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Arising from a report of the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets, the Scrutiny Committee has made the following recommendation: that the work procedure detailed in paragraph 4 of the report be implemented.

Arising from a report of the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets, the Scrutiny Committee had made the following recommendation: that the work procedure detailed in paragraph 4 of the report be implemented.

The Cabinet Member for Housing outlined the contents of the report stating that the Ward Member for Silverton had raised the issue of  maintenance to historic local improvement schemes and in particular a lit walkway in Silverton. The walkway in Silverton along with many of the other schemes were not in the ownership of the District Council and it was now necessary to review the list of historic schemes to determine what actions may be required, as per the recommendation.  He informed the meeting that the issue at Silverton had been addressed.

Consideration was given to the work procedure outlined within the report.

RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Scrutiny Committee be approved.

(Proposed by Cllr R L Stanley and seconded by Cllr P H D Hare-Scott)

Note:  *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.

To receive a report from the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets on historic District-wide Local Improvements Schemes and their associated liability. 

The Committee had before it a *report from the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets  providing information  on historic district-wide Local Improvement Schemes and their associated liability.

He outlined the contents of the report stating that the report followed a request from Cllr Mrs Roach at a previous meeting to review the maintenance implications on historic Local Improvement Schemes which were commissioned by the Council between 2003 and 2004.  The ownership of the footpath lighting scheme at Silverdale, Silverton had been investigated and it was revealed that it was not within the Council’s ownership and was owned privately be two separate people. He reported that since the issue had been raised by Cllr Mrs Roach and a local resident, some maintenance had taken place to the lighting.  Investigation had taken place into the Local Improvement Schemes project, the list of schemes were under review by Property Services to confirm which of the 95 schemes originally listed had been completed, and where current/future ownership and liabilities rested, as those schemes had been paid for out of the Capital programme in 2003/4 with no sinking fund for maintenance.

Cllr Mrs Roach was invited to speak, she explained how much the Silverdale cut was used by local residents and she hoped that all of the 95 schemes mentioned in the report would be considered fully.

Consideration was given to:

·         The Register of Council Assets

·         The condition surveys on the Council’s non-housing premises, it was requested that  the condition surveys for Tiverton Town Hall and Crediton Office be circulated to Members

·         The Scrutiny proposal form received by a resident of Silverton, the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets to make contact with the lady and explain the work procedure that was proposed to take place.

It was therefore:

RECOMMENDED to the Cabinet that the work procedure detailed in paragraph 4 of the report be implemented.

(Proposed by the Chairman)

Note: - *Report previously circulated and attached to the minutes.