Agenda item

AP reported that he couldn’t access the LAF agenda and papers from the email link or from the actual website.  JW thought this could be a continuation of software problems she experienced when publishing and would investigate.

JW directed all to the Matters Arising report in the papers which gives progress on items not on the agenda. 

Walking Bus and Travel Plans

See report on page 11.  JW expanded that Lynch Hill Primary School has the only officially recorded Walking Bus which is a success because it is run by paid staff from the school.  There may be informal ones being run or ones being run on specific dates, but no definitive list exists.  DM thought all schools had to have travel plans under government legislation in which Walking Buses ought to be cited.  However, this is not the case they’ve only happened in schools where a planning obligation exists for a travel plan or where LSTF funding has generated one.

DM felt that a draft Travel Plan ought to be a pre-requisite of gaining planning permission rather than being a condition afterwards.  JW stated that implementation of Travel Plans is a key element and that this would be focussed on with the new funding.

Flexi-pave surfacing

Members asked JW to pursue further detail on the cost of this type of surfacing.

Pavement Parking scheme

JW forwarded the last minutes to the Parking Team Leader asking when the new policy would be signed off.  The new needs based PPS policy is nearly ready to be signed off as of the 1^st November 2016.

Canal Updates

Feedback was received from the Canal and River Trust after LAF concerns were sent to them over the danger of the narrow section of path adjacent to the old Tiling Co compound.  CRT says they cannot justify any expenditure on this issue as works on the large scheme are due to start soon.  The Slough Urban Renewal has confirmed the Regeneration scheme is on schedule.  JW arranged vegetation to be cut back on the narrow section.