THAT:

(a)        the annual plan for public realm services, as outlined at appendix 2 of this report be approved as the basis for service delivery during 2017/18;and

(b)     the assistant director environment and place be authorised to agree, through the contract governance arrangements, final adjustments to the programme and budget allocation to each of the annex areas (including, but not limited to, the investment, in accord with the approach set out in this report, of all funds received from the National Productivity Investment Fund, the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund in 2017/18 and the capital programme)  and any in year adjustments to the plan.

(c)   the assistant director environment and place provides a further report appraising the options for the future resourcing of road maintenance to secure improved asset condition over its whole life.