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Pier Road Car Park: Charity Event

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A decision made on 29 October 2021

Decision Reference:    MD-T-2021-0067

Decision Summary Title :

Pier Road Car Park Charity Event

Date of Decision Summary:

27 October 2021

Decision Summary Author:

Assistant Manager Parking Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Pier Road Car Park Charity Event

Date of Written Report:

27 October 2021

Written Report Author:

Assistant Manager Parking Control

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Jersey Car Parks – Use of Pier Road Car Park for a Charity Sleepover Event

Decision(s): The Minister agreed to allow the use of Floor 12 in Pier Road Car Park for the holding of a Charity Sleepover Event overnight Saturday 20 November 2021

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To support the raising of awareness of local people who have fallen on hard times.  

 

Resource Implications: Infrastructure, Housing and Environment – no cost. Organisers - signage £200

 

Action Required: Officers to install the signage and advise motorists via the media.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Pier Road Car Park: Charity Event

INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

USE OF PIER ROAD CAR PARK FOR CHARITY EVENT

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To allow the use of Floor 12 in Pier Road Car Park for an overnight sleepover charity event designed to raise awareness of the plight of locals who have fallen on hard times.

 

 

Background

 

The Sanctuary Trust are once again wishing to organise a charity event where people will raise awareness of the plight of locals who have fallen on hard times by raising sponsorship for sleeping overnight in Pier Road Car Park. The funds raised from this will be used by the Sanctuary Trust who promote the plight of and provide support for some of the more unfortunate people in Jersey and assist them back to their feet and ultimate return to productive society. Similar events have been held in 2012, 2014 and 2019 using Pier Road Car Park with no problems or issues being experienced.

 

The organisers have approached Infrastructure, Housing and Environment (IHE) to again request permission to use Floor 12 of Pier Road Car Park on the evening of Saturday 20 November overnight to the morning of Sunday 21 November 2020 to stage this event. The organisers have put in place an appropriate insurance cover, a copy of the policy will be presented to IHE prior to the event. They have also completed a risk assessment for the event in conjunction with the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service and a copy has been presented to IHE (Appendix 1).

 

The organisers will be responsible for cleaning any rubbish left after the event and for returning the area used in a clean and useable condition.

 

A permit for this event has still to be obtained from the Bailiff’s Panel and this being granted would be a condition for the event to go ahead.

 

It is proposed that Floor 12 be closed between 5 pm on Saturday 20 November and 12 noon Sunday 21 November 2020.

 

Floors 11 and 12 are currently being used for staff and public parking for the Covid Vaccination centre at Fort Regent. The Covid team have been contacted and have no issues with this event going ahead as this is a quiet time for the vaccination centre. Staff are being informed to park on level 10 or any level below that displaying their permit.

 

The Minister for Infrastructure can give permission for this event under Article 3 (c) of the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

 

The Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 is administered by IHE.

 

 

Discussion

 

Officers support permission being given to hold the Charity Sleepover on Floor 12 of Pier Road Car Park on the evening of Saturday 20 November 2021 subject to the Bailiff’s Panel granting permission for the event. As the event is planned to be held over one evening this year and the floor requested is not used during the evening it is not expected to result in any loss of parking revenue.

 

 

Recommendations

 

The Minister is recommended to approve granting permission for the use of Floor 12 of Pier Road Car Park for the holding of the Charity Sleepover and to instruct Officers to produce the necessary signage and advise the public using local media of this.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To support the raising of awareness of local people who have fallen on hard times. 

 

 

Resource implication

 

IHE – no cost. Organisers - signage £200

 

 

Action Required

 

Officers to produce and place the appropriate advance notice signage and to advise the public using local media.

 

 

 

Written by:  Assistant Manager Parking Control

 

Approved by:   Director of Transport

 

Attachment:  Appendix 1 - Risk assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

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