Issue - meetings

(1)       Mr Chard gave a verbal report on the following issues:-

·                    Concentrating on the basics and getting the routine maintenance done quickly

·                    The permit scheme

·                    Member highways fund

·                    Delivering the substantial capital programme

·                    Regulate the use of A Boards, street furniture and scaffolding/skips

·                    Kent Waste Partnership – improved two tier working

·                    Operation Stack – Government need to fund the lorry park

·                    Rail – High Speed 1 line – better connectivity.  KCC were considering a financial contribution to improve the Maidstone to Cannon Street service which did not benefit from HS1.

(2)       RESOLVED that the update be noted.