The annual plan has been developed by Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) in cooperation with council officers to ensure that it meets the council’s objectives for the public realm (highways and related services) within the assigned budgets. The service manager’s acceptance of the annual plan has ensured that the annual plan complies with the terms of the public realm services contract. Cabinet member approval of the plan provides final confirmation of this acceptance and in doing so ensures that the plan provides a sound basis for performance and contract management during the forthcoming financial year. The council has confirmed that the necessary contractual requirements have been complied with in regard to the annual plan.

1      Not to approve the annual plan. This is not recommended as operating without an approved annual plan may put budget, performance and contract management arrangements at risk. If in year changes to the service as detailed in this annual plan are required, then these can be best managed, from the baseline position established in the annual plan, through the change management processes that are in the public realm services contract and managed through the client contract management team.

2      To approve an alternative annual plan for 2018/19; this option is not recommended as the development of the annual plan has gone through a robust process with BBLP and the councils representatives to ensure effective prioritisation and asset management have been applied within the overall budgets available.