Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval of a programme of highway works for Mole Valley funded from the Local Committee’s delegated capital and revenue budgets.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) agreed to:

General

(i)       Note that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works has been reduced as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan, to £322,582 in 2016/17 and to £276,500 in 2017/18, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2016/17 remains the same as for 2015/16, at £196,810;

(ii)      Note that a further report will be presented to the March 2016 meeting of the Mole Valley Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary from these amounts;

And resolved to:

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     Agree that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Mole Valley be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 2;

(iv)    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 2, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     Agree that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Mole Valley 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

(vi)    Authorise the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £66,810 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2016/17 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   Agree that £5,000 per County Councillor be allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works, and that if bids for this funding have not been received by the end of May 2016, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works;

(viii)  Agree that Members should contact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to any Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf;

(ix)Agree that the remaining £100,000 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund a gang to carry out minor maintenance works throughout Mole Valley, managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.

Reasons for recommendations: To agree a forward programme of highways works in Mole Valley for 2016/17 – 2017/18, funded from the Local Committee’s devolved budget. 

No declarations of interest received.

Officers present:

Zena Curry (ZC), Area Highway Manager

Anita Guy (AG), Principal Engineer

Peter Shimadry (PS), Engineer

A change to the recommendation (v) was required due to an error in the original report.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) agreed to:

General

(i)       Note that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works has been reduced as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan, to £322,582 in 2016/17 and to £276,500 in 2017/18, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2016/17 remains the same as for 2015/16, at £196,810;

(ii)      Note that a further report will be presented to the March 2016 meeting of the Mole Valley Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary from these amounts;

And resolved to:

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     Agree that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Mole Valley be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 2;

(iv)    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 2, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     Agree that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Mole Valley 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

(vi)    Authorise the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £66,810 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2016/17 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   Agree that £5,000 per County Councillor be allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works, and that if bids for this funding have not been received by the end of May 2016, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works;

(viii)  Agree that Members should contact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to any Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf;

(ix)Agree that the remaining £100,000 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund a gang to carry out minor maintenance works throughout Mole Valley, managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.

Reasons for recommendations: To agree a forward programme of highways works in Mole Valley for 2016/17 – 2017/18, funded from the Local Committee’s devolved budget.