Decision

(a)       That a planned maintenance budget be approved for the current year of £100,000, funded by the Corporate Projects Reserve, to enable immediate repairs and upgrades (Appendix 1) that are essential to be carried out within the car parks;

(b)       That £300,000 from the Corporate Projects Reserve be approved for planned specified capital works (Appendix 2) that are necessary to improve the condition and safety of the car parks;

(c)        That the proposals for car parking charges, as set out in Appendix 3, together with the comments made at the Executive Committee be the subject of a consultation exercise with town councils, BID and chambers of commerce;

(d)       That the renegotiation of fees be approved for the management and/or collecting pay & display cash from car parks that this Council does not own.