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Annual Highway Maintenance Report

Meeting: 17/03/2008 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel (Item 97)

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This report provides a review of the performance of the highway maintenance service over the last year, it examines issues arising and proposes programmes of work to be undertaken in the 2008/09 financial year.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Advice of the Advisory Panel

 

That the Executive Member be advised:

 

(i)           That the performance and success in 2007/08 be noted;

 

(ii)     That the issues arising in 2007/08 be noted;

 

(iii)    That the extension of existing arrangements for 2008/09 with Neighbourhood Services for the delivery of routine maintenance and the construction of footway resurfacing schemes up to a defined value be approved;

 

(iv)    That the extension of the term contract for Highway Surfacing for 2008/09 be approved;

 

(v)     That the allocation of budgets for 2008/09 be approved;

 

(vi)    That the implementation of the proposed programme be approved.

 

Decision of the Executive Member

 

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

 

REASON:To ensure delivery of highway maintenance services in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Minutes:

Members received a report which provided a review of the performance of the highway maintenance service over the last year, examined issues arising and proposed programmes of work to be undertaken in the 2008/09 financial year.

 

Members highlighted the need to look at underlying causes with problems where highway surfaces needed frequent repatching.  They also requested an update on the adoption of roads and lighting at Poppleton Park and asked officers to check that paragraph 78 of the report accurately reflected the Sustainable Street Lighting Scrutiny Sub-Committee’s recommendation regarding renewable energy.1

 

Advice of the Advisory Panel

 

That the Executive Member be advised:

 

(i)           That the performance and success in 2007/08 be noted;

 

(ii)     That the issues arising in 2007/08 be noted;

 

(iii)    That the extension of existing arrangements for 2008/09 with Neighbourhood Services for the delivery of routine maintenance and the construction of footway resurfacing schemes up to a defined value be approved;2

 

(iv)    That the extension of the term contract for Highway Surfacing for 2008/09 be approved;3

 

(v)     That the allocation of budgets for 2008/09 be approved;

 

(vi)    That the implementation of the proposed programme be approved.4

 

Decision of the Executive Member

 

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

 

REASON:To ensure delivery of highway maintenance services in an efficient and cost effective manner.


 

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