Decision details

SCRUTINY PANEL TASK AND FINISH GROUP FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Information Only

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Councillor James (Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board) advised Cabinet Members that Councillor Nicholson (Chair of the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel and the Task and Finish Group) was unable to attend the meeting today and, on his behalf, presented the scrutiny report on winter maintenance preparation (gritting).  In order to progress the matter speedily, he and Councillor Mrs Aspinall had been given delegated authority to approve the report on behalf of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.

 

Councillor James indicated that the Task and Finish Group had found that there was not a co-ordinated approach on gritting and that there was a question on whether the current practices provided value for money.

 

The Director for Development and Regeneration submitted a written report on the recommendations of the Growth and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Panel’s Task and Finish Group.

 

The report indicated - 

 

(a)

that the Corporate Property Facilities Manager would assume responsibility for the management of the winter maintenance service;

 

(b)

the arrangements to support winter maintenance for 2011/12;

 

(c)

 

that in the medium term, Corporate Property would -

 

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undertake a review of open land and grit bins locations to establish a methodology for the prioritisation, supply and distribution of salt for future years;

   

 

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 lead in the development of a strategy and policy for the effective winter maintenance of the wider corporate estate following the principles of the existing plan.

 

CouncillorWigens (Cabinet Member for Transport) presented the recommendations contained in the written report of the Director for Development and Regeneration and indicated that as a result of learning from the last two, severe winters, the service would be better prepared this year. 

 

Cabinet Members were also advised that, although the winter plans had been launched on one of the hottest days, the road show had been well received. 

 

The Leader thanked Councillor James for attending Cabinet.

 

Agreed –

 

(1)

the proposed actions to be undertaken by the Facilities Manager in respect of the arrangements for the corporate estate, both in the short and medium term;

 

(2)

the proposal to undertake both a full review of existing grit bin sites and the criteria used to determine the provision of future grit bins, in consultation with councillors. 

 

Publication date: 18/10/2011

Date of decision: 18/10/2011

Decided at meeting: 18/10/2011 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/10/2011

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