Decision details

To consider and approve the recommendations forwarded by the Joint Worcestershire Scrutiny into Flooding Task and Finish Group in February 2009 and any additional suggestions since proposed by relevant Officers from Redditch Borough Council regarding the practical and financial implications of these recommendations for the Council.

(Key Decision)

RESOLVED that

1)         the Council’s response to the Joint County and District Councils’ Scrutiny Report into the Summer Floods 2007 be approved, including additional comments by Officers listed in the report submitted;

2)         the Council’s policies on ditches be initially applied to Arterial Ditches only;

3)         the Council notes its position in the light of the Flood Risk Regulations 2009 and the Flood Water Management Act 2010, subject to the Commencement Orders; and

4)         a report be prepared by Officers, as previously instructed by Members, setting out proposals for a joint North WorcestershireLand Drainage Partnership in accordance with the above guidance.

(Members noted that the Council’s Operations Manager was attending the two day Flood Management 2010 conference on behalf of the Borough and County)