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This report provides an update on the current condition of the riverbank between Scarborough and Clifton Bridges, further to the collapse reported to the Executive on 2 December 2008, and provides information on costs to carry out minor repairs where appropriate and future capital costs to carry out major repairs or stabilisation works.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the report, and the fact that funding for the work for 2009/10 will be considered as part of the overall Capital Programme which will come to Executive on 16 February 2009 and to Full Council on 26 February 2009, be noted.

                        (ii)        That it be noted that funding considerations for future years will need to be addressed as part of the future capital programme reviews.

REASON:      For information, and to ensure that the matter is addressed within the capital programme in this and future years.

                        (iii)       That an update report on general flood related matters be provided to the Executive, to include proposals from the Environment Agency for flood prevention measures in the City, application of the Local Levy, and the impact of climate change as factored into the Ouse Flood Risk Management Strategy.

REASON:      To set the riverbank repairs in a broader framework and to inform future planning in respect of these issues.

Members considered a report which provided an update on the current condition of the riverbank between Scarborough and Clifton Bridges, further to the collapse reported to the Executive on 2 December 2008, and the costs of carrying out necessary repairs and stabilisation measures. 

As agreed on 2 December, a complete survey had been carried out of the relevant length of the riverbank.  This had provided information to establish deterioration since the previous survey in 2002, to determine the work required to repair or replace areas of the bank where required and to estimate the costs of these works.  Details of the findings of the survey were set out in paragraph 14 of the report and a suggested programme of works to address these findings, including replacing the failed 40m length of wall, was set out in paragraph 15.  Costs of replacing the wall were estimated at £10,000 per metre.

Members were asked to consider the following options:

Option 1 – do nothing and allow the river to continue to naturally scour the riverbank along this stretch.

Option 2 – fund a repair programme as outlined, over an agreed period commencing in 2009/10.  This was the recommended option as it would address all the problems identified and provide the asset with an estimated life of between 25 and 100 years.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the report, and the fact that funding for the work for 2009/10 will be considered as part of the overall Capital Programme which will come to Executive on 16 February 2009 and to Full Council on 26 February 2009, be noted.

                        (ii)        That it be noted that funding considerations for future years will need to be addressed as part of the future capital programme reviews.

REASON:      For information, and to ensure that the matter is addressed within the capital programme in this and future years.

                        (iii)       That an update report on general flood related matters be provided to the Executive, to include proposals from the Environment Agency for flood prevention measures in the City, application of the Local Levy, and the impact of climate change as factored into the Ouse Flood Risk Management Strategy. ¹

REASON:      To set the riverbank repairs in a broader framework and to inform future planning in respect of these issues.