Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

19.

Appointment of Chair For the Meeting

Minutes:

Councillor Debs Absolom was appointed to act as Chair of the meeting.

 

20.

Minutes of previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 138 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 September 2020.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of 16 September 2020 were confirmed as a correct record.

 

21.

Questions from Members of the Public and Councillors pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Sub-Committee’s Powers & Duties which have been submitted in writing and received by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.

Minutes:

Questions on the following matters were submitted, and answered by the Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment Planning and Transport on behalf of the Chair:

 

Questioner

Subject

Mr A Pegg

Proposed trial full closure of the entrance into Eastern Avenue at junction with Wokingham Road

Councillor Whitham

Cycle scheme underspend 

Councillor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 21.

22.

Receipt of Petition - Traffic Calming Planters on Hamilton Road pdf icon PDF 199 KB

To report the receipt of a petition requesting the installation of traffic calming planters on Hamilton Road.

Minutes:

(a)     Receipt of petition – Traffic Calming Planters on Hamilton Road

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report informing the Sub-Committee that the Council had received a petition, requesting the installation of traffic calming planters on Hamilton Road. 

The report explained that the petition, which  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

23.

Results of Statutory Consultation Objections- Funded by Local Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Contributions pdf icon PDF 152 KB

A report providing the Sub-Committee with feedback received as part of the legal consultations that were necessary for the development of a number of transport-related schemes, funded by local Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report, providing the Sub-Committee with the feedback that had been received as part of the legal consultations that were necessary for the development of a number of transport-related schemes, funded by the local Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 23.

24.

CIL Locally Funded Scheme - Redlands Ward 20mph enhancements pdf icon PDF 155 KB

A report asking the Sub-Committee to agree to statutory consultations being conducted regarding a range of physical measures on improving motorist compliance to the 20mph zone in Redlands Ward.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report, providing the Sub-Committee with a range of physical measures on improving motorist compliance to the 20mph zone in Redlands Ward. The Scheme had already received funding from CIL contributions.  An overview map of the area was attached to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.

25.

On-Street Pay and Display (Oxford Road and Wokingham Road local centre) Tariffs pdf icon PDF 185 KB

A report seeking the Sub-Committee’s approval for an on-street pay and display tariff along the Oxford Road and Wokingham Road local centre and asking to retain current free parking and to set a number of tariff charges.

 

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report, that sought the Sub-Committee’s approval for an on-street pay and display tariff along Oxford Road (two sections) and Wokingham Road local centre. The report also asked the Sub-Committee to consider retaining the current 30-minute free parking within the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

26.

Department for Transport Roads Policing Review pdf icon PDF 147 KB

A report providing the Sub-Committee with the Council’s response to the Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) Roads Policing Review.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report, submitted a report on the Council’s response to the Government’s (Department for Transport (DfT)) roads policing review.

The report stated that since 2010 there had been an increase in the number of people killed and seriously  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

27.

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 28 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 27.

28.

Applications for Discretionary Parking Permits

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

 

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 21 applicants, who had subsequently appealed against these decisions.

 

Resolved –

(1)     That with regard to application 1, a second Discretionary Resident  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.