Issue - meetings

To receive an update on the 2016/7 programme of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee and to agree further arrangements for allocation the budget in 2016/17

Resolved to:

      i.        Increase the localism budget to £65,000 as described in 1.8 of the report

    ii.        Delegate the submission of top priorities for the Project Horizon scheme to the Area Highways Manager in consultation with local committee members at a private meeting of the local committee in September.

Reasons:

Additional information has been requested to clarify the proposed schedule and funding sources so that Members can input into the proposed work in their respective divisions.

Councillors have asked for a meeting in September to look at all the highways schemes taking place in Waverley to consider the priorities for the Horizon scheme.

Mr John Hilder (Area Highways Manager) presented his report. Mr Hilder explained that when planning works, he tries to use sources of funding that with receive from developers (such as Planning Infrastructure Contribution and Section 106) that were generated locally.

All members have been issued with a list of Integrated Transport Schemes (ITS) in their area.

Members felt that the information provided did not give them the level of detail that would be useful to the task groups when it came to them deciding their priorities. It wasn’t clear what funding was available for each proposed project and what funding had already been allocated.

Mr S Cosser shared that he would soon be meeting with a senior transport planning officer and invited Mr Hilder to join them at the meeting so that he can be acquainted with the work going on in his area.

On a positive note, the Chairman reminded members that all the schemes featured in the list were new schemes as all previous schemes had been completed in the last financial year.

The Chairman proposed that an informal committee was held in September which would be dedicated to discussing Project Horizon and Pavement Horizon.

Resolved to:

      i.        Increase the localism budget to £65,000 as described in 1.8 of the report

     ii.        Delegate the submission of top priorities for the Project Horizon scheme to the Area Highways Manager in consultation with local committee members at a private meeting of the local committee in September.

Reasons:

Additional information has been requested to clarify the proposed schedule and funding sources so that Members can input into the proposed work in their respective divisions.

Councillors have asked for a meeting in September to look at all the highways schemes taking place in Waverley to consider the priorities for the Horizon scheme.