Issue - meetings

This report is in response to a petition submitted to full Council by Councillor Bowgett on 27^th November 2008 and signed by 198 residents of the area. The petition requests the Council to ensure that the streets in the Acomb and Holgate areas are repaired so they are safe.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

(i)         That the Executive Member be advised to approve option 2 – to note and agree that officers already undertake sufficient surveys and inspections in order to ensure the highway is maintained in a safe and satisfactory condition for all users of the highway.

(ii)        That the lead petitioner be notified on the decision of the Advisory Panel.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To ensure the highways are continued to be maintained in a safe condition. 

Members considered a report produced in response to a petition submitted to full Council on 27^th November 2008 and signed by 198 residents of the area. The petition requested that the Council ensures that the streets in the Acomb and Holgate areas are repaired so they are safe.

The report presented the following options for consideration.

Option 1 - Members may ask officers to carry out an additional survey of all the roads and footways in both the Holgate and Acomb wards with the view to re-rating these in accordance with our normal criteria for a possible inclusion in a future years resurfacing and reconstruction programme.

Option 2 - Members may note and agree that officers already undertake sufficient surveys and inspections in order to ensure the highway is maintained in a safe and satisfactory condition for all users of the highway.

The Head of Highway Infrastructure reported that inspections had been carried out as programmed, all the streets had already been assessed and Highways Infrastructure had drawn up an approved programme of works. He drew Members attention to paragraph 14 of the report which provided the results, relating to Hogate and Acomb, of the latest highway condition survey.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

(i)         That the Executive Member be advised to approve option 2.

(ii)        That the lead petitioner be notified on the decision of the Advisory Panel.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To ensure the highways are continued to be maintained in a safe condition.