Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to seek approval from the Executive Member to commence a piece of work which will consider the implications of introducing a Permit Scheme (PS), to govern all utility and highway works activities within the authority’s highway network.

Resolved: 

(i)      That the commencement of feasibility work, to look at scheme development and cost benefit analysis (work stages 1 and 2), be approved.

(ii)      That the procurement of such works through the North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Services Framework be approved.

(iii)     That the funding of feasibility work from transport budgets, be approved. This costs approximately £41,300.

(iv)    That a further report be presented to the Executive following completion of work stages 1 & 2.

Reasons:

(i)      To respond positively to the letter received from the Minster for Transport, Chris Grayling, which sought that all local highway authorities now pursue the implementation of a Permit Scheme within their respective boundaries.

(ii)      To ensure that the local highway authority continued to fulfil its statutory duties under the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 (NRSWA) and Traffic Management Act 1994 (TMA).

The Executive Member considered a report that sought approval to commence a piece of work which would consider the implications of introducing a Permit Scheme (PS), to govern all utility and highway works activities within the authority’s highway network. 

Officers passed the Executive Member a copy of a letter received in August from the Roads Minister encouraging York to consider a permit scheme.

Officers advised that feasibility work (stages 1 and 2) would take a minimum of 2-3 months to complete and that a further report would be presented to the Executive after completion of this feasibility work which was likely to be around June 2019.

Resolved: 

(i)      That the commencement of feasibility work, to look at scheme development and cost benefit analysis (work stages 1 and 2), be approved.

(ii)      That the procurement of such works through the North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Services Framework be approved.

(iii)     That the funding of feasibility work from transport budgets, be approved. This costs approximately £41,300.

(iv)    That a further report be presented to the Executive following completion of work stages 1 & 2.

Reasons:

(i)      To respond positively to the letter received from the Minster for Transport, Chris Grayling, which sought that all local highway authorities now pursue the implementation of a Permit Scheme within their respective boundaries.

(ii)      To ensure that the local highway authority continued to fulfil its statutory duties under the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 (NRSWA) and Traffic Management Act 1994 (TMA).