Replacement and Maintenance for Single-Space Meters (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]50000.00
Increase Cost: Security Guard Contract Services (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]20520.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Parking Services General Administration]18120.00
Increase Cost: Master Meter Maintenance Contract (Wheaton)Increase [Parking Operations]16800.00
Increase Cost: Parking Collections (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]15150.00
Increase Cost: Elevator Contract Rate (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]15000.00
Increase Cost: Sprinkler and Alarm Contract Rate (Wheaton) [Parking Operations]7200.00
Decrease Cost: Risk Management Adjustment-3620.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-8040.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment-21680.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment-89690.00
FY25 RECOMMENDED20795503.42
Program Summary
Program NameFY24 APPR
Expenditures
FY24 APPR
FTEs
FY25 REC
Expenditures
FY25 REC
FTEs
Parking Enforcement 36726544.2436642083.36
Parking Fixed Costs33292840.0033299840.00
Parking Operations1946325739.592093480539.59
Parking Services General Administration7997824.909496265.78
Total2726497748.732887862348.73
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
PARKING DISTRICT - BETHESDA
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Recommended15094.00000015094.00000015094.00000015094.00000015094.00000015094.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.00000057.00000057.00000057.00000057.00000057.000000
Restores in FY26 the one-time lapse increase made in the FY25 budget.
Labor Contracts0.00000050.00000050.00000050.00000050.00000050.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures15094.00000015201.00000015201.00000015201.00000015201.00000015201.000000
 
PARKING DISTRICT - SILVER SPRING
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Recommended11705.00000011705.00000011705.00000011705.00000011705.00000011705.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.00000058.00000058.00000058.00000058.00000058.000000
Restores in FY26 the one-time lapse increase made in the FY25 budget.
Labor Contracts0.00000053.00000053.00000053.00000053.00000053.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures11705.00000011816.00000011816.00000011816.00000011816.00000011816.000000
 
PARKING DISTRICT - WHEATON
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Recommended2080.0000002080.0000002080.0000002080.0000002080.0000002080.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.0000009.0000009.0000009.0000009.0000009.000000
Restores in FY26 the one-time lapse increase made in the FY25 budget.
Labor Contracts0.0000008.0000008.0000008.0000008.0000008.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures2080.0000002097.0000002097.0000002097.0000002097.0000002097.000000