Evolution Of Regulated

Parking

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

WE AIM FOR BETTER THINGS

• Motto - Meliora sequimur• Translated - We aim for better things.• Corporate Slogan - Dedicated to a better Brisbane• Colours - Blue and gold• Corporate logo was introduced in 1982 and features a

stylised version of Brisbane's City Hall which opened in 1930

• Floral emblem - the Poinsettia• Faunal emblem – Graceful Tree Frog

Brisbane City Council

Compliance & Regulatory Services Branch

(CARS)Central Parking

VISION

• CARS supports Brisbane in being a vibrant, safe, liveable city through the delivery of a responsive, fair, innovative solution focused regulatory program.

Who are we?

Metered Parking Patrol Officers

Grey ghosts

Brown bombers

Rangers

Jedi knights of local government

Local Laws Officers

Community Regulations Officers

Regional Manager

Team Support Team Leader

Team Support Officer

Central Parking Team Leader

Operations Co-Ordinator

Operational Supervisors

Community Regulation Officers

Our Structure

Gross Pay Per Weekdoes not include allowances

Grade 7 - $826.70Grade 8 - $859.20Grade 9 - $893.20Grade 10 - $927.20Grade 11 - $961.60Grade 12 - $995.60Grade 14 - $1064.00

Competency Based Development Progression Program

• Important part of increasing the skill base within this branch.

• Emphasises generic skills that are applicable in a range of contexts

• Designed to equip officers to deliver high quality regulatory services.

• Aim to align the skills and attributes of our workforce to the CARS vision statement.

Competency Based Development

• Structured programs

• Providing career development

• Officer undertaking Certificate IV in Investigations

EMPLOYMENT HOURS

25 week rotating roster(includes part time officers)

Sunday – ThursdayStart 0600hrs - Finish 2030hrs

Friday – SaturdayStart 0600hrs – Finish 2300hrs

9.5-hour days

Paid meal break

Flexibility Allowance

• For multi-skilling

• Roster changes• Shift and overtime rates

1924 Greater Brisbane Council created by

City of Brisbane Act

21 Feb 1925

1st Council Elected

1930 - Completed Brisbane Town

Hallstands as tallest building (to 1967)

… dubbed the "Million Pound Town Hall“

City HallCirca 1942

William Jolly BridgeCompleted 1932

Story BridgeCompleted 1940

Story BridgeToll Gate

1940At time of opening - 40 cars per minute

crossed the bridge - removed 1942

1955

Hobart

First Australian city

To

Introduce parking meters

1956 Traffic Act Amendment

• Parking offences introduced

• Parking meters legislatively recognised

• Penalty notices and optional payment of penalties without court proceedings

5 Aug 1957

Parking meters and traffic tickets introduced.

Enforcement carried out by Queensland Police Force.

05 August 1957

First day of Operation

50 “Tickets” issued on the first day of operation (Queen and Adelaide Street)

Issued for failing to insert a coin & overstaying the time limit.

Non - payment would result in the issue of ordinary

summary proceedings.

1959 STORY BRIDGEHEADING SOUTH

HISTORICAL EVENTS

20 Nov 08 Story Bridge Heading South

1960/1961

1962

Police footway infringement

issued by Police in 11 April 1962

Parking meters

Parking meters operate in many of Brisbane’s streets and may be:

• single• multi-bay• pay and display

The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma

City, on July 16,1935

1963 - Our MetersParkatarea – inherited from Main Roads Dept

Dual Parking Meter

Duncan Meter

Multi-bay Meter

• Introduced into service 1997

• 1st trial conducted at Kangaroo Point

Pay and DisplayIntroduced 10 February 2003

Parking meters

In Brisbane alone, there are 3690 metered spaces generating revenues of $7.2 million.

This included penalties from 213,089 infringement notices issued over the same period.

Newspaper Article 7 Nov 08

1963

1st Council Parking Officer

John Taylor

1974 - Brisbane and south-east Queensland devastated by

Australia Day floods, the worst since 1893

1974 Single Bay Meters in Edward St

• Even when the tide came in – the meters kept their heads above water

18 Nov 08 - Edward St Brisbane

Pay - $1.00 per 2 hours

Fines $5.00 and $2.00

Pay - $1.00 per 2 hours

Fines from $25.00 upwards to $60.00

1st rise since 1957

1990

1986

4 Sep 1991

Albert Park Depot situated on Albert

Park.

First home of BCC Regulated Parking.

1988

World Expo 88

• Special traffic area enacted

• Fines increased

• Hours of operation increased

The Hazards of the Job

March 13, 1983

Parking Officer Allan Jones finds and fines private vehicle in a commercial zone

March 13, 1983

Owner returns and loses his temper ‘a bit’

March 13, 1983

Owner has just paid for and collected a commercial vehicle permit

1990 Circa

Hazards of the job.

Sidney Woolley (aka Sid Vicious)

October 1990

First rise since 1957

1977

Les Mott – TYPICAL SUMMER UNIFORM

1991

PARKING OFFICER – GEORGE JIMINIK YAMAHA VIRAGO

• Hours of operation increased (increased traffic around bus stops).

1996

1995 John Taylor

1996

Noel Ashton

and

Willem van Keimpema

20 March 1997

• Last day of hand written tickets (by Robert Ryan)

• Fines (clearway) - $60.00.

Infringements

$25.00 for Parks Offences$50.00 for Non Sign Offences$60.00 to $120.00 for Signed Offences$375.00 for Unregistered and Heavy and Long Vehicles$375.00 for Unregistered Vehicles

Officers ToolsOf Trade

Regulated Parking Offence Book

• Issued under Traffic Act 1949

• Prescribed Penalty of $5.00 and $2.00

• Offence Code Book• Issued under Traffic

Act 1949

AUTOCITE

AUTOCITE CHARGING STATION

26 November 2008

LLO321 PATRICK MCGUINESS

MOTOROLA MC35

BLUETOOTH PRINTER

Fleet Vehicles

Fleet Vehicles

Brisbane Square

Green SquareThe Nerve Centre of Central Parking

TRAFFIC AREAS

Traffic Areas are in place to ensure local residents have access to parking and visitors

have more access to short-term parking in busy areas

CENTRAL TRAFFIC AREA

• Introduced in 1961

• 2 hour parking limit

• Boundaries have changed due to growth of city

Central Traffic Area• Highlighted in

Pink/Purple• Other traffic areas

surrounding BCTA• CBD .7klms in area

Traffic Area• 32 Runs within the area• 1/3 Foot patrol runs• Remainder officers in

vehicles

Parking regulated in signed Traffic Areas:

• Brisbane Central Traffic Area - 1961• Robertson/Macgregor Traffic Area – 1996• St Lucia Traffic Area - 1998• The Gabba Traffic Area - 2000• Ballymore Traffic Area – 2001• Lang Park Traffic Area - 2003• Dutton Park Parking Control Area - 2007• Tennis Centre - 2009

Central Business District (CBD)

Disputes process

1. Local Review

2. Disputes Commissioner

3. External Review

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