Decision Details

Call-in

Implementation of Charging Scheme for Car Parking in Cannon Hill Park and Approval to undertake Associated Improvement Works - Full Business Case

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No

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003666/2017

No

Report of the Service Director - Sport, Events, Open Spaces and Wellbeing

Fri 28 Apr 2017

To seek approval to the Full Business Case for the introduction of car parking charges at Cannon Hill Park as part of an overall strategy to introduce charges across parks and to set out a phased programme of improvement works to the car parking infrastructure within Cannon Hill Park to improve the standard and safety of the facilities.

Deputy Leader and Economy & Skills

Cabinet Member and Chief Officer

2 Diamond

Committee

Cabinet Member

Report to the Trusts and Charities Committee - 1 March 2017

On the 28 April 2017, the Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment jointly with the Corporate Director for Place:- 1 Approved the Full Business Case for the implementation of car parking charges within Cannon Hill Park, as part of an overall strategy to introduce charges across City Council parks. 2 Approved the implementation of an arrangement with the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) which will establish shared responsibility for management of the car parking scheme and an income share arrangement between the City Council and the MAC as set out in paragraph 4.2. 3 Noted the implementation of experimental Traffic Regulation Orders in identified surrounding roads to mitigate the impact of displacement parking on local residents, attached in Appendix 1. 4 Approved prudential borrowing of £0.450m, to be repaid over a period of 10 years, to implement a phased programme of improvement and infrastructure works associated with surface improvements, CCTV and lighting as set out in Appendix 2 and notes the use of contractors on current procurement frameworks to carry out this work. 5 Authorised the Service Director of Sport, Events, Open Spaces and Wellbeing to place orders up to the value of £0.450m through existing contracts and in line with the Procurement Governance arrangements. 6 Approved the retention of surpluses from the implementation of these charges, to the extent that they exceed existing budget assumptions, for reinvestment in the parks service, in accordance with the business plan set out in Paragraph 4.2 and Appendix 5 of this Report. NOTE: CALL IN ENDS THURSDAY 4 MAY 2017 AT 1600 HOURS On 4 May 2017 at 1410 hours, a request for call-in was submitted by Councillors Deirdre Alden and Andrew Hardie, which needed to be considered by the relevant O&S Committee by 22 May 2017.

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