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COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012 Response A summary of the responses will be published on the Town's website. As the survey was intended to be used in forming a preferred concept for future community consultation, it is proposed to include the survey results as part of that future consultation process. Question 4 What is Cambridge hiding, given this overall absence of total transparency Response The Town is not hiding anything and is using the market research in an appropriate manner to assist in the design process. Question 5 Each school day at around 0900 two 91 buses meet on Brookdale Street between Rannoch and Grantham Streets - and usually between Peebles Road and Grantham Street - outside Newman Junior College. There are at least four Transperth bus stops between Rannoch and Grantham Streets. The Town allows vehicle parking on both sides of Brookdale Street, but has designated a few meters only around that College as No Stopping/No Parking and yellow lines and letters have been painted on the road. Neither these 91 buses or other motorists are able to pass safely, due to a combination of the both sides parking and the dozens of vehicles parked and stopped along this stretch each morning and again each afternoon on schooldays. Safe access to the bus stops for both passengers and these 91 buses is prevented by the many vehicles parked near or outside the College and bus drivers have constant difficulty in both seeing waiting passengers and in safe access to the bus stops in very small spaces between parked vehicles. Since similar on street both sides parking and stopping certainly is not permitted on Bent Street and Brompton Road at Holy Spirit Primary School in City Beach, why has the Town allowed this to continue on Kirkdale Avenue, Floreat for some years now Response The preamble and questions refer to Brookdale Street and they should refer to Kirkdale Avenue. A technical comment is that this section of Kirkdale Avenue has a constructed pavement width of 10 metres. Normal parking allowance of 2.4 metres each side results in a clear pavement width of 5.2 metres which is sufficient for vehicles travelling in opposite directions to pass safely when utilising due care as required under the Road Traffic Code 2000. On this basis it is not always necessary to impose any parking restrictions other than those which reinforce the requirements of the Road Traffic Code 2000 and Council Policy such as "No Stopping" near an intersection. Both Brompton Road and Bent Street have pavement widths of 7.5 metres and cannot safely accommodate parking on both sides of the road. H:\Ceo\Gov\Council Minutes\12 MINUTES\August 2012\A Council Front.docx 3
COUNCIL MINUTES TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012 Question 6 Has the management of Newman Junior College ever formally sought approval or dispensation from the Town as regards special parking and stopping arrangements on Kirkdale Avenue near the College – and, if so, when and what was the Town’s reply Response There have been no known street parking restrictions requested or implemented that do not conform to Council's Parking Restriction Policy. Under this policy Council considers requests received in writing from residents, ratepayers and others. No special arrangements in contravention of Council Policy have been made with Newman Junior College. Question 7 How many Elected Members and Senior Town Staff Members have relatives who are employed at that College – and how many have children, grandchildren or relatives enrolled at this College currently Response We do not have this information. Question 8 How often have the Town Rangers/Parking Inspectors patrolled this section of the 91 Bus Route during 2012 and how many notices have been issued for parking infringements Response There are ten primary schools in the Town which the Rangers visit two to three times a week during the set down and pick up periods. Most of our primary schools are operating either at capacity and in some cases expanding and with more children being driven to and picked up from school these days, traffic congestion is almost inevitable. We try to work with all of the schools to deal with this situation as best we can. In relation to the matter raised by Mr Hornel, we have not received any specific complaints, either from Transperth or from the school or the police. Over the past twelve months, ten parking infringements have been issued for parking in 'No Stopping' areas in the streets around the Newman Junior School. Rangers generally take a tolerant approach in these areas and ask parents to move on. Question 9 How often are these Town staff scheduled to patrol the main Transperth bus routes throughout Cambridge, towards ensuring that situations similar to those on Kirkdale Avenue are thoroughly monitored to enable both public transportation and other road users to travel safely along such routes Response There is no regular patrol of bus routes as such. In the event of Transperth bringing particular concerns to the Town's attention, we work with them to resolve these. H:\Ceo\Gov\Council Minutes\12 MINUTES\August 2012\A Council Front.docx 4
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