Issue - meetings

A Delivery Plan is part of the statutory requirement (Local Transport Act 2008) to produce a replacement Local Transport Plan and is an essential part of JLTP3.  Cabinet will be asked to approve the plan.

David Redgewell in an ad hoc statement emphasised the need for an Equalities Impact Assessment and also the importance of ensuring effective scrutiny by the West of England.

Councillor Roger Symonds in proposing the item acknowledged that some buses did not conform to the low floor requirements, but said that often the alternative was to have no bus at all.  He observed that Bristol had originally offered to provide a scrutiny service but had withdrawn, so this needed to be re-addressed.  He reminded Cabinet that the JLTP3 had been agreed in 2011, and now it was necessary to agree a 3-year delivery plan.  He moved the recommendations, with the addition of a funding proviso at clause (2).

Councillor Paul Crossley seconded the proposal.

On a motion from Councillor Roger Symonds, seconded by Councillor Paul Crossley, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To APPROVE the Joint Local Transport Three Year Delivery Plan 2012/13 to 2014/15; and

(2) To AGREE that any funding indicated for 2013/14 and beyond will be subject to the medium term service and resource planning process including consideration and approval as part of the annual budget by the full Council in February 2013.