Issue - meetings

To summarise the issues raised during discussion how funding for pothole repairs has been allocated and what it can be used for.

The Chair asked Councillor Newton to give a summary of the discussions during the area Forum part of the meeting in relation to pothole funding.

Councillor Newton commented that the briefing in terms of the pothole funding plan had been positively received and that the local concerns expressed at the differences in money being spent on repair/resurfacing were lower than expenditure  for  traffic calming had been allayed and as reported the resurfacing/road repair expenditure had clearly outstripped the traffic calming expenditure.

Councillor Newton referred to the matter of intervention levels and the need for clarification as to the assessment of the levels in order for a repair to be carried out.

The Chair responded that in terms of intervention levels it may be the case that officers could relook at different situations to assess whether the set parameters could be varied. The Chair commented that particular priority should be given to roads with a steep gradient, or cycle paths as both affected cyclists considerably.

The Chair stressed that there was only a limited budget for repairs as detailed and every effort should be made to an equality of funding across the four area wards.

In response to clarification from the Chair the Head of Sustainable Transport – Ms Hancox advised that as yet there was no forward plan for repairs beyond the current financial year 2011/12.

The Chair then summarised and it was:

RESOLVED

That the pothole funding for the Area Committee be noted, and that priority be given to those roads with particularly high gradient or where there is heavy cycle use, noting that where possible there be an equality of funding of repairs across the four ward areas of the Committee.

ACTION BY: HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT – PLACE AND SUSTAINABILITY