Minutes of the Environment and
Transport Board
Trevor
Gibson Peterborough
City Council (Director of
Environmental Services)
Jim Simpson Operation Manager, Stagecoach Peterborough
Richard Olive Peterborough Friends of the Earth
Richard Paten Railworld/Peterborough Civic Society
Councillor Pears Peterborough City Council
Sarah Fowler PECT
Rachel Price Wildlife Trust
David Turnock Peterborough Civic Society
Jonathan Selwyn UKCEED
Heather
Darwin Peterborough
City Council (Chief Executives
Department)
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1. Apologies Councillor Peach and Richard Astle. 2. Minutes Agreed. Matters Arising/Action Wind
Farm Development The Chairman had contacted Allan Arnott regarding GPP’s consideration of the proposed wind farm development at Thorney and was awaiting a response. If this issue was discussed Cllr Pears would need to leave the room and not take part in the debate, as he was a member of the Council’s Planning and Environment Committee. TG explained that the Council’s consideration of this issue would depend on the receipt of the second wind farm application. The Board did not discuss the applications in any detail. Action
KM to ask whether GPP board would consider these issues at the Board meeting scheduled for 1 April 2004. Environment and Transport Board’s role within the consideration of the wind farm applications to be determined. Sustainable
Transport Town Bid The final decision about the bid to be announced at the beginning of April. |
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The Council had been invited to bid for additional funding towards researching the green grid initiative. If successful, the board would have input into this project. Excellence
awards scheme for environment and transport – further consideration. Action TG/JS to discuss how this scheme could be supported by sponsorship or alternative funding available. JS explained that a national award scheme for innovation and technology funded by English Partnerships was being developed by UKCEED and consideration would need to be given to how these excellence awards linked into this project. Regional market development fund to improve recycling rates as an Environment and Transport Board project The east of England did not currently have a representative for the WRAP initiative which had made it difficult to develop this priority area further. Action The Board to write to Helen Clarke MP to raise this lack of representation regionally. (KM/JS to draft). TG to feedback to the next meeting about the local ability to recycle plastic materials. JS, TG and SF to meet to discuss funding streams available to encourage recycling and the re-use of resources by businesses/employers in the City and report back to the Board. To
discuss with GNER the introduction of a real-time train timetable information
into the Queensgate Centre Action A letter to encourage all partners to prioritise the integration of transport developments/provision through the development of the City to be sent to the City Council’s Chief Executive with copies to TG, Graeme Law, Rosemary Smith, ODPM, bus operators and GNER as station managers. (To be drafted by KM/RO/RP and circulated to the Board before being issued). The Communities Plan and updates from each partner to become a standard item on the agenda.
4. Priorities and Targets Action The priority relating to improving public transport to be amended to “encourage” more people to use the different forms of transport available. The encouragement of alternative ways of working to be included as a target as this would reduce commuter journeys. Ensuring the future development of area of the City is designed to encourage the enhanced use of public transport in the City and low carbon energy targets also to be included. RP to submit additional wording in relation to the wildlife element of the development of quality open spaces and the improvement of learning and skills in relation to the Green Grid initiative within priority two. Any additional comments about the Board’s priorities and targets to be submitted to TG.
5. GPP
Forum – 6 April 2.00pm Pearl Centre The Chairman encouraged members to attend other partnership sessions during the day to input the views of the Board into others aspects of the Greater Peterborough Partnership. Action The draft of the Environment and Transport page on the GPP website to be circulated to all Board Members for comment (KM) Any comments about the membership list database to be submitted to TG. 6. Growth
Bid Action TG to provide a full update to the next meeting and to circulate a document summarising the key aspects of the growth bid. 7. Date
of next Meeting – 20 April 2004 12.30pm
Future items for consideration to include the proposed Eco-Art project. |
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