Issue - meetings

This report presents details of the Authorities Annual Parking Report for the 2007/08 financial year.

[The full report is available on line as part of this agenda item and in the Members’ Library]

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Advisory Panel advise the Executive Member to note the contents of the report and that the Annual Parking Report for 2007/08 be published.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To explain to the public how the parking service is managed and to provide information regarding performance.

Consideration was given to the Annual Parking Report for the 2007/08 financial year. Annual reports were published to explain to the public how the service was managed and to provide information regarding performance.

The report highlighted a number of points which included:

·        79% increase in the number of users of the pay by phone service;

·        Total number of users of the phone service being 94,087 up from 52,469 in 2006/07;

·        Progress in achieving the Park Mark Safer Parking Award;

·        Achievements of the parking hotline system;

·        Positive impact of enforcement on compliance with parking regulations.

Members thanked Officers for their performance and production of the report.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Advisory Panel advise the Executive Member to note the contents of the report and that the Annual Parking Report for 2007/08 be published.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To explain to the public how the parking service is managed and to provide information regarding performance.