Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Reading

Contact: Richard Woodford - Committee Services  Email: richard.woodford@reading.gov.uk

Link: webcast of meeting

Items
No. Item

1.

Former Transport Users' Forum - Consultative Items pdf icon PDF 46 KB

Minutes:

(1)        Cleaner Air and Safer Transport Forum

Councillor Barnett-Ward explained that there was no presentation in the Former Transport User’s Forum section of the meeting, and that a Cleaner Air and Safer Transport Forum was in the process of being set up by the Council, which she would be chairing.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

2.

Minutes of previous Meeting - 7 March 2019 pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of 7 March 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

3.

School Crossing Facility Upgrades pdf icon PDF 56 KB

A report providing the Sub-Committee with an update on improvements to school crossing facilities in the Borough, following the decision of Policy Committee in February 2018 to progress savings to the school crossing patroller budget and a proposal for a controlled crossing for Caversham Primary School, which would complement the savings proposal.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report providing an update on improvements to school crossing facilities in the Borough, following the decision of Policy Committee in February 2018 to progress savings to the school crossing patroller budget and a proposal for a controlled crossing for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

National Cycle Network Route 422 - Update pdf icon PDF 57 KB

A report providing the Sub-Committee with an update on key progress and milestones associated with the new National Cycle Network Route (NCN 422) between Bath Road/Greenwood Road and the Three Tuns.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report providing an update on key progress and milestones associated with the new National Cycle Network Route (NCN 422) between Bath Road/Greenwood Road and the Three Tuns.  A plan showing the removal of the Traffic Island to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Bi-Annual Waiting Restriction Review - 2019A Proposals for Statutory Consultation pdf icon PDF 52 KB

A report inviting the Sub-Committee to approve statutory consultation and implementation for recommended new/alternations to waiting restrictions, which address the issues raised in the initial list of requests, which were agreed for investigation by the Sub-Committee at its meeting in March 2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking approval for carrying out statutory consultation on and, subject to no objections being received, implementation of requests for or changes to waiting/parking restrictions.

The following appendices were attached to the report:

Appendix 1 – Bi-Annual waiting restriction  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

Results of Statutory Consultation pdf icon PDF 68 KB

(a)     Lower Caversham Resident Permit Parking

(b)     Milford Road and Meadow Road Closures and Cow Lane Corridor Speed Limit reduction

A report informing the Sub-Committee of objections and other feedback received during the statutory consultations on proposals for:

(a)     Implementing a Resident Permit Parking scheme in Lower Caversham;

(b)     Closing Milford Road and Meadow Road and reducing the speed limit on Wigmore Lane, Portman Road, Cow Lane and Richfield Avenue from 40mph to 30mph.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report informing the Sub-Committee of objections and other feedback that had been received during the statutory consultation on proposals for:

a)       Implementing a Resident Permit Parking Scheme in Lower Caversham; and

b)       Closing Milford Road and Meadow Road and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

West Reading Study pdf icon PDF 67 KB

(a)     Progress Update

(b)     Recommendation for Statutory Consultation

A report providing the Sub-Committee with an update on the measures introduced to date and those measures that are yet to be implemented as part of this study.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report providing an update on the measures that had been introduced to date and those measures that were yet to be implemented as part of the West Reading Study.  It also explained an issue of traffic rat-running in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

8.

Car Park Tariff Review 2019 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

A report informing the Sub-Committee of the proposal to change the “off street” car parking orders as detailed in Appendix 1 and 2, which has come about as a result of a review of the tariffs.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on a proposal to change the ‘off-street’ car parking orders which had come about as a result of a review of the tariffs.  A copy of the proposed car park Tariff Charges 2019 was attached to the report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

9.

Cycle Forum Meeting Notes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

A report informing the Sub-Committee of the discussions and actions from the Cycle Forum held in March 2019.

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report informing the Sub-Committee of the discussions and actions from the Cycle Forum held on 19 March 2019, the meeting note of which was appended.

Resolved -    That the notes from the Cycle Forum held on 19 March  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

10.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The following motion will be moved by the Chair:

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following item on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act”

Minutes:

Resolved -

That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of item 11 below, as it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

11.

Applications for Discretionary Parking Permits

To consider appeals against the refusal of applications for the issue of discretionary parking permits.

 

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING:

 

Wednesday 11 September 2019

 

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report giving details of the background to her decisions to refuse applications for Discretionary Parking Permits from a total of 19 applicants, who had subsequently appealed against these decisions.

Resolved -

(1)     That with regard to application 5 the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.