Issue - meetings

Matter for Decision

To provide infrastructure (signs and lines) for a new 20 mph speed limit on the public highway across the city. The new 20 mph infrastructure would include repeater signs mounted on existing lamp columns, and white coloured 20 mph roundel road markings. Entry into new 20 mph limits would be via entry points highlighted by larger 20 mph terminal signs, roundel road markings and on more main roads, patches of coloured road surface material.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport

 

Financial recommendations

       i.          Approved commencement of the implementation of phase 2.

     ii.          Approved implementation of Victoria Road work.

   iii.          Approved consultation for phase 3 of this scheme, which is already included in the Council’s Capital & Revenue Project Plan.

 

o   The total cost is estimated to be £222,200 funded from the 20mph project capital allocation SC532.

o   There are no on-going revenue costs for the project.

 

Procurement recommendations

   iv.          Approved the carrying out and completion of the procurement of:

·        Phase 2 traffic order making process including street notices - £8000.

·       Implementation of Phase 2 (in line with the roads recommended for inclusion by East Area Committee on 10/04/14, see below, but limiting implementation on Cherry Hinton Road to section 1 at this stage) - £125,000

·       Commuted sum maintenance contribution to Cambridgeshire County Council for Phase 2 - £20,700

·       Implementation of Victoria Road (in line with the recommendation from North Area Committee on 08/05/14) - £8,500

·       Phase 2 post implementation automatic traffic count (ATC) monitoring - £4000

·       Phase 3 pre-consultation ATC monitoring - £8000

·       Phase 3 consultation and public engagement including exhibitions - £12,000

 

Subject to:

 

o   The permission of the Director of Business Transformation being sought prior to proceeding if the quotation or tender sum exceeds the estimated contract.

o   The permission from the Executive Councillor being sought before proceeding if the value exceeds the estimated contract by more than 15%.

 

Recommendations from East Area Committee

    v.          Inclusion of all unclassified roads in the east phase area.

   vi.          Inclusion of the following ‘C’ class roads:

·       Cherry Hinton Road Section 1: Clifton Road to Perne Road.

·       Cherry Hinton Road Section 2: Perne Road to Walpole Road.

·       Remaining section of Mill Road.

·       Brookfields.

 vii.          Exclusion of the following C class roads:

·       Both sections of Coldham’s Lane.

 

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

 

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

 

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Project Delivery & Environment Manager.

 

The Committee made the following comments in response to the report:

       i.          Welcomed the proposal to impose a 20 mph speed limit in appropriate areas.

     ii.          Referred to Dr Morrison’s comments in minute item 14/41/Env and said these reflected issues very well.

   iii.          Suggested downgrading Victoria Road from an ‘A’ road if this would make it easier to impose a 20 mph limit.

   iv.          The City Council wanted to send a strong message to the County Council regarding the need to change speed limits on certain roads, and enforce these.

 

Councillor Martin Smart expressed concern regarding going against County Council policy. The Project Delivery & Environment Manager said his report was based on County Officer feedback. County Officers would not be recommending imposing the 20 mph speed limit to County Councillors, who would make the final decision in public at the Highways and Community structure Committee. The County Council will review its 20 mph policy in future in light of national policy. The Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Transport said the City Council was making recommendations for County Councillors to deliberate on, then make a decision based on the recommendations and the County Councils’ ability to deliver.

 

Councillors requested a change to recommendation (i). Councillor Catherine Smart formally proposed to amend the following recommendation from the Officer’s report by splitting the first bullet point into three:

 

(Former text) The Executive Councillor is asked to approve the commencement of the implementation of phase 2 and Victoria Rd and consultation for phase 3 of this scheme, which is already included in the Council’s Capital & Revenue Project Plan.

·       The total cost is estimated to be £222,200 funded from the 20mph project capital allocation SC532.

·       There are no on-going revenue costs for the project.

 

(New text) The Executive Councillor is asked to approve:

                 i.          The commencement of the implementation of phase 2.

               ii.          Implementation of Victoria Road.

             iii.          Consultation for phase 3 of this scheme, which is already included in the Council’s Capital & Revenue Project Plan.

·       The total cost is estimated to be £222,200 funded from the 20mph project capital allocation SC532.

·       There are no on-going revenue costs for the project.

 

The Committee unanimously approved this amended recommendation.

 

At the request of the Committee the Chair decided that the recommendations highlighted in the Officer’s report should be voted on and recorded separately:

 

The Committee endorsed (amended) recommendation (i) unanimously.

 

The Committee endorsed (amended) recommendation (ii)  unanimously.

 

The Committee endorsed (amended) recommendation (iii) unanimously.

 

The Committee endorsed recommendation (iv) unanimously.

 

The Committee endorsed recommendation (v), (vi) and (vii) unanimously.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.