8th March 2021 Minutes (Extraordinary)
SOUTH KYME PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting of South Kyme Parish Council held on March 8th 2021 at 7.30pm.
Cllr A Alexander (Chairman) Cllr S Shaw (Vice Chairman), Cllr M Head RFO, Cllr J Head,
Cllr M Clark, Cllr P Goode, Cllr C Midgley
Apologies None all Cllrs present.
20/21/31 Declaration of interests
20/21/32 The Parish Council proposes to decide on the type of SID unit to be purchased on behalf of the village, whether a Hard-wired Unit or Solar powered Unit in consideration of both the costs and time until installation.
Following a discussion between Cllrs’ M Head and Midgley on the subject of the best Speed Indicator Device’s (SID) for South Kyme it was thought appropriate that the full Parish Council ought to rediscuss and reconsider which SID Unit should be purchased in light of more information on the subject, the Hard-wired SID Unit voted for at the January Meeting. , might not be the best option for South Kyme.
Cllr Midgley made clear that whichever SID we decided on it would need to be installed on a pole and not in the case of a Hardwired SID, on a lamppost, this is because of the size of the unit rather than the weight.
Cllr M Head provided Cllrs with information sent by Mr G Butler explaining that the Community Speed Watch program (CSW) and Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) of which South Kyme is a part of don’t support the installation of the permeant Hard-wired SID Units which they class as illuminated signs rather than Speed Indicator Devices.
The first part of the discussion was on the cost of installation of both types of SID, including the instillation of poles in either case
CSW and LRSP support the movable SID units both Battery and Solar Powered Units, and as part of the CSW umbrella (CSW) Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership would use their own contractor at subsidized price of £200 for the Pole and installation
In comparison the Hard-wired SID Unit the contract would go to Lincoln City Council Streetlight department for the pole and installation with a presumed cost thought to be around £300
The second discussion was on the possible speed of installation of which ever SID Unit were to be purchased, again under the umbrella of CSW, Mr.Butler would be able to visit the village and had authority to decide on the position of the poles, without separate permission from Lincoln County Council and could then arrange a date for installation with Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership.
A hard-wired SID would need permission from LCC Highways for the placement of poles and a site visit, arrange for pole to be purchased and installed and then await a date for LCC Streetlight department to connect the Unit to the nearest electricity supply.
The possible placements of the purchased SID Unit were discussed ie. on the grass verge outside Cllr Goodes property by the Kingfisher and the triangle of grass at School Corner.
The possibility of purchasing more than one pole, the battery life and warranty of the units and the reliabiabilty of the newer tech Units.
Cllr Midgley had driven around and looked at several devices in Situ Battery, Solar Powered, and Hard-Wired and considered the best to be the model that SKPC were considering
Cllr Goode had read up on councils around the country using SID Units and those using Solar Powered SIDS seemed very happy with the results
Cllr Midgley suggested that if the Solar Powered SID Unit was purchased and a second post was installed a team could move the SID Unit every 4-months to maximise its benefit.
The cost of each Unit, like for like, including the purchase and installation of poles
Elan City Evolas Solar SID Unit Quotation SO - UK 01487 - £2,362.80 including VAT plus £200 per pole £250
Elan City Hard-Wired SID- Quotation £1810 - £300 Pole connection by LCC £200 = £2,200 including VAT
In consideration of the time factor of obtaining permission from different LCC departments for each part of the process installation/connection versus the CSW and LRSP joint operation, and the expected final price being only £200-250 difference between the units and all the other parts of the discussion the proposal was put forward
Cllr Head proposed that after due consideration of additional information the vote to buy a Hardwired SID unit made in January is superseded by a vote to buy a solar powered SID as per Quotation
Elancity Solar SID Unit Quotation SO – UK 01487 £2,362.80 including VAT plus £200 for the Pole and installation
Action Cllr M Head to order the unit the next day
This was seconded by Cllr Midgley and all remaining Cllrs were also For
The vote was passed unanimously
Cllr Goode asked if he And Cllr Clark could accompany Mr. Butler on his site visit to South Kyme.
Action Cllr M Head To contact Mr. Butler with the request
The meeting closed at 8.24