Agenda item

11.1

The Community Assembly Manager reported that, in line with a growing number of local authorities, Sheffield City Council had decided that in the interests of road safety, health and social cohesion, roads within suitable residential areas should be subject to a 20 mph speed limit, with the first seven 20 mph schemes to be delivered during 2012/13 and 2013/14; one in each Community Assembly area.

11.2

The report now submitted identified potential 20 mph areas within the South West Community Assembly area, with the Steel Bank Scheme selected as the Assembly’s preferred option to be recommended to the Cabinet Highways Committee for approval.

11.3

RESOLVED: That the Assembly;

(a) nominates the Steel Bank scheme as the South West Community Assembly first choice priority for implementation of a 20 mph area;

(b) agrees that, should the Steel Bank Scheme not be feasible for delivery, the Dore scheme be nominated as the second priority area, and the Greystones scheme (East and West Combined) be nominated as the third priority area, and

(c) agrees that details of this decision are to be forwarded to the Council’s Cabinet Highways Committee for inclusion in a future report.

11.4

(NOTE: An alternative resolution was proposed by Councillor Colin Ross and seconded by Councillor Joe Otten to prioritise the potential 20 mph areas as follows;

(1)   Dore

(2)   Steel Bank

(3)   Greystones

Results of this vote were as follows:-

In favour of the amendment: Councillors Joe Otten and Colin Ross

Against the amendment:- Councillors Andrew Sangar, Sue Alston, Penny Baker, Roger Davison, Rob Frost, Geoff Smith and Diana Stimely.

Abstentions:- Councillor Keith Hill

Therefore, the proposed amendment fell.)