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Decision details

Decision details

Smart City Parking App

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Kevin McKee, the Parking Manager, presented the report which outlined the terms of the 2 year free trial with the company AppyParking providing and installing the equipment (worth an estimated £300,000).  The trial period would allow the benefits to be assessed to see if there should be a continuation (after a tender process). 

 

Councillor Lynne Stagg, Cabinet Member, asked if the investment of £300k would have to be paid back at the end of the 2 years trial?  Kevin McKee responded that it would not need to be returned and the equipment would become the property of Portsmouth City Council (PCC). He also reported that PCC would have full access to the acquired data on parking movements from the trial which would be helpful for planning modifications to the parking network.

 

Councillor Bosher felt that there were questions raised by the trial which may affect short term parking and the blue badge scheme; it was reported that the system allowed a choice of payment methods (including paying by phone) but that the blue badge exemptions remained. The 2 year trial would allow assessment of current parking schemes such as the metered Seafront.

 

Councillor Chowdhury was concerned as not all drivers have smart-phones with them and questioned the level of investment.  Kevin McKee reported that the £300,000 represented the value of the equipment which was being provided free to the City Council (with no outlay costs for PCC). He explained the parking payment levies with the external company receiving 30p per transaction, which was similar to the current phone parking charging system.  Councillor Chowdhury questioned the benefit to the city - Mr McKee clarified that the system it alerted motorists to where there are spaces available, which is particularly useful when major events are taking place in the city.

 

Councillor Stagg also saw the benefits from the system to air quality with less idling of engines and driving to search for parking spaces. There was also the advantage of being able to pay by the minute not just per hour.  She asked that there be regular updates, approximately six monthly.  It was suggested that this information item come back to either the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation, the Governance & Audit & Standards Committee, or the Traffic, Environment and Community Safety Scrutiny Panel as appropriate.

 

DECISIONS The Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation:

 

(1)       approved a trial of the AppyParking app to take place in Portsmouth subject to an acceptable commercial agreement being finalised between the supplier and the council;

 

(2)     delegated authority to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and City Solicitor to finalise an agreement for the trial;

 

(3)     should a trial proceed, authorised the commencement of all necessary procedures to vary the current parking designation orders for on-street pay and display parking to allow charging per minute for those using the app subject to a minimum charge.

 

Report author: Pam Turton

Publication date: 04/10/2018

Date of decision: 12/07/2018

Decided at meeting: 12/07/2018 - Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation

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