Agenda and decisions

To receive notification of any declarations of pecuniary and/or conflict of interest from Members.

None.

To answer questions and hear deputations, if any, asked by any resident of the Borough pursuant to Standing Orders.

None.

The Cabinet Member noted the current summary position as detailed in Appendix 1 and agreed the proposed outcomes for the individual petitions as detailed in the report.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Considered and endorsed the 2018/19 revenue and capital financial monitoring forecast as at 30th September 2018;

2.  Considered the Portfolio’s progress against the latest 3 year savings targets in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) as at 30th September 2018; and

3.  Approved the £1.161m addition to the capital programme as per paragraph 3.7 of the report.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Considered the Solihull MBC Technical Response to the A45 Sprint consultation (as included at Appendix A of the report);

2.  Supported the A45 Sprint proposal, subject to satisfactory resolution of the outstanding technical matters set out in the consultation response (Appendix A, Items 1 – 15 of the report); and

3.  Approved that ‘Delegated Authority’ be granted to the Assistant Director – Highways & Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder – Transport & Highways, to secure satisfactory resolution of those outstanding technical matters.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Noted the contents of the report, and agreed to develop an updated Traffic Management Strategy on a page for Solihull, in consultation with stakeholders;

2.  Noted the need to work collaboratively with Transport for West Midlands to bring forward projects such as Metro, SPRINT and improved park and ride facilities at Railway Stations in Solihull;

3.  Agreed to officers supporting the project management and planning that will be necessary to ensure events such as the Birmingham Velo 100 mile charity bike ride in 2019, and the Commonwealth Games in 2022 are successful, and

4.  Agreed to receive a further report in June 2019, to agree the final strategy.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Approved the annual plan and service priorities as contained in Appendix A and Appendix B to the report;

2.  Agreed to receive similar reports on an annual basis (November each year).

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Noted the progress being made on the 2018/19 TRO programme and the service improvement to bring forward the TRO prioritisation process;

2.  Approved the recommended TRO programme for 2019/20 as detailed in Appendix C of the report; and

3.  Approved the revised scoring framework and points scoring system to be used in the future, as detailed in Appendix D and section 5.5 of the report.

To review performance of the School Crossing Patrol service; provide an update on the service improvement plan as approved in November 2017, and consider whether any further changes to the service are required.

The Cabinet Member:

1.  Noted that the Safer Routes to School: School Crossing Patrol Service continues to provide support to thousands of school children and parents as they go about their daily journeys to and from schools across the borough. The table in Appendix A of the report, sets out the current establishment and the associated priorities when deploying mobile staff;

2.  Noted the changes that have been made to the service in 2018, as detailed in paragraph 3.2 to 3.5 and summarised in Appendix A of the report;

3.  Approved the proposed policy changes relating to the Management and Creation of new school crossing patrol sites in the borough as set out in section 4.10 of the report;

4.  Agreed to disestablish the two sites at Widney Road at Mill Lane, Bentley Heath (L03) and Chester Road at New Road, Castle Bromwich (L65) from the Council’s School Crossing Patrol Priority List because they no longer meet the numerical criteria and have been vacant for over 12 months;

5.  Agreed to progress Stage 2 Pedestrian Crossing Assessments at Damson Lane at Rowood Drive, Elmdon (L20) and Chelmsley Road at Marlene Croft, Chelmsley Wood (L75) to confirm the suitability, layout and form of a new pedestrian crossing facility for these locations, and to subsequently engage the local community and deliver the new facilities by the end of April 2019 utilising the Cabinet Member’s Business Rate Rebate fund;

6.  Agreed the five sites set out in paragraph 5.9 should form the next phase of service improvement programme, subject to the outcome of the associated pedestrian crossing assessments and funding being available; and

7.  Noted that the full MTFS saving will not be achieved by April 2020 without further changes to the service. Cabinet Member is asked to agree that officers should continue to work towards delivering the £19,000 shortfall from elsewhere within the Highways Portfolio.