That:

(a)        the making and implementation of The County of Herefordshire District Council (Hereford City Centre) (Amendment 2) Order 2018, as advertised be authorised introducing the following changes to the operation of on-street parking in Hereford City Centre:

·     to extend the maximum stay period for the pay and display parking bays to 2 hours, with an extended tariff structure (up to 30 mins - 50p, up to 1 hour - £1 and up to 2 hours - £3)

·     to extend Pay & Display parking to include St Ethelbert Street and selected parking places in Castle Street, with a standardised operating period of 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, with a continued exemption for permit holders (see plan at Appendix 2)

·     to introduce a Zone 2 identifier for the Castle Street, Cantilupe Street, St Ethelbert

·     to include a provision for the council at its discretion to suspend on-street charging for special events

(b)        A variation of the current contract with Metric Group Ltd in respect of providing an additional 4 pay and display machines for Castle Street and St Ethelbert Street be approved at a cost of no more than £14.1k.