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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 11, 2016

HEADED ITEM NO.10

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

UPDATE ON PAY PARKING

Report

At the February 2014 meeting of the Transportation SPC, a decision to recommend to the County Council that 30 minutes free parking be made available in all villages where pay and display parking was in place. This recommendation was discussed by the Council at its meeting on 10th March 2014 and the following resolution was agreed.

“That the Council provide a 30 minute grace period for all vehicles on arrival in a pay and display parking location operated by the Council, excluding residential areas, prior to being required to have purchased a pay and display parking ticket and that this 30 minute grace period would be reviewed after six months in operation.”

The change was implemented from 7th April 2014. The option of a ticket to cover the 30 minutes free being issued was explored but wasn’t feasible at the time. The review of the application of the 30 free minutes has been ongoing with updates brought to the Land Use Planning and Transportation SPC meetings. Discussions have acknowledges a level of confusion on behalf of the public and have led to efforts to communicate it better, change of notices, stickers on every machine etc. Recent information led to us re-examining the option of the parking machine issuing a ticket and this is now achievable.

A final quote is awaited but the cost is not expected to be significant, updates to software and amendments to the park folio system within each machine will be required. Implementation of the change will mean that for the customer with business that will take no longer than 30 minutes, a ticket will be issued for display. For those whose business requires a longer duration, they will also avail of a free 30 minutes which will be added to the value of their ticket.

In future all patrons of pay parking will benefit from 30 minutes free. As this will constitute a further change, a campaign to inform the public will be undertaken. For consistency of enforcement display of a valid ticket will be compulsory.

Members will be kept informed of progress and of the effective date of the change.