There were no apologies for absence.  Councillor Saffery had sent his apologies that he would be delayed.

There were no disclosures of interest.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 July to be submitted and signed.

The notes and agreed actions of the meeting held on the 12 July 2016 were submitted and signed.

The Task Group are invited to continue discussions on conclusions and recommendations.

The Traffic Engineer had updated the plans following the previous meeting of the task group.  He had also prepared a schedule of locations where there could be amendments to the on-street parking allocation.  The task group reviewed the updated maps and discussed the proposals for the 11 locations in question.

1.      Granville Road - west-side close to King Street

A taxi rank was proposed in this location.  Officers and members agreed that consultation with the trade would be required as they were not convinced this would be an attractive location.

2.      Granville Road - east-side close to King Street

A daytime shared use scheme was proposed for permit holders and pay and display parking.  The task group felt it was important for this to revert to permit holders only from 4.30 pm rather than 6.30 pm.  This would ensure there was space for residents returning home in the evening.

3.      King Street-opposite Met Quarter

At this location, there was potential for a dual-use bay with loading permitted until the afternoon and then it could be used as a taxi rank.  Survey work would be required to determine the exact hours.  The task group considered that, for this to be a valuable ranking area to access the daytime trade, taxis would need to be permitted to use it as early as possible.  As part of the survey work, officers would consult with the restaurants to establish their delivery times.  It was agreed that all the proposals for the area should be presented to the restaurants as a package, rather than in isolation to ensure the complete picture was understood.  Officers agreed that, subject to the survey, they would bring forward the hours for the start of the rank.

4.      George Street - east-side close to the junction with King Street

Short stay pay and display, for a maximum of one hour, was proposed for this area.  This would provide facilities for residents who wanted to make brief visits to local businesses and would not exclude blue badge holders.

5.      George Street- east-side opposite Alms Houses

This area was already used by blue badge holders and the task group agreed this should be formalised with disabled bays.  It was agreed that the bays should be limited to 3 hours to encourage turnover.

6.      Church Road - verge area opposite St Mary's Church

There was potential to build a layby at this location for approximately six disabled bays.  The task group were happy with this suggestion.  Officers advised that there was a budgetary implication to construct the layby but they undertook to obtain quotations and progress this option.

7.      New Street-layby outside Church car park

This area provided an opportunity for two on-street electric charging bays.  There was potential redevelopment in the vicinity, particularly of the One Bell public house, and the remaining two spaces were likely to be required for loading.  The task group was of the view that if circumstances changed with the redevelopment, consideration should be given to other uses  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.