Issue - items at meetings - Public Questions

(The closing date for receipt of public questions is 12 noon on 19 July 2010)

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19.1               The Cabinet Member reported that two questions had been received from members of the public.

19.2               In response to a request from Mr Pennington to record the answer to his question the Cabinet Member explained that this was not permitted and the Lawyer to the meeting confirmed that the council’s policy was not to permit members of the public to take recordings of council meetings.

19.3               Mr Pennington asked the following question:

“Given the need for transparency, well-being and true democracy and given that Hanover & Elm Grove Residents Parking Review confined the area in question to the streets specified by the accompanying map and no other streets either in adjoining zones or otherwise, thus preventing the creation of any smaller zone or zones or amalgamating any of those streets into one of the current zones, is not the consultation so seriously flawed that any subsequent TRO will be completely compromised?”

19.4               The Cabinet Member gave the following response:

“Thank you for your question. It was made clear in the information sent out to residents and at several public meetings that the boundary for any parking scheme would be established from the answers we received. A TRO would not be compromised as if advertised there would be a further opportunity for formal comments.         The full road by road analysis will be presented to the Environment Cabinet Member Meeting on 16 September 2010.  This report will take into consideration the consultation results and the views of ward councillors.

19.5               Mr Pennington asked the following supplementary question:

“Given that the area abounding Canning Street and Rochester Street, known as Baker’s Bottom, sits on the boundaries of CPZs U, C and H, will it be put in a zone of its own or put in one of the existing zones?”

19.6               The Cabinet Member gave the following response:

“That will be discussed in September.”

19.7               The Cabinet Member advised that he would answer the public question from Mrs Sandra Magson during consideration of the deputation on the same issue.