Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Senior Engineer regarding minor / local highways improvement programme 2016-17. The report required the Committee to consider the bids and determine a priority list for up to 8 projects to be further considered by the Cambridge Joint Area Committee and its nominated assessment panel.

The Committee discussed the following issues:

i.             As a starting point 5 schemes did not appear to be eligible these being 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

ii.            Requested an explanation from the Officer as to why schemes were not eligible.

iii.           Questioned where the decision had been taken so that only 8 schemes could be put forward by each Area Committee for consideration by the County Council. 

In response to Members’ questions the Senior Engineer answered:

     i.                It was the County Council’s policy for residential parking schemes that the residents themselves would need to meet the full costs of the project as the residents were the main direct beneficiaries.  The County Council were currently reviewing their parking management policy and it was anticipated that this would be completed in late 2016.

    ii.                The decision to allow only 8 applications was a political decision that Officers lead on.  Decisions would be made by the Highway and Community Committee and the Cambridge Joint Area Committee.

Following discussion, Members resolved (nem con) to recommend Local Highway Improvement Schemes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 to the Cambridge Joint Area Committee and its nominated assessment panel for adoption.