Issue - meetings

(Item B2 – Report by Mr A Wilkinson, Managing Director, Environment and Regeneration.  Mr B Gould was present for this item)

(1)       Mr Gould answered questions from Members on the Financial Monitoring reports 2007/08 which included the following issues:-

·                    In response to a question regarding the completion of Ashford Ring Road and the £1.9m shortfall in funding, Mr Gould advised that a bid for funding support had been made but to date there had been no reply.  Mr Gould agreed to pursue the matter. 

·                    In response to concerns over the financing of salting Kent roads, Mr Gould advised that there was an emergency reserve held by the Corporate Centre which was available to meet the costs of emergency works caused by major floods, hurricanes and earthquakes.

·                    Members raised concerns that there were no County Councillors involved with Ashford Future, Mr Manning, Lead Member agreed to keep Members informed.

·                    In response to a question regarding a separate collection for plastic, Mr Wilkinson advised that this was being kept under review until the market place indicated it was the right time to resume collection.

·                    Referring to page 10 of the report, £240k for street lighting, maintenance programme and inventory completion, Mr Gould agreed to forward a copy of the programme.

(2)       RESOLVED that:-

(a)       Members of the Committee extended their best wishes to Mr B Gould for a long and happy retirement; and

(b)       the Members comments and the report be noted.