Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development summarising the outcome of consultation on the proposal to implement a selective part-night switch-off of street lights and to seek approval to inject £376,643 into the capital programme to proceed with the design and installation of a selective part-night street lighting scheme.

The Director of City Development submitted a report summarising the outcome of consultation on the proposal to implement a selective part-night switch-off of street lights and to seeking approval to inject £376,643 into the capital programme to proceed with the design and installation of a selective part-night street lighting scheme

In presenting the report, the Executive Member for Development and the Economy highlighted the complex responses received to the consultation on the proposals (and included in Section 4.1 of the report) which broadly demonstrated support for the proposals. Discussion followed on issues related to public safety and crime. In response; Members were informed that representatives of West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service had contributed to the work to draw up the scheme and that following implementation; the scheme would continue to be monitored.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the outcome of consultation on the proposal to implement selective part-night switching of street lights be noted and;

b)  That approval be given for the injection of £376,643 into the capital programme to proceed with the design and installation of selective part-night street lighting in accordance with the criteria set out within the submitted report.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5 Councillors A Carter and Golton required it to be recorded that they abstained from voting on the matters included within this minute