Decision details

 Replacement of Car Parking Control Equipment at

Park Street Multi Storey Car Park

Decision of:

Councillor Blencowe, Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport 

Reference:

17/URGENCY/ENV/09

Date of decision:   

27/11/17      

               Recorded on: 07/12/17

Decision Type:

Non Key Decision

Matter for Decision:

Councillors are requested to approve the addition of Park St to the ‘Replacement of car parking control equipment at Grafton East, West and Queen Anne Terrace Multi-Storey Car Parks project’ and authorise the associated purchase and installation of new equipment into the 2017/18 capital plan.

The project will require funds of £145,000 from the current 2017/18 financial year. 

Why the decision had to be made

(and any alternative options):

The ‘Replacement of car parking control equipment at Grafton East, West and Queen Anne Terrace Multi-Storey Car Parks project’ has a capital fund of £570,000 and the approvals to purchase.  This excluded Park St due to proposals for re-development. 

The future of Park Street remains the subject of review and is required to be maintained for the next five year on a rolling programme of works. 

This life extension drives the need for the replacement of the current parking equipment (in line with the remainder of the parking portfolio) to ensure the council is PCI P2Pe compliant.

This level of security is supported by 3C ICT who identified that it will:

•significantly reduce the risk of payment card fraud and subsequent fines if PCI P2PE compliances are not in place

•will save significant time and money as PCI P2PE audit requirements will be greatly reduced

•the payment process with P2PE is quicker than other transaction processes; thus, creating simpler and faster customer-merchant transactions

Parking could retain the current equipment and still take card payment solutions however the system would not deliver PCI P2PE levels of compliance. Should the council experience a data breach without these compliance levels it may result in an unlimited fine to the council and the associated loss of reputation.

Funding the new equipment requires £145K to be added to the existing capital fund. Caroline Ryba, Head of Finance has identified available funds available in the current 17/18 financial year.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

To approve the additional funding to purchase and install new equipment at Park Street car park at a cost of £145,000 into the 2017/18 capital plan.

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure the council can continue to take card payments and be PCI P2Pe compliant in Park St car park.

Scrutiny consideration:

Capital Programme Board will review report on

5 December 2017

Report:

The Capital Programme Board Part A & B reports are attached.

Conflicts of interest:

None declared

Comments:

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