Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval of a revised allocation of the revenue maintenance budget 2018/19 and of how works funded from the revenue budget, will be delivered on members’ behalf.

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead) resolved to:

(i)            Approve the revised allocation of the Local Committee’s devolved revenue maintenance budget as set out in para. 2.2 of this report;

(ii)           Note the Members Local Highways Fund as detailed in para. 2.7 and 2.8 of this report; and

(iii)          Agree that the revenue maintenance budget and the Members Local Highways Fund be managed by the Reigate and Banstead Maintenance Engineer on members’ behalf

Reasons for Recommendations:

To agree the allocation of the Reigate and Banstead Local Committee’s devolved revenue maintenance budget and how works are going to be managed on members’ behalf. 

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Zena Curry, Area Highways Manager

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

Member discussion – key highlights

1.    Members welcomed the increase in revenue funding for 2018/19.

2.    This money cannot be used for LSR, which is a centrally funded capital programme.

3.     It was proposed to increase funding of the community gang so that it would operate for 52 weeks instead of one in four; rural areas in particular would benefit.

4.    Members were generally unhappy as to the formula for calculating the extra revenue funding and were of the view that Reigate and Banstead should receive a larger share.

5.    Previously road length and the population statistics from 2011 had been used to calculate the proportion of funding to be allocated; instead it is being divided equally between the eleven districts and boroughs.

6.    Factoring in the additional money from the new Member Local Highways fund the local committee would have approximately the same amount available to it, as it would have had if the previous formula had been applied.

7.     Members did not support this view as they felt that the extra allowances did not fully make up the difference.

8.    The Area Highways Manager noted the comments and agreed to feed them back.

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead) resolved to:

(i)            Approve the revised allocation of the Local Committee’s devolved revenue maintenance budget as set out in para. 2.2 of this report;

(ii)           Note the Members Local Highways Fund as detailed in para. 2.7 and 2.8 of this report; and

(iii)          Agree that the revenue maintenance budget and the Members Local Highways Fund be managed by the Reigate and Banstead Maintenance Engineer on members’ behalf

Reasons for Recommendations:

To agree the allocation of the Reigate and Banstead Local Committee’s devolved revenue maintenance budget and how works are going to be managed on members’ behalf.