To note progress against the Service Improvement Plan and adopt a suite of policies required to meet the criteria for the Incentive Fund Bid for Highways capital funding in 2019/20.

1.      That the following key documents be adopted:

·      Highways Service Communications Strategy, set out in Appendix A to the report

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

·      Highways Service Trees Policy, 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 following documents that are currently being prepared:

·      Highways Asset Condition Survey Regime

·      Network Maintenance Management Plan (NMMP)

·      Highways Asset Performance Management Framework.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Community Services that set out the:

·         Highways Service Communications Strategy

·         Highways Asset Management Framework

·         Highways Service Trees Policy.

In response to a question, the Assistant Director Highways advised that the Network Maintenance Management Plan was being updated in response to the Well Managed Highways Infrastructure Code of Practice published by the Department for Transport.  This was a risked based approach to help understand the defects and their impact on highway users, including cyclists.

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to maintain its status as a Band 3 authority in 2019/20 and secure the maximum possible Highways Maintenance Capital Funding from the Department for Transport’s Incentive Fund.

RESOLVED

1.      that the following key documents be adopted:

·      Highways Service Communications Strategy, set out in Appendix A to the report

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

·      Highways Service Trees Policy, 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 following documents that are currently being prepared:

·      Highways Asset Condition Survey Regime

·      Network Maintenance Management Plan (NMMP)

·      Highways Asset Performance Management Framework.

The decision was unanimous.