Agenda item

RESOLVED:           1)       That the request for match funding for the provision of one SAM2 sign in the Newlyn (Queensway) area of the town be approved.

2)       That the proposal for the bus shelters at Peckover Way, Minster Court/William Booth Road and Saddlebow Road be endorsed subject to bus shelters being eligible in the scheme, and the County Councillors contributing to the proposal with part of their ward allowance. If agreed, the match funding will be paid for through an increase in King’s Lynn special expenses to be incorporated in the Budget document. 

Reason for Decision

Cabinet is required to consider any Parish Partnership fund bids endorsed by KLACC, as per the Committee’s terms of reference.

The decision on the bus shelters is to ensure they would be eligible for County Council funding as part of the scheme, and to ensure buy in from County Councillors with the use of some of their ward allowance.

Cabinet considered a report which explained that in 2016 the King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee (KLACC) had their Terms of Reference extended to allow bids to be made into Norfolk County Council’s Parish Partnership fund. The fund provided match funding for small-scale highway schemes within Parishes, and was extended to cover unparished areas of the County.  The maximum value of schemes was £50,000, therefore the maximum amount of match funding is £25,000. Parish Councils and District/Borough Councils in unparished areas had to submit bids for the fund, and the deadline for the submission of bids to the County Council for the next round of funding was 6 December 2019. Any bid was expected to have the support of the relevant County Councillor(s), which was the case with the schemes put forward here.

Four schemes had been put forward for the 2020/21 funding year, namely the provision of a moveable Speed Awareness Messaging (SAM2) sign to be located in the Newlyn (Queensway) area, and the provision of bus shelters at Peckover Way, Minster Court/William Booth Road, and Saddlebow Road. The total cost of the schemes was £18,650, and agreement from Cabinet for funding of £9,475 was requested (half the total cost of the schemes plus the insurance costs for the SAM sign).  This would need to be paid for out of the King’s Lynn special expenses.

At the KLACC meeting on 31 October, and in relation to the specific schemes, it was resolved:

1)    That all four schemes be endorsed by the Committee and recommended to Cabinet that they be taken forward as bids to Norfolk County Council through the Parish Partnership scheme

2)    That Cllr John Collop present the Committee’s views to Cabinet

Councillor J Collop addressed Cabinet on behalf of the KLACC and explained each scheme.  He explained that for the SAM device, volunteers would move the device and charge it as required.

Councillor Collop explained that the 3 bus shelters proposed were:

Peckover Way, Councillor S Collop had proposed.  An objection had been received to the proposal by the adjacent householder.

Minster Court, Councillor Mrs Wilkinson had proposed this, no objections had been received and it was supported by County Councillor Smith.

Saddlebow Road, Councillor Kemp had proposed this.  Objections had been received from local residents.

In discussing the proposals the question was asked as to whether the County scheme included bus shelters.  Councillor Blunt suggested that a wider discussion on this matter within his portfolio would be useful.

Councillor Long asked whether the bus companies had indicated a need for them, to which Councillor Collop explained that the report had come to KLACC the police and others had been informed.  KLACC were putting the items forward for support so they could be part funded from special expenses.

Councillor Long asked whether the local County Councillors had agreed to use part of their County Council ward allowance to put towards the schemes.  It was confirmed that County Councillor Young had agreed to put part of her allowance towards the Peckover Way shelter.

Cabinet supported the SAM sign, and agreed that the bus shelters would be supported providing they could receive match funding and a contribution in support from the local County Councillor’s ward budget.

RESOLVED:           1)       That the request for match funding for the provision of one SAM2 sign in the Newlyn (Queensway) area of the town be approved.

2)       That the proposal for the bus shelters at Peckover Way, Minster Court/William Booth Road and Saddlebow Road be endorsed subject to bus shelters being eligible in the scheme, and the County Councillors contributing to the proposal with part of their ward allowance. If agreed, these will be paid for through an increase in King’s Lynn special expenses to be incorporated in the Budget document. 

Reason for Decision

Cabinet is required to consider any Parish Partnership fund bids endorsed by KLACC, as per the Committee’s terms of reference.

The decision on the bus shelters is to ensure they would be eligible for County Council funding as part of the scheme, and to ensure buy in from County Councillors with the use of some of their ward allowance.