Meeting documents

Traffic Regulations Working Party
Thursday, 30th May, 2013 6.00 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
1 Apologies and substitutions.
 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J L Lamb (Substitute: Councillor Robertson), M Stafford (Substitute: Councillor Woodley) and J G S Ware-Lane (Substitute: Councillor Norman).
2 Declarations of interest.
 The following interests were declared at the meeting:

(a) Councillor J Garston - Agenda Item 8 (Members' Request List) - Family member lives in Palmeira Avenue - Disqualifying non-pecuniary interest (withdrew for this part of item);

(b) Councillor J Garston - Agenda Item 8 (Members' Request List) - Westcliff Parade - Disqualifying non-pecuniary interest (withdrew for this part of item).

(c) Councillor Hadley - Agenda Item 8 (Members' Request List) - Delaware Crescent - Relative lives in the street - Non-pecuniary.
3 Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 7th March, 2013
 Resolved:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 7th March 2013, be received and confirmed as a correct record.
4 Chalkwell and Leigh Area Parking Issues
Business for item 4
Resolved:

1. That the results of the initial consultation undertaken by the Ward Councillors, as shown in Appendix 1 to the report of the Corporate Director for Place, be noted.

2. That Cabinet Committee be recommended that no further action be taken with regard to the introduction of a comprehensive Parking Management Scheme in the Chalkwell and Leigh Area on the basis that the outcome of the consultation does not meet the initial requirements of the new Policy on Residents Parking Schemes agreed by Cabinet on 8th January 2013.

3. That alternative options to address the parking issues in the Chalkwell and Leigh Area be investigated in consultation with residents and Ward Councillors.

(The Councillors in the Wards affected abstained from voting on this matter.)

Note: This is an Executive function.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CALL-IN as the matter is eligible for call-in via Cabinet Committee.
Executive Councillor: Cox
5 Requests for New or Amended Waiting Restrictions
Business for item 5
Resolved:

That the Cabinet Committee be recommended that the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to arrange the advertisement of proposed traffic regulation orders for new and amendments to existing waiting restrictions at the locations detailed in Appendix 1 of the report together with the necessary proposed traffic regulation order to facilitate access to the temporary waste facility in Brunel Road, and subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement to arrange for the orders to be confirmed and the proposals be implemented.

Note: This is an Executive function.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CALL-IN as the matter is eligible for call-in via Cabinet Committee.
Executive Councillor: Cox
6 Work Priority Parking, Traffic Management and Road Safety Team
Business for item 6
Resolved:

1. That the Cabinet Committee be recommended that subject to the following amendments, the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to arrange the advertisement of the necessary proposed traffic regulation orders for the list of the agreed projects and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the orders to be confirmed:

(i) The full costs of the Western Esplanade - Arches Cafes scheme (Item No.3) be sought from the Traders/owners of the business. In the event that no contribution is received, the scheme be not progressed.

(ii) The amendment to traffic flows and provision of parking on both sides of Westcliff Parade (Item No. 6), be not progressed and removed from the list of priorities.

2. That in the event of insufficient funds being available within the current financial year, a further report be submitted to the Traffic & Parking Working Party for consideration.

Note: This is an Executive function.
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CALL-IN as the matter is eligible for call-in via Cabinet Committee.
Executive Councillor: Cox
7 Highways and Transport Capital Programme 2013-14
Business for item 7
Resolved:

1. That the successful allocation of funds through various government and other sources for the financial year 2013/14 be noted.

2. That the implementation of the allocated, Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance blocks, Council capital and Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Better Bus Area Fund and other identified allocations for 2013-2014, as detailed in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 (as amended) be noted.

3. That that the delegation of responsibility to the Corporate Director for Place and the Head of Finance and Resources to authorise variations in the project budgets and priorities within the identified allocations in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Public Protection, Waste and Transport be noted.

Note: This is an Executive function.
Eligible for call-in to the Place Scrutiny Committee.
Executive Councillor: Cox
8 Members' Requests List
Business for item 8
Resolved:

That, subject to the following amendments, proposals be progressed in accordance with the Officers' recommendations:

(i) That no further action be taken in relation to Ref No. 11 relating to the introduction of one way traffic flow and two sided parking in Westcliff Parade;

(ii) That in relation to Ref No. 14, consideration be given to introducing double yellow lines along one side in St Augustines Avenue between Thorpe Bay Gardens and Thorpe Esplanade only;

(iii) That in relation to Ref No. 15, the scheme be approved to proceed if funding forthcoming from the charity developing the shelter;

(iv) That request Ref No. 16 relating to Thorpe Hall Close, the scheme be approved as proposed;

(v) That in relation to request Ref No. 17, parking on both sides of Ennismore Gardens be provided with the exception of the bend where the waiting restriction on one side shall be retained;

(vi) That in relation to request Ref No. 18 regarding a request for parking controls in Old Southend Road, Wesley Road, Stanley Road, St Leonards Road and Albert Road be retained on the list and the data from Ward Councillors be included for consideration;

(vii) That no further action be taken in relation to request Ref No. 30 and the request be removed from the list; and

(viii) That in relation to the request to investigate traffic flows in Denton Avenue to restrict goods vehicles and "rat running" to avoid the traffic lights at Rochford Road, the request be retained on the list for 12 months or until the outcome of the application for planning permission by RBS.

Note: This is an Executive function.
Eligible for call-in to the Place Scrutiny Committee.
Executive Councillor: Cox
6.00 p.m./8.10 p.m.
(the meeting was adjourned for 10 minutes at 7.00 p.m.)

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor T Cox (Chairman),
Councillors R A H Brown, J M Garston, R E Hadley, D A Norman*, D F Russell, I T Robertson*, P R Van Looy, R A Woodley*

(*Substitute in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 31)
In attendance:
Councillors B A Godwin, S J Habermel, A J Jones and P A Wexham
P Geraghty, Z Ali, P Mathieson, C Hindle-Terry and T Row

Business

ItemBusiness
4Further to Minute 646 of the meeting of the Cabinet Committee held on Thursday 10th January 2013, the Working Party received a report of the Corporate Director for Place that appraised Members of the outcome of a consultation exercise that had recently been undertaken by the Members of Chalkwell Ward and Leigh Ward to assess the residents' support for a Parking Management Scheme and controls and which sought appropriate recommendation on the way forward.

In view of the extenuating circumstances, the Working Party agreed exceptionally to allow two representatives of the Chalkwell Parking Group to address the Working Party on this matter. One of the residents with an opposing view was also given the opportunity to address the Working Party.

The Working Party discussed the issues at some length and, whilst it sympathised with the residents, it was noted that the outcome of the consultation had clearly indicated that the introduction of a Parking Management Scheme did not meet the initial requirements of the new Policy on Residents Parking Schemes as agreed by Cabinet on 8th January 2013. It therefore felt that, on this basis, no further action should be taken in this regard. However, in view of the parking problems being experienced by residents in the area, the Working Party felt that alternative appropriate forms of control, other than a formal parking management scheme, should be investigated in consultation with the residents and Ward Councillors.
5The Working Party received a report of the Corporate Director for Place that sought Members' approval to recommend to the Cabinet Committee that amendments to existing and/or the introduction of new waiting restrictions at the locations indicated in Appendix 1 to the report be advertised in accordance with the statutory processes and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the relevant orders to be sealed and the proposals be implemented.

It was noted that an additional proposal, to introduce waiting restrictions to facilitate refuse vehicles accessing the temporary waste depot in Brunel Road had also been sought.
6The Working Party received a report of the Corporate Director for Place that sought Members' support to recommend to the Cabinet Committee that the priorities for the parking, traffic management and road safety projects set out in Appendix 1 to the report be approved.

With reference to Item No. 3 relating to the Western Esplanade Arches Cafes scheme, the Working Party felt that the cost of the scheme should be met by the traders adjacent to this section of road who had suggested the scheme and in the event that no contribution is received, the scheme should not be progressed.

With reference to Item No. 6 relating to the amendment of traffic flows and parking on both sides of Westcliff Parade, the Working Party felt that this scheme should not be progressed and therefore should be removed from the list.

The Working Party was informed that, in the event that there were insufficient funds within the current financial year to complete the approved schemes, a further report would be submitted to the Working Party for consideration.
7The Working Party received a report from the Corporate Director for Place that informed Members of the highways and transport related Capital Programme for 2013/14, funded through the Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP3), Local Sustainable Transport Fund(LSTF), Better Bus Area Fund (BBA), Council Capital and other related funding sources.

It was noted that the list of Capital Programme Planned Traffic, Road Safety and Parking Schemes 2013/14 as set out in Appendix 2 of the report would be amended to reflect the changes made following the consideration of the Work Priori under the previous item of business.
8The Working Party received a report from the Corporate Director for Place that appraised Members of the requests that had been received from Members of the Council, together with officers' recommendations relating to those requests.

 

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