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Cabinet Member: Infrastructure and Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/197

Contact: Stewart Wilson, Place Planning Team Leader (Central)

(Stewart.Wilson@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDIDS4)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the procurement of technical transport consultancy support required for the Workplace Parking Levy project.

b)    Delegate the award of the contract award to the Director of Economy and Place

c)    Authorise officers to progress the development of the Workplace Parking Levy project including the undertaking of the required future public consultation.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited the speaker to address the meeting and responded to their points in turn.

The Chair invited officers to provide background information to the scheme.

Officers explained that money was provided through the County Council’s budget process.

The Chair noted the importance of this stage of the work on the scheme to ensure fairness and that progress would be monitored over a period of time.

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations outlined in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Approve the procurement of technical transport consultancy support required for the Workplace Parking Levy project.

b)    Delegate the award of the contract award to the Director of Economy and Place.

c)    Authorise officers to progress the development of the Workplace Parking Levy project including the undertaking of the required future public consultation.

Cabinet Member: Infrastructure and Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/149

Contact: Bryan Evans, Senior Transport Planner

(Bryan.Evans@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDIDS4)

The information in this case is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed categories:

3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The annexes containing exempt information under the above paragraph is attached.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to: 

a)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment and Place in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer to negotiate, complete, sign, seal and implement the Income Sharing Agreement with Oxford City Council for the Oxford Zero Emission Zone Pilot Scheme. 

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to address the meeting and responded to their points in turn.

The Chair asked officers to provide background information to the report.

Officers explained that the Oxford Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) was a road-user charging scheme for vehicles, based upon their emission levels.

Officers noted that the scheme is promoted jointly by Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council, with income from the scheme being shared between the two authorities.  

Officers noted that the recommendations would be updated to reflect the new management structure within the County Council.

The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendation in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Highways in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer to negotiate, complete, sign, seal and implement the Income Sharing Agreement with Oxford City Council for the Oxford Zero Emission Zone Pilot Scheme.