Agenda item

The Committee considered a report concerning the transportation network performance work programme.

Members had previously requested that they be made aware of current workload issues and, given the pressure on staffing resources, be given the opportunity to agree work programme priorities.

The report set out those significant work items that either directly or indirectly impacted upon the workload of the City Transportation’s ‘Network Performance’ team, and provided a proposed work plan.

Members were advised that the ‘Network Performance’ team within the City Transportation section was experiencing significant service demands and a workload that even if staffed to current full establishment it would not be possible to meet. It had therefore been necessary to recommend a review of service priorities.

The Chairman stressed to the Sub-Committee that these were the priorities of officers, and not Members, and the staff resource needs and costs for each project were indicated. He stated that the officers were really in a ‘no win’ situation and just needed an indicative list to work on.

Members expressed concern that the Sub-Committee was being asked to prioritise works when some less significant works had been required for a longer period of time.

In relation to the requests for market force supplements applied for in relation to a number of posts, Members indicated their support for this and stressed that the lack of resources to do the work required be flagged up with both the Town Clerk and the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee.

A member commented that given the current boom in regeneration work across the whole of London, it was imperitive that funds were made available to undertake works and to achieve the CoL’s strategic objectives and ambitions.

RESOLVED - to

a)            Agree the proposed highest priority programme (Appendix 1: table 1) which based on current staffing resource can be progressed within 2017/18. 

b)            Agree the proposed additional programme (Appendix 1: table 2) which could be progressed in 2017/18 if the network performance team is fully resourced.

c)            Agree the proposed reserve programme (Appendix 1: table 3) which could commence in 2018/19 or sooner if resources permit.

d)            Agree those projects proposed as ‘low priorities’ (Appendix 1: table 4) which it is proposed are indefinitely deferred but that this decision be reviewed in quarter four 2017/18.

e)            Support the need for the payment of market forces supplements and for increased funding generally.