The footage, which was aired before the court, showed someone inserting glue into the padlocks of the steel casings protecting parking meters along The Esplanade at Balmoral. Police allege that Mosman resident Ian Elsegood, 55, ``intentionally or recklessly’’ damaged 16 parking meters on The Esplanade at Balmoral Beach on December 30 and 31. Mr Elsegood has pleaded not guilty to the malicious damage charges. Mr Elsegood was accompanied in court by his brother Stuart and sister-in-law and former Mosman councillor Lynette Elsegood. Peter Gow, who is representing Mr Elsegood, argued the CCTV footage obtained by the council had been taken illegally. Mr Gow said the council did ``not have consent’’ to install and operate cameras on the building at 2a The Esplanade, which was owned by NSW Martime, according to a Land Title property search. Prosecution lawyer Lydia Valentine, acting on behalf of Harbourside Police, said the council could prove it owned the building, formerly the Watermark restaurant and now the Public Dining Room. Mosman councillor Denise Wilton was cross-examined as part of the high-profile case. She said she had served on the council since 1999 and the building had belonged to the council ``since at least that time’’. Magistrate Geoffrey Bradd called for evidence to be tendered to the court that proved the council owned the building and adjourned the case until 10am tomorrow.