Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Minutes: · Apologies were received from Bill Chapman, Colin Kemp and Denise Saliagopoulos. Margaret Hicks and Michael Sydney attended as substitutes. · Apologies were also noted from the Cabinet Member for Business Services, Denise Le Gal. · It was also noted that Victoria Young, Natalie Bramhall and Peter Hickman had given their apologies as Members of the Economic Prosperity, Environment & Highways Board.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: 1 July 2015
To agree the minutes as a true record of the meeting. Minutes:
It was noted that there was an incomplete sentence on page 3, bullet point 5. This would be corrected before the Chairman signed the minutes.
With the above amendment, the minutes were agreed as an accurate record of the meeting.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. Minutes:
Mike Bennison noted to the Board that he had worked in the aviation industry for 25 years, with 20 working out of Heathrow. It was noted that this was not a pecuniary interest.
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QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS
To receive any questions or petitions.
Notes: 1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (4 September 2015). 2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (3 September 2015). 3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received. Minutes: There were no questions or petitions.
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RESPONSES FROM THE CABINET TO ISSUES REFERRED BY THE SCRUTINY BOARD
Responses have been received on recommendations made by the Council Overview Board. · Welfare Reform (3 June) · Chief Executive’s 6 month report (1 July)
Additional documents: Minutes: Responses from Cabinet regarding Welfare Reform and the Chief Executive’s Annual Report are attached as annexes 1 and 2.
Two responses had been received from Cabinet and were included at Item It was agreed that the Welfare Reform Task Group report would be circulated to all Surrey MPs.
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CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION
Minutes:
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RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER AND FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME
The Scrutiny Board is asked to monitor progress on the implementation of recommendations from previous meetings, and to review its Forward Work Programme. Additional documents: Minutes: Key points raised during the discussion:
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR JOINT SCRUTINY OF ORBIS
The Council Overview Board are asked to agree the approach to joint scrutiny, as set out in this report.
Minutes: Witnesses: None.
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Board noted the report and agreed the approach to joint scrutiny of Orbis
Recommendation:
· The Board agreed the approach to joint scrutiny, as set out in the report. · The report is noted and the approach to joint scrutiny of Orbis be agreed.
Committee Next Steps:
· The next meeting of the Transformation Sub Group was scheduled for the 11 September 2015.
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SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL AIRPORTS POLICY
Purpose of the report: Policy Development and Review
Following the recent publication of the Airports Commission report, it is timely for the scrutiny function to review the County’s airport policy. Members of the Economic Prosperity, Environment and Highways Scrutiny Board will join for this item. Additional documents: Minutes:
The Board received a presentation from Heathrow, which is attached as Annex A to these minutes. Following the presentation, Members were given the opportunity to ask questions to the witnesses.
Witnesses: Nigel Milton, Director of External Affairs Chris Joyce, Surface Assets Strategy Manager
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Board queried the impact that noise would have if Heathrow were to expand. It was noted that noise levels had reduced to the quietest they had been since the 1970’s and that a blueprint for noise reduction had recently been published by Heathrow. It was added that the Davies Airport Commission report had recommended that Heathrow could expand alongside a reduction in the number of people affected by noise. Officers confirmed that Heathrow had accepted that steps needed to be taken to reduce noise further.
2. There was a discussion around access needs, it was noted that for an additional runway to be feasible, wider issues such as local roads needed to be considered to help minimise destruction. There was also a strategy to improve connectivity by rail. It was planned that by 2030 there would be 36 more trains and 13,000 more seats per hour improving access to the airport.
3. It was explained that there were currently thirty bus routes to the airport which were funded through a public transport levy. In addition, because of travel discounts for staff, 25% now took the bus to work. In terms of local traffic, it was noted that a third of traffic to and from the airport was taxi movements. Despite growth at Heathrow, it was noted that there had not been a corresponding increase in traffic. The Airports Commission had recognised challenges on the road and acknowledged that infrastructure would continue to require improvements if airport capacity at Heathrow was to increase. It was noted that the Airport Commission had recognised that Heathrow expansion could take place within current air quality limits.
4. The Director of External Affairs, stated that there were many benefits associated with expanding Heathrow, such as the increased connectivity and range of destinations leading to increased trade opportunities throughout the county. Heathrow was working with a number of councils to ensure that plans were in line with local priorities and met resident need. It was noted that the airport was working with Surrey County Council (SCC) to reach a memorandum of understanding. There was an understanding from Heathrow that a number of issues such as transport, noise, air quality and public transport needed to be agreed with SCC to take into consideration any future impact.
5. Members discussed the importance of traffic flow surrounding Heathrow and parking facilities, the Board was advised that the expansion strategy included changing and optimising parking instead of expanding it. There would be an opportunity to look at park and ride locations outside of the Heathrow site as any plans for expansion developed. It was noted that the catalytic effect on parking and traffic had been looked at in depth ... view the full minutes text for item 30/15 |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Committee will be held at 10.00am on 1 October 2015. Minutes: 1 October 2015.
Meeting ended at: 15.22pm
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