Issue - meetings

Car Parking Strategy

Meeting: 05/11/2013 - Cabinet (Item 51)

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Hamilton-Cox)

Report of Chief Officer (Environment)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Hamilton-Cox)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Officer (Environment) to consider the updated Parking Strategy and Action Plan.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

	Option 1: To approve the draft Parking Strategy for consultation. (Allowing for any amendments Cabinet may wish to make)	Option 2: To not approve the draft Parking Strategy
Advantages	This will allow the Council to carry out formal consultation on the updated draft parking strategy. Any substantive changes to the strategy can be reported back to Cabinet before the strategy is formally approved This allows the Council to develop its strategic approach to managing parking to face future challenges and changes
Disadvantages		This would not allow the Council to review its strategic approach to managing parking to face the challenges and changes
Risks	Resources are required from both City and County Councils to achieve the aims and objectives of the strategy	The Council would not have any updated strategy to guide its future strategic approach to managing parking The Council would not have a documented strategy to face the future challenges and changes on parking

The officer preferred option is to approve the draft Parking Strategy and to carry out formal consultation. The preferred option allows the Council to develop its strategic approach to parking management to support its wider aims and objectives and be prepared for the challenges and changes it is likely to face in the coming years.

Councillor Hamilton-Cox proposed, seconded by Councillor Smith:-

“That the proposals, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1) That the publication of the draft Parking Strategy and Action Plan for consultation with stakeholders and interest groups be approved.

(2) That any substantive changes arising from the formal consultation be considered at a future Cabinet meeting.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Officer (Environment)

Reasons for making the decision:

The strategy supports the Priorities included in the Corporate Plan of Economic Growth, Health and Wellbeing, Green, clean and safe places and Community leadership and allows for consideration of any substantive changes arising from the formal consultation at a future Cabinet meeting.