Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on the 17^th July 2017, be agreed as a correct record.

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Petition – Waiting Restrictions Halton Close and Colney Hatch Lane.

At the meeting of Chipping Barnet Residents Forum, held on the 18^th October 2017, this petition was presented by S. Marson and referred to the Chipping Area Committee.

The petition outlined the concerns of the residents that the proposed waiting restrictions  do not extend far enough up the road.

A representation was made Anne Mackiewicz requesting the extension of the waiting restrictions. 

RESOLVED

1.    That the petition request was agreed; that the Strategic Director for Environment be requested to re-consult on the double yellow lines after the agreed measures have been implemented.

ACTION: STATEGIC DIRECTOR – ENVIRONMENT.

One petition has been received and is included within the report on referrals from the Residents Forum.

A petition had been received relating to Waiting restrictions Halton Close and Colney Hatch Lane from residents, as outlined above in matters referred from the Residents Forum.

This report updated Members on the budget allocations for the Area Committee to enable consideration of applications for funding during 2017/18.

RESOLVED that the amount available for allocation as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report, be noted.

The Committee considered the following Members items:

1.    Councillor Kathy Levine – reducing speed and traffic accidents at the bottom of Rushdene Avenue at the junction with Church Hill Road, East Barnet.

The Strategic Director for Environment agreed to conduct a speed survey on the road with the results to be reported back at the next meeting. The estimated cost of the survey and analysis will be £2,000. The speed survey would inform potential solutions.

2.    Councillor Barry Rawlings – Improving our Shopping Parades

A representation was made by Councillor Barry Rawlings on the issue.

It was agreed that the Strategic Director for Environment would liaise with Rachel Williamson (the Lead Council Officer) to work with business owners in the parade of shops in Colney Hatch Lane..N10 and the relevant Ward Members to identify potential solutions. One suggestion was to put a false front on run down frontages. It was agreed that the exercise would be treated as a pilot and a report brought back to a future meeting of the committee.

ACTION – STATEGIC DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT.

The Committee considered the applications detailed below for CIL funding.

1.    Improvement work to Bowling Green for the next season – East Valley Bowls Club.  (Councillor Phil Cohen).

RESOLVED that the request for £3000 from CIL budget be approved.

2.    Longland Drive, N20, – Extension of Yellow Lines (Councillor Caroline Stock).

RESOLVED that the request for CIL funding be agreed – the normal cost would be significantly reduced as the yellow lines would be wrapped up with all other yellow line requests agreed at this meeting.

3.    Provision of Yellow Lines on Chandos Avenue, N20, at junction with Well Grove (Councillor Stephen Sowerby)

RESOLVED that the request for CIL funding be agreed - the normal cost would be significantly reduced as the yellow lines would be wrapped up with all other yellow line requests agreed at this meeting.

4.    Request for Yellow Lines – The corners of St Johns Avenue and Friern Barnet Road, N11, (Councillor Pauline Coakley-Webb)

RESOLVED that the request for CIL funding be agreed - the normal cost would be significantly reduced as the yellow lines would be wrapped up with all other yellow line requests agreed at this meeting.

5.    Yellow Lines – The right hand side of East Crescent at the junction with Beaconsfield Road N11 (Councillor Reema Patel)

RESOLVED that the request for CIL funding be agreed - the normal cost would be significantly reduced as the yellow lines would be wrapped up with all other yellow line requests agreed at this meeting.

6.    Installation of a bench outside Sainsbury’s supermarket in East Barnet Road, EN4, (Councillor Laurie Williams)

RESOLVED that the request for funding from the CIL budget be approved (£1700).

To follow.

This report detailed the outcome of the public consultation regarding the road safety scheme on Potters Road at the junction with Woodville Road, EN5. Seven people had responded to the public consultation (5 were in favour and 2 against).

The report asked Members to determine whether the proposals should be introduced or not, and if so, with or without modification in light of the consultation comments.

After discussions between the Committee and Officers it was agreed that the road safety scheme would proceed without modification funded through the Local Implementation Plan (LIP).   £25,000

RESOLVED that the Chipping Barnet Area Committee authorises the Strategic Director – Environment to proceed with the implementation of the scheme, as per the original proposal shown in the consultation drawing.

ACTION: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR – ENVIRONMENT.

The Committee considered the Committee Work Programme.

RESOLVED that:

1.    The Work Programme be noted;

2.    Councillor Brayne be updated on Barnet CPZ

3.    Councillor Levine to be updated on Whitehouse Way, Lincoln Avenue and Chase Way Zebra Crossing. Brunswick Park Road Mr. Cronk suggested a Giveway Sign will resolve issue.

4.    Councillor Cohen wanted update on footway parking along Avondale Ave.

5.    Councillor Coakley Webb to be updated on the Southgate station parking, lighting and safety situation.

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The meeting finished at 19.34.