Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director Environment Services

Purpose of report

The purpose of this report is to seek approval to move into an Agency Agreement with Oxfordshire County Council to cover enforcement of the Council’s off street car parks

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1           To approve entering into an agency agreement for five years with an option to extend for up to a further five years with Oxfordshire County Council regarding car parking. There will be an option to cease the agreement with twelve months notice on either side

1.2           To give delegated authority to the Corporate Director Communities in conjunction with the Monitoring Officer to agree the details of the agency agreement

Resolved

(1)          That the entering into an agency agreement for five years with an option to extend for up to a further five years with Oxfordshire County Council regarding car parking and an option to cease the agreement with twelve months’ notice on either side be approved.

(2)          That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities in conjunction with the Monitoring Officer to agree the details of the agency agreement.

The Assistant Director Environmental Services submitted a report to seek approval to move into an Agency Agreement with Oxfordshire County Council to cover enforcement of the Council’s off street car parks.

Resolved

(1)          That the entering into an agency agreement for five years with an option to extend for up to a further five years with Oxfordshire County Council regarding car parking and an option to cease the agreement with twelve months’ notice on either side be approved.

(2)          That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities in conjunction with the Monitoring Officer to agree the details of the agency agreement.

Reasons

The current car parking contract has been extended until the end of November 2022. From 1 December 2022 new arrangements must be put in place.

Having considered the options, entering into an agency agreement with the County Council will deliver a very good service with a significant reduction in service delivery cost.

Alternative options

Option 1: To adopt the recommendations.

Option 2: To reject the recommendations and ask officers to reconsider the overall project