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The report requests the authorisation of the Committee to propose a change to the Off Street Parking Traffic Order in relation to the removal of car park barriers in the rear of Town Hall and Hope Lodge car parks.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Authorise the Director of Environment, Housing and Regeneration to publish such notice and/or make such order as is considered necessary to propose the amendment of the Off Street Parking Places Traffic Order in respect of the car parks at the rear of Town Hall and Hope Lodge to include the following:

·                     The removal of the barrier controlled car parking system.

·                     The re-introduction of pay and display parking in conjunction with cashless parking options.

The Committee received a report requesting the authorisation of the Committee to propose a change to the Off Street Parking Traffic Order in relation to the removal of car park barriers in the rear of Town Hall and Hope Lodge car parks.

The Committee considered the following matters:

a)            The cost of maintenance of the barrier controlled system:  this system is expensive to maintain, with the parts and maintenance contracts, and the CCTV on the barriers costing over £28 000 annually.  The CCTV is a live feed, and is not used for surveillance purposes.

b)            Cost saving measures: a paper had been brought to the Committee in January 2021, recommending the removal of the barrier control system as part of potential cost saving measures.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)          Authorise the Director of Environment, Housing and Regeneration to publish such notice and/or make such order as is considered necessary to propose the amendment of the Off Street Parking Places Traffic Order in respect of the car parks at the rear of Town Hall and Hope Lodge to include the following:

·                     The removal of the barrier controlled car parking system.

·                     The re-introduction of pay and display parking in conjunction with cashless parking options.