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The Commissioning Director introduced the report, which sought the Committee’s approval for the delivery of the 2016-17 Highway Planned Maintenance Work Programme as set out in Appendix A of the report. 

The Committee considered the report.  Members noted that there was a numbering error in the original recommendations and for clarity noted that the recommendations would be considered as numbers 1-5 in order for the purpose of the vote.

Councillor Zinken moved the following amendments to recommendation one and two:

1.    That the Committee approves the 2016/17 planned maintenance work programme consisting of carriageway / footway renewal and   other highway maintenance works as listed in Appendix A of this report at a cost of £13 million subject to final to final consultation with ward members to be funded from the Year 2 allocation of the already agreed £50 million five year Network Recovery Plan agreed in December 2014 and noting the operational difficulties regarding the surface dressing programme during 15/16  the proposed programme for years 3,4,5 for the surface dressing be postponed until such time as this committee is satisfied with the existing 15/16 works as well as 16/17 programme of surface dressing.

2.    That the Committee notes that the Policy & Resources Committee Performance and Contract Management Committee will be requested to consider a carry forward into 2016/17 of the 2015/16 Capital allocation of £2 million for footway works at their February 2016 meeting.

Votes were recorded as follows:

The motion was CARRIED and became the substantive motion.

The Chairman moved to the vote on the amended recommendations one and two, and on recommendations three and four as set out in the report.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The Chairman moved to the vote on recommendation five as set out in the report.  Votes were recorded as follows:

RESOLVED that:-

1.    The Committee approves the 2016/17 planned maintenance work programme consisting of carriageway / footway renewal and   other highway maintenance works as listed in Appendix A of this report at a cost of £13 million subject to final to final consultation with ward members to be funded from the Year 2 allocation of the already agreed £50 million five year Network Recovery Plan agreed in December 2014 and noting the operational difficulties regarding the surface dressing programme during 15/16  the proposed programme for years 3,4,5 for the surface dressing be postponed until such time as this committee is satisfied with the existing 15/16 works as well as 16/17 programme of surface dressing.

2.    The Committee notes that the Policy & Resources Committee will be requested to consider a carry forward into 2016/17 of the 2015/16 Capital allocation of £2 million for footway works at their February 2016 meeting.

3.    That the Committee agrees the proposed investment proportions
detailed in paragraph 5.2.3 of the report.

4. That subject to the overall costs being contained within agreed budgets, the Commissioning Director for Environment  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11