Decision details

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) AGREED to:

General

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

(ii) Agree that the devolved capital budget for highway works be used to progress both capital improvement schemes and capital maintenance schemes.

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

(iv) Agree that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Mole Valley be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1;

(v) 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) Agree 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) Agree that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Mole Valley (£96,000) 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) Note that the budget for 2019/20 approved by full Council on 13 November 2018 has removed the Local Committee’s revenue budget.

(ix) Note 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) Agree that the Member Local Highways Fund be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on behalf of members.

Reasons for decision

To agree a forward programme of highways works in Mole Valley for 2019/20 –

2020/21, funded from the Local Committee’s devolved budget.