Agenda item - Member Involvement

To consider the following matters raised by Members:

(a)          Petitions: To receive any petitions referred from Full Council or submitted directly to the Committee;

(b)          Written Questions: To consider any written questions;

(c)          Letters: To consider any letters;

(i)        Lewes Road Triangle CPZ - Brighton Sea Cadets- Councillor G Theobald

(ii)       Safety measures on Medina Terrace/King's Esplanade- Councillor Hawtree

(d)          Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion referred from Full Council or submitted directly to the Committee.

(a)          Letters

(i)            Lewes Road Triangle CPZ- Brighton Sea Cadets- Councillor G Theobald

72.1      Councillor Theobald presented a letter requesting officers bring a report to the Committee’s next meeting presenting possible solutions to the problems experienced by Brighton Sea Cadets and the wider issue of community organisation parking in relation to CPZ’s.

72.2      The Chair provided the following response:

“Thank you for your Letter Councillor Theobald, I do appreciate and agree with your point about looking to see how best to accommodate the needs of community groups within the parking permit policy

Over the next few months the Council are conducting a Parking Permit Policy Review covering day-to-day general parking and specific permit issues including rules, ratios, types of permits and limits  on numbers issued

Obviously we need to balance the different demands for parking where supply is limited. If we issued community organisation permits or similar types, then there could be concerns from local residents about more vehicles using resident parking schemes.

We’ll consider all the issues when we look at the policy review and we’ll also give all Ward Councillors the opportunity to make comments.

The permit policy review will be included in a report to the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee later in the year to agree the way forward”.

72.3      Councillor Daniel stated that she agreed with the observations made in Councillor Theobald’s letter and that the Committee should receive a report on the matter.

72.4      Councillor Theobald stated that the Cadets were experiencing problems because the council had installed a CPZ and the council should try to be helpful.

72.5      The Chair stated that he agreed the issue needed to be reviewed but that required taking account of the wider policy context as other community and voluntary organisations might also make such a request.

72.6      Councillor Davey noted that there was a relatively short period between this meeting at the next in March and asked if it was practical or realistic for officers to consult with the 2,000 voluntary organisations in the city to prepare a report in that timescale.

72.7      The Head of Transport stated that the proposal was for officers to look at a number of permit types for community and voluntary organisations and the wider policy context. That work would take officers two to three months to complete and should Committee agree to a report for consideration at its March meeting, the report detail would be limited in scope.

72.8      Councillor Theobald stated that he did not believe there were comparable organisations and that the Committee should receive a report on this specific organisation and situation.

72.9      RESOLVED- That the Committee receive an officer report to its next Committee in relation to the above.

(ii)          Safety measures on Medina Terrace/King’s Esplanade- Councillor Hawtree

72.10   Councillor Hawtree presented a letter requesting that the proposals for 20mph on Medina Terrace and King’s Esplanade be urgently implemented.

72.11   The Chair provided the following response:

“Thank you for your letter. As you know the proposals for the third phase of the 20mph programme will be debated and considered at this meeting. I ask the Committee to take note of you support for the recommendations and to consider that when we discuss the main report”

72.12   RESOLVED- That the letter be noted.