Decision details

Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Phelps -

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note:

(i)         decisions on traffic matters are delegated to be actioned by staff via the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after being moved through the Local Pedestrian, Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee (LPCTCC);

(ii)        at the LPCTCC meeting held on 2 February 2018, the City’s representative Chair of the Committee, an elected Councillor, voted to revoke the Bulwara Road Work Zone and voted against the implementation of an alternative zone; and

(iii)      on Thursday 1 March 2018, it was announced by a CEO Update that the CEO was ultising her delegation to proceed with an alternative work zone on Bulwara Road;

(B)      the current system of delegation to the CEO for traffic matters be altered so that matters, specifically work zones, may be brought to a Council meeting; and

(C)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to investigate a system by which this may be effected, and bring a recommendation to Council.

Note. The above motion was not carried. The resolution as follows was carried.

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note that:

(i)         under NSW Government legislation, Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is the body responsible for the control of traffic on all roads in New South Wales;

(ii)        the RMS has delegated to local councils limited aspects of traffic control on regional and local roads within their own local government area, but not for state roads;

(iii)      the authority to control traffic lies with the RMS and the delegation does not remove the RMS's ability to directly exercise those delegated functions;

(iv)      the Local Pedestrian Cycling and Traffic Calming Committee (LPCTCC) is established by state legislation as an advisory and technical review committee that has no decision-making powers; and

(v)       the state guidelines require Council to seek the advice of its LPCTCC if it proposes to regulate traffic; and

(B)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to report back to Councillors via the CEO Update following the review she has commenced into what changes are needed in the light of the Bulwara Road Works Zone for:

(i)         the wording and applicability of Works Zone-related consent conditions placed on future development approvals; and

(ii)        the City's Work Zone application processes and conditions.

Motion carried.

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