1.         PURPOSE OF REPORT AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1      On 13 July 2015 a decision was made by the Committee to agree a recommendation of the report of the Head of Commercial and Economic Development on Parking Charges in Mote Park, namely that the preferred options at paragraph 4  of that report (listed below at paragraph 2.2) be approved to enforce the charges.

1.2      The decision was agreed by a vote of 6 for, 2 against and 1 abstention however this decision was omitted from the published minutes and decision notice.

1.3      The minutes were agreed as a correct record and signed and so can only be amended by the Committee ratifying their previous decision.

1.4      The Committee are therefore asked to ratify that decision made on the preferred options at paragraph 4 of the report of the Head of Commercial and Economic development, and instruct the Democratic Services Officer to amend the published decision notice to reflect this.

2.         INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2.1      The report on parking charges in Mote Park was considered by the Committee on 13 July 2015. The second recommendation of the report was that the preferred options at paragraph 4 of the report were approved to enforce the charges.

2.2      At paragraph 4 the following was outlined:

4.1 Based on the options set out above in section 3, the preferred option is to introduce parking charges in Mote Park with the following conditions:

·         The charge will be set at £1 for stays of up to six hours (with no return in 2 hours).

·         Stays of longer than six hours will be charged at twice the rate of the

town centre car parks.

·         A season ticket will be offered to borough residents at an annual cost of

£40. (Maximum stay of six hours with no return in 2 hours)

·         Special interest groups will qualify for concessions. (No maximum stay)

4.2 It is proposed that authority is delegated to the Head of Commercial and Economic Development to finalise operational details in conjunction with the Parking Services Manager; spend the budget in support of delivery of the project; to obtain the relevant permissions and licences to implement charges.

4.3 If the Committee approves the preferred option then the Council will be required to enforce the scheme by way of a Traffic Regulation Order. It is proposed that the enforcement function is delegated to Parking Services. The cost of enforcement will be part of the operating costs. The council will also monitor and review the impact on parking in the areas around the park and identify measures to mitigate any adverse impact that may arise due to the introduction of charges.

2.3      This recommendation of the report - that the preferred options at para. 4 are approved to enforce the charges - was agreed by Committee as follows:

For – 6              Against – 2                Abstain - 1

2.4      When the minutes were agreed as a correct record and signed, and the decision notice was produced, the above decision was omitted from both. However the decision can be clearly heard on the webcast of the meeting.

3.         PREFERRED OPTION AND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1      That the Committee ratify the previous decision and instruct the Democratic Services Officer to make the required changes as per the procedural guidance provided by the Monitoring Officer. This action will ensure that the decision making process of the Committee is transparent and publically accessible.

4.        CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

5.         REPORT APPENDICES

None

6.         BACKGROUND PAPERS

None.