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(i)       to note that there was an error in section 3.8(a) of the report and the figure should read 100m, rather than 10m;

(ii)       to note that officers had provided information to Transport Scotland on the expected cost of implementation, and would provide this information to Members outwith the meeting;

(iii)      to note that the Convener and Vice Convener had undertaken to write to the Scottish Government, the Chief Constable, and the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal in relation to the Council’s concerns about enforcement of the 20mph speed limit;

(iv)      to acknowledge the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20 mph in urban areas;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations to promote the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) for 20mph of those streets located within residential areas identified in Appendix 2 and on conclusion of the TRO process, with or without objections, report back to this Committee for consideration prior to implementation;

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to report back to this Committee those streets, identified in Appendix 2, meeting the place criteria or linking sections of roads meeting the place criteria, which would encourage a more consistent reduction in speed across a wider area, that could be made 20mph under Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO), reporting the results of an informal public consultation process; and

(vii)     to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to bring back a report to this Committee, working with Police Scotland, in 24 months on the impact and enforcement on vehicle speeds on the roads where 20mph has been introduced.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Environment which provided information on the outcome of a citywide assessment carried out by a consultant on behalf of Aberdeen City Council, in line with the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20mph, and sought approval for the implementation of 20mph on roads that had been identified to meet the Scottish Government’s criteria.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      acknowledge the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20 mph in urban areas; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to promote the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO)/Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO) necessary for the introduction and implementation of 20mph on the roads identified in Appendix 2 of the report. Any objections received would be reported back to this Committee for consideration, otherwise the TRO would be made and the measures implemented.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that there was an error in section 3.8(a) of the report and the figure should read 100m, rather than 10m;

(ii)       to note that officers had provided information to Transport Scotland on the expected cost of implementation, and would provide this information to Members outwith the meeting;

(iii)      to note that the Convener and Vice Convener had undertaken to write to the Scottish Government, the Chief Constable, and the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal in relation to the Council’s concerns about enforcement of the 20mph speed limit;

(iv)      to acknowledge the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20 mph in urban areas;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations to promote the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) for 20mph of those streets located within residential areas identified in Appendix 2 and on conclusion of the TRO process, with or without objections, report back to this Committee for consideration prior to implementation;

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to report back to this Committee those streets, identified in Appendix 2, meeting the place criteria or linking sections of roads meeting the place criteria, which would encourage a more consistent reduction in speed across a wider area, that could be made 20mph under Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO), reporting the results of an informal public consultation process; and

(vii)     to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to bring back a report to this Committee, working with Police Scotland, in 24 months on the impact and enforcement on vehicle speeds on the roads where 20mph has been introduced.