Issue - meetings
Forward Plan
Meeting: 14/06/2018 - Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Item 4)
4 Forward Plan - Clean Air Zone 
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Report of the Service Director, Legal and
Governance enabling the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee
to examine the content of the Forward Plan and to discuss issues of
interest or concern with the Executive.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance detailing for discussion from the current Forward Plan item Clean Air Zone Consultation.
The Leader of the Council, Royston Smith MP, Councillor White, Mr Johnson (RDA), Mr Hall (Southampton Hackney Association), Mr Barker (Wheelers Coaches), Mr Carter (Red Funnel), Mr Welch (ABP) and representatives from the taxi trade, were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.
The Committee discussed with the Leader his reasons for proceeding to consultation with a preferred option, the perception that charging was inevitable, economic impacts that may give rise to this decision and the current scientific and health based reasons for introducing a Clean Air Zone.
RESOLVED that:
(i) Cabinet defers the decision at 19th June 2018 meeting of the Executive to allow for due consideration of the potential risk to the Southampton and Solent economy of the decision to proceed with the consultation on a Clean Air Zone that identified a Class B charging zone as the preferred option; and
(ii) The technical report and associated documents referenced within the Clean Air Zone Consultation Cabinet report were published and made available to the public following this meeting of the Committee.
NOTE: Councillor Whitbread declared a pecuniary interest and withdrew from the meeting during the consideration of this item.