Amended parking ct to be signed
To be studied
February be considering a new set of metered parking by-laws.
Responding to questions from Councillor Noelle Chow-Chee, King explained that he will soon be signing an amended contract on behalf of the council while the redrafted by-laws will be presented for consideration.
“The by-laws…are being redrafted and they will be brought to council if not at the next Statutory Meeting then at an extraordinary meeting…to be called within the month,” King said.
Last month 15 city councillors voted in favour of accepting the recommendations of the parking meter renegotiation committee, which would see a reduction in parking fees to $150 per hour, exemptions for religious organisations and schools, and Smart City Solutions (SCS) giving up on their claim to garage parking.
The vote took place at an extraordinary statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), which was called to review the recommendations of the committee’s report and vote on the way forward in regards to the metered parking project.
The recommendations were opposed by only four councillors—Deputy Mayor Lionel Jaikarran, former Deputy Mayor, Sherod Duncan and PPP/C councillors Bishram Kuppen and Khame Sharma. Two councillors abstained from the vote.
Duncan and Jaikarran, have been vocal in their opposition to the metered