Decision details
Winter Maintenance Service 2007/08
Decision Maker: Executive Member for City Strategy, Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report advises Members of the outcome of a review of last season's winter maintenance service. It recommends a reduction in the number of self-help bins to achieve the required savings target for winter maintenance in 2007/08. The report also examines the issues surrounding any further efficiency savings through reductions in salting route lengths.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to
(i) Note the report and approve Option 1, namely to reduce the number of self help salt bins which were disturbed around the network for the general use of the public;
(ii) Recirculate the self help salt bin list, including those identified for removal, to members and Neighbourhood Management Officers to allow Ward Committees to consider salt bin provision in their wards.
(iii) Not pursue Option 3 at this time.
Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: To ensure the current Council winter maintenance policy is robust whilst ensuring the budget is expended in the most cost effective way based on the Council’s assessed priorities.
Publication date: 11/09/2007
Date of decision: 10/09/2007
Decided at meeting: 10/09/2007 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel
Effective from: 13/09/2007
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