Decisions

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to note:

(i)    the proposed consultation to be undertaken by Surrey County Council as described in this report and shown in Annex 1 and Annex 2 on:

a.    introducing “No waiting or loading between 07:00 – 10:00 Mon to Sat” and to extend the evening restriction by an hour to “No waiting or loading between 16:00 – 19:00 Mon to Sat” on the on-street parking bays on the A30 to the west of Frimley Road junction

b.    extending the current restrictions to “07:00 – 19:00 Mon to Sat 1 hr only, no return within 1 hr” on the layby parking bays fronting apartments at 423 - 437 London Road (Pipers Court).

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed, upon the completion of the consultation, to:

(ii)   delegate authority to the Area Team in consultation with the Chairman, Divisional Members and Project Manager, to review the consultation results and to approve advertising of all necessary legal notices and traffic orders to enable the implementation of the car parking restriction changes and shown in Annex 1 and Annex 2. The County Council’s intention is to make the required orders under the Road Traffic regulation act 1984 to be advertised and, if no objections are maintained, the order(s) be made;

(iii)  That if objections are received to the advertisement of the legal notices and traffic orders, that the Area Team Manager is authorised to resolve them in consultation with the Chairman, Divisional Members and Project Manager, and that this issue only be returned to Committee if any objections prove insurmountable.

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) approved:

(i)    the proposed highway improvements described in paragraph 1.3 of this report and shown in Annex 1 and Annex 2,

(ii)   the advertising of all necessary legal notices and traffic orders to enable the implementation of the proposals detailed in paragraph 1.3 and shown in Annex 1 and Annex 2. The County Council’s intention is to make the required orders under the Road Traffic regulation act 1984 to be advertised and, if no objections are maintained, the order(s) be made;

(iii)  that if objections are received to the advertisement of the legal notices and traffic orders, that the Area Team Manager is authorised to resolve them in consultation with the Chairman, Divisional Members and Project Manager, and that this issue only be returned to Committee if any objections prove insurmountable.

Reasons for Decisions

To ensure that the A30 London Road Camberley Highway Improvements Scheme receives the necessary approvals to start construction currently planned to commence in summer 2020. Once implemented, the improvements will contribute towards achieving the objectives;

a.         The Meadows Gyratory and Corridor Improvements Scheme, approved by EM3 LEP in March 2015;

b.        Surrey County Council’s Local Transport Strategy (LTS) for Surrey Heath

c.         Camberley Town Centre Area Action Plan;

d.        The EM3 Strategic Economic Plan (SEP

The benefits the proposed A30 London Road, Camberley Highways Improvements Scheme will bring are:

a.      To improve access to Camberley Town Centre;

b.      To create the conditions for unlocking the development of the London Road Block;

c.      To enhance and sustain the benefits of the improvement to the Meadows Gyratory;

d.      To enhance the quality and use of public transport, disabled access, cycling and pedestrian facilities; and

e.      To improve bus reliability and maintain bus journey times to make travel by bus more attractive and encourage more passengers.

The Local Committee (Surrey Heath) agreed to:

i)              Note the progress with schemes and revenue funded works for the 2019/20 financial year.

ii)             Note the budgetary position.

iii)            Note that a further Highways Update will be brought to the next meeting of this Committee.

iv)           Agree the proposed capital works programme for 2020/21 shown in table 2 in section 2.3 of this report.

v)            Authorise the Area Highways Manager to undertake all necessary actions to deliver the capital works programme, consulting with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Divisional Members where necessary.

Reason for Decision:

The above recommendations are made to enable progression of all highway related schemes and works.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED:

That the delegated decisions taken since the last meeting of the Cabinet be noted.

Reason for decision:

To inform the Cabinet of decisions taken by Cabinet Members, Strategic Investment Board and the Committee in Common subcommittee under delegated authority.

There was one report from the Guildford Joint Committee which was discussed with item 7 (Bus Lane Enforcement), to which it related.

There were none.

There were none.

There was one question from a local resident.  This and the response are attached.

There were none.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 28 January 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To update the approval mechanism for bus lanes and bus lane enforcement.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the revised Bus Lane and Camera policy (Feb 2020) attached as Annex A to the submitted report be agreed.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Director for Infrastructure & Operations in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways to introduce Bus Lane Enforcement.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Highways to introduce new or amend existing bus lanes and determine any formal objections though the public formal Cabinet Member decision making meeting.

4.    That the Cabinet Member for Highways enter into any new bus lane enforcement agency agreements or external enforcement contracts, subject to County Council procurement and governance processes and procedures.

Reason for decisions:

To ensure the County Council can effectively, efficiently and consistently manage bus lane enforcement and bus lane provision to support the growth of bus use in Surrey as a part of our Greener Futures agenda.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee]

To consider the month end budget report and make any recommendations as appropriate.

RESOLVED:

To note the Council’s forecast revenue and capital budget positions for the year.

Reason for decision:

To comply with the agreed policy of providing a monthly budget monitoring report to Cabinet for approval of any necessary actions.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Resources and Performance Select Committee]

This contract covers all the Council’s printing requirements from publicity and promotional material to corporate stationery and printed forms where required by the business. Apart from the corporate stationery and forms all the print requirements are bespoke material, one-offs and hugely varied in their requirements. Over the life of the previous contract the Council's print spend has being driven down through a combination of better buying through the contract and a move to digital communications, but there is still a need for printed material to communicate with residents.

The new contract is for an initial period of three (3) years and has two (2) optional two (2) year extensions.

A full OJEU procurement has been carried out and following the evaluation of the seven (7) responses received, the response from Corporate Document Services Ltd, scoring highest for both quality and price, has been identified as the most economically advantageous tender.

It was AGREED that:

Five contracts are let for the appointment of two companies stated above with an annual value of £596,395 with services to commence in April 2020. 

This will ensure that there will be no interruption to services in Surrey.