Agenda and decisions

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management - Thursday, 25 April 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Room 2&3 - County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest See guidance below. Decision: There were none.
2.	Questions from County Councillors Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am two working days before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet Member’s delegated powers. The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response. Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time. Decision: There were none.
3.	Petitions and Public Address Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection. Requests to speak must be submitted by no later than 9am four working days before the meeting. Requests to speak should be sent to committeesdemocraticservices@oxfordshire.gov.uk. If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9 am 2 working days before the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet. Decision: There were 5 registered speakers, some of whom registered to speak on multiple items and were heard when the agenda item was reached.
4.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 410 KB To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2024 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
5.	Bus Services Contracts Autumn 2024 PDF 505 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/014 Contact: Dave Harrison, Public Transport Team Leader (Dave.Harrison@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT5). The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to: (a) Approve a procurement process to secure new and continued bus service provision in Didcot, Oxford and West Oxfordshire; (b) Approve use of surplus ENCTS and LABSG for new contracts as detailed in Annex A; and (c) Delegate approval of final contract awards, and the use of ENCTS and LABSG on additional services as necessary, to the Director of Transport & Infrastructure.
6.	Road Safety - RAF Barford St John PDF 223 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Cabinet Member: Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/082 Contact: Matt Archer, Portfolio Manager – Central Programme Delivery (Matt.Archer@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT6) The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to; a) Accept on behalf of the County Council the DfT provided grant of £1.26m b) Approve the full scope of proposed works as provided in this report. c) Permit Officers to make reasonable adjustments, inclusions, omissions etc to the package of works as may be considered appropriate/necessary during the scheme’s development / delivery. Additional documents: CMDTMT25042024 - 6. Road Safety - RAF Barford St John - Annex 1 - Grant Determination Letter , item 6. PDF 112 KB CMDTMT25042024 - 6. RAF Barford St John - Annex 2.1 Works Outside of Maintenance , item 6. PDF 438 KB CMDTMT25042024 - 6. RAF Barford St John - Annex 2.2 Works Within Maintenance , item 6. PDF 441 KB
7.	Blackbird Leys District Centre, Oxford - Proposed Highway Waiting Restrictions and Highway Improvements PDF 1 MB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/053 Contact: Julian Richardson, Highway Agreements Engineer (julian.richardson@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT7). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the following as advertised: a) New ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow lines) parking prohibition on both sides of Blackbird Leys Road, b) Two new ‘Tiger’ crossings for use by pedestrians & pedal cycles on Blackbird Leys Road, c) New ‘Zebra’ crossing (for use by pedestrians) on Cuddeson Way, and d) Sections of new shared & segregated cycle paths along both sides of Blackbird Leys Road.
8.	Proposed Permit Parking Zone - Main Road (Access Road), Long Hanborough PDF 963 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/051 Contact: James Whiting, Parking Schemes and Traffic Orders Team Leader (James.Whiting@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT8). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the following as advertised: a) Proposed permit bays – Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm in the Main Road service road between No.228 (Windrush) and No. 222 (Evenlode Cottages) and adjacent to Nos.220a & 220b, and b) Replace the existing single yellow lines `No Waiting Monday to Friday 11am-12noon` in the Main Road service road, with Double Yellow Lines (No waiting at any time), except the section of road adjacent to the access of No.220, where an access protection marking (white line) will be provided.
9.	Proposed two way cycling - Sheep Street, Bicester (experimental order) 2024 PDF 2 MB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Forward Plan Ref: 2024/070 Contact: Hanai, Faour, Assistant Transport Planner (Hanaii.Faour@oxfordshire.gov.uk), Jacqui Cox, Place Planning North Manager (Jacqui.Cox@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT9). The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to: a) Approve the introduction of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order to permit two-way cycling throughout Sheep Street, Bicester and thus temporarily superseding the existing ‘no-cycling’ order. Additional documents: CMDTMT25042024 - 9. Annex 4 - Equalities Impact Assessment , item 9. PDF 686 KB CMDTMT25042024 - 9. Annex 5 - Climate Impact Assessment , item 9. PDF 156 KB Addenda - Sheep Street, Bicester - Extra Consultation Responses , item 9. PDF 357 KB
10.	Proposed shared footway/ cycleways - East Carterton PDF 1 MB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. Cabinet Member: Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/040 Contact: Julian Richardson, Highway Agreements Engineer, (julian.richardson@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDTMT10). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to a) Approve the shared-use foot & cycleways on Upavon Way, Carterton Road, Marsh Way/Norton Way, and Brize Norton Road in Carterton as advertised.
11.	Eaton Hastings: A417 - 40mph Speed Limit Proposals PDF 731 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/028 Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT11). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to: a) Approve the introduction of a 40mph speed limit on the A417 at Eaton Hastings as advertised.
12.	Little Faringdon: 20 Mph Speed Limit Proposals PDF 525 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. Cabinet Member: Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/042 Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT12). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to: a) Approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Little Faringdon as advertised.
13.	Shipton under Wychwood: Village 20mph Limit Proposals PDF 846 KB View the background to item 13. View the decision for item 13. Cabinet Member: Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/036 Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT13). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to: a) Approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Shipton under Wychwood as advertised.
14.	Steeple Aston: 20 Mph Speed Limit Proposals PDF 865 KB View the background to item 14. View the decision for item 14. Cabinet Member: Transport Management Forward Plan Ref: 2024/048 Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk) Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT14). The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to: a) Approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Steeple Aston as advertised.