Decision details

Further to Minute No. 128 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Technical Services held on 26 January 2011, the Cabinet considered the interim report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director on the response to the recent extreme weather conditions and a re-evaluation of the effectiveness of the existing Winter Service Policy in the light of the weather event which commenced on 17 December 2010.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)       the interim report be noted;

(2)            approval be given to the procurement of six additional snow ploughs at an approximate cost of £34,000 and the procurement of three additional snowplough blades for footway gritters at an approximate cost of £5,000;  and

(3)       a further report on the remaining Options set out in paragraphs 32 to 41 of the report submitted to a future Cabinet meeting.