About LAPA

about us

WE ARE LAPA

PARKING OCCUPANCY TAX

LAPA is the Association which represents the parking industry. Our mission is to protect the common interests of the industry, which include but are not limited to: Parking Occupancy Tax (“POT”) The City of Los Angeles has enacted the POT on all pay-parking facilities in the City. Each operator is required to remit the full amount of the POT to the City on a monthly basis. The POT is currently set at 10%, determined as a percentage of the parking fee and could change at any time by a vote of the City Council. We need to be unified and prepared to aggressively challenge any movement in this direction.

PARKING OCCUPANCY TAX AUDITS

The City periodically conducts City wide POT audits. City staff and in some instances outside contractors perform these audits. The objective of the program is to identify parking operators in the City that are not collecting and/or remitting the appropriate POT to the City. This may or may not be a problem but we will all be more formidable as a group.

Our mission

We are a premier network of leading private parking operators dedicated to advancing the parking industry. Our mission is to foster collaboration and innovation by sharing insights, resources, and cutting-edge parking solutions. Members benefit from quarterly meetings featuring expert speakers and educational programs designed to enhance knowledge and drive progress in parking and related fields. Join us as we work together to shape the future of parking in Los Angeles.

We are a network of leading private parking operators dedicated to advancing the parking industry with government through effective advocacy. Our mission is to foster collaboration and innovation by sharing insights, resources and cutting-edge parking solutions. Join us as we work together to shape the future of parking in Southern California.

Permit Processing

In addition to a business license, the City requires that each parking facility have its own valid police permit. These permits are administered through the Police Commission Investigative Division (CID). Parking Operators have complained for years that the permit process is time consuming and thus costly to their operations. A three year process led by LAPA has resulted in the City Council approval in 2010 of a “Master Permitting” process which significantly streamlines the permitting process. This effort has the potential to be a “win-win” scenario for the City and the Parking Industry.

City Departments Competing with Private Sector Operators

The City of Los Angeles Department of General Services (DPGS) is now in competition with private sector operators for city-parking contracts. They submit their own proposal to the various parking services RFPs issued by the City. The DPGS has been awarded the Pershing Square Garage, the Broxton Parking Structure, the Larchmont Structure and others. Recently, they were awarded parking facilities at Olvera Street without the proposal process and the City intends to award the “Van Nuys Group” to DPGS without an RFP process. As an industry, we need to challenge this “no bid” process of awarding contracts.

Formation of a Downtown Parking District

Recently there has been some political movement towards forming a special “Parking District” in downtown. What this could mean is special assessments to acquire land for additional parking (which is not needed), mandated free or discounted parking, suppression of parking rates, mandatory upgrades, etc., of existing facilities.

Parking Facility Ordinance

The City Ordinances relating to parking facilities have been in place for over 50 years and needs to be updated. These ordinances deal with issues such as, signage, hours of operation, parking/stacking of vehicles, and parking fees. CID has agreed to work with LAPA to revise and streamline current ordinances.

Proposed Revenue Control Equipment (RCE) Mandate

in an effort to collect on over $23 million in delinquent POT, the Audits and Government Efficiency Committee has proposed that REC be installed on all City permitted auto parks. LAPA opposed such a requirement and is engaged with various stakeholders including the Police Commission and Office of Finance to formulate practical recommendations that focus on the delinquent not legitimate operators.

Officers

Jeff Miller

President,
SP+ A Metropolis Company

Cari Wolk

Vice President,
Athena Parking

Kevin Litwin

Treasurer/Secretary,
L&R Group of Companies

Greg Spiker

Executive Director

Membership

Parking operators and service providers are eligible for membership. We need your support to actively represent parking interests by communicating our message to elected and other City officials. Please contact the LAPA office at (213) 896-8900 Ext 122 for further details on becoming a member.

Features

WHY CHOOSE US

24/7 support

We offers logistic management services and supply chain perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptat.

On time delivery

We offers logistic management services and supply chain perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptat.

global service

We offers logistic management services and supply chain perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptat.

Quote

Request a free quote

Our Services