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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th January, 2018 12.30 pm

Venue: Shrewsbury Room, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND

Contact: Jane Palmer  Senior Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

132.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

133.

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

Minutes:

None were declared.

134.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 83 KB

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018.  TO FOLLOW

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

135.

Public Question Time

To receive any questions or petitions from members of the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 14.  Deadline for notification for this meeting is no later than 24 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no questions from members of the public.

136.

Member Questions

To receive any questions of which members of the Council have given due notice.  Deadline for notification for this meeting is 5.00pm on Friday 12 January 2018.

Minutes:

There were no questions from members of the public.

137.

Scrutiny Items

To receive any scrutiny items from Council or from any of the Council’s Scrutiny Committees.

Minutes:

There were no scrutiny matters for consideration.

138.

Local Transport Plan [LTP] 4 - Approval to proceed and consult pdf icon PDF 408 KB

Lead Member – Councillor Steve Davenport – Portfolio Holder for Highways and Transport

 

Report of the Director of Place and Enterprise  TO FOLLOW

 

Contact: George Candler   Tel: 01743 255003

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

i)     That LTP (4) be commissioned and that a draft strategy be prepared.

ii)    That an extensive internal and external engagement exercise be undertaken as appropriate, over the forthcoming year with agencies,  partners, neighbouring authorities , statutory  bodies  and organisations as appropriate  to ensure the thoroughness of the final draft.

iii)   That a final draft LTP (4) be presented to Cabinet in approximately one years’ time for consideration with a view to seeking approval from Cabinet to fully consult upon the final draft and the implementation plans for the different modes of travel and transport that the consultation will have developed.

iv)   That it be noted that subject to the outcome of the consultation(s) exercise that the final LTP 4 and implementation plans, will be required to be presented to Council for formal adoption as a key strategic document of the Council.

 

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Highways and Transport presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise seeking approval to commission WSP to prepare and consult with appropriate internal and external stakeholders to source evidence and prepare a draft Local Transport Plan.  He stated that a Local Transport Plan was a key strategic document and a draft would be presented to Cabinet for consideration in approximately one years’ time.

 

RESOLVED:

i)     That LTP (4) be commissioned and that a draft strategy be prepared.

ii)    That an extensive internal and external engagement exercise be undertaken as appropriate, over the forthcoming year with agencies,  partners, neighbouring authorities , statutory  bodies  and organisations as appropriate  to ensure the thoroughness of the final draft.

iii)   That a final draft LTP (4) be presented to Cabinet in approximately one years’ time for consideration with a view to seeking approval from Cabinet to fully consult upon the final draft and the implementation plans for the different modes of travel and transport that the consultation will have developed.

iv)   That it be noted that subject to the outcome of the consultation(s) exercise that the final LTP 4 and implementation plans, will be required to be presented to Council for formal adoption as a key strategic document of the Council.

 

139.

Parking Strategy - Public Consultation Results pdf icon PDF 531 KB

Lead Member – Councillor Steve Davenport – Portfolio Holder for Highways and Transport

 

Report of the Director of Place and Enterprise  TO FOLLOW

 

Contact: George Candler   Tel: 01743 255003

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That approval for the implementation of Part 1 of the new Parking Strategy framework be granted, as follows:

      i.         

That the proposal to use standard criteria and setting of standard Banding levels is adopted in the new parking strategy

    ii.         

That the proposal to introduce linear pricing is implemented with 7 Bands of pricing tariffs as specified in table 3 of this report.

   iii.         

That the car parks and on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 of this report and respective specified tariff Bands are adopted within the proposed strategy framework.

   iv.         

That a cap is applied to the tariff rates after 8 hours on all Bands 4, 5 and 6 car parks listed in table 4 of this report, and Raven Meadows multi storey car park.

    v.         

That the hours of charging using linear tariffs be extended until 8.00pm on all Bands 1 and 2 car parks and on Frankwell Main, Riverside & Quay car parks.

   vi.         

That the opening hours in Raven Meadows multi storey car park be extended 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will include a 3-hour cap on the linear tariff of 3 hours for parking periods between the hours of 8.00pm and 8.00am.

  vii.         

That the new streamlined trade’s person waiver system be implemented as proposed, including a new fee of £20 per waiver.

 viii.         

That all existing restrictions on periods of maximum stay and minimum return on the car parks and on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 are removed.

   ix.         

That the existing permitted concessionary parking period is reduced to 5 minutes, meaning that penalties cannot be issued until a minimum period of 15 minutes has elapsed.

    x.         

That the times of operation of loading bays located in the areas of all Bands 1 and 2 on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 of this report are also extended until 8.00pm (currently 6pm).

   xi.         

That weekly parking tickets are introduced:

a)    in all Band 4, 5, 6 car parks listed in table 4 of this report;

b)    in accordance with the tariffs specified in table 5 of this report;

c)    and only made available on an individual specified car park basis.

  xii.         

That off-street resident’s car park permits are introduced:

a)    for cars and small vans in all car parks listed as Bands 4, 5 and 6 in table 4 of this report;

b)    in accordance with the tariffs specified in table 6 of this report.

 

 xiii.         

That season tickets be introduced:

a)    for cars and small vans in all car parks listed as Bands 4, 5 and 6 in table 4 of this report;

b)    in accordance with the tariffs specified in table 8 of this report.

xiv.         

That a standard HGV tariff on all permitted parking areas is implemented on all designated HGV parking areas. This will include a £10 per 24-hour stay and HGV season ticket tariff options for each permitted parking area as specified in table  ...  view the full decision text for item 139.

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Highways and Transport presented a report from the Director of Place and Enterprise outlining the conclusions and recommendations for implementation of Part 1 of the Parking Strategy framework [Implementation of the linear model and associated elements] with a second report on the conclusions and recommendations of Part 2 of the Strategy framework [On-street residents’ parking] being presented to Cabinet in February 2018.  He stated that the 12 week consultation period had generated 2,486 responses as well as many additional, individual comments.

 

 

RESOLVED:

That approval for the implementation of Part 1 of the new Parking Strategy framework be granted, as follows:

      i.         

That the proposal to use standard criteria and setting of standard Banding levels is adopted in the new parking strategy

    ii.         

That the proposal to introduce linear pricing is implemented with 7 Bands of pricing tariffs as specified in table 3 of this report.

   iii.         

That the car parks and on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 of this report and respective specified tariff Bands are adopted within the proposed strategy framework.

   iv.         

That a cap is applied to the tariff rates after 8 hours on all Bands 4, 5 and 6 car parks listed in table 4 of this report, and Raven Meadows multi storey car park.

    v.         

That the hours of charging using linear tariffs be extended until 8.00pm on all Bands 1 and 2 car parks and on Frankwell Main, Riverside & Quay car parks.

   vi.         

That the opening hours in Raven Meadows multi storey car park be extended 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will include a 3-hour cap on the linear tariff of 3 hours for parking periods between the hours of 8.00pm and 8.00am.

  vii.         

That the new streamlined trade’s person waiver system be implemented as proposed, including a new fee of £20 per waiver.

 viii.         

That all existing restrictions on periods of maximum stay and minimum return on the car parks and on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 are removed.

   ix.         

That the existing permitted concessionary parking period is reduced to 5 minutes, meaning that penalties cannot be issued until a minimum period of 15 minutes has elapsed.

    x.         

That the times of operation of loading bays located in the areas of all Bands 1 and 2 on-street pay and display parking areas listed in table 4 of this report are also extended until 8.00pm (currently 6pm).

   xi.         

That weekly parking tickets are introduced:

a)    in all Band 4, 5, 6 car parks listed in table 4 of this report;

b)    in accordance with the tariffs specified in table 5 of this report;

c)    and only made available on an individual specified car park basis.

  xii.         

That off-street resident’s car park permits are introduced:

a)    for cars and small vans in all car parks listed as Bands 4, 5 and 6 in table 4 of this report;

b)    in accordance with the tariffs specified in table 6 of this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 139.

140.

Early Help Family Hubs pdf icon PDF 260 KB

Lead Member – Councillor Nicholas Bardsley – Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People

 

Report of the Director of Children’s Services  TO FOLLOW

 

Contact: Karen Bradshaw  Tel: 01743 254201

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

That, as detailed in Section 14 of the report, formal consultations be undertaken with the public, key stakeholders and staff on the proposed new delivery model for Early Help Services.

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report from the Director of Children’s Services setting out proposals to develop a new delivery model for Early Help Services.  He explained that the proposals would help prevent the needs of some families from escalating to more expensive statutory services.  Members noted that it would bring together all the people who work with families when problems are emerging by the creation of one service, the Early Help Service.  A Member commented that this proposal would be both cost effective and would provide whole family support for families.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, as detailed in Section 14 of the report, formal consultations be undertaken with the public, key stakeholders and staff on the proposed new delivery model for Early Help Services.

141.

Exclusion of the Public and Press

To resolve that, in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and Paragraph 10.4 (3) of the Council’s Access to Information Rules, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item/s.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That, in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and Paragraph 10.4 (3) of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item/s.

142.

Minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the exempt Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018.  TO FOLLOW

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

That the exempt Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the exempt Minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 January 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

 

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