Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of People and Places (enclosed).

1.         Recommendation approved. 

2.         Recommendation approved. 

The Executive Cabinet received and considered a report outlining their response and actions following the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s inquiry into highways issues.

The Executive Member (Places) advised there were many positive proposals within the report, including the option of taking responsibility for grass verges and gritting in the town centre from Lancashire County Council, although delivering the actions would take more  time due to negotiations required. 

In response to a query, it was noted that Lancashire County Council did not currently have the functionality to enable feed back to customers on the progress of service requests. 

It was hoped that the initial letters for the enforcement of overhanging vegetation on private land would be undertaken, on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee thanked the Executive Cabinet for their response and the Members of the Task Group for their recommendations. 

Members raised several service requests which officers undertook to respond to. 

Decision made

1.         The Executive Cabinet’s response and actions in section 8 of the report be agreed.

2.         The response for Lancashire County Council and United Utilities be noted.

3.         The street cleaning schedules to be made available to Members via intheknow.

4.         A damaged crash barrier on Friday Street car park be inspected and required action taken. 

5.         Requests for overhanging vegetation, on signs and street lamps, to be reported to the Head of Streetscene & Leisure Contracts who would direct the request to the appropriate person. 

6.         An update report be presented to a future meeting; including the approach to be taken with advertising boards. 

Reason for decision

To respond to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s recommendations and make improvements to the highways service within the Borough.

Alternative option(s) considered and rejected

None.