Agenda and decisions

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Derek Antrobus, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby:

Approve the proposed programme of work for the Highway Drainage Investment Programme (DIP) 2020/21 and the Culvert Investment Programme (CIP) for 2020/21, as outlined in the report.

The Reasons are:

To facilitate continuous improvement of the highway drainage infrastructure as part of the defined Network Recovery Plan as part of the ongoing rolling programme of drainage repair works

Options considered and rejected were:

No other options were considered for this report.

Assessment of Risk:

Medium – It is important that the existing highway drainage and culvert infrastructure improvements continue in order to ensure that surface flooding is minimised and that the capacity of existing systems is maximised, especially in view of the recent weather conditions that have been experienced within the City.

The source of funding is: Prudential Code funding (Capital)

Legal Advice obtained: Yes- Tony Hemingway Principal Solicitor & Azra Furheen- Solicitor-0161 219 6323

The Council as highway authority has a number of statutory duties and powers in relation to flooding matters on highways maintainable at the public expense. The Highway Authority must take such care in all the circumstances as is reasonably required to ensure that the highway is not dangerous for traffic and for the public. On highways liable to flooding to a considerable depth, the authority has a duty to provide graduated posts or stones indicating the depth of water covering the highway where it is considered necessary or desirable. The Council also has a duty to remove obstructions arising from snow, from falling down of banks/landslides on the side of the highway, or from any other cause.

The Council has undertaken recent surveys and investigation of the highways drainage systems and identified a prioritised programme of repairs to ensure that the worst areas of flooding and structural defects are addressed first. Similarly the culverts for which it is responsible have undergone surveys leading to prioritised repairs according to the future likelihood of collapses, blockages, and flooding, whilst considering also location and previous history.

The proposals in the report for DIP and CIP will assist the Council in complying with these duties and strengthen the Council’s position in establishing a defence to any associated potential 3^rd party claims by demonstrating that there is in place a sufficiently robust regime to undertake structural repairs and maintenance of highways and culvert drainage schemes.

Depending on the value of the works to be undertaken as part of the DIP and/or CIP, Urban Vision may be instructed to carry out such works under the terms of the Development Services Partnering Agreement, or Council may appoint contractors following a mini competition exercise from its framework agreement for Civil and Highways Engineering. Should the value of any such works exceed £150,000, a separate report will need to be presented to Procurement Board for decision.

Financial Advice obtained: Yes  ...  view the full decision text for item 3a

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Derek Antrobus, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby:

Approve the Crash Barrier Investment Programme 2020/21

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The Reasons are: To facilitate continuous improvement of the highway crash barrier installations as part of the defined Network Recovery Plan.

Options considered and rejected were: No other options were considered for this report.

Assessment of Risk: Medium – It is important that the existing highway crash barriers are inspected, repaired and replaced when appropriate in order to ensure the continued safety of the travelling public.

The source of funding is: Approved Highways Investment Capital Programme for 2020/21 (general unsupported borrowing).

Legal Advice obtained: Yes- Tony Hatton Principal Solicitor, 0161 219 6323 and Azra Furheen, Legal Services, 0161 234 4173

Section 39 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 imposes a duty upon the City Council to:

i)              prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety and may make contributions towards the cost of measures for promoting road safety taken by other authorities or bodies;

ii)             carry out studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles on roads or part of roads, other than trunk roads, within their area and must, in the light of those studies, take such measures as appear to the authority to be appropriate to prevent such accidents, including the dissemination of information and advice relating to the use of the roads, the giving of practical training to road users or any class or description of road users, the construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of roads for which they are the highway authority and other measures taken in the exercise of their powers for controlling, protecting or assisting the movement of traffic on roads.

If studies support the installation of the crash barriers in order to improve road safety then installation of such barriers would mitigate any liability on the part of the local authority for failing in its duty of care to implement measures designed to prevent or reduce accidents, provided those barriers comply with and have been installed in accordance with all regulatory requirements.

Finally, s.41 of the Highways Act 1980 (‘the Act’) places upon highway authorities the duty to ‘maintain’ those highways that are maintainable at the public expense. The Act defines ‘maintenance’ as including repair for the purposes of the Act.  The said highways should be in a fit state to accommodate the ordinary traffic which passes or may be expected to pass along them, which would include the maintenance of crash barriers where studies have indicated that these should be installed to improve highway safety.

When commissioning contracts for the procurement of goods, services or works the City Council must comply with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as well as its own Contractual Standing Orders (CSO’s) and Financial Regulations as set out in the Constitution.

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Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Derek Antrobus, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby approve expenditure totaling £4,323 for the implementation and maintenance of a CCTV camera and associated back office equipment to be paid for from the Parking Services revenue budget.

The Reasons are:

It is intended to develop the site of the former Local Authority depot on Chestnut Avenue and implement a Park & Ride facility to encourage use of the adjacent Walkden train station. The approved spend is for costs associated with CCTV equipment to provide a more secure environment for its patrons.

Assessment of Risk: Low

Legal Advice obtained: Not applicable

Financial Advice obtained: Martin Anglesey, Finance Officer 0161 793 3248

Budget exists on D0671 5001

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

Contact Officer: 

Andy Devine               Tel No. 07717 431738

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE ONLY

This decision was published on 14^th May 2020.

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 21^st May 2020, unless it is called-in, in accordance with the decision-making process rules.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Derek Antrobus, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby authorise the making of the Traffic Regulation Order to introduce

‘Salford City Council (Chorley Road, Swinton) (Bus Lane) Order 2020

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City of Salford (Chorley Road and Partington Lane and Station Road, Swinton) (Prohibition of Waiting / Loading / Unloading and Taxi Stand Clearway) Order 2020

The Reasons are:

Salford- Bolton Network Improvement Programme (SBNI – DP2) (TRO Ref No. 2304)

Improving the reliability of bus service has the prospective to enhance the attractiveness of public transport, thereby increasing passenger numbers and reducing car-based journeys.

This proposal will improve the traffic flow through Swinton Town Centre by reallocating used space and, along with other SBNI schemes, will improve public transport facilities within Salford in terms of journey times and punctuality. The scheme will also significantly improve facilities for pedestrians at these two busy town centre junctions.  In order to improve these factors priorities for buses should be considered and these bus lanes and other Traffic Regulation Orders will assist in providing improved bus services.

The Bolton – Swinton, Manchester bus lanes will also improve public transport connectivity between Salford wards.

Improvement of efficiency of whole bus corridor would be an advantage not only for passengers travelling between Bolton, Swinton and Manchester but also it would increase reliability for passengers travelling on shorter distances within Salford.

Assessment of Risk: Low Risk

Each package of schemes will be individually developed and will individually follow the council’s approval process. The works are of a similar nature to projects delivered previously and the City Council and TfGM have appropriate project management processes in place.

The restrictions will be marked out in accordance with the Traffic Signs Manual and Traffic Sign Regulations and General Directions. (TSRGD 2016).

Legal Advice obtained: 

'Where objections are received by the Council following the advertisement of proposals, the decision regarding the implementation of the proposals is delegated to the relevant Lead Member for determination, following consultation with the Council’s Traffic Advisory Panel.  Adhering to this procedure should not give rise to any legal implications.

If the decision is made to implement the proposals in this report, these should not give rise to any legal implications provided the works are carried out in accordance with the appropriate statutory requirements as set out in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Highways Act 1980

Financial Advice obtained:     

The scheme is being promoted by Transport for Greater Manchester (“TfGM”) on behalf of Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“GMCA”), in association with Salford City and Bolton Councils as part of the Greater Manchester Growth and Reform Deal therefore the scheme delivery costs will be externally funded by GMCA

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

Contact Officer: 

Yogeshwari Patel                    Tel No. 0161 779 4857

Robert Owen                          Tel No. 0161 779 4857