A meeting of the South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee will be held in the Cary Room at the Offices of South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes TQ9 5NE on the above date at 9.30am to consider the following matters.

P. NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART 1 - OPEN COMMITTEE

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2011, attached (Page 4).

3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

4. Devon and Torbay Local Transport Plan 2011 to 2026: Proposed Programme 2012/13 to 2014/15 for Devon

Joint Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation Environment and the Head of Highways Traffic Management (PTE/12/27 - text only | pdf PTE/12/27) summarising the proposed programme for the Local Transport Plan Integrated Transport Block and corporate funding over the next three years in the South Hams area, attached (Page 7).

Electoral Division(s): All in South Hams

5. Scheme for Approval

Exeter Road, South Brent Footway/Cycleway

Report of the Head of Highways Traffic Management (HTM/12/28 - text only | pdf HTM/12/28) on a proposal for a footway/cycleway on the west side of Exeter Road, South Brent to facilitate northbound cycle movements and better access to local facilities, attached (Page 25).

Electoral Division(s): South Brent Dartington

6. Items Raised under Standing Order 23(2):

(a) Totnes Experimental Traffic Order (Councillor Hannaford)

Head of Highways Traffic Management to report.

Electoral Division(s): Totnes Rural

(b) Illegal Parking on Pavements (Councillor Hawkins)

Councillor Hawkins has asked that the following motion passed at the meeting of South Hams District Council on 29 March 2012 should come before the HATOC:

RESOLVED

That this Council welcomes the announcement by the Local Transport Minister, Norman Baker that local authorities have been given greater enforcement powers regarding vehicles parking on pavements.

South Hams District Council will continue to lobby Devon County Council to amend their Orders relating to this issue to ensure SHDC civil enforcement officers are given the powers to be able to enforce inconsiderate parking of vehicles, causing inconvenience to our residents, especially the visually impaired and users of prams, pushchairs and wheelchairs .

Head of Highways Traffic Management to report.

7. Actions Taken Under Delegated Powers

Report of the Head of Highways Traffic Management (HTM/12/29 - text only | pdf HTM/12/29) detailing the actions taken under Delegated Powers on Advertised Traffic Orders and the Local Transport Plan, attached (Page 29).

Electoral Division(s): All in South Hams

8. Dates for Future HATOC (and Locality Committee) Meetings

To note that meetings have been arranged for the following dates:

20 July 2012

30 November 2012

19 April 2013

(all Fridays, 9.30am at Follaton House, Totnes. The Locality Committee to meet on the rising of the HATOC)

PART II - ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED

Nil.

Members are reminded that Part II reports contain confidential information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s).

Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore urged to return them to the Committee Secretary at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal.

MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Membership

Devon County Council (8) Councillors Croad (Chairman), Black, Brazil, Sir Simon Day, Hart, Hawkins, Mumford and Pennington South Hams District Council (2) Councillors Coulson and Hannaford

Declaration of Interests

Members are reminded that they must declare any interest they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item.

Access to Information

Any person wishing to inspect any minutes, reports or lists of background papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Peter Stiles on 01392 382289.

Internet

Agendas and minutes of this Committee together with any officers reports considered at the meeting are published on the County Council s Website at:- http://www.devon-cc.gov.uk/dcc/committee/mingifs.htm

Public Participation

Any member of the public resident in the administrative area of the County of Devon may make a presentation on any proposed traffic order being considered by the Committee. Any request to make a presentation must be given to the Chief Executive s Directorate, County Hall, Exeter by 12 noon on the third working day before the relevant meeting. For further information please contact Peter Stiles on 01392 382289.

Mobile Phones

Please switch off all mobile phones before entering the Committee Room or Council Chamber

If you need a copy of this Agenda and/or a Report in another format (e.g. large print, audio tape, Braille or other languages), please contact the Information Centre on 01392 380101 or email to: centre@devon.gov.uk or write to the Democratic and Scrutiny Secretariat at County Hall, Exeter, EX2 4QD.