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This report provides a brief review of service performance in highway maintenance over the last year, examines issues arising and proposes programmes of work to be undertaken in the financial year 2007/08.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)           Note the performance and success in 2006/07 as shown in paragraphs 3 to 35;

(ii)         Note the issues arising in 2006/07 as shown in paragraphs 36to 54;

(iii)       Approve the extension of existing arrangements with Neighbourhood Services for the delivery of routine and cyclic highway maintenance and the construction of small footway resurfacing schemes as shown in paragraph 39;

(iv)        Approve the proposals for staff related savings in 2007/08 as set out in paragraph59;

(v)          Approve the allocation of budgets as shown in Annex’sA and B for 2007/08;

(vi)        Approve the implementation of the proposed programme as described in Annex’s C to E

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:                  To enable highway maintenance services to be delivered in accordance with Member approval.

Members considered a report which provided a brief review of the service performance in highway maintenance over the last year. It examined issues arising and proposed programmes of work to be undertaken in the financial year 2007/08.

The review was split into two areas : ‘Performance and Successes’ and ‘Issues Arising’.

Members discussed street lighting, winter maintenance, and the capital programme for Manor School.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to :

(i)           Note the performance and success in 2006/07 as shown in paragraphs 3 to 35;

(ii)         Note the issues arising in 2006/07 as shown in paragraphs 36to 54;

(iii)       Approve the extension of existing arrangements with Neighbourhood Services for the delivery of routine and cyclic highway maintenance and the construction of small footway resurfacing schemes as shown in paragraph 39;

(iv)        Approve the proposals for staff related savings in 2007/08 as set out in paragraph59;

(v)          Approve the allocation of budgets as shown in Annex’sA and B for 2007/08;

(vi)        Approve the implementation of the proposed programme as described in Annex’s C to E

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

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

REASON:                  To enable highway maintenance services to be delivered in accordance with Member approval.