Issue - meetings

David Hole (Corporate Joint Committee Implementation Programme Manager) to present the report.

To approve the Case for Change, including the Stakeholder Engagement Plan as part of the North Wales Regional Transport Plan, subject to recommending to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Board that they ask every appropriate Cabinet to look at the Regional Transport Plan in more detail and respond back.

The report was submitted by the Corporate Joint Committee Implementation Programme Manager.

RESOLVED

To approve the Case for Change, including the Stakeholder Engagement Plan as part of the North Wales Regional Transport Plan, subject to recommending to the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Board that they ask every appropriate Cabinet to look at the Regional Transport Plan in more detail and respond back after the consultation period.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

As a result of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 transfer the function of developing transport policies in respect of the area of each of its constituent councils on the CJC. The development and implementation of a Regional Transport Plan is a statutory function exercised by the CJC through its sub-committee, supported by the Guidance to Corporate Joint Committees on Regional Transport Plans (Version 2) 2023. The Case for Change including the Stakeholder Engagement Plan are a key part of the process to develop a Regional Transport Plan for the North Wales region.  

DISCUSSION

Members were reminded that the Plan had been presented to the Sub-committee at the 1 October 2024 meeting. Gratitude was expressed for the close collaboration with Transport for Wales and ARUP to develop the documents.

It was recommended that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee ask all appropriate Cabinets to look at the Regional Transport Plan in more detail and respond back.

To consider the Membership of the Strategic Transport Sub-Committee.

·       To co-opt Members (non-voting) on the Sub-committee to support its functions and responsibilities.

·       To request that the following provide a representative as Co-opted Members:

o   Eryri National Park (individual with responsibility for the transport portfolio)

o   Transport for Wales⁠ (individual who has responsibility for the North Wales region)

The report was presented by the Deputy Monitoring Officer.

RESOLVED

·       To co-opt Members (without a vote) onto the Sub-committee to support its functions and responsibilities.

·       To ask the following for a representative as Co-opted Members:

o   Eryri National Park (individuals responsible for the transport portfolio)

o   Transport for Wales (individual responsible for the Northern region)

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

To strengthen the Sub-committee's Membership by increasing its membership to include representation of Members with specific experience and skills, and expertise on transport from a regional and national perspective.

DISCUSSION

It was advised that  the Sub-committee had the right to elect two Co-opted Members (without a vote) in order to support their work. The  final decision on co-opting those Members was the responsibility of the Corporate Joint Committee.

It was explained that Co-opted Members were appointed as Members to support the function of the CJC rather than to represent any organisation or employer. It was confirmed that the terms of co-optionwould be set out in the co-option agreement and would only apply to those transport functions delegated to the Sub-committee..

Guidance was given on the type and range of skills and experience that would benefit the sub-committee and that it was a decision for Members whether they wanted to co-opt two Members (non-voting) onto this Sub-committee.

The recommendation to co-opt Members (without a vote) was supported. It was confirmed that it would be the responsibility of Eryri National Park and Transport for Wales to confirm the suitable individuals to attend meetings of the Sub-committee.