Agenda item - Central Hove and Portslade Property Level Protection Scheme - Permission to Procure

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Central Hove and Portslade Property Level Protection Scheme - Permission to Procure

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

Decision:

That the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee:

 

1)            Approve procurement of contractors to install the flood resilience measures for Central Hove and Portslade.

 

2)            Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture to carry out the procurement and award of the contract referred to in 2.1 above.

Minutes:

70.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that sought approval to procure contractors to install Property Level Protection (PLP) measures to reduce flood risk to 63 properties in Central Hove and Portslade.

 

70.2      Councillor Nemeth asked if the scheme applied only to Central Hove and Portslade wards as the title inferred and the viability for inclusion in the scheme of a specific address in Wish ward.

 

70.3      The Flood Risk Management Officer clarified that the scheme applied to other wards and the address referred to by Councillor Nemeth located in Wish ward was one of the properties that could be included in the scheme.

 

70.4      Councillor Littman welcomed the investment however; he stated that long-term solutions were required at both local and national levels to combat the effects of climate change.

 

70.5      Councillor Robins asked why Church Road, Portslade was not included in the intended addresses for a letter drop and relayed resident’s concerns that the installation of flood defence measures to their property may have a detrimental impact on property price levels and insurance premiums.

 

70.6      Councillor Atkinson stated that there had serious flooding in 2016 on Valley Road and it was not clear in the report if those residents had been or could be consulted on the scheme.

 

70.7      The Flood Risk Management Officer clarified that she understood all of Valley Road had been consulted based on the reported incidents of flooding and that information could be sent to Councillor Atkinson.

 

70.8      Councillor Janio stated that as a member of the South East Regional Flood Defence Committee, he had campaigned for many years for increased funding for surface-water flood defence funding and he was pleased to see a policy come to fruition.

 

70.9      Councillor West agreed that it was a welcome step that the Flood Defence Committee had recognised surface-water flooding as part of its remit and concurred with the statement made by Councillor Littman regarding long-term solutions to climate change.

 

70.10   RESOLVED-

 

That the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee:

 

1)            Approve procurement of contractors to install the flood resilience measures for Central Hove and Portslade.

 

2)            Grants delegated authority to the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture to carry out the procurement and award of the contract referred to in 2.1 above.

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