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Decision Maker: East Area Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The
Committee received a report from the Project Delivery & Environment Manager
regarding the Environmental Improvement Programme. The report outlined progress
of existing schemes and new suggested schemes for 2012/13.
The Project Delivery & Environment Manager referred
to typographical errors in his report:
(i)
P41 Appendix A EIP Scheme 13 Palmer’s Walk was
incorrectly labelled as Paradise Walk.
(ii)
P41 Appendix A EIP Scheme 14 Burnside/Brookfields
Parking Issues was incorrectly labelled as Petersfield instead of Romsey.
(iii)
P41 Appendix A EIP Scheme 16 Mill Road Right Turn into Coleridge Road
was suggested by Councillor Moghadas, not Councillor Marchant-Daisley.
(iv)
P41 Appendix A EIP Scheme 17 Coldham’s Lane was
incorrectly labelled as Coldman’s Lane.
Existing Schemes: Progress
The Environmental Projects Manager referred
to suggestions passed on or not feasible as
projects:
(i)
HGV weight restrictions for
Romsey Terraced streets similar to Catharine Street.
(ii)
Rayson Way Verge Protection
using bollards.
New Schemes That Require
Decisions
Members considered a
number of 2012/13 schemes put forward for approval.
In response to
Member’s questions the Project Delivery &
Environment Manager answered:
(i)
Riverside Railings EIP was
on hold pending consultation.
(ii)
The South Area Radial
Review would affect road projects in Appendix C of his report.
Members of the
public asked a number of questions as set out below.
1. Mr Rogers
asked why the implementation of Rayson Way Verge Protection using bollards was delayed.
The Project Delivery & Environment Manager said
a consultation exercise
was required prior to undertaking action to determine if bollard implementation
was the best method of protecting the verges.
2. Mr Rogers
said that Whitehill Close Neighbourhood Watch had been established to address
issues in the Close. Now these had been resolved, residents wanted the
Whitehill Close Planting environmental improvement project (EIP) to go ahead,
but with flowerbeds instead of flowers in grassed areas as proposed by the EIP.
Mrs Peachey stated that residents would be willing to maintain the
flowerbeds.
The
Project Delivery & Environment Manager has liaised with Mr Rogers, residents
and Ward Councillors. Flowers in grassed areas as proposed by the EIP would
save £2,000 - £3,000 per year in maintenance costs compared to flowerbeads.
The
Project Delivery & Environment Manager said the EIP could be amended to
include flowerbeds (instead of flowers in grassed areas) that residents would
be responsible for. In this case, the Council would only be responsible for the
provision of bulbs, not replacements. If the flowerbeds were not maintained,
they would be returned to grass.
EAC
suggested retaining the project on the EIP list at its present level of
funding, but returning it to EAC for discussion in future.
ACTION POINT: Project
Delivery & Environment Manager to
amend Whitehill Close Planting environmental improvement project and return it
to East Area Committee for consideration post discussions with residents.
3. Mr Catto
expressed concern regarding the path near Tescos, covered by the Riverside
Parking Issues EIP. The Resident
Association would like the area enhanced.
The Project Delivery & Environment Manager said
a consultation exercise
was required prior to undertaking action to determine if any objections will be
raised to the EIP.
Councillor Blencowe
said the issue would be raised at the next Area Joint Committee meeting.
Councillor Blencowe
requested to that the following project be added to the list set out in
Appendix A of the Officer’s report. The project was Mill Road Hanging Baskets
for £7,500.
Councillor
Blencowe
proposed an amendment to the
Officer’s recommendations:
(i)
To
further investigate
alternative funding options for the Palmer’s Walk/Petersfield Square proposal.
(ii)
To reduce the budget for
Coldman’s Lane, Ross Street and Catharine Street Tree Planting EIP from £20,000
to £11,550.
This amendment was carried unanimously.
Following discussion, Members resolved (unanimously) to:
(i)
Approve Mill Road Hanging Baskets project proposed by
Councillor Blencowe.
(ii)
Allocate funding of up to
£56,200 to the list of proposed projects in Appendix A of the Officer’s report,
except for Palmer’s Walk/Petersfield Square.
(iii)
Approve the projects for
implementation, subject to positive consultation and final approval by local
Ward Councillors.
(iv)
Note the progress of
existing schemes listed in Appendix C of the Officer’s report.
Publication date: 07/09/2012
Date of decision: 02/08/2012
Decided at meeting: 02/08/2012 - East Area Committee
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