Decision details

The Local Committee resolved to:

i.      Note last year’s expenditure of the devolved budget 2016/17

ii.     Allocate the reduced revenue devolved budget for this financial year towards a vegetation gang as detailed in the report

iii.    Allocate the reduced capital devolved budget for this financial year 2017/18 as detailed in the report and delegate to the Area Highway Manager the ability to agree the scheme per divisional area in consultation with the county divisional member

iv.   To allocate up to £63,637 from the parking surplus to top up the balance of the capital devolved budget (£26,363) to provide a total of £90,000

v.    Delegate to the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Divisional Member the ability to resolve any problems encountered to facilitate scheme delivery

vi.   Request that officers bring a report and a proposal for the parking surplus spend in all areas at the next meeting

Reasons:

i.      The Local Committee acknowledges that there is a reduced budget available this year

ii.     The committee agreed that schemes should be allocated promptly so that scheme design can start at the earliest opportunity and increase confidence in their prompt delivery

iii.    The committee would like to explore other proposals for allocating the parking surplus before allocating this funding