Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to thank officers for their efforts with the scheme and for producing the report; and

(ii)              to otherwise note that the process to introduce a Rent Support Scheme for Care Experienced Young People had been agreed and was in operation.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services, which provided details of a Rent Support Scheme for Care Experienced Young People (CEYP).  The report also advised that due to the COVID-19 pandemic this had not been possible however work to develop and implement the scheme had been progressed by officers.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)             note that the process to introduce a Rent Support Scheme for Care Experienced Young People had been agreed and was in operation. 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)               to thank officers for their efforts with the scheme and for producing the report; and

(ii)              to otherwise approve the recommendation contained in the report. 

-         Councillor John Wheeler, Convener

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to note the options that have been considered in response to the petitioner’s concerns and agree the progression of option 2 – to install a width restriction on a section of Golf Road as an appropriate measure to reduce HGV traffic on the corridor;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to proceed with the statutory process for progression of a Traffic Regulation Order, as per Delegated Powers; and

(iii)         instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective to review the relevant sections of the road network post implementation to determine if there are any implications from the introduction of the measure and ensure that future aspirations for the relevant corridor are pursued through the Roads Hierarchy study.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services, which provided details on the options that had been appraised in response to a petition regarding the issue of high volumes of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s) and vehicle speeds on the School Road/ Park Road corridor.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          note the options that have been considered in response to the petitioner’s concerns and agree the progression of option 2 – to install a width restriction on a section of Golf Road as an appropriate measure to reduce HGV traffic on the corridor;

(b)          instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to proceed with the statutory process for progression of a Traffic Regulation Order, as per Delegated Powers; and

(c)          instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to review the relevant sections of the road network post implementation to determine if there are any implications from the introduction of the measure and ensure that future aspirations for the relevant corridor are pursued through the Roads Hierarchy study.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.