Meeting documents

Cabinet Committee
Thursday, 6th November, 2014 6.00 pm

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

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
352 Apologies and substitutions.
 There were no apologies for absence.
353 Declarations of interest.
 Councillor Longley declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda Item 5 insofar as it related to Coniston and The Maze on the grounds that he lived in the vicinity of these roads.
354 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 23rd September, 2014
 Resolved:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 23rd September 2014 be received, confirmed as a correct record and signed.
355 Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders - Cleveland Drive
Business for item 355
Resolved:

That the proposed traffic regulation order part week waiting restrictions in Cleveland Drive not be confirmed and the Chairman and Ward Councillors meet with the head teacher of the Southend High School for Boys to discuss an appropriate school travel plan to address the parking problems being experienced in the road and a further report be submitted to a future meeting as soon as practicable.

Reason for Decision
To find an acceptable solution to the parking problems in this road without adverse impact on local residents.

Other Options
Waiting restrictions could be introduced, but these are not supported by a significant number of residents in the road, which may have an adverse impact on them.
Note:- This is an Executive Function
NOT eligible for call-in as this matter has already been subject to the call-in procedure.
Executive Councillor: Terry
356 Requests for New or Amended Waiting Restrictions & Members Requests
Business for item 356
Resolved:

1. That following recommendations of officers in respect of the requests as set out in Appendix 1 to the report of the Corporate Director for Place be approved and that the Corporate Director for Place be authorised to advertise any necessary traffic regulation orders as appropriate in relation to the following proposals and, subject to there being no objections received following statutory advertisement, to arrange for the orders to be sealed and the proposals implemented:

• Coniston - All junction: Provision of waiting restrictions at all junctions;
• The Maze: Provision of waiting restrictions on an experimental basis;
• Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea: Amend loading areas to a maximum waiting period of 15 minutes (including disabled drivers) on an experimental basis.

2. That a further report on the process for dealing with new requests be submitted to the next meeting of the Traffic & Parking Working Party taking place on Thursday 5th January 2015.

Reasons for Decision
To mitigate for likelihood of traffic flows being impeded, to improve safety or increase parking availability.

Other Options
Each request needs to be considered on its individual merits and their impact on public safety, traffic flows or parking and wider impact on the surrounding network. Members may consider taking no further action if they feel it is appropriate.

Note:- This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee:
Executive Councillor: Councillor Terry
6.00 p.m./6.50 p.m.

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor M W Terry (Chairman),
Councillors D A Norman MBE (Vice-Chairman) & G E Longley
In attendance:
Councillors S T Aylen, T Callaghan, J M Garston, D J Jarvis, A J Moring
P Geraghty, Z Ali, C Hindle-Terry & T Row

Business

ItemBusiness
355The Cabinet Committee re-considered Minute 250 of its meeting held on 23rd September 2014 in respect the objections to the proposed traffic regulation order for the introduction of part week waiting restrictions on one side of the street in Cleveland Drive, from 8.00 a.m. to 6. 00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays. This matter had been referred back for re-consideration by the Place Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 13th October 2014 (Minute 280 refers). The Cabinet Committee also had before it the relevant extract from report of the Corporate Director for Place and the excerpts from the Minutes.

Having considered the views of the of the Traffic & Parking Working Party following consideration of all the representations that had been received in writing and at the meeting, it was:-
356The Cabinet Committee received a report of the Corporate Director for Place that sought Members' approval to authorise the advertisement of the amendments and/or new waiting restrictions at the locations indicated in Appendix 1 to the report, 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 implement the proposals.

The report also sought Members' approval to defer consideration of all future requests for traffic and parking investigations to the next financial year.

Having considered the views of the Traffic & Parking Working Party it was:

 

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