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This report gives an update on collaborative work, with the Police and Fire Service to streamline and widen the agreed prioritisation framework.

RESOLVED:                         That the Executive Member for City Strategy:

i)                  Agrees to support the joint working initiatives, which result in, a wider, more in depth process to tackle speed issues in York (Speed Review Process, Option 1).

ii)                Instructs Officers to make available the speed management request form in a format that can be completed and submitted electronically and to liaise with the IT development team with the intention of introducing a web based reporting system as quickly as is practical.

iii)              Agrees that, in future, any speed management request forms submitted by Councillors will be processed in the same way as those submitted direct by residents.

iv)              Requests Officers to ensure in future reports that,  where promises of ‘targeted enforcement’ have been made, feedback on the success of such measures is provided in the 6 monthly reviews.

REASON:                              To ensure that speed issues are considered with partnership collaboration to give a stronger and more robust response to issues raised.

Consideration was given to an update report on collaborative work, with the Police and Fire Service, to streamline and widen the agreed prioritisation framework in relation to speeding issues. This was to ensure that speed issues were considered and acted on through partnership collaboration and to give a stronger and more robust response to issues raised.

Officers reported on a recent speed education initiative undertaken by the Police on New Lane in Huntington. This had resulted in them stopping 25 motorists who had been travelling at between 35mph and 45mph in a 30mph restricted area. It was confirmed that Police enforcement information would, in future, form part of the review reports.

The Executive Member confirmed that reports of inappropriate vehicle speeds were regularly received by members and that, as Police resources were limited, it was important to have a process to deal with such complaints. In relation to the problems encountered in submitting speed management request forms electronically he was to ask the IT development team to investigate this issue further.

Consideration was given to two options:

Option 1: As stated in the last Review report to the EMAP in March 09 the new Pilot has been running in the York area since November 2008. Partners in 95 Alive are now about to roll out this new speed review process across the North Yorkshire Region, in stages, under the “95 Alive” branding.   As the CYC process sits within this wider remit, it would seem appropriate for us to continue to work in partnership.

Option 2: To revert back to our own, independent, but smaller process, which would exclude the help from Partners with speed surveys, correspondence and analysis of data and targeted enforcement. This would leave agencies and systems running concurrently. 

RESOLVED:                         That the Executive Member for City Strategy:

i)                  Agrees to support the joint working initiatives, which result in, a wider, more in depth process to tackle speed issues in York (Speed Review Process, Option 1). ^1.

ii)                Instructs Officers to make available the speed management request form in a format that can be completed and submitted electronically and to liaise with the IT development team with the intention of introducing a web based reporting system as quickly as is practical. ^2.

iii)              Agrees that, in future, any speed management request forms submitted by Councillors will be processed in the same way as those submitted direct by residents. ^3.

iv)              Requests Officers to ensure in future reports that, where promises of ‘targeted enforcement’ have been made, feedback on the success of such measures is provided in the 6 monthly reviews. ^4.

REASON:                              To ensure that speed issues are considered with partnership collaboration to give a stronger and more robust response to issues raised.