Decisions

The Minutes of the Meeting of the Environment and Safe Communities Committee held on 26 March 2019 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

No declarations of interest were made by Councillors regarding items on the agenda.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

(1)      That the Committee approved the forward plan 2019/20 attached at Annex 1 to the report.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee:

(1)      Nominated the following Members to the Car Parking Working Group to serve for four years unless otherwise agreed:

·                     Councillors Steve Bridger, Neil Dallen, Rob Geleit, Christine Howells, Julie Morris and Humphrey Reynolds.

(2)      Agreed the Terms of Reference for the Car Parking Working Group, set out in Annex 1 to the report, subject to it being amended to include the following role “To identify opportunities for the creation of additional capacity in the Council’s car parks”.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Committee agreed:

(1)      For Epsom & Ewell Borough Council officers to investigate cashless parking options in the Borough’s car parks.

(2)      For the Head of Operational Services, the Parking Manager and the Chief Finance Officer, in conjunction with the Chair of Environment and Safe Communities Committee, to procure at no cost to the Council a cashless parking system on a trial basis (likely to be for two years initially) for use in the Borough’s car parks.