Agenda item - A259 Active Travel Improvement Scheme Fourth Avenue - Wharf Road

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

1)             That the Committee agrees to redesign the A259 Fourth Avenue to Wharf Road scheme. 

2)             That the Committee notes that significant additional funding will be required to redesign and deliver the final scheme. The final scheme design and funding requirements will be subject to a further report to this committee, including funding sources such as other external grant or reallocation of the Councils Programme.

3)             That Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture to take all steps necessary to terminate the current call-off Contract for the A259 Fourth Avenue to Wharf Road Active Travel Scheme and notes the financial implications of both the stand-down charges and termination fees as detailed in section 7 of this report.

5.1         The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that report provided an update on the A259 Fourth Avenue to Wharf Road Active Travel Scheme and made recommendations on how to proceed.  This follows a request by the Administration to review the whole of the seafront pedestrian and cycle provision between West Street and Wharf Road.   The aim is to further enhance the road layout to better support all road users including pedestrians and cyclists, by creating a bi-directional cycle lane for the whole route.

5.2         Councillors Davis, Bagaeen, Robinson, Pumm, Miller, Grimshaw, Asaduzzaman and Czolak asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

5.3         Councillor moved a motion to request a recorded vote on the recommendations.

5.4         Councillor Bagaeen formally seconded the motion.

5.5         A recorded vote was undertaken with the following outcome:

Recommendation 2.1:

Councillor Asaduzzaman: For

Councillor Czolak: For

Councillor Miller: For

Councillor Thomson: For

Councillor Pumm: For

Councillor Robinson: For

Councillor Grimshaw: For

Councillor Bagaeen: Against

Councillor Davis: Against

Councillor Muten: For

Recommendation 2.2:

Councillor Asaduzzaman: For

Councillor Czolak: For

Councillor Miller: For

Councillor Thomson: For

Councillor Pumm: For

Councillor Robinson: For

Councillor Grimshaw: For

Councillor Bagaeen: Against

Councillor Davis: Against

Councillor Muten: For

Recommendation 2.3:

Councillor Asaduzzaman: For

Councillor Czolak: For

Councillor Miller: For

Councillor Thomson: For

Councillor Pumm: For

Councillor Robinson: For

Councillor Grimshaw: For

Councillor Bagaeen: Against

Councillor Davis: Against

Councillor Muten: For

Recommendation 2.4:

Councillor Asaduzzaman: Against

Councillor Czolak: Against

Councillor Miller: Against

Councillor Thomson: Against

Councillor Pumm: Against

Councillor Robinson: Against

Councillor Grimshaw: Against

Councillor Bagaeen: For

Councillor Davis: For

Councillor Muten: Against

5.6         Therefore recommendation 2.1, recommendation 2.2 and recommendation 2.3 were carried. Recommendation 2.4 failed.

5.7         Resolved-

1)            That the Committee agrees to redesign the A259 Fourth Avenue to Wharf Road scheme. 

2)            That the Committee notes that significant additional funding will be required to redesign and deliver the final scheme. The final scheme design and funding requirements will be subject to a further report to this committee, including funding sources such as other external grant or reallocation of the Councils Programme.

3)            That Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture to take all steps necessary to terminate the current call-off Contract for the A259 Fourth Avenue to Wharf Road Active Travel Scheme and notes the financial implications of both the stand-down charges and termination fees as detailed in section 7 of this report.