Decision details

On 10^th November 2015, the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport approved the creation of a £2.5 million Local Priority Response Fund for 2016/17 from the projected underspend of the 2014/15 and Prior Year Starts Highway programmes. It was approved that this allocation be used to invest in improvements to urban unclassified carriageways and footways.

This report requests the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to confirm the Cabinet Member's selection of schemes to be funded from the 2016/17 Local Priority Response Fund at Appendices 'A' to 'L' (Table 3).

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

In accordance with Standing Order 19(1) the Committee agreed that County Councillor B Yates be permitted to speak on this item. 

The Committee considered a report on the proposed schemes to be funded from the 2016/17 Local Priority Response Fund.

Following a lengthy discussion on the list of schemes selected by the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, it was moved and seconded "That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made." 

To which the following amendment was moved and seconded "That the Cabinet Member be requested to defer consideration of the report, and to pay proper regard to the asset management rankings identified by officers."

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost and it was:

Resolved:  That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made.