Communal bins, parking, potholes and live music have all made it on to the agenda for a meeting of Brighton and Hove councillors this afternoon (Tuesday 29 November).
Members of the public also have the opportunity to put questions to Brighton and Hove City Council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee.
Questions are expected on the council’s “big conversation” about the future of parks across the area as officials and politicians look at where they can make financial savings.
The agenda includes the latest stage in a proposal to bring in communal bins in heritage areas including the historic seafront squares. The committee is expected to agree to residents being consulted about the proposal.
A report by the Live Music Policy Panel – set up after a member of the public made representations to the council – is due to be discussed.
The committee is being asked to agree a series of recommendations to ensure live music thrives and survives in Brighton and Hove.
Members are also being asked to consider a change to the food hygiene scores on the doors set up. The committee is being asked to approve charges for re-inspections after a poor score.
An update on the Valley Gardens scheme – between St Peter’s Church and the Palace Pier – is due to be given to councillors.
The original plans to remodel the main route to and from Brighton seafront were criticised so some changes have been made and the committee is being asked to approve them.
It is also being asked to approve the parking annual report and will almost certainly have some comments about the report which records an increase in parking revenue for the council.
The committee is being asked to agree to the council becoming part of a regional transport organisation overseeing the south east. Expect some reservations.
Members will also look at a safer routes to school scheme for Whitehawk and Kemp Town. The committee is expected to agree a modest series of changes to the roads, pavements and bus stops costing about £58,000.
On a wider scale they will also look at “highway asset management”, with the state of the roads getting worse. The council is required to have a strategy for managing its pavements, roads, drains, street lights and traffic lights or risk losing funding for maintenance.
New traffic lights at the junction of Eastern Road and Arundel Road are expected to be approved to make a busy corner safer as work starts on modernising the nearby Royal Sussex County Hospital. The corner is on the route being used by the lorries bringing building materials to the hospital site.
The meeting is taking place at Hove Town Hall starting at 4pm. The meeting is open to the public.
