Agenda, decisions and minutes

The members of Adur County Local Committee are George Barton, Ann Bridges, Kevin Boram, Debbie Kennard and David Simmons (Chairman).

26.1 The Chairman introduced the Committee and welcomed members of the public to the meeting.

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personalinterest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it. If in doubt contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

27.1 There were none.

The Committee is asked to agree the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 8 November 2018 (cream paper).

28.1 RESOLVED that the Minutes of the last meeting held on 8 November 2019 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Items not on the agenda that the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

29.1 There were none.

The Committee will receive a presentation from the Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator.

30.1 The Committee were addressed by Lynsey Tran, Worthing Community Coordinator for the Dementia Action Alliance, who gave a presentation on the works done by the action alliance in the Worthing area.

30.2 The Committee were invited to ask questions on the presentation. The Chairman thanked Lynsey for the informative presentation.

To consider a written report and recommendation from the Director of Highways & Transport, and Head of Highways Engineering regarding a Traffic Regulation Order request from Adur and Worthing Councils.

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Director of Highways & Transport and Head of Highways Engineering.

It was RESOLVED that

(1)               The Adur County Local Committee grants consent to Adur & Worthing Council to include Impulse Leisure Centre Car Park, Southwick, in their Off-Street Parking control order and to introduce a maximum stay parking restriction as specified in Appendix A of this Report, subject to Adur and Worthing Councils seeking further consent from the Adur County Local Committee if they wish to introduce charges for the use of the car park.

The Call in deadline for is the 15 March 2019.

31.1 The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Director of Highways & Transport and Head of Highways Engineering.

31.2 The Committee discussed the Traffic Regulation Order on its merits, in addition to the effects it would have on local infrastructure. It was agreed that it was necessary to implement changes as this would have a significantly positive effect in the area, particularly regarding safety of residents.

It was RESOLVED that

(1)           The Adur County Local Committee grants consent to Adur & Worthing Council to include Impulse Leisure Centre Car Park, Southwick, in their Off-Street Parking control order and to introduce a maximum stay parking restriction as specified in Appendix A of this Report, subject to Adur and Worthing Councils seeking further consent from the Adur County Local Committee if they wish to introduce charges for the use of the car park.

The Committee will receive a written report on the Shoreham Sustainable Transport Feasability Study, in addition to a presentation.

The Committee are asked to note the contents of the report and consider any recommendations.

32.1 The Chairman invited the Senior Planner for Economy, Infrastructure & Environment to present the Shoreham are sustainable transport package feasibility study.

32.2 The presentation included details of the key focuses of the study, cycling proposal & routes and promoting wellbeing through active travel.

32.3 In response to question from the Committee the following was advised:

·       Any changes to road layouts would be subject to a road safety audit.

·       Reducing pollution was a key focus, which is why active travel (cycling, walking) was so well promoted.

·       Safety of cyclists and other road users was another focus included in the study.

Report by Director of Law and Assurance.

The report summarises the Community Initiative Funding applications received via The West Sussex Crowd.  The Committee is invited to consider the applications and pledge funding if appropriate.

The Committee considered the written report from the Director of Law and Assurance. The Committee considered the Community Initiative Funding applications as set out in Appendix A of the report.

It was RESOLVED that the following pledges be granted:

(1)        268/A – St Michael and All Angels Church, up to £2812 , towards purchasing and installing a new boiler.

(2)        286/A – Over the Moon Shoreham CIC, up to £617, toward workshop venue hire and one-off security costs.

(3)        292/A – Home start Arun, Worthing and Adur, up to £3162, toward venue hire and marketing costs

(4)        332/A – Worthing Dementia Action Alliance, up to £4162, toward promotional leaflets and materials.

(5)         337/A – Greate2Create, reducing loneliness in Adur, £2084, towards venue hire, publicity design and printing costs.

The following pitch was refused

(6)        300/A – Independent lives, Easter Bunny hop children’s disco as the aims of the project were county wide and not local to Adur and therefore was not in line with the Adur CIF criteria.

The Call in deadline for is the 15 March 2019.

The Committee considered the written report from the Director of Law and Assurance. The Committee considered the Community Initiative Funding applications as set out in Appendix A of the report.

It was RESOLVED that the following pledges be granted:

(1)        268/A – St Michael and All Angels Church, up to £2812 , towards purchasing and installing a new boiler.

(2)        286/A – Over the Moon Shoreham CIC, up to £617, toward workshop venue hire and one-off security costs.

(3)        292/A – Home start Arun, Worthing and Adur, up to £3162, toward venue hire and marketing costs

(4)        332/A – Worthing Dementia Action Alliance, up to £4162, toward promotional leaflets and materials.

(5)         337/A – Greate2Create, reducing loneliness in Adur, £2084, towards venue hire, publicity design and printing costs.

The following pitch was refused

(6)        300/A – Independent lives, Easter Bunny hop children’s disco as the aims of the project were county wide and not local to Adur and therefore was not inline with the Adur CIF criteria.

To invite questions from the public present at the meeting on subjects other than those on the agenda.  The Committee would encourage members of the public with more complex issues to submit their question before the meeting to allow a substantive answer to be given.

34.1 The Chairman invited members of the public to ask questions of the committee. In response to questions the following was advised:

·       The most convenient way to report issues with the highway was through the Love West Sussex App. Issues like potholes could be quickly rectified this way.

·       Southern Water had been served a section 81 notice to replace a broken manhole cover and had been provided 3 months to do so. Work was due to commence on the 5 April 2019.

The next meeting of the Committee will take place at 7.00 pm on Monday 1 July 2019 at a venue to be confirmed.

Members wishing to place an item on the agenda should notify Jack Caine via email: jack.caine@westsussex.gov.uk or phone on 033 022 28941.

35.1 The Chairman confirmed that the next meeting of the committee was scheduled for 1 July 2019 at 7pm. The meeting would take place at St Johns Catholic Primary School, Sullington way, Shoreham-by-Sea.