Agenda item

MINUTES FROM THE LAST FORUM AND ACTIONS MONITORING

To agree the minutes of the last Forum held on 27 July 2020 and receive updates on the actions.

Minutes:

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: that the minutes of the Forum on 27 July 2020 be agreed as a true and accurate record after the following amendments had been made:

 

Page 7, paragraph 3 should read ‘ It is currently planned that the West Street car park will be used for ShopMobility once the Nicholsons car park had been knocked down.

 

Page 8, start of second paragraph should read ‘Lisa Hughes said many people with disabilities would not be able to park for a number of reasons’.

 

The Chairman went through the Actions from the minutes:

 

ACTION: Ben Smith to find out if there were going to be any time restrictions on the disabled parking bays.

 

Ben Smith confirmed that there would be no restrictions on the length of stay. There were also additional drop off and collection points.

 

ACTION: Ben Smith to share the accessibility audit with the Chairman and Vice

Chairman.

 

This had been completed.

 

ACTION: Officers to revisit the site first, followed by a joint Officer and Forum Member visit.

 

Officers had visited the site, a date was to now be arranged for the Forum Member visit. ACTION: Clerk to arrange.

 

ACTION: Ben Smith to circulate an update on the blue badge spaces before the next meeting.

 

Due to officer leave, Ben Smith had brought the update to the Forum Meeting and reported that a list of locations had been identified including Park Street, West Street and a layby near Sainsburys. Work was being carried out and he would report back at the next meeting. The Forum discussed the Grove Road car park and blue badge parking. The blue badge parking in Windsor, opposite the castle was also discussed. Currently there were screwed in cones preventing people from parking there. The taxi bays had increased and there was a loss of double yellow lines where disabled people could park. Ben Smith reported that there was a current government scheme to give more room to pedestrians as a result of Covid-19. Ben would ask Sue Fox to update the Forum by email.

 

ACTION: Sue Fox to provide update to Forum.

 

Councillor Singh suggested some of the six bays that were located on Bridge Avenue. Ben Smith would look into this.

 

ACTION: Ben Smith to investigate.

 

ACTION: Ben Smith to take forward and update at the next meeting.

 

Ben Smith updated the Forum.

 

All items that were actioned to be on next Forum agenda were on the agenda.

 

Lisa Hughes showed a short presentation to the Forum highlighting the A308 toucan crossing and surrounding pavements and the cycle racks at Maidenhead station. The discussion included the following points:

 

·         The ends of the cycle racks were very dangerous to all pedestrians. Ben Smith had actioned this to be corrected.

·         Conversations were taking place with GWR about all points previously raised.

·         The trees around the A308 toucan crossing were further discussed and the Vice Chairman requested a tree officer also be present at the site visit.

·         The diversity impact assessment was very thorough but had GWR seen all of the data, as the tree was very obstructing. Ben Smith reported that GWR had seen all information and read out a technical response from them to the Forum.

·         A site visit was discussed as soon as possible. Councillor Singh, ward councillor and David Scott, Head of Communities and interim Lead Officer for the Forum, both wanted to attend the site visit.

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