Agenda item

This report seeks approval of a programme of highway works for Tandridge funded from the Local Committee’s delegated capital and revenue budgets.

(Report and Annexes 1 and 2 attached)

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

General

(i)       NOTED that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works has been reduced as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan, to £321,253 in 2016/17 and to £275,360 in 2017/18, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2016/17 remains the same as for 2015/16, at £196,390;

(ii)      NOTED that a further report will be presented to the March 2016 meeting of the Tandridge Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary from these amounts;

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     AGREED that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Tandridge be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 2;

(iv)    AUTHORISED that the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 2, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     AGREED that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Tandridge be divided equitably between County Councillors to carry out Local Structural Repair, and that the schemes to be progressed be agreed by the Area Maintenance Engineer in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members;

Revenue Maintenance

(vi)    AUTHORISED the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £67,500 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2016/17 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   AGREED that £5,000 per County Councillor be allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works, and that if bids for this funding have not been received by the end of May 2016, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works;

(viii)  AGREED that Members shouldcontact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to any Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf;

(ix)AGREED that the remaining £98,890 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund a gang to carry out minor maintenance works throughout Tandridge, managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officer attending: Zena Curry, Highways Area Manger (South East) and Anita Guy, Principle Engineer.

Petition, Public Questions, Statements: None

The Officer advised the financial figures in Annex 2 are based on the Medium Term Financial Plan 2015 which sets out a reduction in the projected countywide budget for capital Local Transport schemes funding.  It is assumed that the revenue budget will remain the same for 2016/17 and 2017/18. A report would be presented for decision at the March 2016 Committee meeting should the amount of funding change from those in the report.

Members Discussion- Key Points

·         Mr Orrick asked for clarification of the figures in Annex 1 for amounts from Section 106 and CIL in Tandridge, asking if the amount for Oaklands Hospital of £100,000 was for Highways or the total amount.  

Resolution:

The Local Committee (Tandridge):

General

(i)       NOTED that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital works has been reduced as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan, to £321,253 in 2016/17 and to £275,360 in 2017/18, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2016/17 remains the same as for 2015/16, at £196,390;

(ii)      NOTED that a further report will be presented to the March 2016 meeting of the Tandridge Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary from these amounts;

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     AGREED that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Tandridge be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 2;

(iv)    AUTHORISED that the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 2, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     AGREED that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Tandridge be divided equitably between County Councillors to carry out Local Structural Repair, and that the schemes to be progressed be agreed by the Area Maintenance Engineer in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members;

Revenue Maintenance

(vi)    AUTHORISED the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £67,500 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2016/17 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   AGREED that £5,000 per County Councillor be allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works, and that if bids for this funding have not been received by the end of May 2016, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works;

(viii)  AGREED that Members shouldcontact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to any Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf;

(ix)AGREED that the remaining £98,890 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund a gang to carry out minor maintenance works throughout Tandridge, managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.