Committee Meeting 22nd February 2011

Present
Carol Stone (Host, Chair)
Graham Tigg (Treasurer, Minutes)
Jackie Aust-Lean
Richard Palmer

Apologies
Marise Lee

Matters arising from the AGM

The Snickett seems have been regularly cleaned for the past few months.

Recycling collection calendars have been delivered to residents. The resident who complained at the AGM about kitchen waste not being collected reliably now leaves the green bin in a more obvious place (but still behind a low wall) and no longer has problems.

Rubbish in the road on collection day continues to be an issue. The majority of this is kitchen waste and it seems some residents still leave this in general waste (plastic sacks) that animals break into.

Nobody has expressed interest in joining the committee.

Parking and CPZ

The committee has been sent the Thornton-Mayfield Residents’ Association February Newsletter. This states that a parking proposal will be taken to the Chiswick Area Committee (Monitoring) in March* and that the nature of this proposal is for a separate CPZ (Controlled Parking Zone) for Thornton and Mayfield Avenues plus Upham Park Road. The agenda will be published on the Council website link here the week before.
* Subsequent to the meeting we know from the Council this will be the May meeting.

The background to this includes: -

• There was a review of the East Chiswick CPZ in 2008/9 that included a survey/questionnaire of all residents in the zone - results of the review are linked to this page (PDF files)
• The review report noted that “Thornton Avenue, Mayfield Avenue and Upham Park Road form a smaller inclusive area supporting retention of the existing operational times. The Thornton/Mayfield Residents’ Association has requested a standalone zone, which Members may wish to consider especially in view of the consultation responses”
• The review concluded “The decision on Mayfield Avenue, Thornton Avenue and Upham Park Road be deferred until the outcome of the Mid-Chiswick CPZ review is reported”
• The Mid-Chiswick CPZ report is expected to be presented in May 2011.
• The report states that for the whole of the East Chiswick CPZ there are 100 more parking bays than issued permits.

From the Thornton/Mayfield perspective the main concern appears to be residents of other streets in the East Chiswick CPZ parking on their patch – presumable to commute from the station or visit shops etc. The newsletter states that the Council have made two surveys and found that 25% of permits are indeed from other streets in the zone. How many of these are from UPR is not known but this information has apparently been requested. The newsletter also conveys surprise that Upham Park Road is being included in the Council’s thinking (the survey did not include UPR).

From the Upham Park Road perspective concerns around this include: -

• Council consultation with UPR residents over any changes
• No information on the likely impact of any changes on UPR parking pressures
• A three street zone (with UPR) seems too restrictive and parking elsewhere in the current zone when the road is full (typically Sunday and other evenings) would presumably not be an option.
• A Mayfield/Thornton two street zone may displace out-of-street permit holders into UPR.

The newsletter seems to convey that Thornton/Mayfield residents desire a two street zone without UPR.

Actions:

Carol will contact Councillor Todd to establish how UPR becomes involved with any proposals.
Graham will monitor the agenda for the May meeting
Graham will draft a communication to residents


Dates of next meeting

To be arranged by email.