Decision

1. Cabinet agreed to progress to informal consultation on the proposed changes to parking tariffs and charging policy as set out in the report. These include:

·                     Off-Street Parking tariff changes for 2024

·                     On-Street tariff changes for 2024 – Minimum hourly 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.

·                     Reducing free parking sessions from 1hr to 45 minutes

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1. That Cabinet agreed to progress the implementation of ‘smart’ technology as part of the re-commissioning of the parking enforcement contract