Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Blackdown House, Honiton

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31.

Public speaking

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Minutes:

Liza McLean speaking as a resident and retailer in Sidmouth reiterated concerns that had been raised by James McLean at Cabinet on 2 October 2019 about turning the 11 remaining free car park spaces in Temple Street car park into a pay and display status and held up a petition of nearly 700 names opposing the changes.  She raised concerns that visitors to the car park who rely on the free spaces would not pay for ‘one off’ errands, choosing to shop elsewhere, which would detrimentally affect businesses in Temple Street.  In response the Chairman advised the Scrutiny Committee would be forming a Task and Finish Forum to look at the whole aspect of car parking regime and advised concerns raised would be taken into consideration.

32.

Declarations of interest

Guidance is available online to Councillors and co-opted members on making declarations of interest

 

Minutes:

4. Decisions made by Cabinet called in by Members for scrutiny in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.

Councillor Eleanor Rylance, Personal, Parish Councillor for Broadclyst Parish Council.

 

4. Decisions made by Cabinet called in by Members for scrutiny in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.

Councillor Jack Rowland, Personal, Town Councillor for Seaton Town Council.

 

33.

Decisions made by Cabinet called in by Members for scrutiny in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 259 KB

Call-In of Cabinet decision (Minute 66, Resolution 1 refers. 2 October 2019) - Car Parking Tariff Review, in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny procedure rules in the East Devon District Council Constitution [Part 4.5 Para 15 (Call-in) (a) to (h)].

 

Members to consider the call-in relating to the first resolution made at Cabinet on 2 October 2019, and excluding resolution 2 and 3, as included below.

 

Call-in proposed by Mike Howe

Supported by Councillors Alan Dent (Chairman of Scrutiny Committee), Paul Arnott, Bruce De Saram, Val Ranger, Eleanor Rylance, Marianne Rixson, Mike Allen, Cathy Gardner.

 

Minute 66 of Cabinet held on 2 October 2019 - Car Parking Tariff Review

RESOLVED that

 

1.    The statutory advertisement and consultation procedures required to make changes to the East Devon District Council (Off-Street) Parking Places Order 2008 (as amended) be actioned with a view to changing the tariff in those high demand car parks identified in the report from £1 to £1.20 per hour.

2.    A 12 month trial of free coach parking in Seaton Jurassic coach park starts with immediate effect;

3.    A promotional tariff of £2 all day parking applies in Canaan Way and Brook Street car parks in Ottery St Mary with immediate effect.

 

REASON: to consider more efficient operational management options for our car parks including new or revised tariffs in the context of a strategic objective to maximise the value or our car parking assets whilst continuing to recognise their importance to our communities and town centre economics.

 

Minutes:

The Chairman read out the Call-In of the Cabinet decision of 2 October 2019 and asked members to consider the Call-In to the first resolution, excluding resolutions 2 and 3.

 

The resolution for item 66 – Car Parking Tariff Review was:

 

1.     The statutory advertisement and consultation procedures required to make changes to the East Devon District Council (Off-Street) Parking Places Order 2008 (as amended) be actioned with a view to changing the tariff in those high demand car parks identified in the report from £1 t £1.20 per hour;

2.     A 12 month trial of free coach parking in Seaton Jurassic coach park starts with immediate effect;

3.     A promotional tariff of £2 all day parking applies in Canaan Way and Brook Street car parks in Ottery St Mary with immediate effect.

 

The Principal Solicitor reminded members of the purpose for the Extraordinary meeting to either support the Cabinet decision or to send the decision that has been Called-In back to Cabinet.

 

Members welcomed the opportunity to discuss the Call-In and comments included:

·        More factual information was needed to come to a final decision and a call was made for a Task and Finish Forum (TAFF) be set up to look in detail on a politically balanced basis of the decision made.

·        Concerns raised for the need to look at this in a timely manner.

·        Clarification sought on procedure.  In response the Chairman advised the meeting was only to discuss the Call-In and not to discuss the set-up of the TAFF.

·        Concerns raised by Exmouth Chamber of Commerce.

·        The wider issues of the council’s strategy for car parking needed to be looked at.

·        Concerns raised that all the car parks had been assigned a purpose before going out to consultation and referred to towns or villages that only have one car park which served all purposes. 

·        Cabinet need to consider alternative ways with a full range of options.

·        Members concurred that the Cabinet decision needed to be returned back to Cabinet.

·        An investigation was needed for what each car park was used for, who uses it and the effects it might have if car park charges are increased.

·        Concerns raised about the cost of running car parks.

 

RESOLVED:

To ask Cabinet not to proceed with the Consultation until the work of the Task and Finish Forum has been completed and a full report is submitted back to Cabinet