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Environment

Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

The Environment 2009/10 original budget for cash limited expenditure amounts to £116.6 million, which is

£4.8 million (4.3%) higher than the 2008/09 original budget.

140,368

Total Expenditure

141,435

143,431

144,659

11,979

Total Income other than Government Grants

12,392

12,349

11,460

The main variation relates to the routine highways maintenance budget which includes an increase of

5,323

Government Grants

111

328

210

£2.1 million to cover the re-pricing of budgets following the implementation of the new term highways

contract, met by transferring contract savings from the capital programme for highways structural

123,066

Total Net Expenditure

128,932

130,754

132,989

maintenance.

Analysis of Total Net Expenditure

Other highways maintenance changes include increases totalling £0.3 million for additional road lengths and

the revenue effects of past capital programmes, together with lower provision of £0.1 million for winter

109,323

Cash Limited (Current) Expenditure

111,737

115,997

116,550

maintenance.

4,821

Support Services and Repair / Maintenance of Buildings

3,302

3,101

3,344

The waste management budget has been enhanced by £0.5 million reflecting price variations and changes

to volumes during the last year on the waste disposal contract.

-381

Less Charges to Corporate and Democratic Core

-390

-393

-405

Reductions relative to the 2008/09 budget have been made for the exclusion of non-recurring expenditure of

363

Less Adjustment for Pension Costs

359

-1,201

-1,234

£1.0 million in respect of items carried forward from the 2007/08 budget, together with reduced provision of

£0.1 million relating to services being supported by Government grants.

14,874

Capital Charges

13,523

14,831

14,697

The 2009/10 budget includes a provisional pay and benefits contingency allocation of £0.6 million towards

512

Flood Protection Levies

512

547

547

higher costs arising from the implementation of the revised pay framework.

134

Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme - Expenditure

1,728

-

-

A number of proposals for additional expenditure of £2.9 million arising from service pressures are included

in the 2009/10 budget, which are matched by equivalent saving and redeployment of resources. This includes

-1,257

Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme - Income

-1,728

-1,800

-300

additional corporate support of £0.3 million towards the street lighting PFI project, together with a transfer of

£0.3 million from the locally resourced capital programme for major scheme development, resulting in a net

increase of £0.6 million in the 2009/10 revenue budget.

Less Government Grants :

1,499

- Rural Bus Subsidies

-

-

-

In addition, the 2009/10 budget includes £0.3 million carried forward from the 2008/09 budget in support of

450

- De-trunking of A339

-

-

-

the road safety and public transport services.

2,160

- Road Safety Grant

-

-

-

-

- Cycle Training Grant

-

100

-

An allowance of £1.6 million has been included to cover the cost of future pay and price variations during 2009/10.

763

- Waste Performance and Efficiency

-

-

-

241

- Hazardous Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

-

-

-

121

- LPSA Pump Priming Grant

-

18

-

89

- Housing and Planning Delivery Grant

111

210

210

123,066

Total Net Expenditure

128,932

130,754

132,989

Highways, Roads and Transport

Highways / Roads (Structural)

Highways, Roads and Transport

The construction and structural maintenance of all County highways (other than Department for Transport trunk

Highways / Roads (Structural)

roads and motorways).

510

Technical surveys

457

517

535

Capital charges associated with past capital expenditure on the construction of roads and bridges, other highway

510

457

517

535

improvement schemes and capitalised maintenance, are also included here.

2

Less income

6

3

3

Estimated road lengths (Kilometres):

508

Net Current Expenditure

451

514

532

669

- Principal roads

669

669

669

2,606

- Classified non-principal roads

2,606

2,606

2,606

12,317

Capital charges

12,007

13,041

13,041

5,241

- Unclassified non-principal roads

5,239

5,290

5,290

12,825

Net Expenditure

12,458

13,555

13,573

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Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Highways / Roads (Routine)

Highways / Roads (Routine)

The following items of expenditure are included under each of the subdivision headings :

4,232

Environmental maintenance

4,610

4,673

4,994

2,389

Winter maintenance

3,075

3,300

3,230

Environmental maintenance - tree maintenance; verge maintenance; carriageway sweeping, including litter and

7,357

Lighting

7,892

8,234

8,583

other hazard removal.

4,520

Safety maintenance

5,073

5,420

5,632

Winter maintenance - the cost of keeping roads and footways free from snow and ice.

6,340

Routine repairs

6,035

6,890

6,998

Lighting - the maintenance, inspection and energy costs associated with lighting.

24,838

26,685

28,517

29,437

Safety maintenance - road markings and studs; traffic signals; signs; crossings; illuminated bollards; overhead

952

Less income from reimbursement of accident damage etc

932

846

940

signs and signal gantries; communications equipment.

Routine repairs - patching and minor repairs; drainage; fencing, walls, barriers etc; culverts and subways.

23,886

Net Current Expenditure

25,753

27,671

28,497

10,867

Service management and support

11,262

10,667

10,786

34,753

Net Expenditure

37,015

38,338

39,283

Traffic Management and Road Safety

Traffic Management and Road Safety

Traffic management includes expenditure in connection with the planning and design of traffic management

622

Intelligent transport systems

752

746

773

schemes, the monitoring of traffic including CCTV cameras and the cost of area traffic control centres.

312

Road safety education - publicity, training & other initiatives

377

686

852

1,500

Safer Roads Partnership

1,537

993

1,288

Expenditure on road safety education includes publicity, training and other initiatives to improve road safety

1,012

School crossing patrols

1,038

1,081

1,111

including cycling / motorcycling proficiency, schools liaison, road safety literature and rehabilitation courses

3,446

3,704

3,506

4,024

for motor offenders.

6

Less income from charges

132

47

59

69

Number of staff

74

69

69

3,440

Net Current Expenditure

3,572

3,459

3,965

3,715

Service management and support

3,850

3,646

3,687

630

Capital charges

488

483

483

7,785

Net Expenditure

7,910

7,588

8,135

Transport Planning, Policy and Strategy

Transport Planning, Policy and Strategy

The transport planning, policy and strategy division of service includes those costs associated with :

266

Traffic surveys

266

270

272

266

266

270

272

- formulating transport, highways and road plans and policy including the associated research

48

Less income and reimbursements

24

28

23

- working with developers to assess the impacts of developments on highways

- highway issues relating to planning applications

218

Net Current Expenditure

242

242

249

- highways adoptions

- monitoring street works

7,005

Service management and support

7,260

6,876

6,953

5

Number of staff (traffic surveys)

5

5

5

7,223

Net Expenditure

7,502

7,118

7,202

B54

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Environment

Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Parking Services

Parking Services

Parking services includes all costs associated with the provision of parking facilities, including facilities for

2,310

On-street parking

2,439

2,439

2,491

lorries. It includes all expenditure and income from the operation of decriminalised parking regimes.

2,405

Less income from charges, rents etc

2,534

2,534

2,586

-95

Net Current Expenditure

-95

-95

-95

29

Service management and support

30

28

29

153

Capital charges

152

153

153

87

Net Expenditure

87

86

87

Public Transport

Public Transport

Public transport includes all costs incurred in support of the public transport network, either directly or by

6,158

Payments to public transport operators

6,356

6,185

6,518

subsidies to operators, or other organisations such as voluntary groups providing quasi public transport for

1,499

Rural Bus Subsidy Grant funded services

1,537

1,537

1,577

example dial a ride schemes. It includes expenditure relating to those rural services which are funded from

1,175

Community transport

1,227

1,303

1,748

Government Rural Bus Subsidy grant.

34

Other public transport support

25

25

26

260

Public transport co-ordination

264

266

238

Public transport co-ordination includes expenditure in connection with the provision of general information to

9,126

9,409

9,316

10,107

the travelling public, revenue costs of investment in the public transport infrastructure, for example bus shelters,

1,382

Less income from charges

1,474

1,441

1,817

and costs of liaison with transport providers and the travelling public.

7,744

Net Current Expenditure

7,935

7,875

8,290

1

Number of staff (passenger transport surveys)

1

1

1

950

Service management and support

985

932

943

1,318

Capital charges

692

695

661

10,012

Net Expenditure

9,612

9,502

9,894

B56

B57

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Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Highways, Roads and Transport (continued)

Staffing and Support Costs

Staffing and Support Costs

This division of service reflects the cost of staff within the Environment department together with expenditure in

22,147

Employees

23,402

22,487

24,321

connection with the agency arrangements with the district councils, other external providers of professional and

797

Premises

606

606

622

engineering services, central departments and capital charges.

958

Transport

995

975

991

8,030

Supplies and services

8,805

9,248

8,743

Expenditure relating to the capital programme and other non highways, roads and transport services is fully

2,069

Services provided by agency authorities

2,089

2,152

2,143

recharged to those headings.

34,001

35,897

35,468

36,820

7,747

Less recharges : - Scheme design and supervision

8,108

8,120

9,496

The balance of expenditure reflects the cost of management and support services of the various highways, roads

3,420

- Other services

3,500

2,837

2,588

and transport functions, which is subsequently recharged and included as net expenditure under those headings.

22,834

24,289

24,511

24,736

2,856

Less income (mainly fees and charges)

2,702

2,560

2,788

537

Number of staff

621

540

583

19,978

Net Current Expenditure

21,587

21,951

21,948

Policy and Resources recharges :

4,156

Central support services

2,920

2,739

2,967

-244

Less charges to corporate and democratic core

-250

-251

-259

293

Adjustment for pension costs

269

-997

-1,019

24,183

Net Expenditure before recharges

24,526

23,442

23,637

-24,183

Less recharges to/from other Environment

-24,526

-23,442

-23,637

divisions of service

-

Net Expenditure

-

-

-

Highways, Roads and Transport

72,685

Total Net Expenditure

74,584

76,187

78,174

B58

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Environment

Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Planning and Development

Planning and Development

Staffing and Support Costs

Staffing and Support Costs

Reflects the administration and implementation of the various planning functions including staff costs within

3,136

Employees

3,935

3,798

4,326

the Environment department. Expenditure is then fully recharged to the standard planning and development

68

Transport

103

101

103

service headings, shown below.

909

Supplies and services

826

1,208

886

4,113

4,864

5,107

5,315

114

Number of staff

114

111

115

303

Less recharges to capital

345

316

354

3,810

4,519

4,791

4,961

315

Less income (mainly sale of publications and fees)

334

289

419

3,495

Net Current Expenditure

4,185

4,502

4,542

467

Capital charges

195

454

354

Policy and Resources and other departmental recharges :

524

Central support services

294

279

291

1,117

Environment department support services

626

669

583

-125

Less charges to corporate and democratic core

-128

-129

-133

72

Adjustment for pension costs

68

-153

-161

5,550

Net Expenditure

5,240

5,622

5,476

-5,550

Less recharges to planning functions

-5,240

-5,622

-5,476

-

-

-

-

Development Control

Development Control

All activities and costs relating to development control under town and country planning legislation.

710

Recharge from staffing and support costs

885

732

748

Planning Policy

Planning Policy

Includes statutory and non-statutory planning policy work including the preparation of guidelines and public

2,280

Recharge from staffing and support costs

2,373

2,791

2,706

consultation and involvement.

Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Initiatives

Includes costs in connection with the protection and improvement of the natural environment.

2,205

Recharge from staffing and support costs

1,620

1,738

1,617

Economic Development

Economic Development

Expenditure related to understanding, promoting and supporting the economic well being of the area.

17

Recharge from staffing and support costs

17

17

19

Community Development and Other Projects

Community Development and Other Projects

Other projects, including the cost of initiatives to build community structures.

338

Recharge from staffing and support costs

345

344

386

Planning and Development

5,550

Total Net Expenditure

5,240

5,622

5,476

B60

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Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Waste Management

Waste Management

Waste Contract Related Services

Waste Contract Related Services

Long-Term Waste Disposal Contract, Recycling Credits and Commercial Waste Income

Long-Term Waste Disposal Contract

Project Integra is a partnership between the County Council, the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and

28,836

Fixed fees

26,207

27,192

27,110

Southampton, the 11 district councils and the private contractor Hampshire Waste Services (HWS), which

10,745

Disposal charges

11,066

11,206

10,935

works co-operatively to manage household waste in Hampshire. The partnership is underpinned by a long

4,967

HWRC disposal

5,061

5,488

4,609

term waste disposal contract with HWS which is jointly administered by the County Council and Portsmouth

2,474

Landfill tax

3,180

2,543

2,581

and Southampton unitary authorities. The contract commenced in January 1996 and is due to run for a

194

HWRC container hire

190

195

201

minimum of 25 years.

47,216

45,704

46,624

45,436

Less : income

Project Integra's business plan aims to contain growth in waste volumes, achieve 40% recycling in the longer

694

Site rentals

655

672

682

term (its initial 25% target has already been exceeded and was over 37% in 2007/08) and recover energy from

770

Processing of other authority waste

618

659

-

residual waste. It has been awarded Beacon Council status by the Government. This accolade reflects well

88

Sales of material and other income

304

304

406

on the success of the strategy (much of which is now mirrored in Government policy) and means that the

County Council and its Project Integra partners is accepted as a national centre of excellence with regard to

45,664

Net Current Expenditure

44,127

44,989

44,348

waste management practice.

In addition to the Beacon award and the achievement of the 25% recycling target, the three energy from waste

Recycling Credits

(EFW) plants at Marchwood, Portsmouth and Chineham are fully operational. These facilities are capable of

recovering energy from 420,000 tonnes of waste each year.

1,296

District council recycling

1,129

1,331

1,236

138

Third party payments

177

182

127

Waste that is recycled includes household dry recyclables, processed at material recovery facilities, compostables

and other recycling that is carried out at the network of household waste recycling centres (HWRC) and waste

1,434

Net Current Expenditure

1,306

1,513

1,363

recycled by district councils and other third parties. This latter waste type attracts a recycling credit payment

(aimed at encouraging recycling) for which the County Council, as the waste disposal authority, is liable. Income

from trade waste collected by district councils is passed to the County Council through the monthly precept

Commercial Waste Income

arrangement. The charge levied by the district councils for collection includes a disposal fee which is set by

the County Council.

827

General commercial waste

745

807

979

8

Clinical waste

8

8

6

Waste disposal statistics (tonnes) :

835

Net Current Income

753

815

985

37,500

Waste for which recycling credits are payable

39,100

38,300

39,000

125,600

Waste recycled at material recovery facilities

127,300

120,000

109,000

74,300

Waste recycled at household waste recycling centres

81,800

67,700

69,000

Household Waste Recycling Centres

61,700

Green waste composted at HWRCs

66,000

58,300

59,400

21,500

Green waste composted from kerbside collection

22,000

23,700

24,600

1,142

Management fees

993

1,314

1,618

312,400

Residual household waste

326,900

307,200

309,600

223

Rent, rates etc

220

232

268

83,900

Household waste recycling centre residual waste

89,200

64,900

66,200

1,365

1,213

1,546

1,886

178

Less : income

60

157

252

Household Waste Recycling Centres

1,187

Net Current Expenditure

1,153

1,389

1,634

As Waste Disposal Authority for Hampshire, the County Council has a responsibility under the Environmental

Protection Act 1990 to arrange for the provision and operation of sites, known as household waste recycling

Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme

centres, where the public can deliver household waste for recycling or disposal. The County Council is directly

responsible for 23 sites which are packaged into three contract areas and managed by contractors on three year

134

Expenditure

1,728

-

-

contracts. The contracts began in January 2008 with the intention of further increasing recycling

1,257

Income

1,728

1,800

300

and minimising the quantity of waste that is disposed of at landfill sites. Currently, in excess of 54% of the

household material that enters the network of sites is either re-used, recycled or composted.

1,123

Net Income

-

1,800

300

46,327

Total Waste Contract Related Services

45,833

45,276

46,060

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Commentary and Statistics

Environment

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

2007/08

2008/09

2008/09

2009/10

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

Waste Management (continued)

Waste Management (continued)

Other Directly Managed Services

Other Directly Managed Services

Waste Disposal Authority Administration

Waste Disposal Authority Administration

The administration of the full range of the County's Waste Management functions including the support

1,294

Employees

1,401

1,468

1,521

arrangements for Project Integra e.g. the production and verification of the monthly waste disposal self-bill

32

Transport

35

35

37

invoice. Services provided for the two unitary authorities are subject to a service level agreement (SLA) which

26

Supplies and services

22

22

22

is reviewed on an annual basis. In addition to administration support, the section also includes staff who are

1,352

1,458

1,525

1,580

responsible for contract management and supervision, facility maintenance and promotions and developments.

49

Less : income

99

157

160

44

Number of staff

49

45

50

1,303

Net Current Expenditure

1,359

1,368

1,420

Policy and Resources recharges :

141

Central support services

88

83

86

500

Environment department support services

513

624

656

-12

Less charges to corporate and democratic core

-12

-13

-13

-2

Adjustment for pension costs

22

-51

-54

1,930

Net Expenditure

1,970

2,011

2,095

Other Waste Management Services

Other Waste Management Services

Responsibility for the reinstatement of closed landfill sites and the maintenance of household waste recycling

centres (HWRC) remains with the County Council. Revenue costs are charged to the facility maintenance budget.

586

Facility maintenance - HWRCs, landfill sites

576

576

572

122

Promotions and development

124

124

119

Promotion of the waste management strategy and the development of new waste disposal methods to reduce

199

Abandoned vehicles

100

30

31