Agenda item

The Chairman was notified of errors in the circulated version of the minutes which were corrected in the tabled version available at the meeting.  The amendments related to the numbering of items whereby items 14 and 15 were mixed up and corrected should read as corrected below:-

Item 14 – Page street/Buuns Lane/Pursely Road junction Improvements which was missing an additional preamble paragraph as follows:

Councillor Duschinsky said her understanding of the agreement reached at the end of the site meeting differed with option 2 as the preferred scheme. As she felt it made more sense.

The officer clarified the situation stating that the initial funding was for survey work which identified that work needed to be done. Additional funds for more surveys and modelling is now required.

Item15 should read as: Devonshire Road, NW7 - Additional Request for Traffic Calming measures

The Chairman invited Councillor Khatri to speak as requested on this item.

Councillor Khatri commented that he was surprised by the officer recommendations in the report to take no further to install mini roundabouts and that the decision was reached following a site visit as this was not his understanding of the decision reached at the meeting.  He would prefer there to be additional studies over a longer period and felt funds should be allocated for that. 

Councillor Khatri expressed his disappointment and felt that the stretch of road from Holders Hill roundabout was hazardous and like a racing track and was of the view that the build outs had not worked in slowing traffic down.

Councillor Langleben expressed his agreement that traffic moves very quickly along the stretch of road.

In relation to new hatchings that have been ordered, it was agreed that officers should provide a report back to committee in after 6 months on their effectiveness.  Councillor asked for a plan of where the hatchings were to be located and this was agreed.it was also agreed that once the hatching is implemented, it will be possible to assess the impact they are having on vehicle speeds.

It was RESOLVED:

1.    That the Commissioning Director for Environment instructs officers to report back to Committee after 6 months having monitored the effectiveness of the hatchings in conjunction with the build outs in slowing down vehicle speeds.

2.    That a decision on the officer report recommendations be deferred until the outcome of the monitoring in recommendation 1 above.

Item 16 should read as: Oakleigh Gardens Area HA8 - request for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)

The Chairman deferred the item before the meeting to the next Hendon Area Committee meeting on 26^th October to allow residents sufficient time to consult on the report proposals. Committee was updated accordingly.

Item 17 should read as Hendon Area Committee Work Programme

Item 19 - ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT THE CHAIRMAN DECIDES ARE URGENT should read as item 18 and the last item in the minutes.

The Chairman then signed the correct version of the minutes following unanimous agreement.