Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Service Director – Legal and Business Operations 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.

SOUTHAMPTON GREEN TRANSPORT RECOVERY PLAN

The Committee considered a briefing paper relating to the forthcoming Cabinet Decision on the Southampton Green Transport Recovery Plan.

With consent of the Chair representatives from Friends of the Earth Southampton, Southampton Greenpeace and Southampton Cycling Campaign addressed the meeting

RESOLVED that the Committee requested:

(i)  that City Council publications and communications on the Green Transport Recovery Plan provide appropriate context to reported statistics by including numbers alongside percentages;

(ii)  that the importance of improving traffic flow across the city is recognised within future updates of the Green Transport Recovery Plan; and

(iii)  that the Cabinet Member considers how Ward Councillors can be consulted on the contents of the Tranche 2 application for the Department for Transport Emergency Access Travel Fund, prior to it being submitted to Government.

1000 HOMES PROGRAMME

The Committee considered and noted a briefing paper relating to the forthcoming Cabinet Decision on the 1000 Homes Programme.