Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 6 July 2016, were agreed as a correct record.

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Public questions and comments were dealt with under the appropriate agenda items.

A representation was also heard from the Lead Petitioner, Lloyd Zokay on 56 Bedford Avenue(NB Due to Mr Zokay’s late arrival the petition was heard at the end of the meeting).

The Committee also received the following late petition and a representation from Melissa Spaven, the lead petitioner (agenda item 18 refers – Any Items the Chairman Decides are Urgent):

The following item was referred from the Residents Forum with a request that Officers use a planning tool to look at the best way to utilise the car park:

RESOLVED that

1.CIL funding of £2,500 be agreed from the Chipping Barnet Area Budget to review the design and layout of the car park.

2.The findings be reported back to a future meeting of the Committee.

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE/LISA WRIGHT

The Committee received the report and noted Appendix 1 including the following:.

The Committee noted the question and written answer on Cait O’riodan’s questions relating to the N14 Walksafe (Ref RE 14). The Chairman reiterated that no decisions were being made on the N14 Walksafe at tonight’s meeting as Highways Officers were still finalising their report and recommendation.  

The Committee then received verbal representations from Mrs Cait O’riordan, Mr Petros Gergiou  and Councillor Lisa Rutter on the N14 Walksafe mainly relating to the proposed siting of the Zebra Crossing on Chase Way.

Officers confirmed that a report and recommendation on the N14 Walksafe would be taken to the 24 January 2017 Area Committee meeting.

A late representation was also heard from Mrs Kate Salinger with regard to The Ridgeway (Ref CB/017/16). It was noted that the lead petitioner on this matter was speaking to the three local schools about a traffic management improvements in the form of a Walksafe. Consequently, Members of the Committee felt that this matter should be deferred until feedback on the proposed traffic management improvements had been received and in discussion with the School Travel Advisor.

Victoria Road (Ref RE 24), Phase 1 of the proposal completed.  Phase 2 Victoria Road - Proposed Zebra Crossing (new reference No. CB/019/16) Officers confirmed that they would investigate the possibility of a pedestrian crossing utilising S106 funds and report progress in the Area Committee update report.

It was also noted that Officers were arranging a meeting with representatives of the New Barnet Community Association to discuss the matter.

RESOLVED

ACTION: LISA WRIGHT/JAMIE BLAKE

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED that the amount available for allocation during 2016/17, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be noted

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED that

1. The Quietway Delivery Plan included at appendix 1 so far as it affects Coppetts Ward be approved.

2. That the Chipping Barnet Area Committee delegate authority to the Commissioning Director for Environment in consultation with Coppetts Ward members to consider and approve the concept designs for public consultation for locations in Coppetts Ward.

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE /LISA WRIGHT

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED that

1.    The summary of the monitoring of the VAS locations be noted.

2.    It be confirmed that no further action be taken in Manor Drive and that the VAS remain in situ.

The Committee received the report.

In addition to the information contained in the report, it was requested that a report be submitted to the January or March 2017 meeting of this Committee detailing the proposed design and confirming if any further funding is required. It was noted that no additional Area Committee funding is required for the design report.  

RESOLVED that

1.    The Committee notes the results of the Barnet Hospital Area parking consultation;

2.    That the Chipping Barnet Committee, give instructions to the Commissioning Director - Environment to carry out a design on a proposal to introduce a CPZ in Elmbank Avenue, Wellside Close and Vyse Close and Granville Road with a view to carrying out a future statutory consultation, and report the layout to a the January or March 2017 meeting of this Committee and confirming if any additional funding is required;

ACTION: LISA WRIGHT/JAMIE BLAKE

3.    That the Chipping Barnet Committee, give instructions to the Commissioning Director - Environment to liaise with Ward Members in relation to considering additional roads for a CPZ, and developing a number of waiting restriction proposals in the consultation, and to consider whether the parking layout/restrictions can be amended in Ravenscroft Park and Hillside Gardens, EN5, a with a view to reporting all agreed proposals to a future meeting of this Committee;

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE /LISA WRIGHT

4.    That the Chipping Barnet Committee, give instructions to the Commissioning Director for Environment to, write to all those previously consulted to update them on the Committee’s decisions and proposed future action.

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE /LISA WRIGHT

The Committee received the report.

Representations were heard from Mr Conor McStravick and Mr Hans van de Koot.

RESOLVED

1.    That the Committee note the public consultation of the proposals as outlined in this report and the appendix to this report containing the detail of the consultation responses;

2.    That the Committee, noting the Council’s new Policy on Traffic Calming agree whether to progress with the implementation of the Pollard Road Traffic Calming Scheme as proposed;

3.    That the Committee, subject to 2 above, delegates authority to the Commissioning Director for Environment to proceed to implementation in the current financial year.

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE /LISA WRIGHT

The Committee received the report.

Representations were heard from Councillor Caroline Stock and Councillor Alison Cornelius who both urged the Committee, to review the proposed days in relation to the proposed CPZ and change this to Monday to Friday.

RESOLVED

1.    That the Committee note the outcome of the statutory consultation as detailed within this report and approve the following, at an estimated cost of £8,000 for item number 2 below, and £3,500 for item number 3 below;

2.    That the Committee, give instruction to the Commissioning Director for Environment to extend the Totteridge & Whetstone Station CPZ into Ridgeview Road and Charnwood Place, N20, Monday to Friday 2pm-3pm, through the making of the relevant Traffic Management Orders, as shown on revised Drawing Number SCR 121-001-REV A. (appended to these minutes); at an estimated cost of £8,000 to be funded from the 2016/17 LIP allocation for Parking Reviews;

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE/ LISA WRIGHT

3.    That prior to the introduction of 2. above the Committee, give instruction to the Commissioning Director for Environment, to carry out statutory consultation on the proposal to changes the operation hours of the CPZ on Woodside Grange Road and Woodside Avenue to give volunteers and other staff a better opportunity to find parking space local to the Hospice, at an estimated cost of £3,500 to be funded from the Area Committee’s CIL Budget allocation.

ACTION: JAMIE BLAKE/ LISA WRIGHT

The Committee received the following sponsored applications:

The Committee received the following Members Items (standard):

RESOLVED that the Work Programme be noted.

The Committee had received a late petition and a representation from Melissa Spaven, the lead petitioner and this had already been dealt with under the Petitions Item on the agenda.