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HIGHWAYS FORWARD PROGRAMME 2017/18 - 2018/19 (EXECUTIVE FUNCTION FOR DECISION)

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

 

Report and Annex 1 attached

Decision:

The Committee:

 

(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 £336,508 in 2017/18 and to £178,813 in 2018/19, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2017/18 remains approximately the same as for 2016/17 at £217,778.

 

(ii)         NOTED that a further report will be presented to the March 2017 meeting of the Reigate & Banstead Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary significantly from these amounts.

 

(iii)        AGREED that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Reigate & Banstead be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1 to the report submitted.

 

(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 1 to the report submitted, if required.

 

(v)        AGREED that the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Area Team Manager, together with the relevant local divisional Member, are able to progress any scheme from the Integrated Transport Schemes programme, including consultation and statutory advertisement that may be required under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for completion of those schemes. Where it is agreed that a scheme will not be progressed, this will be reported back to the next formal meeting of the Local Committee for approval.

 

(vi)       AGREED that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the capital improvement schemes (Integrated Transport Schemes) and capital maintenance (Local Structural Repair) budgets, and vice-versa, if required.

 

(vii)      AGREED that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Reigate & Banstead 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 Manager in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members.

 

(viii)     AUTHORISED the Area Maintenance engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use the £217,778 revenue maintenance budget for 2017/18 as detailed in Table 2 of the report submitted.

 

(ix)       AGREED that the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire the revenue maintenance budget between the identified work headings in Table 2 of the report submitted.

 

(x)        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 2017, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works.

 

(xi)       AGREED that Members should contact 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.

 

(xii)      AGREED that the revenue maintenance gang be managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.

 

REASONS:

 

To agree a forward programme of highways works in Reigate & Banstead for 2017/18 – 2018/19, funded from the Local Committee’s devolved budget.

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest: None

 

Officers attending: Zena Curry, Area Highway Manager

 

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

 

Member Discussion – key points:

 

·         Discussion took place regarding recommendation (x) – the Area Highway Manager clarified that this had not changed from previous years, and that Members were invited to discuss potential bids with residents associations and parish councils. It was noted that the May 2017 deadline would not be affected by the county council elections.

 

The Local Committee (Reigate & Banstead):

 

(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 £336,508 in 2017/18 and to £178,813 in 2018/19, and that it has been assumed that the revenue budget for 2017/18 remains approximately the same as for 2016/17 at £217,778.

 

(ii)         NOTED that a further report will be presented to the March 2017 meeting of the Reigate & Banstead Local Committee to agree a revised programme should the devolved budget vary significantly from these amounts.

 

(iii)        AGREED that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Reigate & Banstead be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1 to the report submitted.

 

(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 1 to the report submitted, if required.

 

(v)        AGREED that the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Area Team Manager, together with the relevant local divisional Member, are able to progress any scheme from the Integrated Transport Schemes programme, including consultation and statutory advertisement that may be required under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for completion of those schemes. Where it is agreed that a scheme will not be progressed, this will be reported back to the next formal meeting of the Local Committee for approval.

 

(vi)       AGREED that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the capital improvement schemes (Integrated Transport Schemes) and capital maintenance (Local Structural Repair) budgets, and vice-versa, if required.

 

(vii)      AGREED that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Reigate & Banstead 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 Manager in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members.

 

(viii)     AUTHORISED the Area Maintenance engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use the £217,778 revenue maintenance budget for 2017/18 as detailed in Table 2 of the report submitted.

 

(ix)       AGREED that the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire the revenue maintenance budget between the identified work headings in Table 2 of the report submitted.

 

(x)        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 2017, the monies revert to the relevant Member to use to fund Community Enhancement works.

 

(xi)       AGREED that Members should contact 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.

 

(xii)      AGREED that the revenue maintenance gang be managed on Members’ behalf by the Area Maintenance Engineer.

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