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Mid Devon Highways and Traffic Orders

Committee Agenda

Tue Mar 15 2016

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Tuesday 15 March 2016

A meeting of the Mid Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee will be held on the above date at 10.30am in the Mayoralty Room, Town Hall, Tiverton to consider the following matters.

(Please note: The meeting of the Mid Devon Locality (County) Committee which was scheduled to follow the HATOC has been cancelled)

P. NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE

10.30am 1. Apologies for Absence

10.31am 2. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 October 2015 attached (Page 1).

10.35am 3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

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

MATTERS FOR DECISION

10.40am 4. Devon Highways update

Presentation by the Head of Highways, Capital Development and Waste

Electoral Divisions: All in Mid Devon

11.10am 5. Proposals for the delivery of an annual local Waiting Restrictions Programme

Report of the Head of Highways, Capital Development and Waste (HCW/16/18 - text only | pdf HCW/16/18) attached (Page 3)

Electoral Divisions: All in Mid Devon

11.40am 6. Higher Road at Barnstaple Cross, near Crediton

Report of the Head of Highways, Capital Development and Waste (HCW/16/19 - text only | pdf HCW/16/19). The local County Member has requested a report addressing the concerns of Sandford Parish Council in relation to Higher Road at Barnstaple Cross be brought to this Committee. The concerns relate to the safety for both pedestrians and motorists at this location, and particularly the inappropriate speed of vehicles, attached (Page 9)

Electoral Divisions: Crediton Rural and Newton St Cyres Sandford

12.10pm 7. Delegated Powers

Report of the Head of Highways, Capital Development and Waste (HCW/16/20 - text only | pdf HCW/16/20). In accordance with Minute *3 of the Meeting of this Committee on 29 July 2003 this report details the actions taken under Delegated Powers since the last meeting and, where appropriate, in consultation with the Chairman and Local Members, attached (Page 11)

Electoral Divisions: Crediton Rural, Tiverton West

STANDING ITEMS

8. Petitions/Parking Policy Reviews

[An item to be taken under s18 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 relating to any reviews of parking policy sought in line with the Council s Petition Scheme] (https://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/guide/constitutionparts2-4/part-4-section-7-petition-scheme/).

MATTERS FOR INFORMATION

9. Dates for Future HATOC Meetings

29 June 2016, 11 October 2016 and 6 March 2017.

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.

Part II Reports

Members are reminded that Part II reports contain exempt 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 invited to return them to the Democratic Services Officer at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal.

Agenda Items and Attendance of District Town/Parish Councillors

Under the provisions of Standing Order 23, any member of the HATOC (including the District Council representatives) may put an item on the Agenda for the HATOC relevant to the functions of the Committee, subject to them giving notice in writing to the Chief Executive of the matter to be discussed by 9.00am on the eighth working day before the meeting.

Any member of the District Council for the area covered by the HATOC who is not a member of the Committee, or a Town or Parish Councillor within the area covered by the HATOC, may, after giving 24 hours notice in writing to the Chief Executive, attend and speak to any item on the Agenda with the consent of the Committee.

For further information please contact Peter Stiles on 01392 382289.

MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER


Membership

Devon County Council

Councillors Berry, Colthorpe, Hannon, Radford, Squires and Way (6)

Mid Devon District Council

Councillors Chesterton and Coren (2)

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 Reports or Background Papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Wendy Simpson on 01392 384383.

Agendas, Reports and Minutes of the Mid Devon HATOC are published on the Council s Website at:-

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/decision_making/cma/index_shh.htm

Webcasting, Recording or Reporting of Meetings and Proceedings

The proceedings of this meeting may be recorded for broadcasting live on the internet via the Democracy Centre on the County Council s website. The whole of the meeting may be broadcast apart from any confidential items which may need to be considered in the absence of the press and public. For more information go to: http://www.devoncc.public-i.tv/core/

In addition, anyone wishing to film part or all of the proceedings may do so unless the press and public are excluded for that part of the meeting or there is good reason not to do so, as directed by the Chairman. Any filming must be done as unobtrusively as possible from a single fixed position without the use of any additional lighting; focusing only on those actively participating in the meeting and having regard also to the wishes of any member of the public present who may not wish to be filmed. As a matter of courtesy, anyone wishing to film proceedings is asked to advise the Chairman or the Democratic Services Officer in attendance so that all those present may be made aware that is happening.

Members of the public may also use Facebook and Twitter or other forms of social media to report on proceedings at this meeting. An open, publicly available Wi-Fi network (i.e. DCC) is normally available for meetings held in the Committee Suite at County Hall. For information on Wi-Fi availability at other locations, please contact the Officer identified above.


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 Stephanie Lewis on 01392 382486.

Mobile Phones

Please switch off all mobile phones before entering the Meeting Room.

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.

Date Published: Tue Mar 08 2016