RESOLVED: that Councillor Simon Hoar be appointed Chairman of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Joint Street Lighting Committee for the current municipal year.

RESOLVED: that Councillor Alan Smith be appointed Vice Chairman of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Joint Street Lighting Committee for the current municipal year.

(Proposed by Councillor Phil Thomas, seconded by Councillor Simon Hoar)

RESOLVED: that the Part A minutes of the meeting of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Joint Street Lighting Committee held on 7 November 2011 be signed as an accurate record.

There were no declarations of interest recorded at the meeting.

None

RESOLVED: that the allocation of business between Part A and Part B of the Agenda be confirmed

Key points highlighted from the report:

• 8 performance standards (9 in total but PS8 not used)
• PS1 - Core Investment Programme: number of new columns put in monitored every 6 months. Skanska has achieved the first target within 4 months.
• PS2 - Planned Maintenance: number of street lights inspected - inspections doubled during winter period. Target 99%: 97.378% in August; 97.878% in November. Skanska penalised for non-achievement.
• PS3 - Operational Responsiveness: 1788 faults in September, 60 out of time; 2279 faults in November, 99 out of time. Payment adjustment made where target not achieved.
• PS4 - Contract Management: Improving with customer care. November response rate up to 97.37% (target 95%). September was under at 92.8% and an adjustment was made.
• PS5 - Strategic Assistance: number of reports provided as required.
• PS6 - Working Practices: 5 urgent service failures recorded in November (e.g. staff not wearing correct clothing)
• PS7 - Reporting to the Authority: No issues - information provided in a timely manner.
• PS9 - Central Management System (CMS): Remote monitoring system now live.

The following points were raised:

• Concern about achieving target of completing installation by August 2013 - on target with 900 installed so far
• Have many complaints been received? Majority of enquiries are questions about the position of the columns - not complaints - regulatory standards dictate where columns can be placed
• What percentage of the columns will be in the original position? Estimate: 25-30% but the old columns are not being removed until after installation so the new ones cannot be in exactly the same position
• Quality check to ensure Skanska is putting back the pavements - being monitored under performance standards
• Feedback from Blackheath Society - very happy with the heritage street lighting

RESOLVED TO NOTE:

1. the performance of Skanska Laing (SKL, the Service Provider) for September to November 2011
2. the Core Investment programme for both Croydon and Lewisham for the duration of the 5 year programme

PART B - SUMMARY of proceedings of exempt part

(where in consequence of exclusion of parts of the minutes which display exempt information the proper officer shall provide a summary which provides a record without disclosing the exempt information section 100C(2) LGA 1972 )

PART B MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF CROYDON AND LEWISHAM JOINT STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE, 7 NOVEMBER 2011

RESOLVED:

that the Part B minutes of the meeting of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Joint Street Lighting Committee held on 7 November 2011 be signed as an accurate record.