PPA Funding Part II: Funding to Government Entities in Fiscal Year 2017

Throughout each fiscal year, the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) through its multiple departments is responsible by law to provide funding to various government entities. Those government entities include:

• The City of Philadelphia
• The School District of Philadelphia
• The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Traffic Court
• Philadelphia’s First Judicial District
• The Department of Interior

In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA disbursed it’s highest amount yet of one-hundred and fourteen million dollars ($114 million) to these agencies while remaining steadfast in its mission to:

• Provide comprehensive on-street parking management services.
• Set standards of excellence and fair pricing through the construction and management of off-street parking facilities.
• Assist in presenting a first rate introduction to the region by providing attractive, user friendly, on-site parking facilities at the Philadelphia International Airport.
• Ensure safe, attractive, reliable taxicab, limousine and transportation network services through sound regulations and consistent enforcement.
• Improve traffic and pedestrian safety through automated red light camera enforcement at dangerous intersections.
• Apply new technology and continue professional staff development to ensure the highest quality public service and the greatest efficiency in all operations.

With Fiscal Year 2017 behind us, we want to take the time to show how these funds were disbursed among all government entities. Let’s get started:

 

Payments to the City of Philadelphia:

In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA disbursed over ninety-one million dollars ($91 million) to the City of Philadelphia from a combination of:

• On-Street Operations Net-Revenue ($37,846,946)
• Airport Operations Net-Revenue ($32,779,542)
• AutoPark at Independence Mall Operations ($1,091,020)
• Philadelphia Parking Tax Payment ($20,348,160)

 

Payments to the School District of Philadelphia:

By law, the PPA disburses the remaining net-revenue from on-street parking operations after making the required payment to the City’s General Fund. In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA disbursed over nine million dollars ($9,766,043 to be exact) to the School District of Philadelphia.

Additional information on how this fund disbursement is calculated can be found here.

 

Payments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT):

Also in accordance with the law, the PPA disburses all net-revenue from its Red-Light Camera Operations to the Pennsylvania Motor License Fund, which is administered by PennDOT. Fifty percent (50%) of those funds will be returned to the City of Philadelphia through PennDOT’s Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) transportation improvement grants.

 

Payments to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Each fiscal year, the PPA provides funding to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through a combination of two categories. Those categories are:

• Impounded Vehicle Auction Sales Tax ($285,185)
• Impounded Vehicle Title Fees ($256,714)

In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA provided over five-hundred and forty thousand dollars ($540,000) to the Commonwealth through auctions sales taxes and vehicle title fees.

 

Filing Fees to Philadelphia’s First Judicial District:

Before an impounded vehicle is eligible for public auction, the PPA is responsible, by law, to obtain permission from the First Judicial District of Philadelphia to do so. In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA paid the First Judicial District over sixty-nine thousand dollars ($69,000) in filing fees in order to auction impounded vehicles.

 

Payments to Philadelphia’s Traffic Court:

After an impounded vehicle is sold at a PPA public auction, the funds collected from the sale are allocated to pay outstanding towing, storage and ticket fees. The remaining funds (if applicable) are provided to the Philadelphia Traffic Court and allocated towards any outstanding moving violations associated with the auctioned vehicle. In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA provided over one-hundred and seventy-four thousand dollars ($174,000) to the Philadelphia Traffic Court.

 

Payments to the Department of Interior:

Though the PPA operates the AutoPark at Old City, it is actually owned by the Department of Interior. In this partnership, the PPA provides 36% of its gross revenue generated at the AutoPark at Old City to support Independence National Historic Park. In Fiscal Year 2017, the PPA disbursed over eight-hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($860,000) to the Department of Interior through its ongoing partnership.