Decision details

Pension arrangement for the existing car park management contract

Approval to add the car park enforcement and management into the on-street enforcement contract from October 2019

Exempt report of the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services) on the arrangements for the car park enforcement and management contract.

(1)        The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(1)       That it be noted that East Hertfordshire District Council had appointed as from 17 January 2019 a new third party contractor for the issuing of parking enforcement notices covered by the On Street Parking Enforcement Contract.

(2)       That the Cabinet agrees that the Council would underwrite the pension liability for CP Plus Ltd up to the value of £188,000 on receipt of a returnable deposit of £188,000 from CP Plus Ltd to be returned after the end of their contract term, subject to no call being placed on this from the Pension Fund.

(3)       That the Cabinet delegates to the Corporate Director (Resources, Environment and Cultural Services), in consultation with the Executive Member (Resources), the authority to agree the heads of terms for the placing of the deposit by CP Plus Ltd with the Council and authorise the agreement.

(2)        Reasons for the Decision

In October 2017 the Cabinet agreed to enter into a new service level agreement with East Hertfordshire District Council for the on-street parking enforcement activities from January 2019 until January 2024.

Officers were currently exploring the possibilities of extending the East Hertfordshire enforcement arrangement to cover the car parks when the contract with CP Plus expired in September 2019 and a report would be brought to a future Cabinet meeting once the options had been examined.