THAT:

(a)        To approve the introduction of Pay & Display parking restrictions 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday in place of the Limited Waiting general parking places within the area of the On-Street Parking Scheme (OSP): Aubrey Street, Bridge Street, Broad Street, Gaol Street, Harrison Street, King Street, St. John Street and St. Owen’s Street in accordance with the Order advertised with the following changes:

·       To standardise the maximum stay period for general parking places at 1 hour, within the area of the OSP (see paragraph above), as opposed to the 2 hour maximum stay advertised.

·       To approve tariffs of £0.50 for stays up to 30 minutes and £1.00 for stays up to 1 hour and to withdraw the £2.50 tariff for stays up to 2 hours (if a 1 hour maximum stay is approved).

·       To approve the proposed 30 minute Limited Waiting except Permit Holders and Permit Holder only parking restriction changes in Castle Street, the proposed 30 minute Limited Waiting except Permit Holders parking restriction changes in St Ethelbert Street and the 1 Hour Limited Waiting except Permit Holders parking restriction changes in Cantilupe Street, to operate from 8.00am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, as advertised and to approve an amendment to the proposals advertised, which would allow the discretionary issue of 2 Hour Limited Waiting permits to businesses within the zone.

·       To withdraw the proposals to change goods vehicle loading to loading bays for use by any vehicle.

·       To withdraw the proposed reinstatement of the no waiting restrictions outside the Castle House Hotel.

(b)        To approve the variation of the current contracts for Metric Group Ltd, Cobalt Telephone Technologies and 3C payment UK ltd. in respect of providing off street parking machines and their payment methods, to include any proposed additional on street machines.

(c)        To approve an exemption to paragraph 16.4 of the council’s contract procedure rules for the reasons set out in paragraph 12 the report below.