Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment

The Committee received a report recommending the introduction of a new tariff for on-street parking charges based on variable charging according to their emissions, as well as the implementation of cashless parking across the majority of the City with a significant further removal of Pay & Display (P&D) machines, only retaining those machines at locations where cash continued to be a popular method of payment.

RESOLVED to agree to:

Emission Based Tariff- (Vote – 16 In Favour, 3 Against, 0 Abstentions)

·         Commence the statutory process for the introduction of a new tariff structure for on-street parking charges based on vehicle type and emissions as outlined in paragraph 11 of the report.

Cashless Parking – (Vote – 18 In Favour, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions)

·         Remove most of the Pay & Display machines for on-street parking payments in the City with the exception of those locations that continue to receive a relatively high level of cash payments, and commence the statutory process to remove the convenience fee of 20p currently applied to each mobile phone parking transaction

·         Delegate to the Director of the Built Environment authority to consider all consultation responses and representations in response to the proposal to introduce a new tariff structure and to determine whether or not to make the necessary Order (subject to being satisfied that no major new issues or significant public concern has arisen during the consultation process).  If major new issues or significant public concern have arisen the decision whether or not to introduce the new tariff structure and remove the convenience fee will be brought back to Planning & Transportation Committee.