Issue - meetings

This report provides an update on the 2015/16 programmes of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee and makes recommendations on the allocation of the budget for 2016/17, which has been announced since the committee last met in December.

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed to:

(i)            Note progress and forecast outturn costs for the 2015/16 programme of highway works funded by this committee and described at Annex 1 of the report.

(ii)           Authorise the Area Highway Manager (AHM) to progress the schemes included in the programme in consultation with local elected members and associated task groups.

(iii)          Subject to approval of recommendations (i) and (ii) authorise the Area Highway Manager to consider and determine any objections submitted following the statutory advertisement of the traffic orders and notices associated with the programme of schemes, in consultation with the Chairman and/or Vice-Chairman of the Local Committee and relevant local councillors.

(iv)      Delegate authority to the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman and Vice- Chairman and locally affected Members to amend budgets throughout the year if required to ensure the budget is allocated in a timely manner.

(v)          Agree that Community Enhancement Fund is devolved to each County Councillor based on an equal allocation of £5,000 per division

Reasons:

The committee is asked to agree allocations for 2016/17 so that the agreed programme of highway works and operations can be delivered in a timely manner.

The purpose of the report was to provide an update on the 2015/16 programmes of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee and makes recommendations on the allocation of the budget for 2016/17, which has been announced since the committee last met in December.

Members commented that some residents have stopped reporting potholes because for example they will be told that they aren’t deep enough to be looked at.  The Highways Manager confirmed that Ash Parish Council had submitted a bid for funding for the Lengsthman Scheme of £8,000.

Action: Highways Manager to inform Customer Care about people not reporting potholes.

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed to:

(i)            Note progress and forecast outturn costs for the 2015/16 programme of highway works funded by this committee and described at Annex 1 of the report.

(ii)           Authorise the Area Highway Manager (AHM) to progress the schemes included in the programme in consultation with local elected members and associated task groups.

(iii)          Subject to approval of recommendations (i) and (ii) authorise the Area Highway Manager to consider and determine any objections submitted following the statutory advertisement of the traffic orders and notices associated with the programme of schemes, in consultation with the Chairman and/or Vice-Chairman of the Local Committee and relevant local councillors.

(iv)      Delegate authority to the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman and Vice- Chairman and locally affected Members to amend budgets throughout the year if required to ensure the budget is allocated in a timely manner.

(v)          Agree that Community Enhancement Fund is devolved to each County Councillor based on an equal allocation of £5,000 per division

Reasons:

The committee is asked to agree allocations for 2016/17 so that the agreed programme of highway works and operations can be delivered in a timely manner.