Parking
The University of Texas System provides parking to its *permanent employees at the downtown System complex for a monthly fee.
Accounting and Purchasing Services issues parking permits to permanent employees and processes the payments for this employee benefit. U.T. System
permanent employees can pay monthly, yearly or have the payment made through payroll deduction.
Click to view Map of Permanent Employee Parking
Parking Advisory Committee
The UT System Parking Advisory Committee (“Committee”) has the responsibility of reviewing all aspects of the parking program and making recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The Committee meets quarterly or on an as needed basis and has the responsibility of reviewing all aspects of the parking program and making recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Administration. This includes reviewing and revising Parking and Traffic Regulations, requests for parking assignments, fees, appeals, etc. The responsibility for enforcement of these regulations falls to the Office of the Director of Police. The responsibility for managing the permit process and parking structures falls to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Operations and Support Services. UT System Parking and Traffic Regulations are available at:
http://www.utsystem.edu/pol/parking.htm
Roaming Overflow
Effective immediately, should your designated parking garage be full upon entry, stop by the Guard Kiosk and request an “Overflow” permit for the day. This will be a temporary paper permit to hang over your existing permit authorizing you to park in any non-reserved space in any UT System garage for the remainder of the day. If no vacancies exist in alternate garages, proceed to300 W. 6 th Street Garage. Hopefully this will make it easier to find a spot and will cut back on the need to park in the neighboring overflow garage. ODOP will be monitoring the use of the permits to avoid abuse.
Adjusted overbooking
Ever wonder why some garages seem full and some not-so-full? For the past several years we have had to overbook the garages, which is a standard industry practice. In the past we had some garages that were oversold at a higher rate than other garages. We have now stabilized and spread the overage into all the garages, which will mean the garages with the poorest success rate should be improving. As of February 1, 2008 we had 543 permits to accommodate in only 423 parking spaces, a 28.37% overbooking. As we add staff these numbers will increase, which may cause us to adjust the overbooking again.
Change to Parking for Temporary Employees
Please click these links to view information about parking for Temporary Employees
Operations and Support Services is pleased to announce that the process for employees to renew their annual parking agreements is automated for
fiscal year 2007. Employees that park in a System Complex garage need to complete and submit an application in the system by Monday, July 31, 2006.
When you log into the Automated Parking System, you will go to a personalized
U. T. System Parking Application. If applicable, add new vehicles and edit existing vehicle information. Then, complete the additional sections of the
form for fiscal year 2007 before hitting the “submit” button. If you have questions on filling out or editing the electronic form please
contact Jennifer Ramos, x4219, or Rita George, x4349. If you are not able to access the system please
contact Gustavo Nieto, OTIS.
NEW EMPLOYEES
- Obtain and complete a parking form in Accounting and Purchasing Services
- Make payment or choose payroll deduction
- Receive a copy of the form as proof of payment
- Receive a parking assignment and tag
YEARLY RENEWAL
- Complete new year form by using the Automated Parking System
- Submit to Accounting and Purchasing Services with payment or authorization for payroll deduction
- New year stickers will be sent to employee by Accounting and Purchasing Services
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Today is the 18th, do I need to pay for the whole month?
A. Yes, monthly fees are not prorated.
Q. Can I pay more to park closer?
A. No. Parking fees are calculated on the employees' pay scale rather than parking space.
Q. What is the description of a permanent employee?
A. * A permanent employee is appointed in the payroll system indefinitely and the employee contributes to the retirement system.
Q. I am a permanent part-time employee. Do I have the ability to obtain parking at the System complex?
A. If you are appointed at less than 100% for the fiscal year and contribute to the retirement system the answer is yes you have the ability to obtain parking at the System complex.
Q. This is my first paycheck as a new employee and I have been charged too much.
A. Fees are paid in advance so the first payroll deduction will be at double the rate of pay for the current and following months.
Q: This morning there were no spaces available to park in Parking Garage 5. Where should I park if there are no spaces available in our parking garage?
A: If your garage is full you can park in the overflow garage at 300 West 6th Street and have your ticket validated with APS (CLB 3). There is no cost to you or your department for this service.
Q: Why is there a need for overflow parking?
A: There are more employees with permits than there are parking spaces at the System Complex. The permits issued are not a guarantee of a space, but rather downtown parking for our staff at discounted rates for available space on a “first come, first served” basis.
Q: I currently park in CLB 5 garage and wanted to know about switching garages. Is there a waiting list I can put my name on? What are the procedures on changing garages?
A: When there is an opportunity for reassignment of parking garages at the System Complex it is advertised in the Monday employee newsletter that is sent out via e-mail by OES. If you are interested when you read of an opportunity, please respond as requested in the newsletter. We do NOT maintain a waiting list. For the CLB 5 garage we periodically send out emails letting you all know that there are spaces available in other garages and will give instructions at that time.
Q: I park in CLB 5 garage. What do I do if I am blocked in or if I block someone else in ?
A: There are 3 spaces in CLB 5 that can get blocked in by other vehicles. If you find yourself blocked in, get the permit number of the vehicle blocking you and call Jennifer Ramos at 499-4219 or the Police at 499-4691. This can sometimes take a while so do not park there if you know you are leaving early or have an appointment.
Please be considerate of others. If you know you are going to be out of the office or in a meeting all day please do not block someone else in. Park in the overflow garage.
Q: My parking hang tag broke last week. What do I need to do to get a new one?
A: Take your broken/cracked permit to Jennifer Ramos in APS (CLB 3). You will receive a replacement for free. If you lose your tag the cost is $5.
Other helpful information about parking:
- For new employees - we will send out an email, once your PAF is approved, to complete an online parking application. You can update your vehicle information through this website at any time.
- All new employees are assigned to CLB 5 parking garage.
- Special requests for handicap or temporary handicap parking can be accommodated by emailing Jennifer Ramos. Instructions will be given at that time.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Ramos at 499-4219.
