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Councillor Churchill

Councillor Drean

Dawes Lane Cycle Lane

Response: The relevant team had been looking into this and had come up with some alternatives, some of which include going on private land, so negotiations were ongoing. The teams were talking to local cycling groups about the options.

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Councillor Mrs Aspinall

Councillor Wakeham

Tree Pruning affecting Leaf Litter

Response: The teams were approaching this issue the best they could, they were acting when there is a higher volume with leaf litter.

Supplementary: Tree Pruning of overly large trees

Response: Councillor Wakeham asked for the email to be forwarded and he would look into whether it could be prioritised in the order of pruning works due for Winter 2022/23.

3

Councillor Briars-Delve

Councillor Drean

Pedestrian Safety on busy junctions and school routes

Response: Councillor Drean agreed that pedestrian safety on bus junctions and school routes should be key priorities when allocating funding for highways projects.

Supplementary: The Millbridge Crossroads on Molesworth Road had had eight collisions in recent years and had 5 nearby schools; a pedestrian crossing scheme had been design but cancelled due to budget issues.

Response: Councillor Drean explained that crossings are normally so expensive due to the utilities beneath the surface and the need for special paving. Councillor Drean agreed to a site visit

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Councillor Coker

Councillor Drean

Ability to deal with heavy rainfall in comparison to 2019

Response: Councillor Drean explained that the biggest challenge was the volume of leaves and he had asked for more letterbox gullies to be put in to help with the issue.

Supplementary: Several drains and areas were repeatedly flooding.

Response: The Council was working with South West Water and the Environmental Agency. Cameras were being put down these drains to see where the physical problems were within.

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Councillor Poyser

Councillor Drean

Armada Way Trees Consultation

Response: Councillor Drean had met with the group already to explain the situation and he would be talking to the tree experts about the scheme and would be happy to meet with them again if necessary once he had that information.

6

Councillor Singh

Councillor Drean

Dale Road/Beechwood Avenue Flooding Hotspot

Response: Councillor Drean would be happy to attend a site visit with Councillor Singh and members of the Highways team. Councillor Drean further explained that there were sometimes issues for teams with parked cars etc when trying to clear drains.

Supplementary: Do the Highways Team try to visit at times when cars are less likely to be parked at the location?

Response: The Highways team had two reactive vehicles with a third vehicle doing reactive and emergency.

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Councillor Kelly

The Leader

Councillor Code of Conduct

Response: The same time the previous year The Leader had wanted Councillor Kelly to resign.

8

Councillor Goslin

Councillor Drean

Lessons learnt from consultation on removal of trees on Armada Way

Response: the project had begun in 2018, picked up by Councillor Drean in 2021. He would continue to engage with the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 29