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Report of Councillor Steve Wallis on behalf of the Cabinet.

This matter was proposed by Councillor Wallis on behalf of the Cabinet and seconded by Councillor Tutt. Mr Robert McGowan addressed the Council on this matter as Secretary of Bespoke Cycle Group and a resident of Eastbourne.

Resolved:  (By 17 votes to 2 with 6 abstentions) That officers be authorised to take all necessary steps to seek and obtain approval from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to an amendment to the current byelaw to enable the Council to allow, where appropriate, both un-segregated as well as segregated shared use of the seafront promenade by cyclists and pedestrians.

NOTE: as a result of a proposal from Councillor Taylor and seconded by Councillor Tutt, it was agreed that the above vote should be named. The voting record was as follows:

FOR (17) – Councillors Bannister, Cooke, Heaps, Hearn, Howlett, Mattock, Miah, Murray, Shuttleworth, Stanley, Tester, Thompson, Tutt, Ungar, Wallis, Warner and West

AGAINST (2) – Councillors Elkin and Taylor

ABSTAIN (6) – The Mayor and Councillors Ansell, Ede, Jenkins, Liddiard and Murdoch