The City Council on Tuesday voted to hike the cost of parking fines and consider new tax measures in an effort to close a $2 million budget shortfall that is expected to grow.

The shortfall is largely due to a projected $5.4 million decrease in hotel bed taxes, which could be further impacted by "recent travel restrictions due to the novel coronavirus epidemic," according to staff.

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