Issue - items at meetings - Citywide Parking Enforcement on Housing Land

Report of the Executive Director for Environment Development & Housing (copy attached).

(1)            That Housing Committee approves That the proposal to extend the parking enforcement to cover all car parks and garage sites on Housing land be approved.

(2)            That the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing be authorised to give a notice of variation under the contract to add the additional 24 sites.

63.1   The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director  Environment, Development and Housing which set out information about parking enforcement in car parks on Housing land and proposed extending the scope of enforcement to cover a wider range of car parks and garages.  The report took account of the overall context of budget reductions and set out changes to parking enforcement that would offer a more consistent and fairer service to car park and garage licensees, and would also increase revenue.    The report was presented by the Head of Income Involvement & Improvement.   

63.2    Councillor Meadows supported the recommendations.  She was aware that a number of garages were sublet by tenants and asked what enforcement was carried out to ensure the garages were let to the tenants who needed them.  The Housing Customer Service Team Leader replied that officers were looking to address this issue over the next year when garages as a whole were reviewed. Reports of subletting would be investigated.  

63.3    RESOLVED – (1) That the proposal to extend the parking enforcement to cover all car parks and garage sites on Housing land be approved.

(2)      That the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing be authorised to give a notice of variation under the contract to add the additional 24 sites.