Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to approve additional funding from capital reserves up to a maximum of £16,744 to enable the completion of the project to install barrier controlled parking in the Hope Lodge and Town Hall Car Parks.

A report was presented to Committee which sought approval for additional funding from capital reserves up to a maximum of £16,744 to enable the completion of the project to install barrier controlled parking in the Hope Lodge and Town Hall car parks.

The Committee was informed that the Environment Committee had requested that this Committee approve the release from capital reserves of a total of £16,744 (including a contingency sum of £1,522) for the following works:

·         The purchase of infrastructure (chip and coin exit station and I.T. hardware/software) which was necessary for the completion of the project (£10,222);

·         The installation of bunds around the boundary perimeter of Hope Lodge car park (circa £5,000), subject to Officers in consultation with the Chairman considering the appropriateness of alternative solutions which could be provided within the same budget.

Accordingly, the Committee agreed:

1)         The purchase of infrastructure (chip and coin exit station and I.T. hardware/software) which is necessary for the completion of the project (£10,222);

2)         The investigation of alternative methods of protecting the perimeter of Hope Lodge Car Park and the implementation of the preferred method (if any) at a maximum cost of £5,000 to be agreed by the Director of Finance and Resources in consultation with the Chairmen of the Strategy and Resources and Environment Committees.