Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor K Barrie and seconded by Councillor C Johnston that:

Pavements and pothole repairs are some of the most commonly raised issues with local councillors. All councillors will know how dangerous broken pavements and potholes can be to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike.

North Tyneside Council recently received a £1.8 Million funding boost from Central Government to fix potholes across the borough. The funding is intended to fix existing potholes but will also be available for local authorities to undertake longer term road resurfacing work to prevent potholes from appearing in the first place.

North Tyneside Council currently hold over £67 Million in reserves, of which £20 Million are not ring fenced. With potholes across the borough worsening and pavement repairs being put on hold, Council asks the Mayor to set up an emergency pavement and pothole repair fund, match funding Central Government’s contribution, therefore ensuring North Tyneside get back on top of our crumbling roads and pavements.

An amendment was moved by Councillor S Graham and seconded by Councillor C Johnson as follows:

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“North Tyneside Council recently received a £1.8 Million funding boost from Central Government to fix potholes across the borough. The funding is intended to fix existing potholes but will also be available for local authorities to undertake longer term road resurfacing work to prevent potholes from appearing in the first place.

North Tyneside Council currently hold over £67 Million in reserves, of which £20 Million are not ring fenced. With potholes across the borough worsening and pavement repairs being put on hold, Council asks the Mayor to set up an emergency pavement and pothole repair fund, match funding Central Government’s contribution, therefore ensuring North Tyneside get back on top of our crumbling roads and pavements”.

and replace with:

“The Conservative Government made a cut of 30.32% to the pothole repair budget last year which equates to £1.27 million pounds which is a huge decrease in funding and capacity to repair potholes. 

Council notes that the Mayor has already set up an emergency pavement pothole repair fund and an additional £2 million pounds has been invested by the Labour Cabinet’s budgets in recent years. Council therefore calls upon the Mayor to continue investing an additional £2 million pounds per year into an emergency pavement and pothole fund.  

Council further calls upon the Mayor to write to the government asking them to reverse their cuts to potholes repair funding to allow the council to repair and invest in even more roads and pavements resurfacing and potholes fixing”.

A recorded vote on the amendment was requested by two Members present.

Votes for the amendment

N Redfearn, Elected Mayor and Councillors T Brady, B Burdis, C Burdis,

J Cassidy, N Craven, E Darke, L Darke, C Davis, S Day, D Drummond,

P Earley, S Graham, M Green, M Hall, J Harrison, John Hunter, C Johnson,

H Johnson, J Kirwin, F Lott, W Lott, G Madden, M Madden, A McMullen,

J Mole, J Montague, T Mulvenna, A Newman, P Oliver, J O’Shea, A Percy,

S Phillips, B Pickard, M Rankin, P Richardson, W Samuel, J Shaw, J Stirling, J Walker and M Wilson.

Votes against the amendment

Councillors L Arkley, K Barrie, L Bartoli, L Bones, S Brockbank, C Johnston,

J Wallace and G Westwater.

The amendment, on being put to the meeting, was approved by 41 votes to 8 votes.

A recorded vote on the Motion, as amended, was requested by two Members present.

Votes for the Motion, as amended (the substantive Motion)

N Redfearn, Elected Mayor and Councillors T Brady, B Burdis, C Burdis,

J Cassidy, N Craven, E Darke, L Darke, C Davis, S Day, D Drummond,

P Earley, S Graham, M Green, M Hall, J Harrison, John Hunter, C Johnson,

H Johnson, J Kirwin, F Lott, W Lott, G Madden, M Madden, A McMullen,

J Mole, J Montague, T Mulvenna, A Newman, P Oliver, J O’Shea, A Percy,

S Phillips, B Pickard, M Rankin, P Richardson, W Samuel, J Shaw, J Stirling, J Walker and M Wilson.

Votes against the Motion, as amended (the substantive Motion)

None.

Abstentions

Councillors L Arkley, K Barrie, L Bartoli, L Bones, S Brockbank, C Johnston,

J Wallace and G Westwater.

The motion, as amended, on being put to the meeting, was approved by 41 votes to 0 votes, with 8 abstentions.