Issue - meetings

This report advises the Executive Members of the receipt of a petition from residents and businesses of Fossgate requesting that the street be pedestrianised. The report recommends feasibility work be undertaken to investigate whether such a scheme is possible and the potential implications should it be introduced.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Note the content of the petition, and ask Officers to investigate the expansion of the Footstreets Pedestrian Priority Zone and specifically to include Fossgate in that investigation;

(ii)               Request that Officers reply to the lead petitioner.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:             That the Advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  (i) To enable the proposed scheme to be properly assessed and for accurate costs to be calculated to enable it to be prioritised against other potential pedestrian schemes for potential capital programme funds;

                                    (ii) To inform the lead petitioner of the decision.

Members considered a report which advised them of the receipt of a petition from residents and businesses of Fossgate requesting that the street be pedestrianised. The report recommends feasibility work to be undertaken to investigate whether such a scheme is possible and the potential implications should it be introduced.

Members discussed the importance of ensuring disabled access with reference to a letter submitted by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York, and the issues regarding access and servicing for businesses.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Note the content of the petition, and ask Officers to investigate the expansion of the Footstreets Pedestrian Priority Zone and specifically to include Fossgate in that investigation;

(ii)               Request that Officers reply to the lead petitioner.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:             That the Advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  (i) To enable the proposed scheme to be properly assessed and for accurate costs to be calculated to enable it to be prioritised against other potential pedestrian schemes for potential capital programme funds;

                                    (ii) To inform the lead petitioner of the decision.