Issue - meetings

Recommendations

That Executive:

i)               approves the capital sum of £2,461,850 to be funded from the LGR Reserveto replace the current 429 P&D machines.  Included in this total is £400,000 to replace old sodium lighting with new LED heads and ageing lamp columns where necessary in the council’s surface car parks; and

ii)              notes that with the capital investment, an estimated annual saving of £587k is forecast to be achieved which will contribute to the £1.000m saving target included in the 26/27 financial plan.

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director Environment in relation to the requirement to replace the Council’s current stock of Pay and Display machines plus the barrier control systems in two multi-story car parks and to highlight capital funding of £2.062m required to replace the machines and generate an estimated saving of £587k per annum.  A sum of £400k was also requested to replace old sodium lighting with new LED heads and ageing lamp columns where necessary in the council’s surface car parks.

The Executive Member for Highways and Transportation, Councillor Keane Duncan, introduced the report which presented an investment of £2.5m for car parks, which would deliver annual cost savings of £590k. All 430 pay and display machines in the county would be replaced with machines which would accept card, cash and app payments.  The new machines would be solar powered making them more reliable and better for the environment, would be easier to use and be ticketless.  Safety and security in car parks would be upgraded by replacing lighting with new LED lighting which would be more reliable and easier to repair.

Members welcomed the investment which provided an opportunity for the council to invest to save. 

Resolved (unanimously) – that

1)            approval be given for the capital sum of £2,461,850 to be funded from the LGR Reserveto replace the current 429 P&D machines.  Included in this total is £400,000 to replace old sodium lighting with new LED heads and ageing lamp columns where necessary in the council’s surface car parks; and

2)            it be noted that with the capital investment, an estimated annual saving of £587k is forecast to be achieved which will contribute to the £1,000m saving target included in the 26/27 financial plan.