PEOPLE IN PARKING Tim Hoffman has been appointed


Senior Manager, Channel Sales North America, for Confidex, a manufacturer of UHF Gen2 Passive RFID tags, including a versatile portfolio for IT asset tags, returnable transit items and industrial assets. He will be responsible for building and managing long-term partner relationships in the North America market. TwistHDM, a developer andmanu-


facturer of LimeLight, the industry’s leading wireless lighting control system, has added three new members to its leadership team. Lighting Engineer Michael Olson heads efforts in provid- ing lighting layout and technical expertise. Jason Kettel joins the client services team as CommissioningAsso- ciate - East Division. And, as Director of Distribution, serves and supports key distributors in theMountain States.


W.S. Tyler has launched a new


website (www.wstyler.com), which will take visitors to a homepage with access to the company’s Industrial, Screening andArchitectural Groups. LAZ Parking has been selected to


provide hospitality parking services for South Florida’s newest cultural play- ground:


1111 Lincoln Road


(www.1111lincolnroad.com). Situated in the heart of Miami Beach at the Continued on Page 10


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ing on the state level, setting rules as to what type of parking you can have (pay and display, pay by space, single meter, etc. etc. etc.) and then what records you need to keep, and what about private parking? Will they require that the charges for parking not be included in the cost of your theater ticket but be charged direct, so they can calculate their pound of flesh? If not,will they set a charge that they see as “fair” and charge you the tax anyway,whether you collect the parking fees from the patron or the theater? If you think the above is complex,


that’s only the beginning. The govern- ment’smiddle name is complexity. I can see property owners, operators, univer- sities and cities having to hire people to do nothing but keep records on their parking fees to prove that the amount they pay to the state is correct. (Can you say sales tax, property tax, income tax, excise tax, etc.?) I realize that the LATimes article


says this is a “green” program, to force cities and employers to charge for park- ing so people will be enticed to walk, ride bicycles or take rapid transit.Yeah, right. It’s a thinly guised attempt to get their hands on our wallets, just you wait and see. Cities are coming around, trustme.


The entire reason P and D is so popular is because it can take credit cards and banknotes so cities can raise their park- ing rates. I can see no need for the state gov- ernment – and, of all people,


the


Sierra Club – to get


parking charges. 8 MARCH 2010 • PARKING TODAY • www.parkingtoday.com involved in PT


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