BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

 

Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

 

4.00pm 21 June 2022

 

Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall

 

 

decision list

 

 

Part One

 

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City Environment Modernisation Update

 

 

Contact Officer:

Lynsay Cook

Tel: 01273 291851

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

1)           That Committee note the progress of the Modernisation Programme, including the updates in Appendix 1.

 

2)           That Committee agrees to add the roads listed in Appendix 2 to the current T-Zone area.

 

3)           That Committee agrees the establishment of a trade recycling and glass sack service which uses existing communal bin infrastructure.

 

4)           That Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture (following consultation with the Chief Finance Officer) to revise the trade recycling sack service prices in response to the prevailing market prices for the services provided at least annually.

 

5)           That Committee approves the response to the government’s HWRC consultation which is contained in Appendix 4.

 

6)           That Committee approves for a consultation to take place with the residents of Coleman Street to determine whether to remain with communal refuse bins, or move to refuse wheelie bins, pending a wider piece of work as part of the Modernisation Programme.

 

 


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9           

 

Allotments

 

 

Contact Officer:

Paul Campbell

Tel: 07816753581

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

1)           That the Committee notes the updates contained in this report.

 

2)           That the Committee notes the 2021 Outline Business Case for Allotments in Brighton & Hove report commissioned by the BHAF which is contained in Appendix 1.

 

 

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10        

 

Tree Planting Plan

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

That Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee:

 

1)           notes the draft Tree Planting Plan, that it will be subject to consultation and that a further report will be brought to the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee and to Housing Committee with the results of the consultation.

 

2)           adopts the Ash Dieback Action Plan and grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Culture to make minor amendments to the Plan.

 

 

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11        

 

UNESCO Periodic Review of The Living Coast Biosphere

 

 

Contact Officer:

Sarah Dobson

Tel: 01273 294720

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

1)           That the Committee agrees to support the UNESCO periodic review process to confirm the World Biosphere Region designation for The Living Coast and the development of the next 10-year management strategy.

 

2)           That the Committee notes that Brighton & Hove City Council as the lead partner for The Living Coast will make available from existing Sustainability Team core budgets necessary resources as detailed in paragraph 3.17 of the report to support the UNESCO review and strategy development process.

 

 


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12        

 

Local Approval of Final Version of Environment Agency Flood Risk Management Plan Cycle 2 (2021-2027)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Andy French

Tel: 01273 291919

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

1)           That Committee approve the local content to the Flood Risk Management Plan as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 of this report for issue of the final version by the Environment Agency.

 

 

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13        

 

Hanover & Tarner Liveable Neigbourhood

 

 

Contact Officer:

Oliver Spratley

Tel: 01273 290390

 

Ward Affected:

Hanover & Elm Grove; Queen's Park

 

 

 

That Committee

 

1)            Welcomes the progress made through local community engagement and co-production, which has helped develop the preferred option for the Hanover & Tarner Liveable Neighbourhood.

 

2)            Agrees that the preferred option, as shown in Appendix 1 of this report is progressed through a public consultation exercise, and that the proposed final scheme be reported back to a future meeting of this committee.

 

3)            Agrees that, based on current cost estimates, consideration will be given to seeking additional funding from the 2022-23 Carbon Neutral Fund, as outlined in 7.1, subject to approval by the Policy & Resources committee in the second half of 2022.

 

4)            Agrees the proposed Project Monitoring Framework set out in Appendix 4 of this report.

 

5)            Agrees that officers will engage with members of the local community to explore potential mitigation and improvement measures on roads that border the pilot LTN project. This will include the prioritization of those measures, should there be insufficient funds, to carry out all the potential measures explored.

 

 


 

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14        

 

Bus Service Improvement Plan Draft Enhanced Partnership Agreement

 

 

Contact Officer:

Colin Harwood

Tel: 01273 293856

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

That the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee:

 

1)           Notes the indicative allocation of £27.9m funding to deliver the BSIP and the steps needed to secure this funding.

 

2)           Approves the draft Enhanced Partnership Agreement and Scheme.

 

3)           Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture to approve any amendments to the Enhanced Partnership Agreement and Scheme that the Executive Director, in consultation with the Chair(s) of ETS and ETS Lead Spokespersons, considers appropriate or expedient or following any feedback that may be received from the DfT and responses from members of the Quality Bus Partnership.

 

 

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15        

 

Phone parking contract re-let

 

 

Contact Officer:

Paul Nicholls

Tel: 01273 293287

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

1)           That Committee delegates authority to the Interim Executive Director for Economy Environment and Culture to take all steps necessary to procure and award a new phone parking contract for a term of two years

 

2)           That Committee delegates authority to the Interim Executive Director for Economy Environment and Culture to approve an extension to the contract referred to in 2.1 above for a period of up to two years following the initial two-year term, subject to satisfactory performance by the Service Provider.

 

 

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