Traffic Director Robert Esparza Claims Meter Fees Cover Salaries & Collection Costs

From the editor:  If you scroll the video below of the 12/10/13 City Commission meeting to the 44 minute mark(move the white ball with your mouse), please note that former Traffic Director Robert Esparza states clearly that downtown parking fees cover the salaries and other expenses associated with their collection.  This is in direct contradiction with the claim by Ramiro Gonzalez and John Villarreal that there is a $20,000 shortfall that has to be covered from the general fund.

Esparza mentions the small amount of funding from the general fund, but states they could be "deleted."

I've filed a Public Information Request for the last 5 years of parking meter collections, salaries and other expenses to see if this was misrepresented at the 3/18/14 City Commission meeting which doubled parking rates downtown.