Meeting documents

Place Scrutiny Committee
Monday, 25th November, 2013 6.30 pm

The Cabinet Minutes

Date:
Tuesday, 5th November, 2013
Time:
14:00
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
454 Shoebury Common Flood Risk Management Scheme
Scrutiny Comment for item 454
Business for item 454
Resolved:-

1. That the results of the public consultation undertaken during April and May 2013, be noted.

2. That the alternative proposals submitted by the Friends of Shoebury Common and the Burges Estate Residents Association and the technical assessments of them undertaken by the Council's specialist advisers, be noted.

3. That the continued development of the Council's "preferred option" - option 1, be approved.

Reasons for Decision

The Project Appraisal process showed that the preferred option provides the highest Benefit/Cost ratio and lowest cost of all the management and scheme options in addition to a low risk of environmental damage.

Other Options

1. The development of either of the Council's other options, 2 and 3, which involve linking the existing high ground forming the hinterland of much of the coastal frontage to the new defence wall at Gunners Park by a combination of new walls and flood gates across Shoebury Common Road, (estimated 15 year scheme costs £7,432,000 and £7,943,000 respectively).

2. The adoption of either of the options proposed by the Friends of Shoebury Common or by the Burges Estate Residents Association will require the sourcing of additional funding equal to the difference in cost between the selected option and the preferred option.

Note:- This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call in to Place Scrutiny Committee.
Executive Councillor: Lamb
This matter had previously been subject to pre-Cabinet scrutiny.
*Called in to:- Place Scrutiny Committee
14:00/15:50

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor N Holdcroft (Chairman),
Councillors J I Courtenay, T Cox, J M Garston, D J Jarvis, J L Lamb, A J Moring, L P Salter.
In attendance:
R Tinlin, J Williams, S Leftley, A Lewis, A Atherton, J Chesterton, J Ruffle and C Gamble.

Also present: Councillors Assenheim, Chalk, Crystall, Godwin, Hadley, Lewin, McMahon, Stafford and Woodley.

Scrutiny Comment

ItemComment
454 Called in by Councillors M Terry and R Woodley.
Final call on 14/11/2013 at 14:54
Resolved:

That the following decision of Cabinet be noted:

"1. That the results of the public consultation undertaken during April and May 2013, be noted.

2. That the alternative proposals submitted by the Friends of Shoebury Common and the Burges Estate Residents Association and the technical assessments of them undertaken by the Council's specialist advisers, be noted.

3. That the continued development of the Council's "preferred option" - option 1, be approved."

Note:- This is an Executive Function.
Executive Councillor: Lamb
This matter had previously been the subject of pre-Cabinet scrutiny (Minute 379 refers).

Business

ItemBusiness
454The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place informing Members of the outcome of the consultation undertaken on the proposed sea defence scheme on Shoebury Common.

 

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