Issue - meetings

This report seeks funding of up to £25k to install pay and display equipment at Hook Road Car Park as an interim measure between the end of life of the current equipment and the start of any proposed developmental works at Hook Road.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved:

With 1 vote for recommendation 1, 4 votes against recommendation 1,2 abstentions and the Chair not voting:

(1)        not to support recommendation 1 of the report.

With 4 votes for recommendation 2, 2 votes against recommendation 2, 1 abstention and the Chair not voting to:

(2)       Remit the report for consideration at the next scheduled meeting of Environment Committee.

The Committee received a report seeking funding of up to £25,000 to install pay and display equipment at Hook Road Car Park as an interim measure between the end of life of the current equipment and the start of any proposed developmental works at Hook Road.

The following matters were considered:

a)             Nature of request. The Chair informed the Committee of the nature of the request from the Environment Committee and expressed his support for option 2 set out in the report (that the report be remitted to the Environment Committee for consideration).

b)             Funding and potential for relocation of equipment. In response to questions from members, the Parking Manager informed the Committee that the income generated by Hook Road car park would be sufficient to fund the purchase and installation of the pay and display equipment, but that it needed to be considered whether the Committee wished to use that income to do so. The Parking manager also informed the Committee that the equipment could potentially be relocated to a different car park from the Hook Road car park site.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved:

With 1 vote for recommendation 1, 4 votes against recommendation 1 and 2 abstentions:

(1)        not to support recommendation 1 of the report.

With 4 votes for recommendation 2, 2 votes against recommendation 2 and 1 abstention to:

(2)       Remit the report for consideration at the next scheduled meeting of Environment Committee.