Issue - meetings

This report is in response to a petition presented to Full Council by Councillor Bowgett on 24 January 2008 signed by 31 residents of the Howe Hill Road and Poppleton Road area that have direct access to the alleyway.  The petition calls on the Council to resurface and provide lighting on the alleyway which leads behind their homes onto Poppleton Road.

Members considered a report in response to a petition presented to Full Council by Councillor Bowgett on 24 January 2008, signed by 31 residents of the Howe Hill Road and Poppleton Road areas, which represented 17 properties, from a total of 31, that had direct access to the alleyway.

Members then considered the following Options:

Option 1 – Members may ask officers to carry out a resurfacing/reconstruction scheme from within our approved programme of works for 2008/09 (Emap 17^th March 2008) which would require removing a scheme, of equivalent value, from the approved programme.

Option 2 – Members may note and agree that officers arrange to make safe any defects that breach the Council’s intervention levels, monitor the condition of the alleyway and assess it later in the year, along with all the other rear lanes, for a possible inclusion within the budget allocation.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

i)                    Approve Option 2 subject to the funding being made by the Ward Committee to complete the street lighting scheme.

ii)                  Request the Ward Committee to fund the completion of the street lighting scheme.

iii)                 That the lead petitioner be notified of the decision of the Advisory   Panel.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:            To ensure works are carried out on a needs and worst first basis and to avoid any new works being damaged by subsequent street lighting improvements.

Members considered a report in response to a petition presented to Full Council by Councillor Bowgett on 24 January 2008, signed by 31 residents of the Howe Hill Road and Poppleton Road areas, which represented 17 properties, from a total of 31, that had direct access to the alleyway.

Members then considered the following Options:

Option 1 – Members may ask officers to carry out a resurfacing/reconstruction scheme from within our approved programme of works for 2008/09 (Emap 17^th March 2008) which would require removing a scheme, of equivalent value, from the approved programme.

Option 2 – Members may note and agree that officers arrange to make safe any defects that breach the Council’s intervention levels, monitor the condition of the alleyway and assess it later in the year, along with all the other rear lanes, for a possible inclusion within the budget allocation.

In answer to questions Officers confirmed that the resurfacing of this lane was a low priority as there were a number of lanes in a far worse condition. Usage was taken into account but they were not aware that this lane was commonly used by local residents. Photographs showing the condition of the lane were circulated at the meeting.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

ⁱ⁾                     Approve Option 2 subject to the funding being made by the Ward Committee to complete the street lighting scheme. ^1.

ii)                  Request the Ward Committee to fund the completion of the street lighting scheme. ^2.

iii)                That the lead petitioner be notified of the decision of the Advisory   Panel. ^3.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:            To ensure works are carried out on a needs and worst first basis and to avoid any new works being damaged by subsequent street lighting improvements.