Issue - meetings

The Commission considered a joint report of the Chief Executive and Acting Director of Planning and Transportation concerning the Cabinet’s response to consultation undertaken on the Best Value Review of Public Transport and a draft implementation plan.  A copy of the report marked ‘B’ is filed with these minutes.

 

The Commission also considered the comments made by the Planning and Environment Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on Monday, 29^th October.  A copy of their comments is also filed with these minutes.

 

During the debate on this report the following comments were made:-

 

(i)      the Leader indicated the Cabinet still supported the concept of the Ivanhoe Stage 2 subject to appropriate funding being made available for developing and operating the service.

 

(ii)     the conclusions of the Panel that steps should be taken to ensure that support for the Ivanhoe Stage 1 rail was passed to the Strategic Rail Authority should be actively pursued and that in the event that this was not possible the County Council should consider further how it would wish to proceed with the implementation of the Review;

 

(iii)    the possibility of the County Council operating an in-house bus service should be kept under review.

 

RESOLVED

 

(a)    That the response of the Cabinet to the consultation undertaken on the Best Value Review of Public Transport, be noted.

 

(b)    That the draft implementation plan, be supported.