Decision details

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead) agreed that:

General

(i)      The Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works in 2022/23 was £828,390.

(ii)      The devolved capital budget for  highway works be used to progress both capital improvement schemes and  member capital allocation as detailed in Section 1 of the committee report.

(iii)     The Highway Engagement & Commissioning Manager be authorised, in consultation with county members to be able to reallocate budget to reserve  schemes should there be a need to change the programme.

(iv)     The Highways Engagement and Commissioning Manager be authorised, in  consultation with county members, be able to allocate any additional funding  for schemes, in accordance with any guidance issued surrounding that funding.

Capital Improvement Schemes

(v)     The capital improvement schemes allocation for Reigate & Banstead be used to progress the Major Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1 of the committee report.

(vi)     The Highways Engagement and Commissioning Manager be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 1 of the committee report, if required.

(vii)    The Highways Engagement and Commissioning Manager, in line with the Scheme of Delegation, be able to progress any scheme from the Major  Integrated Transport Schemes programme, including consultation and  statutory advertisement that may be required under the Road Traffic  Regulation Act 1984, for completion of those schemes. Where it is agreed that a scheme will not be progressed, this would be reported back to the appropriate county member.

Member Capital Allocation

(viii)   To note that, £50,000 is allocated to each divisional member. Up to £15,000 of this could be allocated to minor ITS, or all £50,000 could be used on capital maintenance (recommended option). The schemes would to be proposed by county members in consultation with the Stakeholder Engagement Officer.

Revenue Maintenance

(ix)     To note that there will continue to be a Member Local Highways Fund (revenue) allocation of £7,500 per county member to address highway issues in their division; and

(x)     That each county member allocated £6,000 of their Member Local Highways Fund allocation to be pooled to commission a revenue maintenance gang.

(xi)     That revenue works would be managed by the Highway Maintenance team on behalf of and in consultation with county members.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:

To agree, a programme of highways works in Reigate & Banstead for 2022/23, funded from budgets available to enable schemes and works to progress these schemes.