Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval to sign the Southampton Quality Bus Partnership with bus operators, attached.  

DECISION MADE: (Ref:CAB 11/12 6632)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the Southampton Bus Partnership (Appendix 1)

(ii)  To appoint the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to represent the Council on the Southampton Quality Bus Partnership

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport to agree elements of work pertaining to the SBP.

(iv)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, the addition of £300,000 in 2012/13 to the Environment and Transport Portfolio Capital Programme for a Bus Partnership scheme funded from the confirmed LTP3 Integrated Transport allocation for that year.

(v)  To agree, in principle, to add similar schemes in 2013/14 and 2014/15, subject to confirmation of the LTP3 Integrated Transport allocations for those years and to future Council capital expenditure priorities