Meeting documents

Joint Transportation Board
Monday, 23rd September, 2013 7.30 pm

Place:
Civic Suite, Gibson Building, Kings Hill, West Malling
ItemDescriptionResolution
PART 1 - PUBLIC
JTB 13/025 Declarations of interest.
There were no declarations of interest made.
JTB 13/026 Minutes
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting of the Joint Transportation Board held on 10 June 2013 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
MATTERS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CABINET
JTB 13/027 Parking Action Plan
 
Decision Notice D130116MEM

The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health gave an update on the phased approach undertaken to on-street parking management across the Borough. The Board was advised that there was also a current commitment to look at the parking concerns in the Hadlow area.

RECOMMENDED: That the following be commended to the Borough Council Cabinet

That the contents of Phase 7 of the Parking Action Plan and the parking reviews be endorsed.
MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION
JTB 13/028 Borough Transportation Issues
The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health provided an update on a range of transportation matters on which the Borough Council had been focusing.
JTB 13/029 Highway Works Programme 2013/14
The report of KCC Highways and Transportation provided an update on schemes programmed for construction by the County Council in 2013/14.
JTB 13/030 Member Highway Fund Schemes
The report of the Head of Transportation, Kent Highways and Transportation, provided a summary of the current position on a number of traffic and transportation initiatives within the Borough funded from each County Member Highway Fund.
JTB 13/031 Traffic Schemes Progress Report
The report of the Head of Transportation, Kent Highways and Transportation, provided a summary of the current position on a number of traffic and transportation initiatives in the Borough.
JTB 13/032 Tonbridge and Malling Cycling Strategy Consultation
The joint report of the Director of Highways and Transportation and the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health provided an update on the outcome of the recent public consultation regarding the draft Tonbridge and Malling Cycling Strategy. Members noted that the draft Strategy would be submitted to the next meeting of the Board and would incorporate any further comments received from parish councils.
JTB 13/033 Medway Wharf Road/Sovereign Way Junction, Tonbridge
The report of the Director of Kent Highways and Transportation summarised the results of the recent public consultation exercise regarding proposed improvements to pedestrian safety and accessibility at the Medway Wharf/Sovereign Way junction in Tonbridge.
JTB 13/034 Local Winter Service Plan
The report of the Acting West Kent Head of Highway Operations outlined the arrangements made to provide a local winter service in the event of an operational snow alert within the Borough.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE
JTB 13/035 Exclusion of Press and Public
No matters were considered in private.
The meeting ended at 2034 hours

Attendance Details

Present:
Borough Council Members of the Board
Cllr Mrs S M Murray (Chairman), Cllr D A S Davis, Cllr N J Heslop, Cllr R D Lancaster, Cllr Mrs A S Oakley and Cllr A K Sullivan.

County Council Members of the Board
Mr C Smith (Vice-Chairman), Mr M Balfour, Mrs V Dagger, Mrs T Dean and Mrs S Hohler.
In attendance:
Borough Councillors Balcombe, Baldock, Bolt, Ms Branson, Cure, Edmondston-Low, Mrs Luck and Luker were also present pursuant to Council Procedure Rule No 15.21.

Apologies for absence were received from Borough Councillor Mrs Kemp and County Councillor Homewood.