Agenda, decisions and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence.
Apologies have already been received from Councillors Chris Pitt, Bill Chapman and Josephine Hawkins. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllrs Bill and Vivienne Chapman, Chris Pitt and Josephine Hawkins. |
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve the Minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record. Additional documents: Decision: To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 3rd October 2013.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed the minutes from the previous meeting. Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting held on 3rd October 2013 were reviewed.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed the minutes from the previous meeting. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest.
· Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
· Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register.
· Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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To receive any petitions in accordance with Standing Order 65 or letters of representation in accordance with the Local Protocol. An officer response will be provided to each petition / letter of representation.
A petition has been received from Mr Jeremy Wilson regarding traffic calming in The Avenue, Camberley and a report detailing work to date is attached. Minutes: A petition was received from Mr Jeremy Wilson regarding traffic calming in The Avenue, Camberly and a report detailing work to date was included with the agenda pack.
Mr Wilson thanked Andrew Milne for the report and its contents. He believed that the Avenue and Southall Park Road would continue to be used for access to the Town Centre Car Parks even if the A30 were improved. Traffic would also still need to access the schools, and the real issue was speeding. He felt that 30mph was too high for the road. Members discussed lower speed limits but felt that they were unenforceable.
The contents of the report were noted.
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WRITTEN PUBLIC QUESTIONS
To receive any questions from Surrey County Council electors within the area in accordance with Standing Order 66. Minutes: There were no written public questions. |
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WRITTEN MEMBER QUESTIONS
To receive any written questions from Members under Standing Order 47. Minutes: There were no written member questions. |
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LOCAL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT FUND - CYCLE LINK BISLEY TO KNAPHILL
The Bisley to Knaphill cycle route (Pluto Trail) is already partly established over most of its route, but is not joined up all the way nor does it have direction signs. The Local Committee is asked to adopt an official off road route between Clews Lane and Church Road and look to introduce this route at the first opportunity when sufficient funding becomes available.
Additional documents: Decision: The county council in partnership with three borough councils were successful in obtaining over £18 million in grant funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), focused on Woking, Guildford and Redhill-Reigate.
Some of this work is not confined to the borough of Woking where a cycle route is planned to link Bisley to the existing Cycle Woking route at Knaphill.
The extended route though Bisley could use either existing off road shared routes and quiet streets, estimated at £8,500 or an off road route adjacent to the A322 between Clews Lane and School Close, estimated at £140,000. However, currently there is not sufficient funding available to carry out the A322 option.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed :
(i) To adopt Option 2 as the official off road cycle route between Clews Lane and Church Road. (ii) To Option 3, do nothing now, but retain the £8,500 developer contribution and put this towards creating the option 2 route at a later date..
Minutes: The county council in partnership with three borough councils were successful in obtaining over £18 million in grant funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), focused on Woking, Guildford and Redhill-Reigate.
Some of this work is not confined to the borough of Woking where a cycle route is planned to link Bisley to the existing Cycle Woking route at Knaphill.
The extended route though Bisley could use either existing off road shared routes and quiet streets, estimated at £8,500 or an off road route adjacent to the A322 between Clews Lane and School Close, estimated at £140,000. However, currently there is not sufficient funding available to carry out the A322 option.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed:
(i) To adopt Option 2 as the official off road cycle route between Clews Lane and Church Road. (ii) To Option 3, do nothing now, but retain the £8,500 developer contribution and put this towards creating the option 2 route at a later date..
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HIGHWAYS UPDATE AND FORWARD PLAN 2014 / 2015
To report progress made with the delivery of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2013/14 financial year.
To provide an update on the latest budgetary position for highway schemes, revenue maintenance and Community Enhancement expenditure.
To agree the 2014/15 programme of capital maintenance and ITS schemes
Decision: The Local Committee received a report on progress made with the delivery of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2013/14 financial year. The report provided an update on the latest budgetary position for highway schemes, revenue maintenance and Community Enhancement expenditure, and proposed a plan for the 2014/15 programme of capital maintenance and ITS schemes. The proposed plan for 2014/15 allocates the majority of funding towards the Toshiba / Frimley roundabout improvement scheme, which was agreed unanimously.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:
(i) Note the progress with the ITS highways and developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2013/14 financial year, (ii) Note the progress with budget expenditure, (iii) Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee, (iv)Agree the capital scheme and contingency plan proposals for 2014/15 (subject to a further informal meeting to ensure contingency priorities are still current) as shown in section 2.5 subject to the anticipated provision of capital budget.
Minutes: The Local Committee received a report on progress made with the delivery of proposed highways schemes, developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2013/14 financial year. The report provided an update on the latest budgetary position for highway schemes, revenue maintenance and Community Enhancement expenditure, and proposed a plan for the 2014/15 programme of capital maintenance and ITS schemes.
The proposed plan for 2014/15 allocates the majority of funding towards the Toshiba / Frimley roundabout improvement scheme, which was agreed unanimously. If this scheme did not however go ahead, a proposed alternative list was discussed. The list would be supplementary to Highways works under Operation Horizon and included schemes recommended by engineers. Members agreed to look at this list and discuss the agreement of the schemes at a later date.
Members also discussed the expenditure on signage in the Borough. Traffic signs are subject to strict regulations and any change on these is subject to written permission from the Department of Transport.
An update was also given on the Red Road. Roundabouts may not be viable, so consultation is taking place with the Police regarding the introduction of average speed cameras. Figures show there have been no accidents reported since May 2013 and will continue to be monitored.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:
(i) Note the progress with the ITS highways and developer funded schemes, and revenue funded works for the 2013/14 financial year, (ii) Note the progress with budget expenditure, (iii) Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee, (iv)Agree the capital scheme and contingency plan proposals for 2014/15 (subject to a further informal meeting to ensure contingency priorities are still current) as shown in section 2.5 subject to the anticipated provision of capital budget.
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FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE ANNUAL BOROUGH REPORT
The report outlines the major strands of activity being undertaken within the Woking area by the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) teams based at Camberley and Chobham Fire Stations.
Additional documents: Decision: The report outlined the major strands of activity being undertaken within the Surrey Heath area by the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) teams based at Camberley and Chobham Fire Stations.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:
(i) Recognise the achievements of the borough teams within the Surrey Heath Borough and support their commitment to improve initiatives to reduce risk and make the Surrey Heath Borough safer through the delivery of the borough/station plan. (ii) Note the targets and initiatives set within the Surrey Heath borough plan for 2012/13 and support the Fire and Rescue Service in the delivery of this plan. (iii) Support the achievements of the whole time/ retained duty personnel at Camberley and Chobham and acknowledge the availability offered by employers who release staff, and those who are self-employed.
Minutes: The report outlined the major strands of activity being undertaken within the Surrey Heath area by the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) teams based at Camberley and Chobham Fire Stations. Members discussed the report in detail, including coverage for strike action and preventative work with older people at risk. Members also queried work with young people (young citizen events and safe drive campaigns) which was supported and encouraged.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:
(i) Recognise the achievements of the borough teams within the Surrey Heath Borough and support their commitment to improve initiatives to reduce risk and make the Surrey Heath Borough safer through the delivery of the borough/station plan. (ii) Note the targets and initiatives set within the Surrey Heath borough plan for 2012/13 and support the Fire and Rescue Service in the delivery of this plan. (iii) Support the achievements of the whole time/ retained duty personnel at Camberley and Chobham and acknowledge the availability offered by employers who release staff, and those who are self-employed.
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This report is produced for each meeting of the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) so that members can review the forward plan. Decision: The Forward Plan report is produced for each meeting of the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) so that members can review the forward plan. The reports that are currently anticipated will be received by the committee are outlined in paragraph 3.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to note the forward plan.
Minutes: The Forward Plan report is produced for each meeting of the Local Committee (Surrey Heath) so that members can review the forward plan. The reports that are currently anticipated will be received by the committee are outlined in paragraph 3.
The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to note the forward plan.
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Annex A - Public Questions
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