Agenda and minutes

A petition was submitted from residents of Park Grove, Bramley, regarding parked vehicles obstructing access by emergency, service and delivery vehicles.

Resolved:-  That the petition be received and referred to the Transportation Unit for investigation and a report to a future meeting of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Development Services.

Resolved:-  That the action of the Cabinet Member, on 16^th March, 2009, in opening e-tenders for the following scheme be recorded:-

Boston Castle – consultancy services for:-

-                      conservation and architectural services

-                      building engineering services

-                      quantity surveying services

Consideration was given to attendance at the following:-

(i)                   TRA – Workshops:-

(a)      Effective Planning Enforcement and Compliance – 27^th & 28^th April, 2009 – York

Resolved:-  That the workshop be not attended.

(b)      The Interface between Cabinet/Executive, the Planning Committee and the Planning System – 18^th & 19^th May, 2009 – York

Resolved:-  That the workshop be not attended.

(ii)                 RTPI – The Planning Convention – 18^th and 19^th June, 2009 – London

Resolved:-  That approval be given for the attendance of two Councillors.

(iii)                RTPI – 2009 Planning Summer School – Elected Members’ – 4^th to 8^th September, 2009 – Exeter University

Resolved:-  That approval be given for the attendance of two Councillors.

The following report was submitted:-

Tourism Panel

16th March, 2009

Bob Stock, Network Principal Engineer, to report.

-           to summarise action taken to seek removal of obstructions and seek agreement on further legal action to be pursued.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Network Principal Engineer, summarising the action taken to date to pursue the removal of obstructions in the public highway.

Background information was provided about the creation of accessways on housing developments during the 1980’s and to the issuing of licences to householders to allow them to enhance the appearance of these areas.

However, it was explained that, following investigation of recent reports, it had been found that in certain locations householders had erected structures  (e.g. walls, fences, substantial shrubs and trees) within service margins that were preventing the maintenance of street lighting columns etc.

Details of actions taken were set out in the report, and consideration was given to the next stage with regard to structures remaining in situ.

Therefore, consideration was given to the request to authorise the serving of notices on owners to remove remaining structures from the highway, and to authorise legal action if necessary.  Reference was made to Sections 137 and 141 of the Highways Act 1980.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the actions taken to date by the Director of Streetpride to pursue removal of obstructions to adopted highways be endorsed.

(2)  That approval be given to the taking of appropriate legal actions, outlined in the report now submitted, where property owners fail to comply with notices served on them under powers contained within the Highways Act 1980.

(3)  That an appropriate Press release be issued.

Robin Lambert, Markets General Manager, to report.

-           to consider the fees and charges annual review.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Markets General Manager, detailing the annual review of Centenary Market Fees and Charges.

It was reported that an annual review was required in accordance with audit requirements.

It was confirmed that the proposed changes to fees and charges had been reviewed in consultation with market trader representatives.

It was reported that initially consideration was given to the request from the market trader representatives to reduce rents on indoor market complex and outdoor market stalls.  However, it was explained that this was neither possible nor feasible.  Therefore consideration was given to freezing the current rents.  Details of the current and proposed Scale of Charges were attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

Discussion took place about the level of fee for traders’ car parking.

Resolved:-   (1) That Market stall and storage rents be frozen for the financial year 2009/10, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

(2)                 That charges for traders’ car parking be also frozen for the financial year 2009/2010.

(3)                 That other Fees & Charges be amended, as identified in Appendix 1 attached to the report now submitted.

Ken Wheat, Transportation Unit Manager, to report.

-           to report the results of consultation undertaken towards the end of November 2008 to gauge opinion on two proposed options to amend the current Bramley Traffic Management Scheme.

Further to Minute No. 93 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Development Services held on 29^th September, 2008, consideration was given to a report, presented by the Senor Traffic Engineer, and the Transportation Unit Manager, setting out the results of consultation undertaken towards the end of November 2008 to gauge opinion on two proposed options to amend the current Bramley Traffic Management Scheme. 

The submitted report contained details of the following two options:-:

(i)                   retaining the one-way system on Main Street and to correct the error in the current Traffic Regulation Order;

(ii)                 reintroducing two-way flow to Main Street with the left turn from Cross Street into Main Street being prohibited.

together with an analysis of the results of the consultation.

Having considered the content of the submitted report and the additional information presented by the officers, the following decision was made based on the principles of traffic management and road safety as set out in the South Yorkshire Local Transport Plan:-

Resolved:-  That Option One, to retain the one way system on Main Street, and the cycle lane, together with the amendments as outlined in Paragraph 7.6.2 of the submitted report, and as shown in principle at Drawing No. 126/17/TT30 (Appendix G to the submitted report), be endorsed and the error in the current Traffic Regulation Order be corrected.

(Councillor Thirlwall and Ms. S. Ellis were present for consideration of this item.)

(NOTE:  THE ABOVE ITEM WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE CALL-IN PROCESS AND WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PERFORMANCE AND SCRUTINY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE ON 28TH APRIL, 2009.  THE CALL-IN WAS NOT UPHELD AND THE ABOVE MINUTE WAS THEREFORE IMPLEMENTED)