Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive on the construction of the Hatfield Multi-Storey Car Park.

That, subject to the approval of an appropriate TRO, Cabinet:

(1)   Agreed that the car park charges as summarised in Tables 1 and 2 of the report, be recommended for inclusion as part of the fees and charges of the charges to be considered by Council as part of the budget approval process for 2021/22.

(2)   Noted the contents of the report, in particular the project timetable in Table 3.

Report of the Chief Executive on the construction of the Hatfield Multi-Storey Car Park.

(1)       The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the approval of an appropriate TRO, Cabinet:

(1)     Agreed that the car park charges as summarised in Tables 1 and 2 of the report, be recommended for inclusion as part of the fees and charges of the charges to be considered by Council as part of the budget approval process for 2021/22.

(2)     Noted the contents of the report, in particular the project timetable in Table 3.

(2)       Reasons for the Decision

The construction work on the Multi-Storey car park in Hatfield was progressing well and is scheduled to be completed in the Spring.

The car park will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and will be available for short stay, long stay and season tickets. The proposed charges are summarised in Tables 1 and 2 in the report and subject to Council approval, will form part of the 2021/22 fees and charges. It should be noted that based on the business parking survey results, customers typically need to park for less than 3 hours.  The Council will be retaining 3 hours free parking in the multi-storey car park and indeed Hatfield will remain the only town in Hertfordshire to offer free parking for up to three hours.  The proposed tariff was supported by the majority of Members sitting on the Cross Party Hatfield Town Centre Regeneration Board.

In order to introduce parking restrictions in the Hatfield Town Centre car parks, it is necessary to create a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).  The timetable to introduce the TRO is set out in the report.  The TRO relates to the parking restrictions being proposed including pay and display parking and disabled bays, rather than the actual car park charge.