Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for the Environment). The report seeks approval of the revised Winter Service Plan for 2012/13 which details the Council’s policies and operational procedures for dealing with snow and ice on the highway.

Cabinet considered a report, presented by the Cabinet Member for Communities, which sought approval of the revised Winter Service Plan 2012/13 and that detailed the Council’s policies and operational procedures for dealing with snow and ice on the public highway.

RESOLVED:

That the Winter Service Plan 2012/13, which incorporated proposed changes to pavement and carriage priority levels and amendments to the grit and bin network, be approved and adopted.

Other Options Considered

Based on feedback and suggestions received in relation to the winter service arrangements provided last year, it is proposed that a number of changes to the priority status of carriageways and pavements are made and also that changes are made to the network of grit bin locations.

Reasons for Decision

During severe weather it is not practicable for snow and ice on every carriageway and pavement surface to be treated and made safe. Therefore, it is important to explain where we grit, when we grit and why we grit in any given severe weather event and the Winter Service Plan does this. The approval and adoption of the Winter Service Plan provides a mechanism to demonstrate that the policies, priorities and schedules for gritting have been given due consideration and approved at a level appropriate to the importance of the function.