Minutes of the Maresfield Parish Council Traffic & Transport Committee meeting held on Tuesday 5^th July 2005 in the Parish Office, Nutley

Present: - Cllr P Tester (Acting Chairman), Mr P Knivett, Mr D Sweetnam, Mr C Goossens and Ms D Lyne. Clerk Tony Allen and Assistant Clerk Claire Goossens.

1.         Public Session – None.

2.            Apologies for absence - Cllr R Tester, Cllr W King, Cllr H Fry, Cllr S Leaney

3.            Declarations of interest – None.

4.            Minutes of previous meeting – 7^th June 2005.

            4.1             Adoption – Ms Lyne referred to item 8 on the previous minutes with particular reference to the Straight Half Mile, Maresfield and stated that a reference to the possibility of speed cushions should also be included as a potential measure.  The minutes were Adopted as amended.

                        4.2             Matters arising from these minutes not elsewhere on the Agenda - The Clerk reported the following:

·                    A response received from ESCC in respect of Maresfield by-pass, states that there are no plans to resurface this road in the near future. 

·                    The TEWP “Signage Survey” carried out by Cllr Sparrow has not yet been found.  Cllr P Tester noted that this document is most probably out of date and that a new survey should be conducted.

ACTION:  All to survey signage in the Parish check for anomalies and take photographs of signs requiring review.

·                    Both CCllr Reid and Whetstone have been invited to the next Traffic and Transport meeting to be held in September and the former has confirmed his attendance.
ACTION:  Clerk to establish whether CCllr Whetstone will attend.

Mr Knivett stated with reference to item 10.1, that Cllr King concluded the Parish Magazines were not the appropriate medium for the Parish Community bus service survey.

Mr Sweetnam presented various visual depictions of data collated from the consultation exercise for inclusion in the summer edition of The Parish Matters (printed at the end of July 2005).  It was Agreed that the 3D bar charts best illustrated this data.

5.            Integrated Parish Traffic Management Plan – It was Agreed that a final draft should be available to go before the September Council meeting to include maps, photographs, detailed information relating to proposals, details regarding the consultation process going forward and target implementation dates.
Other issues to be included as follows:  Pedestrian safety / Rat-runs

ACTION:  Mr Knivett to write introduction,

ACTION:  Messrs. Sweetnam and Goossens to collate maps of Parish Roads.

ACTION:  Cllr P Tester, Mr P Knivett and Ms D Lyne to collate photographic examples of proposals and existing measures.

ACTION:  Clerk to chase Colin Clarke ESCC re. works programme for Nutley pavement widening.

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6.            Speedwatch Exercise

            6.1            Local Action Teams – The following points were noted:

·        All three villages within the Parish need to be considered as a whole to avoid displacing problems from one village to another.

·        It appears that no major support can be expected from Sussex Traffic Police.

·        Section 59 Orders may be issued in cases of anti-social driving behaviour.

·        A meeting with the Ringmer Action Group may prove very useful.

·        Concern regarding the volunteer base required across the three villages.

·        The LAT should at this stage run parallel with the Traffic and Transport Committee.

·        A decision as to whether or not to purchase a speed gun to be delayed until after meeting with the Ringer Action Group.

ACTION:  Clerk to arrange meeting between Traffic & Transport Committee and Ringmer Action Group.

            6.2            Ashdown Forest Villages Road Safety Group – The Clerk circulated copies of the minutes of the meeting held on 21^st June 2005.  It was Agreed that should Cllr Fry be unable to attend any future meetings of this group, a representative from the Traffic & Transport Committee should attend in his place.  Cllr P Tester suggested linking with this group in work regarding the B2026.

ACTION:  Clerk to copy current position of Traffic & Transport Committee to Keith Sinden ESCC, together with relevant Speedwatch data and ask that they work in concert with Maresfield Parish Council regarding the B2026.

            6.3            Other Matters – None.

7.         Public Transport

7.1            ESCC re. Review of Supported Local Bus Services – Cllr P Tester enquired whether ESCC have considered diverting funds from contracted services to more local / Parish solutions e.g. community buses / subsidised token services.

ACTION:  Clerk to respond to ESCC stating Maresfield is a rural Parish and services are at a bare minimum and it is therefore difficult to comprehend let alone comment on possible further reductions in services.

            7.2            Community bus funding –
            ACTION:  Mr Knivett to look at broader initiatives of the Carbon Trust.

8.            Communication – No items.

9.         Date of next meeting – Tuesday 6^th September 2005 at 20:00.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 21:15