RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL: (21 February 2017)
That:
(1) the contents of Report No: CAB/SE/17/016 and the estimated financial impact of introducing Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) shown at Exempt Appendix A, be noted;
(2) Suffolk County Council be supported in seeking the transfer of Civil Parking Enforcement to St Edmundsbury Borough Council;
(3) an Agency Agreement be entered into with Suffolk County Council for the period 2019-2029 to undertake delegated Civil Parking Enforcement powers across the Borough;
(4) £10,000 be contributed towards the countywide set up costs for Civil Parking Enforcement;
(5) it be agreed that St Edmundsbury Borough Council will meet the cost of operating Civil Parking Enforcement delivered by a West Suffolk service, subject to (i) the retention of all on-street parking and neighbourhood parking receipts; (ii) a Service Level Agreement with Suffolk County Council on the processing of new requests for Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) restrictions and the maintenance of lines and signs; and (iii) assume delegated responsibility for on street pay and display tariff setting and the provision of on-street parking bays (subject to a Highway Authority pre-defined assessment);
(6) CPE enforcement be provided in parts of Babergh and Mid Suffolk and a separate agreement with the individual District Councils to enforce their off street car parks, on a full cost recovery basis; and
(7) delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Operations), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Operations, to sign-off the final agreements relating to the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement.