I personally feel the city has enough taxes, inspection fees, and other hidden fees that this is not necessary.

Its bad enough that when you go downtown, the meter maids literally wait next to your parking meter just waiting for it to expire so they can write you a ticket.

Another tax on surface lots is just going to increase the prices we pay when we have to park.

One of the best ways to increase tax revenue is to lower taxes in certain areas. Encourage people to move back into the city or relocate their business, and now the city will have the oppertunity to collect a reduced tax rate from someone who was not paying any tax before.