Issue - items at meetings - Off-Street Parking Charges

To seek approval for Off-Street Parking Charges for Town Hall and Trescott Road car parks. (Minute 133, Council on 6 April 2009 refers.)

(Report attached)

RECOMMENDED that

1) the Council adopt a policy of charging for off-street parking in its car parks at the Town Hall and Trescott Road, as shown in Appendix 2 to the report, on the days, times and terms set out in the report in accordance with the draft Order contained within Appendix 1 of the report:

2) authority be delegated to the Director of Housing, Leisure and Customer Services and the Head of Legal, Democratic and Property Services to take all the necessary steps to publish, consult upon, make and implement an Off Street Parking Order in terms similar to the draft “Redditch Borough Council (Off Street Parking Places) Order 2009” (“the Order2), attached at Appendix 1 of the report; and

subject to the necessary Order being made

3) authority be delegated to the Director of Housing, Leisure and Customer Services to issue any passes or season tickets in accordance with the Order; and

4) authority be delegated to the Director of Housing, Leisure and Customer Services to suspend the operation of the Order in relation to the Town Hall car park for such days and times as may be appropriate to enable use of the Town Hall car park by Civic Suite hirers; and

5) the car parking charges, as set out in the draft Order, be added to the Council’s Schedule of Fees and Charges.

Members received a report which proposed the adoption of a policy for charging for off-street parking at the private car parks owned by the Council at Trescott Road and the Town Hall together with associated parking charges. Delegated authority for drafting, finalisation, publication and implementation of an Off Street Parking Order to enable charges to be implemented was sought.