Agenda and minutes

Venue: County Hall, Committee Suite, Exeter

Contact: Gerry Rufolo, 01392 382299  Email: gerry.rufolo@devon.gov.uk

Note: Due to Covid restrictions and social distancing measures, members of the press and public must contact the Clerk to book a place should they wish to attend this meeting in person 

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1.

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

In accordance with the County Council’s Constitution, the Chair and Vice  Chair must be County Councillors.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor L Hellyer be elected Chair and Councillor A Saywell be elected Vice Chair for the ensuing year.  

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2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 272 KB

Minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2021, attached

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 March 2021 be signed as a correct record.

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3.

Items Requiring Urgent Attention

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

Minutes:

There was no item raised as a matter of urgency.

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4.

Member Training pdf icon PDF 157 KB

Presentation by the Chief Officer for Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste

Minutes:

The Committee received a presentation from the Head of Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste on the workings of the Committee  The presentation covered the Committee’s Constitution; its Terms of Reference; and Scheme of Delegation (presentation attached to these minutes).

 

Officers answered Members’ questions on the details of the scheme of delegation, quiet lanes designations (which were very limited); and reporting processes for Members where highways issues had been identified. The designated local Neighbourhood Highways Officers were a good point of contact for Members and issues could also be reported via the County Council’s website: Report a parking problem - Roads and transport (devon.gov.uk)

 

Parking enforcement matters could also be directed to the Civil Enforcement Officers’ (CEOs) e-mail box on which information would be provided. 

 

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5.

A39 Bucks Cross Safety Assessment pdf icon PDF 111 KB

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/21/21), attached

 

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/21/21) on a Safety Audit following requests from the Woolsery Parish Council  considered at the June 2019 meeting for a crossing point and a 40 mph speed limit.

 

Validated personal injury data now showed there had been no reported collisions in the vicinity of the section of altered road at the location at the Atlantic Academy for the 24 months in 2019 and 2020. There was therefore no requirement to progress to a stage 4 audit in line with Road Safety Audit requirements. 

 

 

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6.

Requests for Updates: Bideford East Division

(In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor Hellyer has asked that the Committee consider the following requests)

 

(a) Traffic counts for Meddon Street, Old Town, Pitt lane and the High Street and

request for a review following incidents in Meddon Street. 

 

(b) Report on a piece of land in Meddon Street to facilitate access across to a

residential property.

 

(c) New double yellow lines in a stretch of Torrington Lane to reserve the visibility splay. 

 

(d) Information on a Double Yellow Lines previously authorised in Northam Road,

adjacent to the Kenwith Valley reserve.

 

(e) Information on an authorised new sign in Monkleigh paid via the Local Member’s

Budget which has not been erected.

 

(f) Use of the Dragon Patcher to be based in Copstone and assurance that the jobs

previously requested would be prioritised e.g. The Pill, Bideford.

 

(g) Proposal for new Tactile Slabs to be installed by the Lundy building on the

Bideford Quay similar to those previously installed on the other side by the HSBC.

Minutes:

(In accordance with Standing Order 23(2) Councillor Hellyer had asked that the Committee consider the following requests)

 

(a) Traffic counts for Meddon Street, Old Town, Pitt lane and the High Street and request for a review following incidents in Meddon Street

 

The Neighbourhood Highway Manager undertook to discuss the matter further with the local Highways Neighbourhood Team for report to the Local Member. 

 

(b) Report on a piece of land in Meddon Street to facilitate access across to a residential property

 

The Neighbourhood Highway Manager reported that this would be resolved subject to the confirmation of the ownership of the parcel of land. 

 

(c) New double yellow lines in a stretch of Torrington Lane to reserve the visibility splay

 

This request would be referred to the Neighbourhood Highways Team for inclusion in the Waiting Restrictions Review. 

 

(d) Information on a waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) previously authorised in Northam Road, adjacent to the Kenwith Valley

 

These restrictions had been approved and were programmed for implementation by the new Highways Maintenance contractor and subject to the usual legal process and also to prevailing weather conditions.  

 

(e) Information on an authorised new sign in Monkleigh paid via the Local Member’s Budget which has not been erected

 

The Local Member reported that the sign had now been erected

 

(f) Use of the Dragon Patcher to be based in Copstone and assurance that the jobs previously requested would be prioritised e.g. The Pill, Bideford

 

The Neighbourhood Highways Manager reported that a Dragon Patcher had been moved to Copstone.

 

(N.B. It was subsequently confirmed to the local Member that the main issue was the storage of materials for the Dragon Patcher at the right temperature, so it may not be remain there all through the winter).

 

(g) Proposal for new Tactile Slabs to be installed by the Lundy building on the Bideford Quay similar to those previously installed on the other side by the HSBC

 

The Neighbourhood Highway Manager undertook to investigate and report back to the Local Member.

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7.

Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 13 KB

Report of the Chief Officer for Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste (HIW/21/32), attached

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Report of the Chief Officer for Highways, Infrastructure Development and Waste (HIW/21/32) on actions taken under delegated powers since the last meeting.

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8.

Dates of Future Meetings

8 October 2021 and 3 February 2022

Minutes:

8 October 2021 and 3 February 2022

 

[N.B. confirmed dates of committee meetings available on the website: Browse Meetings, 2000 - Democracy in Devon]