Agenda item

Report of the City Surveyor

The Committee received a report of the City Surveyor providing an update in

respect of the status of public lifts and escalators in the City.

In response to questions concerning the Millennium Inclinator, the City Surveyor advised that the Inclinator had been taken out of service whilst undergoing a major refurbishment as various parts were nearing the end of their shelf life and needed to be replaced.

As the works involved were significant the project was estimated to take 4 months with the Inclinator being brought back into service at the end of April, although officers would work with the contractor to try and achieve as early finish to the works as possible to avoid any unnecessary disruption.

Members expressed concern that the lift would be out of service for such a long time and asked that a full report on the works being undertaken including an equality assessment and future maintenance regime be reported back to the next Committee.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and its content noted.