Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Borough Solicitor.

Consideration was given to the report of the Borough Solicitor, as contained on pages 1023 to 1024 and 1033 to 1036 of the Book of Reports, which advised on the decision of Cabinet at its meeting on 13 March 2018, in relation to an item referred from the Corporate and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee, at its meeting on 4 January 2018, following a presentation from United Utilities ‘Flooding in the Borough’.

RESOLVED:     That the Director of Development and Regeneration be asked to write to DEFRA (The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) requesting that the Government give greater priority nationally to the funding of statutory services, in particular funding that would facilitate required improvements to existing surface water and waste water drainage infrastructure.

Councillor J Hodson introduced the report of the Borough Solicitor which set out the resolution of the Corporate & Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 4 January 2018 in relation to the presentation made by United Utilities on flooding and the wastewater network operations and services in the Borough.  

The report included the comments of the Director of Development and Regeneration in respect of the decision of the Committee and went on to advise that it would be a matter for Council if Members considered supporting the resolution.

A motion from Councillor J Hodson was circulated at the meeting.

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the motion from Councillor J Hodson and the details as set out in the report before it and accepted the reasons contained therein.

RESOLVED              That resolution 48(B) of the Corporate and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 4 January 2018 be supported and that this item be referred to Council, requesting that Council consider lobbying the government in relation to the reduction in funding for statutory services, in particular the general under investment in improving the waste sewerage systems.