Agenda item

Car Park Charging - Parks

Minutes:

The report was introduced by the Executive Director for Environment.   The Assistant Director Greenspaces & Leisure gave a full outline of the report.  Members heard information on the statutory consultation, Public Consultation Report and customer feedback.

 

 

During the consideration of the item the Chairman lost connectivity and lost connection to the meeting.  As a result the Committee adjourned briefly in order for the chairman to re-join the meeting which he duly did.

 

 

Members considered the proposed car parking charges in detail.     The Chairman said that the proposals should be worked on so that they are ready to be implemented by 01 May.  This was supported and seconded by Councillor Laithe Jajeh.

 

Councillor Alan Schneiderman  moved that all future plans to extend charges to other park car parks should be scrapped.   This was seconded by Seconded by Councillor Geof Cooke.

 

 

The Committee were requested to vote on Councillor Alan Schneiderman motion. 

 

Resolved:

 

-        That the motion be lost

The vote recorded was

 

-        For 4

-        Against - 6

 

 

The Committee were then requested to vote on the report’s recommendations and Councillor Cohen’s motion .

 

Resolved:

 

-        That the motion was carried (9 below )

 

1. That the Environment Committee noted the consultation responses as set out in Appendix 2 and 3 of the report and agreed charging for the use of the car park in Mill Hill Park as proposed in this report.

2. That the Environment Committee agreed to the implement new fees and charges for Mill Hill Park car park as set out in Appendix 1, which were included in the budget proposals submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee

3. That the Environment Committee having noted the consultation responses set out in Appendix 2 and 3 of the report and agreed charging for the use of the car park in Old Courthouse Recreation Ground as proposed in this report.

4. That the Environment Committee agreed to the implement new fees and charges for Old Courthouse Recreation Ground car park as set out in Appendix 1, which were included in the budget proposals submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee

5. That the Environment Committee agreed having considered the consultation responses set out in Appendix 2 and 3 of the report charging for the use of the car park in Scratchwood Open Space as proposed in this report subject to a suitable alternative enforcement system or approach being implemented

6. That the Environment Committee agreed to the implement new fees and charges for Scratchwood Open Space car park as set out in Appendix 1, which were included in the budget proposals submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee

7. That the Environment Committee agreed having considered the consultation responses set out in Appendix 2 and 3 of the report charging for the use of the car park in West Hendon Playing Fields as proposed in this report.

8. That the Environment Committee agreed to the implement new fees and charges for West Hendon Playing Fields car park as set out in Appendix 1, which were included in the budget proposals submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee

 

9 .  That the Environment Committee noted that the proposals should be worked on so that they are ready to be implemented by 01 May

 

The vote recorded was

-        For 6

-        Against - 4

 

 

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