Agenda item

Questions on matters relating to the work of the committee

Minutes:

Yellow Line on Coopers Row

A Member referred to yellow lines at Coopers Row which were situated outside the Novatel Hotel and directly opposite a taxi rank – a matter she had raised previously here. She asked that Officers consider the installation of a Give Way/Stop Sign along this road at the junction with Peyps Street.

 

Hammett Street

A Member referred to cars parking on both sides of the roads in this street which, with the recent opening of a new hotel here, also made it difficult for vehicles to navigate through.

 

Tables and Chairs Policy

A Member referred to the fact that there was a clear policy within the Transport Strategy to avoid obstructing pavements and pavements were increasingly widened for this reason. However, some establishments’ use of tables and chairs was contradicting this work and the Member requested that a report around policy and enforcement on this be brought back to Members.

 

East/West Smithfield

A Member questioned if an architect had now been appointed and underlined that this work should not be undertaken in siloes. The Director of the Built Environment undertook to report back to the Member on this matter but assured him that the work would be carried out collaboratively.

 

At this point, the Chair sought approval from the Committee to continue the meeting beyond two hours from the appointed time for the start of the meeting, in accordance with Standing Order 40, and this was agreed.