Agenda item - Items referred from Council

Items referred from the meeting of Full Council held on 18 October 2018:

(a)          Petitions

(i)            Parking in Saxon Road

(ii)          Speeding on Falmer Road

(iii)         Improve Brighton & Hove’s Recycling Scheme

(A)         PETITIONS

(i)            Parking on Saxon Road

39.1      The Committee considered a petition referred from the meeting of Full Council held on 18 October 2018 and signed by 42 people requesting the council to move Saxon Road, Hove into parking area L.

39.2      The Chair provided the following response:

“Members of this Committee agreed a Parking Scheme timetable up to 2020/21in October last year which includes reviews. The timetable is based on a number of factors including the need to plan the work to ensure we undergo extensive consultation in the areas agreed which puts a lot of pressure on officers both at a project management and senior level.

However, officers will be reviewing this timetable in light of recent requests and an update report will be presented to the ET&S Committee early next year which will include a review of the whole of Area W including Saxon Road”.

39.3      RESOLVED- That the Committee note the petition.

(ii)          Speeding on Falmer Road

39.4      The Committee considered a petition referred from the meeting of Full Council held on 18 October 2018 and signed by 119 people requesting the council to take action to address persistent and dangerous speeding along the stretch of Falmer Road between Longhill School and Wilkinson Close.

39.5      The Chair provided the following response:

“Thank you for your petition and I am sorry to hear of your concerns.

Vehicle speeds on Falmer Road have been monitored over the past three years and a monitoring site is located near to the junction with The Rotyngs, a short distance south of the section of Falmer Road.

The most recent speed monitoring was carried out in June 2018. This showed that northbound speeds have reduced by approximately 4 mph over the past three years and the mean northbound speed is 26.8 mph and southbound speeds have reduced by approximately 4.7 mph over the same period and the mean speed is 25.6 mph.

Given the character and layout of Falmer Road, these recorded vehicle speeds shows general compliance with the speed limit. 

Officers have also reviewed the recent Road Safety history of the stretch of the Falmer Road between Longhill School and Wilkinson Close.

In the past three years there have been a total of three road traffic injury accidents, with two of these at the junction of Court Ord Road and the third occurring a short distance further north of that junction. 

Whilst any level of accident is a concern Officers advise that for the type of road this is relatively good when compared to other roads and streets throughout the City where we know levels are higher. 

Given the relatively low level of accident, the broad compliance with the posted speed limit and the reduction of vehicle speeds over the past three years and the Road Safety record, this does not warrant diverting funding for engineering interventions from other locations where we know collision rates are higher. However, I will ask officers to contact you with a view to further discussions if you feel this will be helpful”.

39.6      RESOLVED- That the Committee note the petition.

(iii)         Improve Brighton & Hove’s recycling scheme

39.7      The Committee considered a petition referred from the meeting of Full Council held on 18 October 2018 and signed by 2652 people requesting the council to implement weekly kerbside recycling collection and start recycling a variety of plastic and food waste.

39.8      The Chair provided the following response:

“As you may have noticed, the committee will consider a report on the matter later in this meeting and I hope you are able to stay to hear our consideration of that report”

39.9      RESOLVED- That the Committee note the petition.