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Meeting: 07/06/2022 - Cabinet (Item 13)

One-year trial for free parking in Ormskirk after 1pm on Mondays and Tuesdays in 2022/23

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor Ann Fennell)

Additional documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 2

Minutes:

Councillor Farrell introduced the report of the Corporate Director of Place & Community, which considered the implementation of a one-year trial for free parking in Ormskirk after 1pm on Mondays and Tuesdays as proposed at budget setting on 23rd February 2022.

 

The report outlined the procedure for implementing changes to the existing off-street Civil Parking Enforcement arrangements and highlighted any issues and impacts that may arise from implementing the proposal.

 

The minute of the Executive Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 26 May 2022 was circulated prior to the meeting for consideration.

 

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the report before it, the recommendations contained therein and the agreed comments of the Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

RESOLVED:     That the current position be noted and the recommendations at paragraph 12 of the report be accepted as set out below, subject to close monitoring of the impact of the change by officers, with a view to raising an early review if there are significant impacts and/or the proposal is clearly not achieving upon its desired intentions:

 

A.     That a new "up to 2 hours free" parking tariff be introduced becoming available after 1pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.

 

B.     That the new tariff be introduced for a one-year trial period, on the following car parks:

 

·       Wheatsheaf

·       Park Pool

·       Park Road

·       The Stiles

·       Hutton Way

 

C.     That the maximum stay limitations and enforcement hours remain as current.

 

D.     That the new tariff on those car parks would be as follows:

 

·       Monday and Tuesdays after 1pm

 

·       Short stay car parks

Up to 2 hours free (parking ticket must be obtained and displayed)

£1.00 for up to 3 hours

£2.00 for up to 4 hours

 

·       Long stay car parks

 

Up to 2 hours free (parking ticket must be obtained and displayed)

£1.00 for up to 3 hours

£2.00 for up to 4 hours

£3.00 for up to 9 hours

 

As detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.

 

E.       That it be noted, that the up to 2 hours free parking would operate within the current enforcement period and would require a free ticket to be requested from the machine as is the case for the existing up to 30 minute (Monday to Friday) and up to 4 hours (Saturdays) free tariffs that are currently offered on the Derby Street car park, as tickets are necessary to measure the time that vehicles may stay parked on the car parks.

 

F.       That it be noted that the up to 2 hours free would match the free parking offered at Morrisons albeit on Monday and Tuesday afternoons only.

 

G.      That the trial be commenced once the Bus Station car park is returned to service, which is anticipated towards the end of December 2022.

 


Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 14)

One-year trial for free parking in Ormskirk after 1pm on Mondays and Tuesdays in 2022/23

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community as contained on pages 105 to 118 of the Book of Reports, which was to consider the implementation of a one-year trial for free parking in Ormskirk after 1pm on Mondays and Tuesdays as proposed at budget setting on 23 February 2022.

 

The Parking and Markets Officer outlined the report and responded to questions raised by Members of the Committee.

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee considered and noted the report and support the revised recommendations to Cabinet and the revised proposal at section 12 of the report, to be implemented once the Bus Station reopens and close monitoring of the proposal.