Decision

1. Cabinet agreed to progress with the statutory
consultation on the proposed changes to parking tariffs and
charging policies
as set out in appendix of this report, these
include:
 
·        
Off-Street Parking tariff changes for
2024,
·        
On-Street tariff changes for 2024 – Minimum
tariff for on street parking to be set at £2,
·        
Changing on-street Limited Wait Bays to chargeable
spaces,
·        
Extending the current operating hours of the car
parks,
·        
Introducing new longer stay off-street tariffs to
support extended car park operating hours
·        
Consolidating off-street (car parks) short stay
sessions to introduce a new minimum stay of 2 hours
·        
Opening up part of the upper level of the Water
Gardens North car park for public use Mon – Fri.
·        
 
2. Cabinet delegated
authority to the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for
Corporate and Commercial Services to consider the responses from
the statutory consultation and make any final decision on the
implementation of the parking tariff increases and changes to
charging policy through formal Traffic Regulation
Orders.