City council will meet with two of its authorities to try to figure out financing for a proposed parking garage downtown.

Jim Chiprean, chairman of the parking authority, said Wednesday night that Mayor Tom Donaldson requested the meeting in hopes of ironing out what it would cost to build a garage in the Centre City project, which also includes a proposed Marriott Springhill Suites hotel and a Rite Aid pharmacy.

“Because of recent developments, Mayor Tom Donaldson has requested a special meeting to be held by city council, the redevelopment authority, and the parking authority to attempt to resolve any difficulties,” Chiprean said at his board’s meeting.

The parking authority Wednesday rescinded a motion made last month to accept a surface lot proposal for the hotel.

The authority planned to build an about 70-space surface lot instead of a previously proposed 225-space parking garage due to financial doubts about the garage’s ability to pay for itself.

However, solicitor Robert Stock issued an opinion saying state law would prevent the authority from building a private lot. The law, Stock said, says that public parking authorities can only maintain primarily public lots and structures.

The authority now will sit down with city council and the redevelopment authority to determine how to deal with parking on the block.