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Venue: Meeting Room - CHVLC - Cherry Hinton Village Leisure Centre, Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9EJ. View directions
Contact: James Goddard Committee Manager
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Election of Chair and Vice Chair - SAC Minutes: The Committee Manager took the Chair whilst the South Area Committee elected a Chair. Councillor Avery proposed, and Councillor Moore seconded, the nomination of Councillor Pippas as Chair. Councillor Ashton proposed, and Councillor Dryden seconded, the nomination of Councillor McPherson as Chair. Resolved (by 6 votes to 2) that Councillor Pippas be Chair for the ensuing year. Councillor Pippas assumed the Chair from the Committee Manager at this point. Councillor Pippas asked for it to be minuted that South Area Committee thanked Councillor McPherson (in his absence) for his chairmanship in the last municipal year. This was echoed by members of the public. Councillor Avery proposed, and Councillor Moore seconded, the nomination of Councillor O’Connell as Vice Chair. Councillor Ashton proposed, and Councillor Dryden seconded, the nomination of Councillor McPherson as Vice Chair. Resolved (by 6 votes to 2) that Councillor O’Connell be Vice Chair for the ensuing year. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor McPherson. |
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Declarations of Interest Members of the committee are asked to declare any interests in the items
on the agenda. In the case of any doubt, the advice of the Head of Legal should
be sought before the meeting. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2016. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2016 were approved as a
correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Matters and Actions Arising from the Minutes PDF 109 KB Committee Action Sheet from last meeting attached. Minutes:
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Open Forum Refer to the ‘Information for the Public’ section for rules on speaking. Minutes: Members of the public asked a number of questions, as set out below. 1. Ms
Marion asked people to respond to the: ·
Consultation on
Coleridge Recreation Ground starting in the near future. ·
Smarter Cambridge
petition. 2. Mr Carpen asked if Councillors had read the: ·
Cambridge and South
Cambridgeshire Playing Pitch Strategy. ·
Cambridge and South
Cambridgeshire Indoor Sports Facility Strategy. Councillor
Avery said the strategies were discussed at the 2 June 2016 Development Plan
Scrutiny Sub-Committee. The documents were a survey of use, need and facilities
in place at present; set in the context of users’ aspirations. 3. Mr Carpen raised the following points: ·
A number of playing
fields in the south area of the city were locked up so were inaccessible to the
public. ·
There was a need to
better publicise information for public service users to inform them about
facilities and allow them to lobby about the facilities. ·
Access to facilities
was worse (more restricted) now than in the past as they were locked up. This reduced the number of safe areas where
people could exercise. Councillor
Avery said people could access information on-line, such as the strategies that
went to Development Plan Scrutiny Sub-Committee. He agreed they were big
documents to read. The
Playing Pitch Strategy and Indoor Sports Facility Strategy set out the analysis
of facilities use, generally they were underused. Facilities
were locked up for a number of reasons such as vandalism, insurance policies
etc. |
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Record of Urgent Decisions taken by the Chair, Vice Chair and Spokesperson for South Area Committee To note decisions taken by the Chair and Spokesperson since the last meeting of the South Area Committee. |
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Nightingale Park Community Green Space PDF 107 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The decision was noted. |
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20mph/Cherry Hinton Road Update PDF 9 KB Senior Engineer to
respond to resident's questions regarding 20mph/Cherry Hinton Road in response
to issues raised at South Area Committee 18 April
2016. Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Senior Engineer. He updated the agenda pack report by stating that phase 3 work had
started and was expected to go into the autumn, but the work timetable was
weather dependent. The Senior Engineer said the following in response to Members’
questions:
i.
Some but not all of Cherry Hinton Road would be 20
mph. The County Council, as Highway Authority for local roads, and Police said
the area around Cherry Hinton Hall near the pelican crossing should remain 30
mph.
ii.
20 mph was desirable across the city, but the
County Council and Police would not support the introduction of limits where
compliance levels were expected to be poor, and the Council was of the view
that it was better to implement 20 mph in those areas where it was practicable
(the majority) rather than not at all.
iii.
South Area Committee did recommend various roads
should have a 20 mph limit, but the County Council had to go through a
statutory process to implement this, and not all recommendations were achieved.
The Executive Councillor and Leader had been kept updated with progress. South Area
Committee asked for it to be minuted that not all
recommendations were implemented and asked what actions could be put in place
to get the whole of Cherry Hinton Road reconsidered for implementation of 20
mph. The Senior
Engineer advised that this could continue to be pursued directly with the
County Council following completion of the current City Council project. ACTION POINT: Senior Engineer to keep South Area Committee
informed on 20 mph project progress.
iv.
The City Council has a 20 mph webpage where people
could feedback views in readiness for work on project phase 3. An average
reduction of 1 – 2 mph was expected through the 20 mph project, any further
reduction would require measures such as speed humps.
v.
Feedback would be sought in future regarding the
success in reducing speed through each of the project phases. Mr Woodburn made the following comments in response to the report:
i.
The speed camera near the Swiss Laundry in Cherry
Hinton Road ought to be set to 20 mph to enforce the speed limit. Requested
other cameras in the city also be set to 20 mph.
ii.
Requested a citywide 20 mph limit be established,
rather than having a mix of 20 and 30 mph areas. The Senior Engineer said the following in response to questions from
members of the public:
i.
The fixed safety camera near the Swiss Laundry in
Cherry Hinton Road was unique in being the only one on a road where the speed
limit was being reduced to 20 mph. Fixed cameras in other areas were generally
set to 30 mph, which was the minimal level practicable for this type of
equipment.
ii.
Fixed safety cameras could be moved to areas of
highest need, instead of being left redundant in 20 mph areas.
iii.
Safety cameras were old technology that was being
replaced by other methods. The Safety Camera Partnership, administered between
the County Council and Police, was reviewing the effectiveness of tools and
what could be utilised in future.
iv.
City residents had been consulted about reducing
the speed limit on a number of specific roads from 30 to 20 mph. In some cases,
residents had requested there be no reduction. Area Committees had been asked
to make recommendations on individual roads based upon existing traffic speeds,
likely levels of compliance, and consultation feedback.
v.
Referred to the evidence base in earlier reports as
to why areas were recommended for 20 mph or not. Factors such as existing
traffic speeds and the road environment had been considered. |
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Environmental Reports - SAC PDF 512 KB Minutes: The Committee
received a report from the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and
Enforcement. The report
outlined overview of City Council Refuse and
Environment and Streets and Open Spaces service activity relating to the
geographical area served by the South Area Committee. The report identifies the reactive and
proactive service actions undertaken in the previous year, including the
requested priority targets and reports back on the recommended issues and
associated actions to be targeted in the following period. It also includes key officer contacts for the
reporting of waste and refuse and public realm issues. The following were suggestions for Members on what action could be
considered for priority within the South Area for the quarter of June to August
2016:
The
Committee discussed the following issues:
i.
Litter in the Station Road area.
ii.
Verge Parking in Hills Road. In response to Members’ questions the Operations Manager – Community
Engagement and Enforcement said the following:
i.
Substance abuse and illegal parking in Porson Road/Barrow Road was outside the remit of the enforcement
team, and any such issues should be reported to the Police. The Streets and
Open Spaces team could pick up litter and respond to any reports of used
needles. ACTION POINT:
Operations Manager to organise litter removal in: ·
Barrow Road. · Station Road.
ii.
Dog Wardens were on a rota so they covered
different times of the day in different areas over time.
iii.
Ward walkabouts were organised at the request of
residents. Councillors, Officers and residents could be invited to attend. ACTION POINT:
Councillor Ashton to contact the Operations Manager regarding a ward walkabout
in the Colville Road area.
iv.
Equivalent work to ‘ward blitzes’ would be
undertaken in future through mini-blitzes. The Operations Team were working out
how to do this and proposals would be reported back to South Area Committee in
future.
v.
Undertook to liaise with the grass cutter who mows
in Mowbray Road and ask the operator to remove rubbish before cutting the grass
instead of mowing over it.
vi.
City Rangers offered help to people who wanted
assistance in cutting their hedges. If a hedge became overgrown, Rangers would
post a card through the owner’s door asking for it to be cut back. If no action was taken, details would be
reported to the County Council Highways Authority who had enforcement powers,
which the City Council did not have. Residents could report overgrown hedges to
the City Council via Rangers and the Customer Service Centre. In response to questions from members of the public
Councillor Taylor responded:
i.
The Highways Authority were responsible for
removing vegetation that obscured traffic lights (eg in Brooklands Road and
Hills Road).
ii.
The County Council were launching a volunteer
scheme that could undertake community work such as litter picking. Councillor
Taylor would ask County Officers to liaise with the Operations Manager and
interested groups such as the Friends of Cherry Hinton Hall. The Operations
Manager added that details about the Volunteer Co-ordinator were set out in her
report. The City Council could supply equipment and collect rubbish to assist
community work. Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action
as above. |