WHAT will happen to the 116 parking aides currently employed by the Cebu City Transportation Office once a private firm starts developing and modernizing the City Government’s on-street pay parking management and collection services?
According to Councilor Jerry Guardo, head of the committee on transportation, none of the existing parking attendants will lose their jobs.
He said this was made clear by representatives of Tokagawa Global Corp. (TGC) during a City Council executive session on the matter Tuesday, Nov. 6.
The executive session is an offshoot of the joint resolution filed by Councilors Guardo and Eugenio Gabuya Jr. that would have authorized Mayor Tomas Osmeña to enter into and sign the joint venture agreement (JVA) with TGC president Solomon Say.
Established in 2004, TGC has engaged in parking operations, including organized manual and electronic pay parking services for private cars, provincial buses, public utility jeepneys and tricycles since 2007.
Once the deal is signed, TGC will need around 144 parking attendants who will operate in two shifts starting from 7 a.m. up to 7 p.m., and Mondays to Saturdays excluding holidays.
By then, the City Government is expected to re-deploy its personnel to traffic management and help ease congestion.
Under the draft JVA, Tokagawa will be granted the exclusive right to administer and manage all existing parking slots and spaces that are currently under the administration of the City Government for a period of three years.
The City shall be entitled to a 22-percent share based on the gross revenue, less value added tax, provided that it shall be in no case less than a guaranteed minimum annual income of P8,798,088.50.
The City’s share will be remitted by TGC on a quarterly basis on the tenth day of the month.
As of August 2018, the CCTO has collected around P22.3 million from pay parking.
Guardo said he will reintroduce the resolution on the matter during the regular session on Tuesday, Nov. 13. RTF