Item 10.2 - Attachment 1

Parramatta Traffic Committee Meeting Minutes held on 4 June 2009

 

REPORT OF THE PARRAMATTA TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 4 JUNE 2009 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, COUNCIL CHAMBERS BUILDING, CIVIC PLACE, PARRAMATTA AT 1.30 PM

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Parramatta Traffic Committee Chairperson Cr Andrew Bide declared the meeting open at 1:35 pm.

 

PRESENT

 

Councillor Andrew Bide                                            PCC - Chairperson

Mr Marcelo Occhiuzzi                                               PCC

Mr Richard Searle                                                     PCC

Mr Zulfiqar Ali                                                             PCC

Ms Maria Swallow                                                     RTA

Mr Peter Wells                                                           STA

Mr Daryl Briggs                                                         NSW Taxi Council & Premier Cabs

Mr Hugh Andrew                                                        Rep for Wayne Merton, MP

Sgt Paul Harkins                                                       Parramatta Police

Snr. Const. Greg Jones                                            Rosehill Police

Ms Joan Wilcox                                                         Rep for Greg Smith MP

Mr Stephen Timbrell                                                  Hillsbus/Westbus

Ms Pam Kendrick                                                     Cycleways Committee & Bicycle NSW

Ms Saniya Sharmeen                                               PCC – Minute Secretary

 

Apologies

 

Sgt Tara Phillips                                                         Eastwood Police

Ron Watson                                                                Hillsbus/Westbus

 

SPECIAL BUSINESS:

 

Nil.

 

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of conflict of interest raised.

 

CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 6 APRIL 2009

 

Hugh Andrew requested that it be noted that he attended the PTC & TEAG meetings on 6 April, 2009.

 

That the report of the Parramatta Traffic Committee meeting held on Monday, 6 April 2009 be taken as read and be confirmed as a true record of the meeting with the exception that Hugh Andrew attended the meeting.

 

BUSINESS ARISING:                  

 

Nil.

 

SECTION A ITEMS:

 

 

ITEM NO.

 

0906 A1         Removal of requirement to obtain a ticket for Loading Zones in Parramatta CBD

 

                        File:                            F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Arthur Phillip

 

                        State Electorate:    Parramatta

 

                        Recommendation to Parramatta Traffic Committee:

 

That the requirement to obtain a free ticket to use loading zones in the following locations be discontinued:

 

1.           Civic Place

2.           Horwood Place

3.           Macquarie Street between Church Street and Marsden Street.

4.           Church Street between Market Street and Phillip Street

5.           George Street between Church Street and Horwood Place

6.           The unnamed lane between Phillip Street and Lennox Bridge carpark.

 

                        Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

As Above.

 

0906 A2         Early Street, Parramatta – Introduction of Ticket Parking Restrictions

 

                        File:                           F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Arthur Phillip

 

                        State Electorate:    Parramatta

 

                        Recommendation to Parramatta Traffic Committee:

 

That the currently unrestricted parking on the north side of Early Street, Parramatta be altered to ‘10P Ticket 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday Permit Holders Excepted Area 09’.

 

                        Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

As Above.

 

0906 A3         Darcy Road, Westmead – Catherine McAuley and Parramatta Marist – Redevelopment of Westmead Catholic Schools (DA/853/2008)

 

                        File:                           F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Arthur Phillip

 

                        State Electorate:    Parramatta

 

                        Recommendation to Parramatta Traffic Committee:

 

That the design plan submitted to Council by the applicant for the proposed development in compliance with the DA Consent Conditions Nos. 2, and 3 be approved subject to the following changes:

 

·            Full time ‘No Stopping’ restrictions on the south side of Darcy Road are to extend from Mons Road to Bridge Street.

 

·            The part time ‘No Stopping’ restrictions on the north side of Darcy Road are to commence from 2.30pm rather than 3.00pm.

 

                        Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

As Above.

 

0906 A4         Lombard Street, Northmead – Truck Barrier

 

                        File:                           F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Caroline Chisholm

 

                        State Electorate:    Baulkham Hills

 

                        Recommendation to Parramatta Traffic Committee:

 

1.           That the existing truck barrier in temporary materials in Lombard Street be replaced by a permanent truck barrier.

 

2.           Further, that the existing ‘No Stopping’ restriction on the southern side of Lombard Street west of the truck barrier to be extended to approximately 4m to the west of the driveway to No. 2 Lombard Street.

 

                        Comments:

 

                        Council’s Service Manager, Traffic and Transport, Richard Searle advised that the final tally of submissions was 14 in support of the truck barrier becoming permanent, 6 against plus 3 from outside the area against the truck barrier.

 

                        Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

As Above.

 

0906 A5         Parking Restrictions in Harris Park

 

                        File:                           F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Elizabeth Macarthur

 

                        State Electorate:    Parramatta/Granville

 

                        Recommendation to Parramatta Traffic Committee:

 

That Council approve the changes to parking restrictions in Harris Park as shown in the attached plan associated with the removal of ticket parking in this area.

 

Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

                        As Above.

 

 

BUSINESS ITEMS:

 

0906 A6         Changes in intersection holding lines, bus lanes and parking restrictions in Phillip Street, Parramatta

 

                        File:                           F2008/05091

 

                        Ward:                                    Arthur Phillip

 

                        State Electorate:    Parramatta

 

Comments:

 

            Council’s Service Manager, Traffic and Transport tabled a plan from the RTA for changes in Phillip Street relating to the previous relocation of bus routes from Phillip Street to George and Macquarie Streets, Parramatta.

 

Recommendation from the Parramatta Traffic Committee

 

That the matter be deferred for a report to the next Traffic Committee.

 

 

 

The Chairman declared the meeting closed at 1:55 pm.