Title From the Director of Transportation and Public Works, requesting that the County Board amend Milwaukee County Ordinance Section 4.05.04(2)(a) and create Section 4.33(3) to provide for an Off-Airport Parking Operator Privilege Fee. Body POLICY ISSUE Changes to County Ordinances require County Board approval. BACKGROUND All users of General Mitchell International Airport are required to pay a user fee in the form of lease or rental payments, landing fees, gallonage fees, or a percentage of gross revenues for the opportunity to conduct business with the tenants and passengers who travel through or use the Airport. This policy is further embodied in County Ordinance 4.02(1). Many of the nation’s airports have already adopted ordinances to require that off-airport parking companies pay a percentage of gross receipts to the airport operator for the opportunity and privilege of conducting business and earning revenue that is generated from the airport. Table II-12 is a compilation of the results of two surveys conducted by Airport Ground Transportation in 2010 and Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) in 2005. Table II-12 lists 58 airports that assess one or more types of fees on off-airport parking operators. The surveys show: · Types of fees collected from off-airport parking operators: (1) percentage of gross revenue, (2) annual fee per shuttle vehicle, (3) fee per trip, (4) annual fee per parking space, and (5) annual permit fee by company. · The most common practice is the assessment of fee as a percentage of gross revenue (Figure II-5). Thirty-three of the 58 airports in Table II-12 collected a percentage of gross revenue, ranging from 2% to 10%. Figure II-6 shows how many airports in the combined sample collected a particular percentage: 13 airports collected 10%; 8 airports, 8-9%; 7 airports 6-7%; and 6 airports, 1-5%. · A number of airports collect more than one type of fee. Of the 16 airports that collect more than one...
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