Title From the Director, Department of Transportation and Public Works, and the Airport Director, requesting authorization to amend Section 4.05.04 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances to establish a fee structure for courtesy vehicles to regulate commercial curbside operations at General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA). (03/02/11: Referred to Corporation Counsel for follow-up report.) Body POLICY Amendments to County Ordinances require County Board approval. BACKGROUND County Ordinance 4.05 defines “Courtesy Vehicle” as those vehicle(s) operated to and from General Mitchell International Airport incident to revenue-producing commercial or private activities of hotels, motels, parking lots or automobile rental offices or facilities located off of airport premises and not under contract at the airport. Courtesy Vehicles must be owned and operated by the specific company transporting its patron(s), without cost to its patron(s), and must be clearly indentified with its company name painted on both exterior sides of each vehicle(s). Over the past year there has been a significant increase in passenger traffic at General Mitchell International Airport (GMIA), which has translated into a significant increase in passenger and vehicle traffic at the commercial curbside. Ground Transportation Coordinators have observed and informed Airport Staff of problems accommodating Hotel Courtesy Vehicles as well as Off-Airport Parking Courtesy Vehicles in the limited curb frontage that the Airport has to service these vehicles. The Airport is limited to 148 feet of curb space to accommodate the parking requirements of fifty-four (54) hotels operating sixty-three (63) Courtesy Vehicles and three (3) off-airport commercial parking lots operating twelve (12) Courtesy Vehicles (see Attachment 1). Our observation of the operations in this area has led Airport Staff to conclude that significant problems stem from the large number of Courtesy Vehicles using...
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