RESOLVED:
The Cabinet agreed that:
1. Authority be given for the Head of Highways & Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways to enter into formal agency agreements with the District and Borough Councils to undertake highway environmental maintenance works.
2. Funding levels, at the reduced rates be maintained for the duration of the initial four year agency agreements, with annual adjustment for inflation.
3. Where no agreement can be made with a District or Borough, the County Council will directly manage highways environmental maintenance for that area.
Reasons for Decisions
Agency agreements need to be established to ensure that the County Council can continue working with Districts and Boroughs so they can provide highway environmental maintenance activities on behalf of the County Council.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Environment and Infrastructure Select Committee]