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HIGHWAYS FORWARD PROGRAMME [EXECUTIVE FUNCTION - FOR DECISION]

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead):

 

General

 i.       NOTED the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works in 2019/20, and approved by full Council on 13 November 2018, was £181,818. It has been assumed that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget or capital works as set out within the 2018-21 Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) for 2020-21 is £36,363. The budget for 2019/20 approved by full Council on 13 November 2018 had removed the Local Committee’s revenue  budget. However each divisional Member will receive £7,500 to address  highways issues in their division.

ii.       AGREED the devolved capital budget for highway works be used to progress both capital improvement schemes and capital maintenance schemes.

iii.       NOTED that should there be any changes to the programme of highway works as set out in the report, a report will be taken to a future meeting of Reigate and Banstead Local Committee to inform members of the changes. Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS).

iv.       AGREED the capital improvement schemes allocation for Reigate and Banstead be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1.

v.       AGREED to authorise that the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 1, if required;

vi.       AGREED that the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Area Team Manager, together with the local divisional Member are able to progress any scheme from the 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 will be reported back to the next formal meeting of the Local Committee for approval.

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

 vii.   AGREED that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Reigate and Banstead (£100,000) be divided equitably between County Councillors to carry out Local Structural Repair, and that the schemes to be progressed be agreed by the Area Maintenance Engineer in consultation with the Local  Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members;

 

Revenue Maintenance

 

viii.   NOTED that the budget for 2019/20 approved by full Council on 13 November 2018 had removed the Local Committee’s revenue budget.

  ix.   NOTED that members will continue to receive a Member Local Highways Fund allocation of £7,500 per county member to address highway issues in their division.

 

   x.   AGREED the Member Local Highways Fund be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on behalf of members.

Publication date: 04/12/2018

Date of decision: 03/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 03/12/2018 - Reigate and Banstead Local Committee

Effective from: 11/12/2018

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