The following disclosures were made by Members, in the interest of transparency,  in relation to the proposed scheme for the Lysander Way estate, Cottingley (Minute 66):

(i)            Councillor Heseltine disclosed that he had received a number of emails from objectors and supporters.

(ii)          Councillor Love disclosed that he had received two emails from residents.

(iii)         Councillor Barker disclosed that he had received one email from a resident.

(iv)         Councillor Ellis disclosed that he had received a number of emails from residents.

ACTION:       City Solicitor

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 23 November and 14 December 2016 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Palbinder Sandhu – 01274 432269)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 23 November and 14 December 2016 be signed as a correct record.

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents. 

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

To hear questions from electors within the District on any matter this is the responsibility of the Committee. 

Questions must be received in writing by the City Solicitor in Room 112, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY, by mid-day on Monday 30 January 2017.

(Palbinder Sandhu - 01274 432269)

There were no questions submitted by the public. 

Previous reference:Minute 27 and 51 (2016/2017)

The Strategic Director of Place will submit Document “AF” in accordance with the resolution made by the Committee on 23 November 2016 whereby it was resolved that a verbal update regarding proposed waiting restrictions within the Lysander way Estate, Cottingley, be noted, and that a report be submitted to this Committee on 1 February 2017.

Recommended –

That Committee Members be mindful of the options outlined within Section 4 of Document “AF” when making a resolution.

(Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Simon D’Vali – 01535 618181)

Previous reference:Minute 27 and 51 (2016/2017)

The Strategic Director of Place submitted Document “AF” in accordance with the resolution made by the Committee on 23 November 2016 whereby it was resolved that a verbal update regarding proposed waiting restrictions within the Lysander Way Estate, Cottingley, be noted, and that a report be submitted to the Committee on 1 February 2017.

The Principal Engineer gave a summary of Document “AF” in which he highlighted that a meeting with Cottingley Village Primary School had taken place on 2 November 2016 (as outlined in paragraph 2.5 of the report).  At that meeting the school governors were opposed to allocating some land within the schools curtilage as a parking facility for parents of pupils attending the school but had agreed to formulate a School Travel Plan which, to date, had not yet been produced.  It was also agreed that officers would engage with third parties with a view to parents using third party land for car parking.  Discussions had taken place with Samuel Lister Academy regarding assisting with car parking arrangements but a decision was yet to be made by the school’s governors.  The car park at the Sun Inn public house was already used by some parents; the Sun Inn was happy to continue to allow parents to park in their car park as long as there was sufficient parking for its patrons.

In response to Members’ questions, it was reported that:

·         The agreement with the Sun Inn public house was informal and could change at any time.

·         Legal checks would need to be made as to whether the Order could be relaxed over the Christmas period to allow residents to park outside their homes without any restrictions in place.

Members expressed disappointment at the lack of action taken by Cottingley Village Primary School to address the issue of car parking for the parents of pupils attending their school.

A Member stated that parking had been an on-going problem on Lysander Way for many years and spoke of the difficulties navigating the road when driving due to parked vehicles.  He considered the response from Cottingley Village Primary School to be unsatisfactory, particularly as, at the Committee’s meeting on 27 July 2016, a School Governor had asked for the plans to be suspended so that other alternatives could be explored. 

A Member spoke of the anti-social behaviour of drivers and the responsibility of the Committee to take action for the road safety of the primary school children.  He recognised that there was no obvious right solution.  He stated that it was not possible to introduce residents’ only parking permits for residents that would be affected by the proposals due to the current regulations, but that this was an issue that the Committee should re-visit if there were changes to the policy that would allow for them.  He considered that action needed to be taken holistically; if Cottingley Cliffe Road was considered in isolation it would lead to the car parking issue being displaced  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.