Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance presented a report on the proposed fees and charges for Council services, to come into effect from 1 April 2014.

The Cabinet Member advised that the majority of charges were set to increase by an average of 3%, in line with inflation.  In respect of the parking fees for shopping parade areas as listed in Appendix A to the report, it was noted that the schedule incorrectly showed an increase being applied to the hourly charges for 2014/15 whereas those charges should have been shown as remaining at the 2013/14 levels.

Cabinet resolved:

(i)  To approve the proposed fees and charges as set out in Appendix A to the report, to be effective from 1 April 2014, with the exception of the proposed increase to Shopping Parade parking charges at lines 443 to 446 and 454 to 456 in Appendix A which shall remain at the 2013/14 levels shown in the table headed “On-Street Pay & Display - Secondary Shopping Parades e.g. Broad Street, High Road Chadwell Heath, Faircross Parade (Monday to Sunday)” in Appendix B to the report;

(ii)  To note the fees and charges no longer applicable from 31 March 2014, as set out in Appendix B, subject to the amendment referred to in (i) above;

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the Cabinet Members for Finance and Children’s Services, regarding the setting of fees and charges which are applied from September for schools and academic year based activities; and

(iv)  To delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services and the Corporate Director of Housing and Environment, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the relevant Cabinet Members, to amend the fees and charges for Park Events once the policy decision on service direction has been agreed.