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HIGHWAYS UPDATE [EXECUTIVE ITEM - FOR DECISION]

This report summarises progress with the Local Committee’s programme of Highways works for the current Financial Year 2018-19.

 

Normally at this time in the Committee’s annual meeting cycle, the Area Highway Manager would make recommendations for specific projects for the following Financial Year’s programmes of works.  This enables timely preparation of projects.  The Local and Joint Committees’ Highways budgets for next Financial Year 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.  This means that the Area Highway Manager is unable to make specific recommendations in this regard.

Decision:

The Local Committee (Elmbridge) agreed:

 

(i)    To delegate authority to the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Members, to decide programmes of projects for next Financial Year 2019-20, as and when Committee’s Highways budgets for 2019-20 are confirmed;

(ii)   To add two schemes, in addition to those referred to elsewhere in the minutes, to the forward programme for feasibility studies, to be funded from the parking surplus;

(iii)  To authorise a new Bus Stop Clearway to be implemented as part of the Ashley School Road Safety Outside Schools scheme;

(iv)  Authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes.

 

Reasons:  Recommendations are made to facilitate development of Committee’s 2019-20 Highways programmes, while at the same time ensuring that the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Members are fully and appropriately involved in any detailed considerations.

Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver its programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest: None

 

Officers attending: Nick Healey, Area Highways Manager

 

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None

 

Member discussion –key points

 

The Area Highway Manager reported that since the publication of the report the Local Committee highway budget for 2019/20 had been confirmed.  This will comprise approximately £182,000 of capital funding and each member will receive £7,500k of revenue funding.  The Committee was asked whether it wished to continue to support the Street Smart programme provided by Elmbridge Borough Council.  £40K had been allocated to this previously and if this is to continue each member will have to contribute £4,450 of their revenue funding.  Members valued the work carried out by Street Smart, but were reluctant to commit so much of the limited funding available to them for revenue funded activity.  It was suggested that Elmbridge Borough Council could be approached to see if they would be prepared to share the cost provided all members are prepared to make a contribution.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)    To delegate authority to the Area Highway Manager, in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Members, to decide programmes of projects for next Financial Year 2019-20, as and when Committee’s Highways budgets for 2019-20 are confirmed;

(ii)   To add two schemes, in addition to those referred to elsewhere in the minutes, to the forward programme for feasibility studies, to be funded from the parking surplus;

(iii)  To authorise a new Bus Stop Clearway to be implemented as part of the Ashley School Road Safety Outside Schools scheme;

(iv)  Authorise the Area Highway Manager in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and relevant Divisional Member(s) to undertake all necessary procedures to deliver the agreed programmes.

 

Reasons:  Recommendations are made to facilitate development of Committee’s 2019-20 Highways programmes, while at the same time ensuring that the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Members are fully and appropriately involved in any detailed considerations.

Committee is asked to provide the necessary authorisation to deliver its programmes of work in consultation with the Chairman, Vice Chairman and relevant Divisional Member without the need to revert to the Committee as a whole.

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