Purpose

To seek approval to,

1. Instigate a programme of work that seeks to maintain the
city’s tree canopy in response to the impact of Ash Dieback
on the city’s ash tree population.

2. To seek approval for £1M new capital funding to the
programme and approve capital feasibility funding to kick-start
work from January 25.

Content

The Committee RESOLVED (6 members voting in
favour, none voting against and with 3 members abstaining):
 
1. To approve the Highway
Landscapes Tree Planting Programme and the required
£1,903,000 capital and £933,000 revenue funding
allocation as set out in the report.
 
2. To approve a new framework
contract to the value of £2.7m that provides an alternative
route for tree works to be procured should the council’s
existing contract not have capacity.
 
3. To authorise the Executive
Director: Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of
the Public Health and Communities Committee and the S151 Officer to
procure and award contracts to deliver highway improvements and
tree management works as required, in-line with the procurement
routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in the
report.
 
4. To authorise the Executive
Director: Growth and Regeneration to invoke any subsequent
extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being
awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in the
report.
 
5. To note the implementation
of the Ash Dieback protocol as set out in Appendix A.