Issue - meetings

This report advises Members of the outcome of a review of last seasons Winter Maintenance Service and seeks approval of Officers actions in renewing the winter maintenance forecast provision contract.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to note the report and approve the action to seek renewal of the winter maintenance forecast contract as set out in paragraph 9 of the report.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:            To ensure that the current winter maintenance policy is robust whilst ensuring the budget if expended in the most cost effective way based on the Council’s assessed priorities.

Consideration was given to this report which advised Members of the outcome of a review of last seasons Winter Maintenance Service and sought approval of Officers actions in renewing the winter maintenance forecast provision contract.

It was reported that it had been an average winter the previous year with no requirement to open the emergency control room. There had been very little snowfall which had resulted in only 67 treatments being carried out on the road network (70 being the average) and 9 treatments of the footway network.

Officers also reported that the contract for the provision of winter maintenance forecast information had been re-tendered for a further 5 years and that the service provider would be known by the end of August.

With reference to paragraph 5, one of the Local Members for the Fishergate Ward, requested the addition of the Millennium Bridge as part of the footway network for treatment in the future.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to note the report and approve the action to seek renewal of the winter maintenance forecast contract as set out in paragraph 9 of the report. ^1.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:            To ensure that the current winter maintenance policy is robust whilst ensuring the budget is expended in the most cost effective way based on the Council’s assessed priorities.