Issue - meetings

Report number AFM0137 by the Economic Development Portfolio Holder.

                                                                                                            (Enclosure)

DECISION:

That Cabinet recommends to Council

1)         That authority is granted to proceed with the proposed South Kesteven District Council Off-Street Parking Places Order 2009, following the consultation period.

2)         That the order is made.

Considerations/Reasons for decision:

(1)       Report AFM0137 by the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development.

(2)       No objections received during the consultation period.

(3)       Letters of support in respect of the proposals from Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership and Lincolnshire County Councils Highways Department.

(4)       Comments made by Cabinet Members at the meeting.

(5)       Comments made by the Monitoring Officer at the meeting.

Other options considered:

(a)       The Police verbally communicating with the people misusing the car parks and written communication with the people involved.  Despite both the options being carried out, there are still recurrent problems.

(b)       Possession action can only be taken against the registered owner.  The registered owner is not the person operating the car sales. Once proceedings have been started with vehicle has been sold or moved from the Council land and different vehicles are put in their place.  Possession action in respect of each vehicle is not an effective remedy.

(c)        Although the DVLA have acquired powers to impound untaxed vehicles found both on and off the highway, they have been unable to take any action in respect of the car parks referred in report AFM0137.  In any event some of the vehicles being left on Council car parks are taxed.