Councillors and committees

Agenda item

HIGHWAYS FORWARD PROGRAMME (EXECUTIVE FUNCTION)

This report seeks approval of a programme of highway works for Mole Valley funded from the Local Committee’s delegated capital, revenue and Community Enhancement budgets.

 

Decision:

The Local Committee resolved to agree to:

 

General

(i)       Note that it has been assumed that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital, revenue and Community Enhancement works for 2015/16 remains the same as for 2014/15, at £650,776;

(ii)      Authorise that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman be able to amend the programme should the devolved budget vary from this amount;

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     Agree that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Mole Valley be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1;

(iv)    Authorise that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 1, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     Agree that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Mole Valley be divided equitably between County Councillors to carry out Local Structural Repair, and that the schemes to be progressed be agreed by the Area Team Manager in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members.

Revenue Maintenance

(vi)    Authorise the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £100,000 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2015/16 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   Agree that if the £5,000 per County Councillor allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works is not distributed by the end of October 2015, the monies revert to the relevant Members Community Enhancement allocation;

(viii)  Agree that the remaining £152,110 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund minor maintenance works throughout Mole Valley as identified by the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member;

Community Enhancement Fund

(ix)    Agree that the Community Enhancement Funding is devolved to each County Councillor based on an equitable allocation of £5,000 per division; and

(x)     Agree that Members should contact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to their Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf.

 

Reason for decision: To agree a forward programme of highways works in Mole Valley for 2015/16 – 2016/17, funded by the Local Committee’s devolved budget.

 

 

Minutes:

Declarations of Interest

None

 

Officer attending

John Lawlor, Peter Shimadry

 

Petitions, Public Questions and Statements

None

 

Member discussion – key points

Members asked for detail on the progress of the current years spend, requested clarification of the £10,000 budget allocation for 20 mph outside schools and the £5,000 budget allocation for signs and road markings and assurance that the divisional Member is included in discussions when funding is vired between schemes.

 

The Area Highways Manager explained the Chairman receives a monthly budget report, but he could send it to Members too or that he would be happy to discuss the detail spend with Members outside the meeting. He clarified that the allocation for the 20 mph outside schools was to make the 3 pilot schemes permanent, that the £5,000 for signs/markings was for emergencies and confirmed that the divisional Member is included in decisions about the virement of funding.

 

 

The Local Committee resolved to agree to:

 

General

(i)       Note that it has been assumed that the Local Committee’s devolved highways budget for capital, revenue and Community Enhancement works for 2015/16 remains the same as for 2014/15, at £650,776;

(ii)      Authorise that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman be able to amend the programme should the devolved budget vary from this amount;

Capital Improvement Schemes (ITS)

(iii)     Agree that the capital improvement schemes allocation for Mole Valley be used to progress the Integrated Transport Schemes programme set out in Annex 1;

(iv)    Authorise that the Area Team Manager, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman, be able to vire money between the schemes agreed in Annex 1, if required;

Capital Maintenance Schemes (LSR)

(v)     Agree that the capital maintenance schemes allocation for Mole Valley be divided equitably between County Councillors to carry out Local Structural Repair, and that the schemes to be progressed be agreed by the Area Team Manager in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and local divisional Members.

Revenue Maintenance

(vi)    Authorise the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member, to use £100,000 of the revenue maintenance budget for 2015/16 as detailed in Table 2 of this report;

(vii)   Agree that if the £5,000 per County Councillor allocated from the revenue maintenance budget for Highways Localism Initiative works is not distributed by the end of October 2015, the monies revert to the relevant Members Community Enhancement allocation;

(viii)  Agree that the remaining £152,110 of the revenue maintenance budget be used to fund minor maintenance works throughout Mole Valley as identified by the Area Maintenance Engineer, in consultation with the Local Committee Chairman, Vice-Chairman and relevant local divisional Member;

Community Enhancement Fund

(ix)    Agree that the Community Enhancement Funding is devolved to each County Councillor based on an equitable allocation of £5,000 per division; and

(x)     Agree that Members should contact the Area Maintenance Engineer to discuss their specific requirements with regard to their Community Enhancement allocation and arrange for the work activities to be managed by the Area Maintenance Engineer on their behalf.

 

Reason for decision: To agree a forward programme of highways works in Mole Valley for 2015/16 – 2016/17, funded by the Local Committee’s devolved budget.

 

 

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