Agenda item

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It was reported that there had been ten registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme. Additional speakers had been put on the waiting list and encouraged to send written representations published as a supplement to the agenda. Subject to time for public participation not exceeding 30 minutes in total, the Executive Member made the decision to let all the registered participants speak during the meeting.

Dave Lane spoke in relation to the agenda item 4 (Annual Review 2017-18: Traffic Regulation Order Representations) in his capacity as a local resident. He objected to the proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) on Dodson Terrace/Barlow Street, referring to the high parking pressure in the vicinity. He highlighted that numerous objections to the proposal had been received and that there was already a shortfall of parking spaces in the area. He noted that the proposal would remove ten additional parking spaces which would considerably increase the shortfall.

Mark Ibbotson, a local business owner, also spoke in relation to the agenda item 4, talking in favour of the restrictions at Clifton Moor Industrial Estate. He reported the following supporting reasons:

·        the width of the roads in the estate, which was not wide enough for cars to park on both sides;

·        the fact that people who parked their cars in the estate were not local residents or workers;

·        the fact that the parked cars made the road inaccessible, which resulted with local businesses suffering due to loss of trade.

Glen Allan then spoke in relation to the agenda item 4 in his capacity as a local resident. He objected to the TRO on Geldof Road which would result with him and his wife having to park some distance away. He explained that this was not feasible due to his health and potential difficulties with his car insurance.

Mr Hearn, a local resident, also spoke in relation to the agenda item 4, objecting to some of the proposals on waiting restrictions on Melrosegate. He called for the proposal’s extension up to Alcuin Avenue, including double lines on both sides of the road. He highlighted that, due to the cars parking at both sides of Melrosegate, traffic often needed to go down the pavements and the emergency services were sometimes not able to efficiently navigate through the road. He also added that the car obstruction created danger for cyclists and children coming out of the nearby field.

Cllr D’Agorne then spoke in relation to item 4 of the agenda, supporting the TRO on Barbican Mews and Farrar Street. He also spoke about item 6 (North York Bus Improvement Scheme), emphasising the following:

·        future needs of residents moving to the Nestlé South development should be looked at;

·        increase of car movement in the network area could result with further journey delays;

·        anything that could discourage cyclists from the North York zone should be avoided;

·        displacement of bus stops should not take place unless the proposed locations were more convenient for users;

·        new bus lanes could be considered as part of the scheme;

·        re-modelling the junction near the Union Chapel could be considered as part of the scheme.

Nick Irish, a local resident, registered to speak against the proposals in relation to the agenda item 5 (Lumley Road/St Luke’s Grove Ward Committee Scheme, Parking Restrictions – TRO), due to no appropriate parking available outside his property should the proposal be approved. However, he clarified that the new proposal accounted for his concerns and thanked the Officer for his work on that.

Martin Davies, a local resident, then spoke in relation to item 5 of the agenda, relaying concerns that the residents had not been consulted about the TRO proposal in 2016. He described recent incidents on St Luke’s Grove, including occurrences where emergency services were not able to reach a resident with deteriorating health condition as well as the delayed waste collection. He called for an adoption of the Residents’ Parking Scheme on St Luke’s Grove, including appropriate bollard protections.

Cllr Craghill registered to speak about item 6 of the agenda (North York Bus Improvement Scheme), querying whether the current proposal would make substantial difference to the North York zone. She reiterated the need to fully explore the proposal by means of public consultations and suggested inclusion of the following in the bus improvement scheme:

·        bus lanes, bus gates and other measures such as green time facility, which would give buses the priority over other traffic;

·        ways of implementing high-frequency service buses for the Nestlé South development;

·        more detailed plans on re-modelling the junctions (e.g. Clarence Street / Lowther Street and Fountayne Street) to reduce conflicting movements.

Marie Dowling, a local resident and petition organiser, spoke about the agenda item 7 (York Road, Haxby Pedestrian Crossing Petition). She highlighted the following arguments supporting the request for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on York Road:

·        the petition had been signed by over 1,000 residents;

·        a few incidents and near-misses (including children) on the road;

·        location of two primary and one secondary school in the area;

·        local public facilities such as the Older Persons’ Accommodation and sports facilities in the area.

She called for the full assessment of the road that would include the peak times during which children crossed it on their way to school.

Cllr Richardson also spoke about the agenda item 7, supporting the request for a pedestrian crossing and adding that the nearest crossing was provided in the village which was not acceptable for the road of that size.

Cllr Mason then spoke in relation to item 4 of the agenda, calling for the TRO on Moorcroft Road to be deferred (i.e. to include it in the next review for further investigation) in light of the recent survey that aimed at gathering additional evidence that would help make the appropriate decision.

Julie Hughes also spoke in relation to the agenda item 4, specifically on the removal of the bay on St Olave’s Road. She highlighted the following:

·        removal of the parking bay had been proposed in 2016 and successfully objected to;

·        there had been no problems or accidents in the area since the original request to remove it had been made in 2016;

·        removal of the bay could result with faster traffic which could, in turn, increase the risk of accidents;

·        the access to her drive would be more dangerous if the bay was removed;

·        there were other bays on the street that were more appropriate to amend.

Cllr Cuthbertson spoke about the agenda item 7, reiterating that the petition that had been started by Marie Dowling was worth considering.

ArifKhalfe spoke in relation to the agenda item 5, stating that the discussions and reviews of the proposals in question had been taking place over the past four years. He expressed his disappointment that the Council did not take any tangible action since 2014 and called for an immediate implementation of the proposal described in the report.

Fourteen written representations had been received in advance of the meeting which were included in the agenda in form of a supplement.