Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

Agenda Item83(d)(2)

       

Subject:                    Westdene Park & Ride

                                    Notice of Motion referred from Council on the 3 February 2022

 

Date of meeting:    15 March 2022

 

Ward(s) affected:   All

 

 

For general release

 

 

1.         SUMMARY AND POLICY CONTEXT:

 

1.1    To receive the following Notice of Motion which was debated at and referred from the full Council meeting held on the 3 February 2022.

 

2.         RECOMMENDATIONS:

 

2.1      That the Committee responds to the motion concerning the potential for a park & ride scheme in Westdene either by noting it or where it is considered more appropriate, calling for an officer report on the matter as requested, which may give consideration to a range of options.

 

3.         CONTEXT / BACKGROND INFORMATION

3.1      The following resolution from the full council meeting held on the 3 February 2022 for the committee to consider is detailed below:

      

This Council:

1.      Notes that Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee voted on 21st July 2021 for an urgent report for the next meeting of that committee on             Administration proposals for a park and ride scheme on Mill Road in Westdene;

2.     Further notes that no report was forthcoming at meetings of Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee on 21st September 2021, 16th November 2021 or 18th January 2022;

3.     Notes that the Labour Group identified funds in last year’s underspend to invest in a park and ride scheme;

4.     Urgently calls on the Administration to deliver a report to the next meeting of the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee with an update on current progress.

 

 

Brighton & Hove City Council

 

Council

 

6.30pm 3 February 2022

 

Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber

 

MINUTES

 

 

Present:   Councillors Robins (Chair), Mears (Deputy Chair), Allcock, Appich, Atkinson, Bagaeen, Barnett, Brown, Childs, Clare, Davis, Deane, Druitt, Evans, Fishleigh, Gibson, Grimshaw, Henry, Hills, Hugh-Jones, Lloyd, Meadows, Mac Cafferty, McNair, Miller, Nemeth, Peltzer Dunn, Powell, Shanks, Simson, C Theobald, West, Wilkinson and Williams

 

 

PART ONE

 

79             WESTDENE PAEK & RIDE

 

79.1         The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was formally proposed by Councillor Nemeth on behalf of the Conservative Group and seconded by Councillor Bagaeen who outlined the reasons for the motion.

 

79.2         Councillor Williams moved an amendment on behalf of the Labour Group which was formally seconded by Councillor Appich.

 

79.3         Councillor Davis spoke in favour of the amendment.

 

79.4         Councillor Nemeth noted the comments and confirmed that he would not accept the Labour amendment.

 

79.5         The mayor then put the Labour amendment to the vote which was caried by 21 votes to 11 against with 1 abstention.

 

79.6         The mayor then put the following motion as amended to the vote:

 

This Council:

1.      Notes that Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee voted on 21st July 2021 for an urgent report for the next meeting of that committee on Administration proposals for a park and ride scheme on Mill Road in Westdene;

2.     Further notes that no report was forthcoming at meetings of Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee on 21st September 2021, 16th November 2021 or 18th January 2022;

3.     Notes that the Labour Group identified funds in last year’s underspend to invest in a park and ride scheme;

 

4.     Urgently calls on the Administration to deliver a report to the next meeting of the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee with an update on current progress.

79.7         The mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried unanimously.