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KEY DECISION
 
Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and
discussion, the Executive agreed:
 

a.  To the adoption and
implementation of the Taunton Integrated Parking Strategy set out
in Appendix G, aimed at improving the town centre environment and
economy, reducing demand for town centre parking and encouraging
greater use of the Park and Ride and local bus services.

b.  Approved the award of
a 3+2+2 year contract for park and ride services commencing on 12th
February 2024, based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender
(MEAT), as set out in confidential Appendix B.

c.  Delegated the
decision to exercise the contract extension options in accordance
with the terms of the contract, to the Executive Director –
Climate and Place.

d.  Approved the use of
surplus income from the rental of car-parking spaces to EDF energy
at the Gateway Park and Ride site to assist in balancing the
Council’s budget and the on-going budget challenges that the
Council faces.

e.  Agreed the case for
applying the exempt information provision as set out in the Local
Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A and therefore to treat the
attached confidential Appendix B and Appendix F in confidence, as
it contains commercially sensitive information, and as the case for
the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the
public interest in disclosing that information.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED:
As set out in the officer report
 
REASON FOR DECISION: As set out
in the officer report