Issue - meetings

This report sets out recommendations for how Brent’s £3.55m capital budget should be allocated during 2015/16 and 2016/17 through a prioritised programme of:

·         Major and minor pavement  upgrades;

·         Major Road resurfacing;

·         Preventative maintenance;

·         Improvements to the public realm , and

·         Renewal of Road Markings

(i)         that approval be given to the investment of £3.55m of Brent capital funding as summarised in Section 6.0 of the report from the Strategic Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods, subject to approval of the Budget and Council Tax  report in February 2015 and full council approval of that report in March 2015;

(ii)        that approval be given the proposed highways maintenance programme for 2015-16 and the provisional programme for 2016-17 as detailed in Appendix B to the report from the Strategic Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods.

Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Environment) introduced the report which set out how, in 2015-17 approximately £5.346m would be spent improving the condition of Brent’s highways, including resurfacing of 12.8 miles of road and 3.9 miles of footway. The investment included £3.55m of Brent capital, £1.497k of TfL capital funding for principal (A road) maintenance and £299k allocated by the Department for Transport as a result of the council’s bid to the Pothole Fund. Additionally, it was noted that Tfl on 12 December 2014 confirmed funding of £1.079m of Principal Road (A-road) improvements. Councillor Crane assured that funding would be spent wisely through a prioritised programme of pavement upgrades, road resurfacing, preventative maintenance, improvements to the public realm and renewal of road markings the process for which would be transparent and on which members would have an opportunity to comment.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the investment of £3.55m of Brent capital funding as summarised in Section 6.0 of the report from the Strategic Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods, subject to approval of the Budget and Council Tax  report in February 2015 and full council approval of that report in March 2015;

(ii)        that approval be given the proposed highways maintenance programme for 2015-16 and the provisional programme for 2016-17 as detailed in Appendix B to the report from the Strategic Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods.