Issue - meetings

Purpose: to provide options to enable Cabinet to determine the appropriate car park fees and charges from 1 April 2013. 

Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Economy, Leisure and Property that asked Cabinet to consider the options provided to enable it to determine the appropriate car park fees and charges from 1 April 2013.

In considering the car park account that showed a surplus of income over expenditure when viewed over the five-year period Cabinet agreed to support improvements to the furniture, signage and public conveniences and maintain prices at their current level.  This included the half-price offers and free parking, which would all contribute to making the car parks more appealing and support the council’s objectives of encouraging people to shop locally and support local shops and businesses.

RESOLVED: to

(a)   make no changes to the current car park fees and charges, and to continue the provision of free parking on Saturday afternoons and half-price season tickets for those working in South Oxfordshire;

(b)   support the improvement of the car park environment by replacing car park machines, furniture and signage and carrying out improvements to those public conveniences situated within the council’s car parks.