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A decision made (26.03.2009) to approve increases to the general public for the use of car parks at Jersey Airport.

Decision Reference:

MD-E-2009-0056

Decision Summary Title :

Jersey Airport – public car park charges

DS Car Park Charges 20090324

Date of Decision Summary:

24 March 2009

Decision Summary Author:

Steve J Read

Terminal & Security Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Written Report

Title :

Jersey Airport – public car park charges

WR Car Park Charges 20090324

Date of Written Report:

24 March 2009

Written Report Author:

Steve J Read

Terminal & Security Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Jersey Airport – public car park charges.

Decision(s):

The Assistant Minister, acting in accordance with Regulation 3(1) of the Aerodromes (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 1965, approved increases in the charges to the general public for use of the car parks at Jersey Airport, to take effect from 01 May 2009, as follows -

(a) Short stay car park – from £0.50 per half hour to £0.60 per half hour

(b) Main car park – from £0.50 per hour to £0.60 per hour.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The airport has not increased it car park charges since April 2006 and an increase also is required to cover GST and operating costs.

The cost of maintaining and administering the car parks has risen without a corresponding increase in charges.

Resource Implications:

There are no additional resource implications.

Action required:

The Airport Director to ensure that:

the Marketing & Communications Manager publishes a revised list of charges in the Jersey Gazette.

the Head of Engineering Services makes the necessary changes to public notices on the car parks.

the Business Systems Support Manager makes the necessary alterations to the payment systems in the car park pay machines

Signature:

Position:

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Airport - Public Car Park Charges

MD-E-2009-0056

Jersey Airport – public car park charges

Introduction

To increase the charge to the general public for use of the car parks at Jersey Airport, effective from 1 May 2009, for a period of three years.

Discussion

There are two public car parks at Jersey Airport; the short stay car park in front of the Arrivals Terminal, for which a charge of 50 pence per half hour, and the main car park in front of the Departures Terminal for which a charge of 50 pence per hour. There is no free parking at the airport. Designated disabled parking bays are available within the two car parks.

The airport accrues a significant income from its public car parks, the total receipt for 2008 was £850,457 (£73,050 of which came from the arrivals car park and £777,407 came from the main car park).

The airport has not increased its charges since April 2006, in addition to which, it has absorbed the first twelve months of GST. The cost of maintaining and administering the car parks has increased without any commensurate increase in charges.

The Transport & Technical Services Department has ministerial approval to increase the unit charge of their car park pay cards from 0.54p to 0.58p effective from 1 April 2009. This represents a RPI(Y) increase of 3.2% plus GST. The cost of living over the past three year period has risen by approximately 11%, which would give a revised charge of 0.55 pence per unit charge, plus GST at 3% giving an overall increase of approximately 0.57p. The airport’s automated car park pay machines do not accept copper coins.

Recommendation

Accordingly, given this restraint – which would be very costly to accommodate, combined with other overhead costs, the recommended increased charge is 0.60p. per unit.

The revised charges from the 1 May 2009 would be as follows:

1. Short stay car park – from 0.50p per half hour to 0.60p per half hour

2. Main car park – from 0.50 per hour to 0.60p per hour.

SJdesCR

March 09