Issue - decisions

That the Director of Streetscene and Regulations approves the proposals to vary the Highways Maintenance Contract as set out in this report to: 

-        remove the requirement for a five-year tree management strategy and replace this with a requirement to co-operate with the Street Tree Partnership. 

-       add a new requirement to provide health and safety training and equipment for the Street Tree Wardens. 

-       remove the quantities of 200 trees per year and 17,500 trees by the end of the term from Performance Requirement 6.38 of Schedule 2 Part 6 (Service Standard 6).  

-       align the selection of replacement street trees to species as detailed in the Sheffield Street Tree Strategy.

-       make any necessary consequential amendments to give effect to the changes above.