Minutes of the Environment and Transport Board

Held on 15th January 2004

 

 

            Attending:     Ken McKay                              Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT)

                                   Trevor Gibson                          Peterborough City Council (Director of Environmental Services)

                                   Jim Simpson                             Operation Manager, Stagecoach Peterborough

                        Richard Olive                           Peterborough Friends of the Earth

                        Richard Astle                          Interim GPP Director

                        Sarah Fowler                          PECT

                        David Turnock                         Civic Society

                        Councillor Pears                     

                        Heather Darwin                       Peterborough City Council (Chief Executives

                                                                                                             Department)

 

            Apologies

 

            Councillor Peach, Jonathan Selwyn (UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development), Charron Pugsley-Hill (English Nature) and Reverend Paten (Railworld).

 

            As a representative from the English Nature had been unable to attend the meeting, Rachel Price from the Wildlife Trust would be contacted to become a member of the partnership to ensure this sector was represented.  Stephen Clark, Brotherhood to be contacted about membership (TG) and IKEA to be invited to attend (RA)

 

1.              Minutes

 

Agreed

 

Matters Arising/Action

 

E-mail distribution list set up for key partnership to circulate minutes, reports and other relevant information.

 

Co-ordination of Partnership work

 

Recommend to GPP that the co-ordination of partnership work is carried out centrally across partnerships and funded by GPP, if possible (RA)  Board also supports central funding for GPP from ODPM.

 

2.         Terms of Reference and Partnership Agreement

 

The proposed terms of reference were circulated for discussion.

 

Action

 

            To include the following within the draft terms of reference:

 

·         A footnote explaining sustainable development in line with the accepted international definition;

·         Membership details which will be reviewed on an annual basis;

·         Accountability – how the Chairman/Vice-Chairman are appointed and their terms of office;

·         Reporting arrangements to and from the GPP Board;

·         Holding at least one annual meeting in around September

·         Meetings being held in public.

 

TG and RA to discuss this issue further.

 

Display Boards around the City to be used to advertise GPP meetings (RA/TG)

 

3.         Community Strategy Priorities

 

Action

 

Priorities and targets for inclusion within the Community Strategy to be submitted to GPP Board by 11 February 2004.  Task Group established to complete this work (RO, TG, SF, RA, JS, KM)

 

Environment and Transport priorities to be:

 

1.    Improving Transport Links

2.    Community Awareness of Environmental Benefits (Greener Futures)

3.    Green Grid (open spaces)

4.    Waste Minimisation and Resource Efficiency

 

Task group to meet within a fortnight to develop clear understandable targets for these priority areas.  These to be linked to the Public Service Agreement Round 2 (HD/RA)

 

Whole group to be consulted regarding outcomes. (All)

 

Community Strategy priorities to be revised to read along the lines of “We want Peterborough to grow substantially and sustainably.  We also believe that building on the status as an environment city will help us achieve these 3 key challenges.”

 

4.         Environment Awards Scheme

 

Action

 

Any comments about the proposed scheme to be submitted to TG prior to consideration at next meeting.  (All)

 

Task group to examine the proposals to suggest possible areas of sponsorship. (RO, TG, SF, RA, JS, KM)

 

5.         City Centre Framework

 

Action

 

Response to be finalised by the Task Group to ensure this was aligned with the partnership’s priorities prior to submission to GPP Board on 28 January 2004. (RO, TG, SF, RA, JS, KM)

This response to be based on the following:

 

·       The Environment and Transport Board welcomes the City Centre Framework proposals;

 

Improving Transport Links

 

·       car parks should be accessible and not based around one area of the City Centre.  These should also be linked to the centre using innovative sustainable forms of transport;

 

·       the importance of the reduction in traffic flows down Bourges Boulevard to make this area no longer a main thoroughfare and more pedestrian friendly at the centre of the development;

 

·       Park and Ride schemes should be a requirement of the developments;

 

       Green Grid (open spaces)

 

·       support for the ‘Green Grid’ and open spaces with the framework;

 

·       free access to the waterfront area of the Embankment was essential;

 

       Waste Minimisation and Resource Efficiency

 

·       acknowledging that large scale development was required but emphasising that this should be sustainable and innovative with the use of renewable energy.  The proposals for sustainable development including the adoption of benchmarks, and promotion of specific innovations in sustainable technologies and approached are supported.

 

·       careful consideration to be given to the location of the market and whether this could be situated in the City Centre;

 

Whole group to be consulted regarding outcomes. (All)

 

The Board supports Peterborough’s wish to become an important sub-region and to ensure that the City’s aspirations are reflected within the new Regional Planning Guidance. (All)

 

12.30pm to 3.45pm.