Decision details

Noted the views expressed by the Overview & Scrutiny (Service Support) Panel;

Agreed to introduce a reduction of 50% in the cost of a car parking season ticket for cars with CO² emissions of 120g/km or less as part of the implementation of the car parking action plan with effect from 1^st June 2008;

Agreed that the wider issues of encouraging the use of low emission vehicles, public transport, cycling and walking be dealt with in the development of the Environment Strategy and in the next review of the car parking action plan;

Agreed that surplus income from car parking charges be not ringed fenced for integrated, sustainable and accessible transport;

Agreed to amend the resolution in Minute No 99 (c) of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 31^st January 2008 and approved the proposed car parking charges outlined as the second option in Annex D of the Car Parking Strategy Action Plan and their advertisement;

Agreed to amend the resolution in Minute No 99 (d) of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 31^st January 2008 and agreed that issues relating to climate change in the car parking action plan be reviewed following a period of 6 months after the introduction of the revised charges;

Requested that further consideration be given by the Executive Councillor for Planning Strategy, a representative of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Support) and relevant officers to the initial scoping of the review of the Car Parking Action Plan referred to in (f) above.

In response to the call in by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel