Issue - meetings
CCTV parking enforcement of School Keep Clear markings
Meeting: 12/02/2018 - Cabinet (Item 21)
21 CCTV Parking Enforcement of School Keep Clear Markings 
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The purpose of this report is to inform Cabinet of the results of the School Keep Clear re-mountable CCTV camera enforcement trial which commenced in September 2017.
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:
20.1 That content of this report, the approach taken and progress to date, be noted; and
20.2 That the initiative be expanded through through capital investment by purchasing another re-mountable CCTV camera for enforcement of School Keep Clear restrictions.
Minutes:
Councillor Eleanor Southwood (Lead Member for Environment) introduced the report which informed Cabinet of the results of a trial to use a re-mountable CCTV camera in order to ensure that vehicles did not illegally park on ‘Keep Clear’ yellow zig-zag signs around schools in within Brent.
She outlined that the problem of parents parking dangerously on ‘keep clear’ markings existed outside of most schools within the borough and that the Council’s first re-mountable CCTV camera being trialled at Preston Park Primary School had led to a significant number of contraventions and subsequent Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) being issued. She explained that the Council’s Civic Enforcement Officers were thinly spread across the borough at school pick-up times and that these officers had explained how difficult it could be to issue a PCN as parents often drove away, or became abusive when approached. Members’ heard that this was hoped to be addressed through the Council purchasing a second re-mountable CCTV camera, for which approval was sought as part of the report.
Cabinet Members Tatler and Hirani spoke in support the proposals and provided anecdotal examples of the problems which existed at schools within their respective wards. Cabinet Members Butt and McLennan also spoke in favour of the proposals, and Councillor McLennan also suggested that Byron Court Primary School also be included as a future location for the camera in future.
It was RESOLVED:
21.1 That content of this report, the approach taken and progress to date, be noted; and
21.2 That the initiative be expanded through capital investment by purchasing another re-mountable CCTV camera for enforcement of School Keep Clear restrictions.