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Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr. Gareth Griffith
Additional documents:
Decision:
It was
agreed that the Council would join the BES2 Scheme in accordance with the
report.
Delegated
powers were granted to the Head of Environment Department in consultation with
the Head of Finance Department and Head of Legal to agree and complete the
Voluntary Regional Partnership Agreement for the implementation of the scheme
in North Wales.
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr Gareth Griffith
DECISION
It was agreed that
the Council would join the BES2 Scheme in accordance with
the report.
Delegated powers
were granted to the Head of Environment Department in consultation
with the Head of Finance Department and Head of Legal Services to agree and complete
the Voluntary Regional Partnership Agreement for the implementation of the scheme in North Wales.
DISCUSSION
The report was submitted noting the decision namely that the Council would join the Welsh Government's BES2 Scheme in accordance with
the report.
The Head of Environment Department added that two
schemes had been implemented previously to support public transport by ensuring sufficient financial support throughout the emergency period. It was highlighted that the scheme was a partnership between Local Authorities,
Welsh Government, Transport Wales and
operators. It was noted that the scheme ensured sufficient financial support for operators and
the objectives seen in the report were
highlighted. It was emphasised
that it was a temporary scheme that would
come to an end in July
2022 and that it gave more control for Welsh Government and Transport Wales in terms of prioritising services and influencing
ticket prices. It was highlighted that the scheme was far-reaching.
It was noted that it was a period of great change with
re-designing across the country and the importance of being part of this scheme
was highlighted in order to influence to ensure specific services in rural
services across the county, which would
be considered as more of a challenge
in Gwynedd.
Observations arising from the discussion
¾ It was enquired whether or not committing to the temporary scheme would further
commit the Council to the scheme. It was noted that there was a number of work streams and that
joining would ensure that streams
moved forward, highlighting that there was a correlation and that one
could only influence by joining.
¾
It was stated that the recommendation noted to join in order
to influence, it was enquired
what were the implications of not joining. It
was stated that it was not entirely clear at present, but it was noted that companies
would see the most impact but the need to be able to influence was emphasised.
¾
It was noted that Welsh Government would have a role for
the main streams but the need for a local
role was highlighted in order to look
out for Gwynedd residents. It was also elaborated that there was much expertise locally. It was noted that it was encouraging that Welsh Government was interested in the work undertaken
by us on social value when
prioritising transport. The
need for more control and local
expertise was explained.
¾ Some concerns were highlighted with regards to giving more powers to Transport Wales in the field of buses and that this could hinder local democracy once again if we were not careful ... view the full minutes text for item 6
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