Issue - meetings

To consider a response to the Notice of Motion submitted to Council on 25 February 2010. 

Consideration was given to a response to the following Notice of Motion submitted to Council on 25 February 2010: -

"Cheshire East Council acknowledges and gives thanks to the hard work carried out by its staff, in extremely difficult weather conditions, whilst gritting some of Cheshire East's roads and footways.

Council also calls for the adoption of a Cheshire East policy, by a review of priorities for future years especially with regard to bus routes and roads in the vicinity of primary schools".

It was confirmed that the preparation of the Winter Service Plan for 2010/11 would address the duties of a Highway Authority in relation to the removal of snow and ice, and incorporate learning from the last winter in relation to bus routes, roads near schools and the priorities for clearing snow and ice.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report:

1.  Cabinet requests that the planned Environmental Scrutiny of our ‘Winter Learning’ includes the priority to be given to bus routes and roads in the vicinity of primary schools.

2.  That Cabinet endorses the actions of the Chief Executive and of the Strategic Director Places in thanking all staff that worked hard to respond to the most challenging winter in almost 30 years.