Issue - meetings

To receive an update from the Area Highway Manager (South West).

The Local Committee (Waverley) resolved to AGREE:

(i)    To note the committee approved works being progressed during 2018/19.

(ii)   To note that allocations made for localism to the various Town and Parish Councils must be fully completed by 31^st December 2018. Any allocations not fully completed by this date will then be prioritised by the Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the divisional member, to ensure that works are carried out this financial year, rather than risk the funding being lost.

Reason:  The committee is asked to agree the recommendations to enable progression of works orders and expenditure of the Committee budget.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officer in attendance: Frank Apicella, Area Highway Manager (South West)

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None.

Member discussion – key points:

The Area Highway Manager requested that members remind town and parish councils to spend their SCC localism allocation by 31^st December 2018, or it would be lost.

The officer stated that there are changes to Highways budgets next year and so, at the current time, no revenue maintenance budget would be available.  County Councillors may continue to be allocated a Revenue Highway Fund allocation of around £7,500 per member.

There was a query regarding the local member of parliament’s proposals for Farnham and who would pay for road traffic surveys.  The officer said that it would have to come from members’ funds or from any Local Committee surplus.

Members queried the Section 106 monies and how to track what is happening without receiving full details.  The officer replied that the SCC Transport Development Team provides this information and he will make it available as soon as he receives it.  Other funds that are collected are Section 278, where a developer makes improvements.  The Chairman requested a Section 106 table in the next Highways Update report.

In answer to the concerns regarding the road works for the Farnham Brightwells scheme, the officer said that the SCC Streetworks team try to mitigate, but if issues become serious the police have power to step in and request that highways obstructions be removed.

Mr Wyatt Ramsdale requested it be minuted that he would like an update from the Area Highway Manager on the improvements to Surrey’s roads connected to the Bordon scheme.

Cllr Richard Seaborne requested an appendix regarding unallocated PIC funds.

Cllr Jerry Hyman requested an update regarding the Farnham pedestrianization modelling, so that the air quality action plan can move forward (also see minutes from 21 September 2018).  The Area Highway Manager replied that it is still a planning matter so he is unable to progress.

The Local Committee (Waverley) resolved to AGREE:

(i)    To note the committee approved works being progressed during 2018/19.

(ii)   To note that allocations made for localism to the various Town and Parish Councils must be fully completed by 31^st December 2018.  Any allocations not fully completed by this date will then be prioritised by the Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the divisional member, to ensure that works are carried out this financial year, rather than risk the funding being lost.

Reason:  The committee is asked to agree the recommendations to enable progression of works orders and expenditure of the Committee budget.