Decision details

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Archer)

The Corporate Director (Regeneration) submitted a report informing Members that the current Residual Highways Agreement between Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council was due to terminate at the end of June 2009. The report proposed the adoption of a revised agreement called the Street Services Agreement which has been offered in its place by the County Council. This would continue to allow the City Council to maintain its assets on the highway and permit other activities within the highway which would be of benefit to the City Council.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows:

Option 1, to enter into the Street Services agreement with Lancashire County Council is the Officer preferred option.

It was moved by Councillor Barry and seconded by Councillor Blamire:-

“That the recommendation, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Members then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)       That Lancaster City Council enters into a legal agreement with Lancashire County Council named the Street Services Agreement until March 2014 with an option for a review after two years and options for further extension.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Corporate Director (Regeneration)

Head of Planning Services

Reasons for making the decision:

Whilst Lancaster City Council no longer has a Highways Agency it is important to maintain the ability to carry out work in the highway to the benefit of the local population. This agreement will provide the means for the continuation of this work.