Agenda item - Street Lighting Invest to Save Project

Report of the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture (copy attached).

That the Committee:

1)    gives approval to progress the Street Lighting Invest to Save project based upon the efficiency savings business case set out in Appendix 1 (“Business Case”); 

2)    Approves the inclusion of the Street Lighting Invest to Save project in the Council’s Capital Investment Programme as detailed in 2.1.3 below;

3)    Approves the funding of the invest to save project with £7.056m from unsupported borrowing and £0.900m from the Local Transport Plan (LTP) capital programme over the lifetime of LTP4, three years.

4)    Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Culture to procure and award a contract(s) including any necessary extensions to deliver the Street Lighting Invest to Save project and street lighting maintenance.

82.1         The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture in relation to Street Lighting Invest to Save Project. The report presented the options for the Street Lighting Invest to Save project and requested the Committee approve to progress the project with the selected funding option required to implement the project.

82.2         Councillor Mitchell thanked the work of Officers on the project to date; the project had a number of benefits including: saving money; greater efficiency; reduction in the Council’s carbon footprint and use of technology to become a ‘smart city’. She hoped the Committee would be able to support the report.

82.3         Councillor Sykes welcomed the report, in response to a query it was explained that the business case had been very thorough, and the opportunity had been taken to look at some of the other stock that was not included.

82.4         Councillor Janio welcomed the report, but argued that the project could be funded more prudently through borrowing, rather than the LTP, as there was a definite payback for the project in the long term.

82.5         Councillor Mac Cafferty welcomed the report, in response to a query it was explained that Officers were fully aware of the temporary lanterns in historic parts of the city; whilst the lamps needed to be painted by an electrical contractor, there could be a discussion in relation to communities adopting historic lamp posts.

82.6         The Chair then put the recommendation to the vote.

82.7         RESOLVED - That the Committee:

1)        Gives approval to progress the Street Lighting Invest to Save project based upon the efficiency savings business case set out in Appendix 1 (“Business Case”); 

2)        Approves the inclusion of the Street Lighting Invest to Save project in the Council’s Capital Investment Programme as detailed in 2.1.3 below;

3)        Approves the funding of the invest to save project with £7.056m from unsupported borrowing and £0.900m from the Local Transport Plan (LTP) capital programme over the lifetime of LTP4, three years.

4)             Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Culture to procure and award a contract(s) including any necessary extensions to deliver the Street Lighting Invest to Save project and street lighting maintenance.