Issue - items at meetings - Petitions

Report of the Acting Director of Strategy & Governance (copy attached).

106(i)    Petition – Public right of way, east of Blue Lagoon public house

106.1         Councillor Kemble had submitted a petition signed by 109 people concerning re-opening a public right of way to the east of the Blue Lagoon public house.

106.2         Councillor Kemble was unable to attend the meeting.

106.3         RESOLVED – That the petition be noted and a written response be provided.

106(ii)   Petition – 20mph speed limit, Goldsmid Ward

106.4         Councillor Davis presented a petition signed by 372 people requesting implementation of a 20mph speed limit at the eastern end of Goldsmid Ward.

106.5         The Cabinet Member explained that the council had recently commissioned a speed limit review of all A and B class roads in the city. This was due to be completed in the next few months and would contribute to safer roads for all. Once the work was completed focus would move to the remaining C class roads in the city, hopefully in the next 12 months, and this would include the area that was the subject of the petition.

106.6         RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.

106(iii)  Petition – Road issues, Shirley Street, Hove

106.7         Councillor Davis presented a petition signed by 29 people concerning parking problems, speeding vehicles and flooding in Shirley Street, Hove.

106.8         In reference to speeding vehicles, the Cabinet Member referred back to his response to the preceding petition.

106.9         With regard to residents being unable to park with a resident permit after 6pm, the Cabinet Member stated that the controlled parking zone for the road was effective until 8pm.  Resident permit holders could park in the vast majority of the spaces available and approximately half of these spaces available were resident permit holder only parking. The council would continue to monitor parking in the area and look into the resident permit allocations for the Area N parking scheme.

106.10     The Cabinet Member explained that flooding at Sackville Road end of Shirley Street was caused by a very flat section of road that could not drain the water away naturally. The highway engineers would check the levels of road to see if they could make the water drain away by some engineering solution. Once this investigation had been completed, officers would respond to directly to Councillor Davis.

106.11     RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.

106(iv)  Petition – Parking restrictions, Southdown Avenue & Grantham Road

106.12     Councillor McCaffery had submitted a petition signed by 77 people concerning opposition to proposed parking restrictions in Southdown Avenue & Grantham Road.

106.13     Councillor McCaffery was unable to attend the meeting.

106.14     RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.

106(v)   Petition – Controlled parking, Preston Park Avenue

106.15     Councillor McCaffery had submitted a petition signed by 30 people concerning opposition to controlled parking in Preston Park Avenue.

106.16     Councillor McCaffery was unable to attend the meeting

106.17     RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.

106(vi)  Petition – Parking, Stroudley Road

106.18     Councillor Davey presented a petition signed by 29 people concerning replacing disabled parking bays with visitors parking bays in Stroudley Road.

106.19     The Cabinet Member stated that the New England Quarter development had high sustainability credentials and the levels of car parking within it were therefore generally quite low. In particular, the number of spaces provided for disabled drivers on the site had been less than expected. Taking this into account, alongside the council’s strong commitment to providing equal access for people, especially those with mobility difficulties, officers were reluctant to go ahead with this request. However, in the light of residents’ concerns, officers would consider the monitoring of these parking bays as part of the Travel Plan process for the area.

106.20     RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.

106(vii)Petition – Parking restrictions, Stanford Ward

106.21     Councillor Bennett presented a petition signed by 28 people requesting the introduction of parking restrictions in areas of Stanford Ward.

106.22     As the petition related to Item 112 on the agenda, Councillor Bennett elected to speak during consideration of the Item.

106.23     RESOLVED – That the petition be noted.