Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report details the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around St Simon’s Catholic Primary School and to seek approval for the implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving and road markings.

The Area Committee is recommended to give approval to the following scheme to be funded from the Road Safety Around Schools Programme Budget:-

·      Provision of a dropped crossing and tactile paving to the east of Bosden Avenue.

·      Re-lining of the ‘20’ roundels and ‘SLOW’ road marking.

Officer contact: Caroline Aylmer-Shanks on 0161 474 4840 or email: c.aylmer-shanks@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) submitted a report of the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around St Simon’s Catholic Primary School and to seek approval for the implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving and road markings.

The following comments were made/issues raised: -

·      Welcome the proposal, however expressed concerns in relation to how effective the measure would be.

·      It was commented that finite resources would limit the actions that could be taken.

·      Noted that the school crossing patrol post had been vacant for a number of years and requested that the Chair, as a Governor of the school, lobby parents to generate interest.

·      Requested that the Council explore different ways of advertising and filling school crossing patrol posts, including the possibly of combining the role with another part-time role in order to create a more substantial role and generate interest.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following scheme to be funded from the Road Safety around Schools programme budget allocation:-

·      Provision of a dropped crossing and tactile paving to the east of Bosden Avenue.

·      Re-lining of the ‘20’ roundels and ‘SLOW’ road marking.