Issue - meetings

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

Further to Minute No. 84 of the meeting of the Crosby Area Committee held on 20 January 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director seeking consideration of how to proceed with proposals to introduce pay and display parking in the Waterloo and Crosby Coastal off-street car parks; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required because the Council on the 17 December 2009 approved for inclusion in 2010/11 and future Council budgets income of £77,000 to be generated from the introduction of Pay and Display Parking in the Waterloo and Crosby Coastal area off-street car parks.  The decision on the detail of the parking scheme and hence necessary Traffic Regulation Orders for how this was to be achieved was delegated to the Crosby Area Committee.  However, at their meeting on the 20 January 2010, the Crosby Area Committee referred the matter to Cabinet Member-Technical Services.  Hence a decision was now required to achieve the Council's budget approvals.

The report summarised issues raised by the Crosby Area Committee relating to consultation with local businesses and residents and the condition of car parks; the review undertaken by the Cabinet Member on the requests made by the Area Committee and local traders relating to free short stay parking, residents permits, operational times - leisure car parks, review of on-street parking - South Road area, rebates for library/Crosby Leisure Centre users, consultation and car park improvements; and paragraph 4 of the report detailed the revised proposals to the scheme following the consideration of the issues referred to above.

RESOLVED:  

That consideration of this matter be deferred to enable the Member/Officer Working Group to consider the proposals and thereafter the matter be reconsidered by the Cabinet Member.