Issue - meetings

The Committee will consider a summary of the responses following the consultation period for the ‘Parking Charges for evening and weekend Public Parking at County Hall, West Street, The Record Office, Orchard Street Chichester’ decision that was made at the 30 October 2018 meeting.

The consultation period ends on 31 January 2019.

If necessary, the Committee will make a decision on the implementation of the proposals.

At its meeting on 5 February 2019, the South Chichester County Local Committee agreed to authorise the Director of Law & Assurance to bring the Traffic Regulation Order into operation as advertised.

The Committee also requested that officers undertake further consultation into permit schemes following representation that was made from a local residents’ association at the meeting.

The call-in deadline is 13 February 2019.

37.1   The Committee considered a report by the Executive Director of Economy, Infrastructure and Environment and Director of Highways & Transport (copy appended to the signed minutes).

37.2   Mike O’Horan, Corporate Accommodation Lead, introduced the report and explained that fifteen representations had been received to the consultation, none of which supported the proposals.  However, two representations were in partial support.

37.3   The Chairman permitted one of the consultation responders, Mr Kidd from the West Walls Residents Association, to speak for three minutes.  Mr Kidd acknowledged the need for the County Council to make use of its assets, but did not approve of the scale of the parking charges.  A request was made for officers to consider resident visitor parking for neighbouring properties.  – Mike O’Horan responded to the comments by stating it would be difficult to introduce a permit scheme that would deal with local properties equally.  Mike O’Horan resolved to look into permit options, but explained this would not be part of the current proposal within the report.  Miles Davy added that such a proposal had scope for discussion, but would require legal investigation.

37.4   The Committee supported the proposal in the report, acknowledging that the County Council should be utilising assets for revenue income.  The Committee requested that officers look into the permit proposal.  - Miles Davy explained that the surrounding parking zones would make it difficult to enforce a uniform policy.  Miles Davy resolved to send zone data to the Committee members.

37.5   The Committee queried if the Chichester Business Information District (BID) had responded to the consultation.  – Mike O’Horan reported that Chichester BID had commented during the parking forums, but had not responded formally to the consultation.

37.6   The Committee highlighted that the electoral division section of the report should include Chichester South.

37.7   The Committee agreed to add an additional recommendation requesting that officers undertake further consultation into permit

schemes following the representation that had been made.

37.8   Resolved – That the South Chichester County Local Committee;

·         Authorises the Director of Law & Assurance to bring the Traffic Regulation Order into operation as advertised, by a majority vote.

·         Requests that officers undertake further consultation into permit schemes following the representation that had been made, by a unanimous vote.

Report by the Executive Director Economy, Infrastructure & Environment  and the Director of Highways & Transport.

The Committee will consider the proposal to use County Hall and Orchard Street Car Parks as a pay and display.

At its meeting on 30 October 2018, the South Chichester County Local Committee agreed to instruct the Director of Law & Assurance to advertise the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to enable the parking charges as detailed in the report to be introduced and, in the absence of any objection, to bring the TRO into operation.

The call-in deadline is 7 November 2018.

23.1   The committee considered a report by the Executive Director

Economy, Infrastructure & Environment and Director of Highways & Transport (copy appended to the signed minutes).

23.2   Mike O’Horan, Corporate Accommodation Lead, introduced the report and explained the proposals to use County Hall and Orchard Street car parks for pay and display parking.

23.3   The Committee made comments including those that follow.

·         Asked if public attendance at County Local Committees would be exempt from parking charges.  – Mike O’Horan reported that attendance at County Council events would be free.

·         Highlighted the concerns raised by Chichester Business Improvement District (BID) about the impact on the vitality of the city and cathedral worshippers on Sunday.  – Mike O’Horan explained that the next step would be for the proposal to go out for public consultation.  Staff and parking forums had already been consulted.

23.4   A member of the public queried if non County Council groups using County Hall would be charged.  – Mike O’Horan reported that this was a small number of users that would be required to pay for parking.  The users would continue to be able to use the County Hall rooms for free.

23.5   Resolved – That the South Chichester County Local Committee agrees to instruct the Director of Law & Assurance to advertise the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to enable the parking charges as detailed in the report to be introduced and, in the absence of any objection, to bring the TRO into operation.