Agenda, decisions and minutes

Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport - Thursday, 15 January 2015 5.30 pm

Venue: The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor West Offices (F045). View directions

Contact: Laura Bootland, Democracy Officer

Items

No.

Item

44.

Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

· any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

· any prejudicial interests or

· any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

Minutes:

At this point in the meeting, the Cabinet Member was asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or pecuniary interest he may have in the business on the agenda. None were declared.

45.

Minutes PDF 95 KB

To approve and sign 3 sets of minutes of the decision sessions held on 11^th December 2014 and 22^nd December 2014 .

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved: That the minutes of the decision sessions held on the 11^th and 22^nd December 2014 be approved and signed by the Cabinet Member as a correct record.

46.

Public Participation - Decision Session

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so. The deadline for registering is 5:00pm on Wednesday 14^th January 2015.

Members of the public may speak on:

· An item on the agenda,

· an issue within the Cabinet Member’s remit.

Filming or Recording Meetings

Please note this meeting will be audio recorded and that includes any registered public speakers, who have given their permission. This broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

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The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present. It can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/download/3130/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings

Minutes:

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

There had been one registration to speak on agenda item 4 - Petition to improve Pedestrian Safety at Sim Balk Lane Crossing, Bishopthorpe, Submission by the Travel Action Group.

Jenny Eason spoke on behalf of the Travel Action Group. She advised that parents of two schools alongside other organisations had co-ordinated the petition and worked hard to encourage road safety and safe sustainable travel to school. After canvassing the opinion of parents in the local area, it was identified that improvement to the crossing point on Sim Balk Lane was required. As a school crossing patrol was not considered safe, the petition was requesting a build-out to improve the crossing point.

47.

Petition to improve pedestrian safety at Sim Balk Lane Crossing, Bishopthorpe PDF 534 KB

This report advises the Cabinet Member of a petition which has been received requesting that the Council improves a pedestrian crossing point on Sim Balk Lane in Bishopthorpe.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved: That the Cabinet Member:

Gave approval for the implementation of the proposed highway improvements detailed at Option 8 (Appendix B and illustrated at Annex C of the report).

Reason: To improve conditions for pedestrians using the crossing point on Sim Balk Lane, in particular as part of the journey to and from school.

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member considered a report which outlined the response to a petition which had been received requesting that the Council improves a pedestrian crossing point on Sim Balk Lane in Bishopthorpe. Visibility for crossing the road at this point is obstructed due to the presence of on street parking which is adjacent to the raised traffic calming table and opposite local shops.

The Cabinet Member commented that he was pleased that a solution had been found to the longstanding issue and was happy to approve the implementation of the proposed improvements as outlined in the Officers report.

Resolved: That the Cabinet Member:

Gave approval for the implementation of the proposed highway improvements detailed at Option 8 (Appendix B and illustrated at Annex C of the report).

Reason: To improve conditions for pedestrians using the crossing point on Sim Balk Lane, in particular as part of the journey to and from school.