Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Highways Asset Management Plan

Meeting: 01/08/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 43)

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The Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) sets out our approach to highways asset management in Central Bedfordshire. The HAMP will form part of the Incentive Fund Bid 2018. 

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.         That the following key documents be adopted:

·         Highways Asset Management Policy set out Appendix A to the report

·         Highways Asset Management Policy set out in Appendix B to the report

·         Network Maintenance Management plan set out in Appendix C to the report.

2.         To authorise the Director for Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to adopt the Highways Communications Strategy that is currently being prepared.

3.         That the Resilient Network set out in Appendix E to the report be approved for public consultation.

4.         That the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) that are situated within the highway boundary and which only receive highway run off be noted and that the criteria as set out in Appendix D to the report be adopted.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Community Services that presented the Highways Asset Management Plan.  In order to secure the maximum possible Highways Maintenance Capital from the Department of Transport’s ‘Incentive Fund’, the Highways Service needed to put in place efficiency measures so that by 2018/19 Central Bedfordshire Council was assessed as a Band 3 authority. 

 

The Executive Member for Community Services advised that ward Members would be consulted along with the town and parish councils on any initiatives.

 

In response to questions, the Executive Member for Community Services confirmed that he would provide the relevant Member with details of the Trees Officer for area 3.  Local ward Members would be supported on any highway related matters and would be able to contribute to the work plans.  The work was ongoing to improve the on-line portal for reporting highway problems.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable the Highways Service to achieve Band 3 status, to secure Incentive Funding and become a more efficient and resilient service.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.         that the following key documents be adopted:

 

·         Highways Asset Management Policy set out Appendix A to the report

 

·         Highways Asset Management Policy set out in Appendix B to the report

 

·         Network Maintenance Management plan set out in Appendix C to the report.

 

2.         to authorise the Director for Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to adopt the Highways Communications Strategy that was currently being prepared;

 

3.         that the Resilient Network set out in Appendix E to the report be approved for public consultation; and

 

4.         that the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) that were situated within the highway boundary and which only receive highway run off be noted and that the criteria as set out in Appendix D to the report be adopted.

 

The decision was unanimous.