Agenda item

Mick Barber, Chair of Lincoln Tenants Panel (LTP)

a.    presented an initial proposal for a pilot survey to be carried out on grass verges parking on the Hartsholme Estate in Lincoln.

b.    advised that all estates in Lincoln suffered from a lack of parking space available for cars, this caused a number of issues including blocked roads, junctions and parking on grass verges.

c.    referred to paragraph 2.3 of the report and explained the number of different solutions to address the problem and advised that before any solutions were decided on an equality and diversity impact assessment would be carried out as part of the options appraisal.

d.    advised that LTP would like to look into the matter further to gain a better understanding as to the scale of the problem and capture residents’ views on possible solutions in conducting a survey on Hartsholme. This would be the pilot area and could possibly be extended into other areas of the City if it was successful.

e.    referred to paragraph 3 of the report and highlighted the questions that the survey aimed to answer.

f.     advised that the consultation would be carried out using 3 main methods:

·         Online survey advertised through Facebook but conducted through the City of Lincoln Council’s website

·         Postal surveys were sent out if a low response rate was received from online surveys

·         Zoom calls with residents conducted by LTP as part of a public meeting

g.    advised that the LTP would consult with residents of Hartsholme Estate and other local stakeholders such as local school and the police.

h.    advised that the next steps would be to conduct the survey and the results would be reported back to Policy Scrutiny Committee once collated and analysed.

i.      invited members questions and comments

Question: If responses to the survey were received from people who did not live in the Hartsholme area would they still be considered?

Response: They would be taken into consideration but the current focus was the Hartsholme estate.

Comment: The issues were not only on grass verges but were also on large grassed areas. The  survey needed widening to include grassed areas.

Response: We did intend to include grassed areas within the survey and will amend the wording.

Question: A lot of people did not have access to the internet, how would their views be collected?

Response: We were proposing that the survey could be completed over the phone or a paper copy could be sent to the resident if requested.

Comment: Work needed to be done to address this issue, however, this issue could not be completely resolved and we needed to be careful not to raise expectations.

Response: The survey would find out the scale of the problem, if work was to be undertaken on a specific area, further consultation would be completed.

Question: When would the survey be completed?

Response: The survey would be undertaken once everyone was in agreement, the survey would run for 28 days and the results would be brought back to a future Policy Scrutiny Committee once they had been collated and analysed.

RESOLVED that the proposed approach to the survey and methodology of the survey by the LTP be supported subject to the broadening of definition to include large grassed areas.