Decision details
Parking Charges in Mote Park
Decision Maker: Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider parking charges being introduced to Mote Park.
To consider the options for enforcing the parking charges at Mote Park.
To consider authority being delegated to the Parking Services Manager to issue concessions and free parking permits to volunteers of Mote Park Fellowship, community and special interest groups that already pay to use the park (such as Maidstone Victory Angling Club; Big Bang Productions, Cygnet Model Boat club; etc.); park residents; and charitable or community groups (such as Mencap) based on an agreed criteria.
To consider that a budget of £77,000 (changed to £87,000 after Members noted that the original figure was incorrect) is earmarked for the delivery of this project from the capital programme funding for commercial projects.
To consider that authority is delegated to the Head of Commercial and Economic Development to spend the budget to implement the proposal to introduce parking charges at Mote Park.
Decision:
1)
That the parking charges of £1.00 for stays of
up to six hours (with no return within two hours) be introduced to
Mote Park from 10 a.m. every morning;
2) (a) That the preferred options at
paragraph 4 of the report of the Head of Commercial and Economic
Development be approved as follows:-
* the parking charges of £1.00 for stays of up to six hours
(with no return within two hours) be introduced to Mote Park from
10am every morning;
* 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)
(b) 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
(c) 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.
3)
That delegated authority be
given to the Parking Services Manager to issue concessions and free
parking permits to volunteers of Mote Park Fellowship, community
and special interest groups that already pay to use the park (such
as Maidstone Victory Angling Club; Big Bang Productions, Cygnet
Model Boat club; etc.); park residents; and charitable or community
groups (such as Mencap) based on an
agreed criteria;
4)
That a budget of £87,000
be earmarked for the delivery of the Mote Park parking charges
project from the capital programme funding for commercial projects;
and
5) That delegated authority be given to the Head of Commercial and Economic Development to spend the budget to implement the proposal to introduce parking charges at Mote Park.
Publication date: 14/07/2015
Date of decision: 13/07/2015
Decided: 13/07/2015 - Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee
Effective from: 22/07/2015
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