Council Minutes - Section C: Notice of Motion - 25 August 2020
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Notices of Motion tabled at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 25 August 2020 which was Held virtually by Zoom and broadcast on the City's website.
During the COVID-19 pandemic the Council has endorsed four support packages to provide relief to businesses and the local community, totalling $10.7 million in value.
The first support package, endorsed by the Council on 24 March, included free casual on and off-street car-parking in the Geelong CBD until 30 June.
The Council then re-considered CBD parking as part of its fourth support package, endorsed on 30 June, voting to continue free parking in 2-hour on street spaces in the Geelong CBD until 31 December 2020.
Following this decision, paid parking in all other time zones resumed on 3 August.
Recently the State Government declared Victoria as a State of Disaster with all regional areas of the state, including Greater Geelong, being placed back into Stage 3 restrictions to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
Council has an ongoing commitment to the community to provide support and relief throughout the period of restrictions and beyond.
It is proposed that all Council owned and managed on and off street casual paid parking in the CBD is made free from 31 August to 31 December 2020.
This measure would be consistent with Council’s free parking commitment during the previous period of Stage 3 restrictions, and provide the following benefits:
Financial relief and added convenience to members of the community travelling into the CBD to access essential services.
Support for CBD-based local businesses who continue to be heavily impacted by the pandemic.
Removal of any need for members of the community to touch parking meters, helping to limit further spread of COVID-19 in our region.
The financial impact of free Council owned and managed on and off-street casual parking from 31 August to 31 December 2020 is budgeted up to $2.1 million. It is worth noting that the City would be unlikely to achieve the budgeted figure due to COVID-19 restrictions. It is estimated that the more likely potential foregone revenue would be in the order of $840,000, rather than budgeted $2.1 million. This estimate is based on very limited parking information since paid parking was introduced last week.
Councillor Kontelj moved, Councillor Grzybek seconded -
That Council:
Approve the waiver of all parking fees for Council owned and managed on and off street casual paid car parking in the Geelong CBD from 31 August to 31 December 2020;
Note the 2020-21 budgeted financial impact of up to $2.1 million; and
Note the estimated foregone revenue is in the order of $840,000, rather than $2.1 million budgeted revenue, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Carried.
Division Requested:
For: Councillors Asher, Sullivan, Grzybek, Kontelj, Aitken, Nelson
Against: Councillors Murrihy, Mason, Mansfield, Murnane, Harwood
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