Agenda item

The Committee considered the report of the Assistant Chief Executive which set out the findings, conclusion and recommendation of the light touch review which looked at parking on council land (for copy of report, see file of minutes).

Resolved: That the committee make four recommendations to the Portfolio Holder and ask that he provide a response to the committee in relation to the committee’s findings, conclusion and recommendations:

a)    That Neighbourhood Services with assistance from Legal Services, investigate, monitor and review new legislation such as The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 for any future options to address parking on council land issues.

b)    To increase  education/ awareness to highlight to drivers the need to park considerately for the safety of pedestrians and other road users using cost effective measures such as Durham County News; DCC website and through social media

c) That members of the Council use Customer Services as first point of contact to ensure the enquiry is allocated to the right team and members receive a unique reference number from the Customer Relationship Management system should they need to follow up their query.

d)   That each case of parking on council owned land is looked at on an individual basis.