Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence/Replacement Members Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors T J G Dyer, R A Gibson, E W Strengiel and R A Wright.
It was noted that the Chief Executive, having received notice under Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committee and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had appointed Councillor T R Ashton to replace Councillor E W Strengiel for this meeting only.
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Declarations of Members' Interests Minutes: No declarations of interest were made with respect to any items on the agenda. |
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Minutes: That the minutes of the meeting held on 25th April 2022 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Announcements by the Chairman, Executive Councillors and Chief Officers Minutes: No announcements were made. |
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Gainsborough Transport Strategy 2022 PDF 380 KB (To receive a report from Karl Gibson, Senior Project Leader - Highways Infrastructure, which sets the final update on the Gainsborough Transport Strategy and the main Gainsborough Transport Strategy 2022 documents) Additional documents:
Minutes:
Issues covered in the presentation included:
· A strategic overview of the phase one and two, including detail of current and future challenges, engagement and intervention, vision and objectives updates, development and assessment options and the draft and final strategy. · The transport strategy vision and objectives, including the Local Transport Plan Five, Gainsborough Transport Strategy Vision, and the Gainsborough Transport Strategy Objectives. · The transport strategy components, including the key pillars, supporting interventions, strategic interventions, connected strategies and monitoring and investigations. · Plans of Gainsborough, including environmental improvements along Beaumont Street Corridor, market square frontage, public realm enhancements, and bus station public realm improvements. · Multimodal transport hubs including park and bike scheme, E-bike hire, park and ride, delivery lockers and electric vehicle charging. · Supported interventions including junction improvements on Flood Road to A156 to Lea Road to Bridge Street, A631 Thorndike Way to Ashcroft Road to Trinity Street, North Street to Beaumont Street to Station Approach to Marshalls Yard, and A159 North Street to B1433 Spital Terrace. · Electrification charging for new developments, taxi ranks and Council owned car parks.
During consideration of the presentation, the Committee raised the following comments:
· Members of the Committee suggested that, in future, they would appreciate a supporting map to be included within strategy documents to enable them to contextualise the information within the report. Moreover, Members suggested the Committee may even benefit from in-person visits to transport strategy sites in the future. · Noting the reference within the report which suggested promoting reduction in the need to travel for both essential and recreational services, Members asked what impact officers felt this would have on the viability of Gainsborough’s retail Highstreet. The Senior Project Leader - Highways Infrastructure acknowledged the challenge of Highstreet regeneration, exacerbated by the Covid-19 Pandemic. He went on to suggest a more service-based economy may take prominence. · Making reference to the influencing travel behaviour, particularly that of promotion of hybrid working solutions, the Committee asked, what engagement the Council had undertaken with employers and lower tier local authorities to identify a mutually advantageous approach. The Senior Project Leader - Highways Infrastructure stressed that the transport strategy naturally required collaboration with all key stakeholders. Moreover, the Executive Support Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT added that stakeholder engagement had been undertaken successfully for this strategy, particularly emphasising the engagement with West Lindsey District Council. · Members were concerned that promotion of digital health and social care appointments may not be best suited to the County’s aging population. · The Committees were pleased to see the emphasis on rail transport within the strategy, particularly noting that currently Gainsborough Town Station was thus underused. The Senior Project Leader - Highways Infrastructure agreed that rail was a key transport method within Gainsborough, adding that train stations regeneration was a wider endeavour within the Local Transport Plan Five. · Noting the towns referred to within the report, Members asked if ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Speed Limits Review - Task and Finish Group Progress Update (To receive a presentation from Richard Fenwick, County Highways Manager, which offers an overview of the Speed Limits Review Task and Finish Group) Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report from the Head of Highways Infrastructure which presented an update on the proposed future in-depth review of traffic management policy that was previously approved by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board. The Committee were advised that the traffic management review was to be extended to encompass speed limits, as requested at the 17 September 2021 meeting of Council. In preparation, Highways Officers conducted an advance framework exercise identifying the Traffic Management Plan Review as an umbrella to four specific areas under the title of ‘Managing the Network Safely in Lincolnshire’. The four areas included Traffic Policy for Schools, Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Policy Review, Speed Limit Policy Review and Traffic Calming Policy Review. Moreover, the TRO Policy Review was to encompass, environmental weight limit, waiting limits, weight restrictions and lorry watch. The Committee were advised that they could expect a formal position report at the 18 July 2022 meeting, recommending the set up of a working group seeking to scope the initial framework for the review.
During consideration of the update, the Committee raised the following comments:
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That the Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee’s note the officer proposal for commissioning a working group to explore prior to a formal review |
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Levelling Up Schemes (To receive an update from Sam Edwards, Head of Highways Infrastructure, which provides an overview of Levelling Up schemes) Minutes:
Issues covered in the presentation included:
During consideration of the presentation, the Committee raised the following comments:
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Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee Work Programme PDF 217 KB (To receive a report from Kiara Chatziioannou, Scrutiny Officer, which enables the Committee to comment on the content of its work programme for the coming year to ensure that scrutiny activity is focused where it can be of greatest benefit) Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Scrutiny Officer, which enabled the Committee to comment on the content of its work programme for the coming year to ensure that scrutiny activity was focussed where it could be of greatest benefit.
The Scrutiny Officer advised the Committee that, at the 18 July 2022 meeting, they were to expect to receive the Winter Service Plan for 2022/23. Moreover, a visit to the Lincs Laboratory was still under consideration for the ensuing municipal year.
That the work programme presented be agreed. |