OAKLAND, Calif. -- Admitting that it made a mistake, the Oakland City Council has voted to roll back its parking meter enforcement hours, ending the enforcement at 6 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.

The City Council had voted June 30 to extend the hours as part of an effort to reduce what, at the time, was an $83 million budget deficit.

But City Council President Jane Brunner said today "we hit a nerve" by increasing the parking enforcement hours and the result was the largest "massive response" by community members that she's seen in her 13 years on the council.

"We made a mistake and when you make a mistake it's good to fix it," Brunner said.

Oakland City Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente said he hopes the council's vote will "restore good will" between the council and community members who were angry about the parking hours and allow the council to move on to other issues.

"We've spent quite a bit of time on this," De La Fuente said, referring to several lengthy hearings on the issue.

The 6-1 vote came during a lengthy Tuesday night meeting.

The lone council member to vote against rolling back the meter enforcement hours was Nancy Nadel. Councilwoman Desley Brooks was absent. The rollback went into effect today.

The City Council kept intact an increase in parking rates by 50 cents an hour, from $1.50 to $2, and ignored a demand by Grand Lake Theater owner Allen Michaan to return meter rates to 50 cents an hour so Oakland businesses can better compete with neighboring cities.

Brunner said, "We can't be irresponsible to the budget and we can't undo all the parking policy changes."

She said, "We have to share the pain," noting that all city departments and employees had to take pay cuts to help the city balance its budget.

De La Fuente said, "There were no good choices" when the council voted to increase the parking hours on June 30 in its effort to balance the budget.

City officials estimate that they will lose $1 million by rolling back the parking hours.

De La Fuente said the city hopes to recoup about half of that amount from anticipated revenue from new billboard agreements.