Car Parking: 2018 Fees and Charges Increase: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 13 March 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2018-0016
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Car Parking 2018 Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Decision Summary:	12 March 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Car Parking 2018 Increases to Fees and Charges		Date of Written Report:	12 March 2018
Written Report Author:	Finance Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt QE Article 33(b)
Subject: Jersey Car Parking – 2018 Increases to Fees and Charges
Decision(s): The Minister approved the increases to Jersey Car Parking fees and charges for 2018 as set out in the attached report.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable Jersey Car Parking to increase its fees and charges in 2018 to allow Jersey Car Parking to maintain the standard of car parks over a 25 year period as highlighted in the original report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently updated by BDO Alto Limited (the “Car Parks model”) and to pay Parish Rates in respect of public car parks, introduced as a result of the proposal of the Connetable of St Helier as amended by the Comite des Connetables in the 2018 Budget debate.
Resource Implications: The additional income as a result of the 2018 increases to parking fees and charges are identified as per the 2016 – 2019 Medium Term Financial Plan, with the exception of the impact of parish rates, which was agreed by the States during the 2018 budget debate in November. Cost of advertising increases to fees and charges in the Jersey Evening Post.
Action required: The Director of Transport Policy to advertise the fees and charges for 2018 in due course and to request the Law Draftsman to make the necessary changes to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2010. The Director of Transport Policy to also liaise with the two electronic payment providers (for the PayByPhone and ANPR systems) to arrange for charges to be increased on the specified dates.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: