Texas A&MOfficials ConquerCam BY MELISSA BEAN STERZICK


ment took the bull by the horns when they were faced with justi- fying a rate increase for parking services: They conducted their own survey of rates and services at other universities. Using the information they gathered,which showed parking rates rising at college campuses, they proved their point and were given per- mission to implement a three- year rate-adjustment program.


O T Innovative approaches like this one


are part of what earned TAMU Trans- portation the 2009 Parking Organiza- tion of theYear award fromthe Interna-


FFICIALS IN the Texas A&M University Transportation Services Depart-


tional Parking Institute (IPI). It is the first time a university has earned this particular honor. “I am very proud of this award, for


two reasons,” saidRodneyWeis,Execu- tive Director of Transportation Services at Texas A&M. “It is great to have your peers recognize that you have developed


an


to establish average parking rates at other campuses. KennethM. Kimball,MBA, CPA,


andAssistantDirector for FiscalOpera- tions and Compliance for TAMU’s


I don’t know that any other department has to go through the ringer like we do.


outstanding pro- gram and are one of the best in the industry, but I am more proud of the fact that it was awarded because of my team.Theymake this an award-winning program.” Weis’ TAMU team had to con-


vince the students, faculty and staff at the university that parking rates had to be increased. Three years ago, the transportation services department began conducting an informal survey


Transportation Services, prepares the surveys and analyzes the data once they are collected. Every year, the questions are tweaked for clarity and consistency. The initial survey provided enough jus- tification for the rate increases that have beenmade over the last several years. “Parking is so scrutinized on cam-


pus. I don’t know that any other department has to go through the ringer likewe do.The reality of it is the


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