Decisions

Matter for Decision:

Approve the creation of a single tariff of £1 per hour Monday to Sunday 24/7 at city Council owned multi-storey and surface car parks for up to three months until the 31^st October with the ability to review on a monthly basis to determine need and efficacy of the arrangements.

·      Retain the provision of free parking permits for public and voluntary sector key workers to be reviewed at the end of August

·      Remove the provision of a City Centre Worker permit at the discounted rate, as all parking will be at the £1/hour rate

·      Reinstate the enforcement of parking fees in City Council owned surface car parks from the end of August.

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

The decision needs to be made urgently to support city centre recovery and the next planning and transport scrutiny committee is not until September.

If the decision is not made now the return of customers to the city centre (within public health guidelines) and business income likely to be impacted resulting in further delay to economic recovery.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

·      Approved the creation of a single tariff of £1 per hour Monday to Sunday 24/7 at city Council owned multi-storey and surface car parks for up to three months until the 31^st October with the ability to review on a monthly basis to determine need and efficacy of the arrangements.

·      Agreed to retain the provision of free parking permits for public and voluntary sector key workers to be reviewed at the end of August

·      Removed the provision of a City Centre Worker permit at the discounted rate, as all parking will be at the £1/hour rate

·      Agreed to reinstate the enforcement of parking fees in City Council owned surface car parks from the end of August.

Reasons for the decision:

As detailed in the Officers report attached.

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report:

Can be viewed at the link below:

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecSDDisplay.aspx?NAME=SD1544&ID=1544&RPID=66673284

Conflicts of interest:

None

Comments:

Adverse comments were made by the Opposition Spokes,

Councillor Bick.

The decision will be reported back to the Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee in the autumn cycle (29 September 2020)

RECORD OF URGENT DECISION ON drAft NEC AAP TOPIC PAPERS

Decision of:

Councillor Thornburrow

Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces 

Reference:

20/URGENCY/P&T/10

Date of decision:             

24/07/20

Published:  24/7/20

Decision Type:

Non Key

Matter for Decision:

Approval of five Topics Papers as supporting evidence for Draft North East Cambridge Area Action Plan which is due to go out to consultation between 27th July 2020 and 5th October 2020

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

This decision relates to specific delegations to the Executive Member for Planning Policy and Open Space agreed at the Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee at its meeting held on 30th June 2020.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

Approved the following topic papers:

Transport Topic Paper,

Internalisation Topic Paper,

NEC APP Heath Facilities and Wellbeing Topic Paper

Environmental Health Topic Paper

NEC APP Community Safety Topic Paper

Reasons for the decision:

As detailed in the Member Consultation Paper which can be viewed at the link below:

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13466

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report:

A copy of the Transport Topic Paper, Internalisation Topic Paper, NEC APP Heath Facilities and Wellbeing Topic Paper, Environmental Health Topic Paper and NEC APP Community Safety Topic Paperer can be viewed at the link below:

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13466

Conflicts of interest:

None

Comments:

The decision will be reported back to the Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee on 29 September 2020.

Matter for Decision:

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority are consulting upon the draft CAM Sub Strategy between 4^th May and 17^th July 2020 at 5pm.  This is a secondary document of the Local Transport Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough which was adopted in March 2020 and it describes the policy framework for the CAM.  Further information and the Sub Strategy document can be found at the following link: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/about-us/programmes/transport/cam-sub-strategy/

Appendix 1 to this decision sets out the proposed joint response to the Combined Authority from Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.  The response is supportive of the potentially transformational role that an integrated public transport system such as the CAM could make, however it offers several areas where the Sub Strategy should be refined.

Appendix 1 includes a draft letter and more detailed responses to parts of the sub strategy (indicating which question in the CAM Sub Strategy questionnaire they relate to).  The purpose of this decision is to agree these, so that they can be submitted before the deadline.

Note: 

To ensure an aligned agreement between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council, the Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council is also taking an out of cycle decision at the same time.

Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

The consultation provides an opportunity for Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council to make comments on the content of the CAM Sub Strategy.

The Executive Councillor’s decision(s):

To confirm that the letter and questionnaire responses set out in Appendix 1 of this decision should be made to the Combined Authority on the CAM Sub Strategy.

Reasons for the decision:

To provide the views of Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council on the CAM Sub Strategy.

Scrutiny consideration:

The Chair and Spokesperson of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report:

The proposed response is attached as Appendix 1 which can be viewed at the following link:

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13458

Conflicts of interest:

None known

Comments:

No adverse comments were made.