That:

(a)  the Annual Plan for public realm services, as outlined at Appendix 1 of this report be approved as the basis for service delivery during 2023/24 with an overall budget of up to £18,668,796; made up of £5,832,587 revenue and £12,867,000 capital budgets as detailed in paragraph 35 below;

(b)  the Interim Service Director Transport and Highways be authorised to agree, through the  contract governance arrangements, final adjustments to the programme (including any recommendations from the Strategic Partnering Board) and budget allocation to each of the Annexes and any in-year adjustments to the plan, within the overall budget; and

(c)  the Interim Service Director Transport and Highways be authorised to take all necessary operational decisions in relation to the in-house provision of Public Rights of Way and Traffic Management services and the directly delivered projects  identified in paragraph 34 of this report.