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Minutes of a meeting of the Bradford West Area Committee held on Thursday, 29 July 2021 in the Banqueting Hall - City Hall, Bradford
Commenced 6.00 pm Concluded 6.05 pm Present – Councillors
COUNCILLOR AMRAN IN THE CHAIR
11. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST
That in the interests of transparency, Asad Shah (Clerk), disclosed an interest in Minute 14, as he had family residing on Duchy Drive.
12. INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS
There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.
13. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
There were no questions submitted by the public.
14. DUCHY DRIVE, HEATON, PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE - OBJECTIONS
The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “D”) considered objections received to a recently advertised proposal to close a short section of Duchy Drive at its junction with Toller Lane, Bradford.
LABOUR Amran Ahmed Akhtar Alipoor
Arshad Hussain Dunbar
Kamran Hussain Nazir
2 Resolved –
(1) That the objections be overruled and the proposed road closure to be constructed and implemented as advertised.
(2) That the objectors be informed accordingly.
ACTION: Strategic Director, Place
15. COTTINGLEY ROAD, SANDY LANE - TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “E”) considered concerns raised by local residents in respect of traffic conditions on Cottingley Road, Sandy Lane.
Resolved –
(1) That the Bradford West Area Committee notes the residents’
concerns.
(2) That the Bradford West Area Committee requests that the Police undertake appropriate enforcement action at this location.
(3) That Cottingley Road be added to the list of schemes for Traffic Calming Funding in early 2022.
ACTION: Strategic Director, Place
16. UPDATE ON COVID-19 RELATED COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WORK IN BRADFORD WEST AREA
This item was not considered as it had been withdrawn from the agenda.
17. GRANT ALLOCATIONS 2019/21
The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “G”) informed the Area Committee of the grants awarded to projects within the Bradford West Area by the Area Co-ordinator’s Office in the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21.
Resolved –
(1) That the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator, under delegated powers, be responsible for making decisions on all grant applications
administered by the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator’s Office, after seeking guidance from the Grants Advisory Group.
(2) That the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator’s Office continues to ensure the effective allocation of all grant funding by providing appropriate support and advice to applicants.
3 Strategic Director, Corporate Services
Chair
Note: These minutes are subject to approval as a correct record at the next meeting of the Bradford West Area Committee.
THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PRODUCED, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, ON RECYCLED PAPER
