Officer Decision Log
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Decision: |
Ward Highways Capital Schemes |
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Decision Date: |
02/02/22 |
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Decision Summary: |
To progress the ward highways capital schemes set out in the Annex. |
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Type of Decision: |
Non-key |
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Delegated Function that this decision relates to: |
Part 3d Officers’ Delegation Scheme 1.10 |
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Portfolio Area that decision relates to: (tick ü) |
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Leader |
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Finance & Performance |
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Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods |
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Children, Young People & Education |
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Leisure, Culture & Communities |
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Environment & Climate Change |
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Health & Adult Social Care |
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Transport |
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Economy & Planning |
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Background: |
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1. The Ward Highways Capital Scheme is a four-year programme formed from £250k p.a. of capital resources set aside from the main Highways Capital Programme. It is designed to allow wards to bring forward schemes that are important to local residents but would struggle to be prioritised as part of the main capital programme. A nominal allocation is made to each ward on a population basis. Wards are able to aggregate their allocation by carrying over / bringing forward annual allocations in order to undertake more substantial schemes. 2. The programme was enhanced in 19/20 through the allocation of the following one-off amounts to it: · £500k to use for highways improvements in respect of Roads and Footways · £500k to use for Walking and Cycling improvements 3. The aim is to use this funding flexibly to meet the needs of wards whilst taking account of all relevant legislation and statutory guidance as highways are heavily regulated environments. The following process is used to identify schemes: · Community Involvement Officers liaise with ward councillors, residents and key partners to identify potential schemes · The Highways team bring forward condition surveys, customer requests, and safety audits for consideration by wards to help inform their decision-making together with information showing the roads in the ward that are to be repaired through the main capital programme · Ideas are taken to a ward walk-about for initial consideration followed, where appropriate, by detailed feasibility work and any appropriate community / statutory consultation · The Highways team then form the prioritised ideas as far as possible into a coherent capital programme 4. Authority to approve expenditure on schemes recommended by wards is delegated to the Director Transport, Environment and Planning. |
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Other Options Considered & Rejected: |
N/A |
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Finance Officer Comments: |
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Implications: |
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Risk Management Score (please tick one) |
1-3 acceptable |
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4-8 Regular monitoring required |
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9-15 Constant monito-ring required |
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16-20 Action Plan required |
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21-25 Register as a corporate risk |
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Wards Affected: (tick ü) |
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Acomb |
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Heworth Without |
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Bishopthorpe |
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Hull Road |
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Clifton |
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Holgate |
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Copmanthorpe |
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Huntington & New Earswick |
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Derwent and Osbaldwick |
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Micklegate |
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Dringhouses & Woodthorpe |
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Rural West |
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Fishergate |
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Rawcliffe & Clifton Without |
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Guildhall |
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Strensall |
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Haxby & Wigginton |
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Westfield |
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Heslington and Fulford |
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Wheldrake |
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Heworth |
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Decision Made By: |
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James Gilchrist: Director of Transport, Environment and Planning |
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Specialist Officer(s): |
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Liam Dennis liam.dennis@york.gov.uk |