Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary meeting, Stonehenge Area Board - Tuesday 28 June 2011 6.00 pm

Venue: Antrobus House, 39 Salisbury Road, Amesbury, SP4 7HH

Contact: James Hazlewood (Senior Democratic Services Officer)

Note: This meeting has been arranged to deal with one specific item. As such, no usual items (e.g. grants, updates from partners) will be on the agenda

Items
Note	No.	Item
6.00pm	1.	Welcome and Introductions Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Extraordinary meeting of the Amesbury Area Board and noted that the meeting was being held to allow the Board to approve the spend of funding on transport projects which needed to proceed before the next scheduled meeting of the Area Board on 21 July.
	2.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: None received.
	3.	Declarations of Interest Councillors are requested to declare any personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
	4.	Chairman's Announcements Minutes: None.
6.05pm	5.	Community Area Transport Group (CATG) - Funding for Prioritised Schemes To consider the recommendations of the Amesbury Community Area Transport Group’s (CATG) for the prioritisation of schemes for funding from the Amesbury Area Highway’s Budget in 2011/12, and the release of £18,000 to fund the prioritised schemes. Supporting documents: Item 05 - CATG funding report , item 5. PDF 137 KB Item 05 - CATG report, appendix 1 - Winterslow Road, Porton Layout1 (1) , item 5. PDF 121 KB Item 05 - CATG report, appendix 2 - Church Street, Amesbury - Priority Narrowing Trial , item 5. PDF 85 KB Item 05 - CATG report, appendix 3 - C42 Proposed Speed Limit , item 5. PDF 91 KB Item 05 - CATG report, appendix 4 (CATG meeting notes) , item 5. PDF 41 KB Minutes: The Chairman referred to the report at pages 1-12 of the agenda packs, and handed over to Councillor Mike Hewitt, Chairman of the Community Area Transport Group. Councillor Hewitt proposed that the Board consider the four schemes in turn, starting with the Packway. (a) The Packway, Larkhill It was noted that funding for this had already been approved. Steve Wilson explained the proposals which would enhance the existing crossing at the Packway, Larkhill, by use of zebrite LED surrounds to the belisha beacons, and anti-skid road surfacing on the approach. In response to a question regarding the maintenance of anti-skid and high-visibility road surfacing, Steve explained that there was currently an annual maintenance budget for high-friction surfacing. In future years the maintenance of the proposed anti-skid surfacing at Larkhill would need to be considered and prioritised alongside other similar sites elsewhere in the county. The Area Board supported this project to proceed as proposed. ACTION: Tom Gardner (b) Church Street, Amesbury Steve explained that this scheme aimed to address the narrow footway, by trialling a road-narrowing and priority traffic system. This would also act as traffic calming to help address any speeding issues. It was proposed to run the trial in advance of the school holidays, at a cost of £1082.64. If successful, a permanent scheme could potentially be designed and implemented during the 2011/12 financial year, with the remaining funds in the Area Board’s CATG budget. Councillor John Noeken commented that he had volunteered to take part in the monitoring of this trial to ensure that it did not result in the build up of traffic back to Salisbury Street. It was noted that there was CCTV in the vicinity which may also be able to monitor the impact on traffic. ACTION: Tom Gardner Councillors welcomed this trial scheme, commenting that the route was often used as a short cut from Solstice Park to Stonehenge. In response to a query regarding the possible conflict with heavy vehicles using the route, Steve noted that the proposed trial was based on present traffic conditions. Decision 1. The Amesbury Area Board approved the release of £1082.64 for the trial road narrowing scheme at Church Street, Amesbury. 2. If the scheme is successful, officers are requested to design and produce costings for a full scheme, and present this to a future meeting of the Area Board for consideration. Reason – As set out in the report, and in line with the recommendations of the Community Area Transport Group. ACTION: Tom Gardner (c) C42, West Amesbury Steve reported that the proposals sought to review the current speed limits and bring forward changes if appropriate along the C42 between the junction with Stonehenge Road, to the end of the line of houses on the C42. This was in response to safety issues for pedestrians and cyclists along the road, which had been raised by local residents. This change would require advertising any Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) as well as on-site signage installation. In response to ... view the full minutes text for item 5.
6.20pm	6.	Future Meeting Dates and Close The next meeting of the Amesbury Area Board will be held on 21 July, 6pm at Shrewton Recreational Hall, Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Shrewton, SP3 4JY. Minutes: It was noted that the next meeting of the Amesbury Area Board would be held on 21 July 2011, 6pm at Shrewton Recreational Hall, Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Shrewton, SP3 4JY. The Chairman thanked everyone for attending.