Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. 

Members may still disclose any interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

Councillor Robby Misir declared an interest that he resides on Heath Drive and maintains an open mind to the scheme.

Protocol attached to be noted by the Committee.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to note the contents

of the report.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 27 October 2020, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 October 2020 were agreed as a

correct record and would be signed by the Chairman at a later date.

Report attached.

Following a debate the Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, in consultation with the Leader of the Councilthat:

(a)  the proposals to alter the existing pay & display/cashless parking bay on Heath Drive by:

a.    reduction of the bay by approximately 11 metres from its northern end and introduction of ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions over the relevant 11 metres length of highway; and

b.    extension of the bay by approximately 6 metres from its southern end and removal of existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions from relevant 6 metres length of highway as shown on the drawing in Appendix A and proceed to formal consultation;

(b) If at the close of consultation and no objections are received to the proposals, the scheme proceeds to full implementation.

Report attached.

The report before the Committee detailed comments received to the consultation on the proposals to convert the existing Housing Parking into a parking off street traffic order under the Traffic Management Act 2004 in St. Helen’s Court, Rainham.

Following a debate the Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment, in consultation with the Leader to make a Traffic Management Order for implementation and enforcement of a Controlled Parking Zone, operational Monday to Saturday between 08:00 hours and 18:30 hours, on housing land at St Helen’s Court.

Members noted that the estimated cost of implementation of the proposals, including all physical measures and advertising costs was £0.021m and would be met from the Cost Code C30010.

The vote to implement the proposal was carried by 7 votes in favour to 1 abstention.

Councillor David Durant abstained from the vote.