Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

19.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item.  Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.

 

Minutes:

No declarations of discloseable pecuniary interest were made.

 

20.

Presentation on the Proposed Interim Bus Station Arrangements

To seek Members approval to proceed with detailed design and implementation of the proposed arrangements.

Minutes:

Justin Pickford and Iain McNeill of WSP Group presented the detail and sought Members’ approval to proceed with the detailed design and implementation of the arrangements for an interim solution for the Bus Station whilst the new facility was being developed.  Justin Pickford referred to the last meeting of the Programme Board on 28 June when Members were presented with the details of the proposed on-street solution, including temporary bus stands on Sidwell Street, with additional stands in Paris Street and Bampfylde Street and the temporary re-routing of traffic through Western Way and Southernhay. A further period of consultation for this element of the Bus Station development had also taken place on 5 and 6 July in Southernhay and the St Sidwells Community Centre for local residents and businesses. 

 

The construction of the new Bus Station would require its bus stands and some facilities currently provided within the existing bus station to be temporarily relocated, it was proposed that the following arrangements would be provided during the period of construction.

 

·           minimum of 12 bus stands / stops – with weather protection and information for passengers;

·           minimum of 13 layover bays;

·           a travel centre / ticket sales shop;

·           suitable public toilet facilities to be identified, with options being explored on Sidwell Street and Paris Street;

·           bus driver welfare facilities, including showers, lockers and a rest area

·           bus operator facilities – office accommodation, paying in facilities, and an operations management facility, and

·           directional signage, including tactile/braille signage for the public advising of the bus stands and services at each stand, so that the bus operations were clear to all.

 

Iain McNeill provided the background to the technical solutions which would provide for a combination of up to 21 stands on Sidwell Street, Paris Street and Cheeke Street to allow Stagecoach greater flexibility for their operations around the city. In addition there would be 13 layover spaces in approved locations to facilitate the necessary traffic movements as the development of Paris Street commences.

The stands and layover spaces would be located in the following places:-

 

·           7 stands on Sidwell Street North;

·           5 stands on Sidwell Street South;

·           5 stands on Paris Street;

·           4 stands on Cheeke Street, and

·           13 layover spaces in the approved locations at various times on Red Lion Lane, Verney Street, Bampfylde Street, Paris Street, Summerland Street and Sidwell Street.

 

He referred to the logistics of the arrangements and that every effort would be made to ensure that the appropriate traffic management was in place to deal with any potential congestion hot spots. He explained how this would be possible, subject to Devon County Council approval, with a temporary traffic solution and rerouting of the traffic and changes to the existing bus routes in those streets. Work would include the removal of 17 short stay parking spaces located on the north section of Sidwell Street to provide four bus stands, with three stands opposite.  It was also confirmed that as a consequence of widening the access on Southernhay, four disabled  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

21.

Date of Next Meeting

The date of the next Leisure Complex and Bus Station Programme Board Meeting will be determined to coincide with the next programme gateway.

 

 

 

Minutes:

It was anticipated that the next Leisure Complex and Bus Station Programme Board meeting would be held on Monday 7 November at 6.00pm, or another date to be determined to coincide with the programme gateway.