Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor R H Price, JP.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 9 September 2014.

It was AGREED that the minutes of the meeting of the Public Protection Policy Development and Review Panel held on 9 September 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

To receive any declarations of interest from members in accordance with Standing Orders and the Council’s Code of Conduct and disclosures of advice or directions received from Group Leaders or Political Groups, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

There were no declarations of interest or disclosures of advice or directions made at this meeting.

To receive any deputations of which notice has been lodged.

There were no deputations made at this meeting.

To consider a report by the Director of Community on the Panel’s Work Programme for 2014/15.

The Panel considered a report by the Director of Community on the Panel’s work programme for 2014/15.

It was AGREED that:-

(a)       the programme items as set out in Appendix A to the report be confirmed; and

(b)       the progress on actions since the last meeting, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be noted.

To consider a report by the Director of Environmental Services on the Traffic Management Programme.

The Panel considered a report by the Director of Environmental Services on the Traffic Management Programme.

The Head of Parking and Enforcement presented the report and he and the Traffic and Design Manager answered members’ questions thereon.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Cartwright addressed the Panel during the consideration of this item.

It was AGREED that:-

(a)       item 9 in Table 3 in Appendix B be amended by the inclusion of a tick in the sightline column;

(b)       it be noted that the matter of the information provided to callers to the police 101 service had been raised at the monthly liaison meetings held with the police and, as an additional measure, the Head of Parking and Enforcement be requested to write to the supervisors of the police 101 telephone service to explain the regulations relating to parking causing obstructions to the highway, to enable the service to provide members of the public with appropriate advice;

(c)       the progress on current Traffic Management programmes and the planned work for 2015/16, as shown in Appendices A to E of the report, be noted;

(d)       the Proposed Traffic Regulation Order Programme, as shown in Appendix B (Table 4) to the report, be recommended to the Executive for approval; and

(e)       the work undertaken on the deployment of the Speed Limit Reminder signs, as detailed in Appendix D to the report, be recommended to the Executive for noting.