To
select appropriate items from the Cabinet agenda for pre-decision scrutiny
(reports enclosed for Scrutiny Members)
Minutes:
The Committee
scrutinised the following Cabinet Board items:
Quarter 3 Performance
Monitoring 2021/22
Officers updated Members
on the quarter 3 performance management data for the period, 1 April 2021 to 31
December 2021.
Following scrutiny, the
report was noted.
Traffic Capital
Programme and Active Travel Schemes 2022-2023
Members were provided
with a report regarding the proposed advertisement of the traffic regulation
orders associated with both the Council’s Traffic Capital Programme and the
Welsh Government funded Active Travel Programme.
A discussion took place
in relation to the summary of the proposed schemes for the Traffic Capital
programme 2022-2023; in particular the A4063 Maesteg
Road, Croeserw – a reduction in speed limit from 60
mph to 40/30 mph (Cymmer Ward).
Following scrutiny, the
Committee were supportive of the recommendation to go to Cabinet Board.
Traffic Regulation
Order/s - Goytre, Port Talbot
The Committee were
provided with a report to consider the comments and objections received
following the advertisement of the (Goytre Road, Goytre Crescent, Emroch Street,
Lane rear of Emroch Street and East Street, Goytre) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Unloading at
Any Time) Order 2022.
The Head of Engineering
and Transport explained that the scheme was initially brought to attention by
the Community Safety Team, following a meeting with residents in which concerns
were raised in connection to this route. Having received the feedback from the
Community Safety Team, it was noted that the Road Safety Team carried out
inspections of this route; the route was part of the safe routes to schools,
therefore it was important to carry out the assessment and respond to the local
members of the community.
Following the
development of the scheme, it was highlighted that the Traffic Regulation Order
was presented to the Streetscene and Engineering
Cabined Board in order to seek permission to advertise; this was granted, and
the formal process was followed as usual.
Once the three-week
consultation exercise had been undertaken, Officers received objections to the
scheme which were detailed in the circulated report. In response to the
objections, it was stated that Technical Team and the Road Safety Team further
reviewed the route, and concluded that the scheme could be revised by way of
shortening the Order by approximately 15 meters; this was the minimum proposal
that Officers determined would be safe for community use, going forward.
It was highlighted that
Local Members had been consulted on this scheme, and support up-holding the
objections in part; however, they would like the traffic regulation orders
further reduced on the corner of No 1 East Street and Goytre
Road. Officers stated that the Road Safety Team reviewed this further, and
concluded that furthering reducing the traffic regulation order on the junction
would not protect the corner or make it safe for the community. Therefore,
Officers were recommending that the revised scheme, as indicated in Appendix B,
to be implemented on site in the interest of road safety.
Following scrutiny, the
Committee were supportive of the recommendation to go to Cabinet Board.