Issue - meetings

Business Plan 2015 - 2019 and 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme

Cabinet Member: Councillor Coker (Cabinet Member for Transport).

The City Council will be asked to approve the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee’s 2015-2019 Business Plan 2015 – 2019 (as amended by minute 28 of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee) and to approve the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme.

The minute of Cabinet held on 13 January 2015 will be submitted together with the report considered at Cabinet.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Coker (Cabinet Member for Transport) presented the Business Plan 2015 – 2019 and the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme for the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry for approval.

Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee minutes 28 and 29 and Cabinet minute 116 together with Cabinet report were also submitted.

Councillor Wheeler (Joint Chair of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee) seconded the proposals.

Agreed –

(1)	the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee’s 2015-2019 Business Plan 2015 – 2019 (as amended by minute 28 of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee);
(2)	the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme as submitted.

Meeting: 13/01/2015 - Cabinet (Item 116)

Webcast for 13/01/2015 - Cabinet

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Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) will submit a report on the recommendations of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee in relation to the Business Plan 2015 – 2019 and the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme. Cabinet will be asked to make recommendations to the City Council.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Anthony Payne (Strategic Director for Place) submitted a report on the recommendations of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee in relation to the Business Plan 2015 – 2019 and the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme.

Minutes 28 and 29 of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee were also submitted.

Councillor Coker (Cabinet Member for Transport) introduced the proposals and indicated that –

(a)	the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry were operated, maintained and improved jointly by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council funded by toll income;
(b)	no increases in toll charges were anticipated in the four year period of the business plan;
(c)	the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee had recommended approval of the Business Plan 2015-2019 subject to -
	·	the deletion of the words ’as necessary’ from point six of the operations priorities; and
	·	the addition of the investigation of appropriate alternative mechanisms for toll revisions to the improvement priorities;
(d)	the appendices to the business plan would be included in the final version when the plan was published at year end;
(e)	the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry capital programme was not part of the Council’s capital programme.

David List (General Manager, Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry) and Andrew Valance (Business Manager, Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry) attended the meeting for this item and David List reported that 1% growth in income had been assumed for 2015/16. He also indicated that provision had been included in the reserves for further projects which were yet to receive approval of business cases.

Alternative options considered and the reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

The City Council is Recommended to –

(1)	approve the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee’s 2015-2019 Business Plan 2015 – 2019 (as amended by minute 28 of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee);
(2)	approve the 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme as submitted.

Issue - meetings

Business Plan 2015 - 2019 and 2015/16 Revenue Estimates and Capital Programme

Meeting: 26/01/2015 - City Council (Item 62)

Meeting: 13/01/2015 - Cabinet (Item 116)