Agenda item - Items referred from Council

Item referred from the last meeting of Full Council held on 11 December 2014 (copy attached).

(a)          Petitions

(i)        Bus shelter at the corner of Stanford Avenue and Southdown Avenue

(ii)       Yellow lines on Goodwood Way, Moulsecoomb

(a)          Petitions

(i)            Bus shelter at the corner of Stanford Avenue and Southdown Avenue- Ms Garner

71.1   The Committee considered a petition signed by 99 people referred from Full Council held on 11 December 2014 that requested a bus shelter at the corner of Southdown Avenue and Stanford Avenue.

71.2   The Chair provided the following response:

“I am pleased to confirm that the request for a shelter at the ‘Cleveland Road’ bus stop, near Southdown Avenue on the east side of Stanford Avenue, has been added to the council’s list of shelter requests.  Whenever additional shelters become available officers prioritise this list, taking account of the location.  Officers look at a number of factors, including how busy the bus stop is in terms of people boarding buses there; whether the location is exposed and how far it is to an alternative bus stop with a shelter. 

The council is in the process of retendering the contract for bus shelter provision and we hope that new shelters will become available during the next twelve months, with the start of the new contract.  At that stage officers will certainly consider the ‘Cleveland Road’ bus stop on the east side of Stanford Avenue as a potential site for a shelter, along with other stops in the city where shelters have been requested.

Unfortunately we do not currently have funds for the provision of new real time bus information signs as these are generally funded by new developments around the City.   We do have a list of requests for signs and Stanford Avenue/Southdown Avenue can be added to this list, if funds become available, this location will be considered”

71.3   Councillor Cox asked for an update on the tendering process of the council’s bus shelter contract.

71.4   The Head of Transport clarified the council was currently in the procurement process and it was hoped the new contract would commence in June or July 2015.

71.5   RESOLVED- That the petition be noted.

(ii)          Yellow lines on Goodwood Way- Mr Marchant

71.6   The Committee considered a petition signed by 46 people referred from Full Council held on 11 December 2014 regarding yellow lines on Goodwood Way.

71.7   The Chair provided the following response:

“The first three questions raised in the petition were answered in full as part of the reply to formal (stage 2) complaint investigation in response to a complaint you made in 2013.  The reference number for the complaint was BHC – 012252 dated 26th November.  Officers can supply you with a copy of the response if you wish.

The decision to approve the advertised traffic order for the Amex community Stadium residents parking scheme (including the proposed no waiting at any time restrictions in Goodwood Way) was taken by Transport Committee on 30^th April 2013, agenda item 83.  A link to the officer report and decision is available on the council website”.

71.8   RESOLVED- That the petition be noted.