Decision details

Purpose of Report:  In response to the Independent Flood Enquiry the Executive agreed on 9 February 2017:

•      that further work be carried out to identify wider actions to deliver the agreed recommendations of the report

•      that funding be allocated to deliver the agreed recommendations

•      that a further report be brought back

This paper reports back on that further work.

Executive will be asked to agree a range of measures with respect to flood resilience.

Resolved: That the Executive;

a)   Agree to use of contingency funding of £122.4k to fund the proposals set out in paragraphs 7, 12 and 19.

b)   Agree, in principle, the proposed restructure of the Flood Risk Management function and delegate to the Corporate Director of Economy and Place responsibility to deliver this within existing resources.

c)   Note the Ready for Anything programme and encourage relevant wards to take this up where it meets their needs.

Reason:     To increase community resilience in the event of future flooding incidents in York.