Issue - meetings

To receive an update on the 2016/17 programme of highway improvement and maintenance works funded by this committee.

The Local Committee resolved to:

(i)     Note progress of the 2016/17 programme of highway works funded by this committee and by developer contributions.

Reasons:

      i.        The Local Committee established the Local Transport task group and 4 area task groups to prioritise the projects that made up the 2016/17 programme

The Principal Highway Maintenance Engineer presented his report which highlighted projects that had been due to be completed by the end of the financial year.

The budget for the financial year 17/18 is currently being finalised and the result of this will not be known until April.

Committee members requested status updates on a number of the projects that were listed that had not yet been completed. The Highways Engineer noted these and will advise the appropriate divisional members accordingly.

It was noted that it was not yet possible to discuss plans for works that had been prioritised for next year and this had therefore not been included in the report. In the event that the funding allocated to the local committee is less than the £430,000 estimated budget set out in the December report, the local task groups will be asked to meet again to bring the programme within the available funding. Where appropriate, public consultation for individual improvements will be sought to allow residents to submit their views in order that the best solution can be implemented.

The committee requested that reports indicate which projects were being funded by Planning Infrastructure Contribution (PIC). This is a contribution made to local authorities by developers as a condition of their permission to build in a specific area. The reason for this request is that as local committee reports are put out into the public domain, this will allow residents to gain an appreciation of how this type of funding is being used in their area. A list of the PIC funding currently available was included with the December 2016 report. The Local Committee were reminded that this list included only items that were prioritised by the area task groups and that members were invited to discuss the task groups’ selection with the chairman of the relevant local area task group.

The Local Committee resolved to:

(i)     Note progress of the 2016/17 programme of highway works funded by this committee and by developer contributions.

Reasons:

      i.        The Local Committee established the Local Transport task group and 4 area task groups to prioritise the projects that made up the 2016/17 programme