Agenda

The Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee will consider the call ins indicated below, which were deemed appropriate by the Chair of the Committee, Councillor G Lloyd, at Stage 1 consideration.

In accordance with the Constitution, at least one of the Members for each call in must be in attendance at the meeting.

The Cabinet Member, Councillor P Hetherton, has been invited to attend this meeting. At the meeting the Cabinet Member agreed to:-

1)  Note progress in response to the recommendations made within the 15 November 2023 Binley Cycleway – Section 7 (Clifford Bridge Road) report.

2)  Consider the responses, representations and objections to the Tree Felling Notices, Notice of Proposal and Notices of Intent.

3)  Consider the petitioners concerns relating to the proposed cycleway and tree felling.

4)  Approve the construction of Section 7 – Clifford Bridge Road Cycleway.

1)  From Councillors J Blundell, M Lapsa and T Sawdon.

Reasons for call in:-

·  The report fails to take account of a key safety report which is omitted from the report.

·  The report contains misleading information regarding the health of the trees

·  The report does not give sufficient weight and fails to evaluate and cost the alternative routes as set out in the report

2)  From Councillors R Thay, F Abbott and A Hopkins.

Reasons for call in:-

·  There has been no consideration of any disability reports. Sight of these reports has not been forthcoming, and freedom of information requests have not been fulfilled. A decision cannot be made without a disability assessment. (It has been clarified that this relates to “the outcome of consultation with disability groups and their views”)

·  The report does not sufficiently evidence that residents’ concerns have been resolved, particularly considering residents at the meeting were saying that their concerns had not been resolved to their satisfaction and issues remain at specific properties along the road. (It has been clarified that this relates to “the ability of people at specific properties to have safe access to and from their drives”

Report of the Director of Law and Governance

Any other items of public business which the Chair decides to take as a matter of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.