Resolution 16-24: FORGET ME NOT
| Number | 16-24 |
| Description | Establish reasonable Alumni parking rates |
| Authored by |
Robert Howell-Jennings |
| Sponsored by |
Julianne Kirby Niveen Joulani |
| Date Submitted | Wednesday, September 7, 2016 |
| Committee | Committee Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | The committee felt that this is not the right time to establish lower Alumni parking rates. The university is already going through many building projects that limit faculty/staff and student parking. Implementing this resolution might result in more inflow of vehicles and fewer parking spaces. |
| Whereas | UTA has over 250,000 Alumni and most of them live in North Texas; and |
| Whereas | UTA administration has often expressed the importance of connecting with our Alumni, inviting them to our events and engaging them in other UTA based activities; and |
| Whereas | Some Alumni are often interested in visiting UTA for events like Maverick Speaker Series, Athletic games, Homecoming Week or Spirit Week and also want to use facilities such as the MAC and intramural fields; and |
| Whereas | Many times, they are unable to or choose not to visit the campus because of astronomically high visitor parking rates (that are, $7.50/Day, $30/Week, $60/Month, $720/Year);and |
| Whereas | This hurts the attendance at UTA events and disconnects UTA with its Alumni. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | UTA Parking office finds a way to establish Alumni Parking rates that are reasonable and that encourages Alumni to visit the campus more often. |