Issue - meetings

To consider report 72/11 of the head of economic, leisure and property. 

Cabinet considered report 72/11 of the head of economy, leisure, and property.  This sought support for accepting agency and other powers from South Oxfordshire District Council to continue provision of car parks at Rye Farm and Hales Meadow, Abingdon.  This would allow the council to continue operating these car parks. 

Councillor Dudley Hoddinott was invited to ask his question: was it correct that South Oxfordshire leases the car parks from this council?  The head of legal and democratic services reported that this council owned the car parks and currently leased them to South Oxfordshire.  However, the council needed to form new agency arrangements with South Oxfordshire.  This would allow this council to accept the agency agreement and start the formal process of putting a new car park order in place.  Cabinet believed that this was the best option and noted that either council could review this arrangement after three years. 

RECOMMEND to Council to:

(a)               accept agency and all other necessary powers from South Oxfordshire District Council to operate Rye Farm and Hales Meadow car parks at Abingdon and to authorise the head of legal and democratic services to complete the appropriate agreements;

RESOLVED:

(b)               Subject to Council adopting (a) above, to:

(i)                 authorise the head of legal and democratic services to prepare and publish a draft car park order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and carry out the necessary consultations in accordance with the requirements of the Act and the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 and to report back to Cabinet on the responses received after the end of the consultation period; and

(ii)        agree that the fees and charges for Rye Farm and Hales Meadow car parks are as set out in appendix 1 of report 71/11 of the head of economy, leisure and property to Cabinet on 10 February 2012.