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Maidstone Borough Council
Regeneration and Economic Development
Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Brunswick Street Car Park Call-in Update
Report of: Clare Wood
1. Introduction
In September 2011 the decision to declare the Pay and Display Car Park and adjoining garage premises at Brunswick Street as non-operational and surplus was called in (Report & Call –in form at Appendies A and B).
2. Recommendation
That the
Committee interview Steve Goulette, Assistant Director of Environmental and Regulatory Services and Jeff Kitson Parking Manager to assess the current situation and make recommendations as appropriate.
3 Brunswick Street Car Park Call-in
3.1 It was recommended that the Cabinet Member reconsider the decision with additional information on the parking requirements of the streets local to the car park and if no or little adverse effect was found that the decision should stand. They also recommended that a report should go to the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services with an evaluation of the current use of the site
as a car park against the future use of the site to ensure that the operational issues are considered alongside the options for disposal. Both recommendations were accepted (Response to SCRAIP at Appendix C).
5. Impact on Corporate Objectives
5.1 The Committee will consider reports that deliver against the following Council priority:
· ‘For Maidstone to have a growing economy.’
5.2 The Strategic Plan sets the Council’s key objectives for the medium term and has a range of objectives which support the delivery of the Council’s priorities. Actions to deliver these key objectives may therefore include work that the Committee will consider over the next year.