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    North Wales CJC Strategic Transport Sub-committee - Monday, 31st March, 2025 2.00 pm

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    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting. View directions

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from:-

     

    ·       Dafydd Wyn Williams (Cyngor Gwynedd) with Gerwyn Jones deputising

    ·       Darren Williams (Wrexham County Borough Council) with Gwen Thomas deputising)

    ·       Iwan Evans (Monitoring Officer)

    ·       Dewi Morgan (Finance Officer)

     

    2.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of personal interest.

    Minutes:

    There were no declarations of personal interest.

     

    3.

    URGENT BUSINESS

    To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration.

    Minutes:

    No urgent matters were raised.

     

    4.

    MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 119 KB

    The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2024 be signed as a true record.

    Minutes:

    The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting held on 16 December 2024 as a true record.

     

    5.

    THE STRATEGIC TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT pdf icon PDF 451 KB

    • View the background to item 5.
    • View the decision for item 5.

    Alwen Williams (CJC Interim Chief Executive) and David Hole (Corporate Joint Committee Implementation Programme Manager) to present the report.

    Decision:

    To approve the Quarterly Report by:

    1.     Recommending that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee enters into discussions with the Welsh Government to receive an update on the arrangements to fund the Bus Reform and Franchising project.

    2.     Expressing concern about continuity of service as the Bus Reform and Franchising project is further developed.

    3.     Requesting a further discussion to fund a bus (coach) service from east to west Wales and also a bus service from North to South Wales, to complement cross-border rail services, without disruption to local services.

     

    Minutes:

    The report was presented by the Acting Chief Executive of the North Wales CJC and the CJC Implementation Programme Lead.

     

    RESOLVED

     

    To approve the Quarterly Report and:

    1.   Recommend that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee entered into discussions with the Welsh Government to receive an update on the arrangements to fund the Bus Reform and Franchising project.

    2.   Express concern about service continuity as the Bus Reform and Franchising project was further developed.

    3.   Request a further discussion for funding a bus (coach) service from east to west Wales and also a north to south Wales bus service, to complement cross-border rail services, without disruption to local services.

     

    REASONS FOR THE DECISION

     

    The Terms of Reference was approved at the Sub-Committee meeting on 1 October 2024. The Sub-Committee had met on two occasions, and it was considered appropriate to review the work undertaken and ensure that the right resources were in place to meet future developments.

     

    DISCUSSION

     

    It was reported that this was the first quarterly report detailing developments, in line with the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee’s legal duty in relation to the development of a Regional Transport Plan. It was further noted that a quarterly report would be submitted to the Corporate Joint Committee detailing specific projects, the financial performance of the Sub-Committee and upcoming developments. Members were reminded that the Regional Transport Plan assisted local authorities with developments and had no powers over strategic road and rail schemes which were beyond the control of those authorities.

     

    The Sub-Committee and all stakeholders were thanked for their assistance in delivering all the developments seen within the report.

     

    It was confirmed that the consultation period on the draft Regional Transport Plan had started since 20 January 2025 and would continue until 14 April 2025. It was explained that the work was being led by ARUP on behalf of the Joint Committee, also noting that collaboration had taken place with Transport for Wales. An update was given that over 1120 people had responded to the consultation to date, with the expectation that these numbers would continue to increase steadily until the end of the consultation period. It was added that ARUP had found themes arising in several responses, which had been collated in order to respond effectively to any concern or idea presented by the public.

     

    It was highlighted that the local authorities' communications teams had supported the promotion of this public consultation. Furthermore, the Corporate Joint Committee and ARUP had taken every step to ensure that as many people as possible were able to access the consultation, such as a bilingual telephone line, a virtual engagement room and also by developing an easy-read version of the consultation to support anyone who may otherwise find it challenging to understand and participate in the consultation.

     

    It was clarified that ARUP was assessing all responses to the public consultation and they would submit a report on the responses in due course. It was detailed that quantitative questions had been included in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

    6.

    PROGRESS UPDATE ON STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT PLAN pdf icon PDF 253 KB

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    • View the decision for item 6.

    Alwen Williams (CJC Interim Chief Executive) Andy Roberts (Regional Strategic Development Planning Officer) to present the report.

     

    Decision:

    ·       To accept the Report noting the progress on the Strategic Development Plan and the relationship with the Regional Transport Plan to date.

    ·       To schedule a further Report to this Sub-Committee to share information with members about schemes, such as the electric bus, within the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee's Responsible Adventures project.

     

    Minutes:

    The report was presented by the Acting Chief Executive of the North Wales CJC and Regional Strategic Development Planning Officer.

     

    RESOLVED

     

    ·       To accept the Report noting the progress to date on the Strategic Development Plan and the relationship with the Regional Transport Plan.

    ·       To schedule a further Report to this Sub-Committee to share information with members about schemes, such as electric buses, within the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee's Responsible Adventure project.

     

    REASONS FOR THE DECISION

     

    To ensure that the Strategic Transport Sub-Committee was fully aware of progress with the Strategic Development Plan from an early stage, to promote regular engagement and an integrated approach to strategic planning.

     

    DISCUSSION

     

    The Regional Strategic Development Planning Officer was welcomed to his first meeting.

     

    An update was provided on the process of developing a Strategic Development Plan and the actions that needed to be delivered. Further information was provided on timetable considerations and legal requirements in relation to the development of the Plan.

     

    It was noted that the development of the scheme ensured that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee responded to statutory requirements within the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 for regional economic well-being, spatial planning and transport planning issues. It was explained that a Strategic Development Plan Handbook had been submitted to Local Planning Authorities by the Welsh Government in 2022 providing guidance on how to develop a Plan. It was confirmed that it was expected to take five years to produce a full Strategic Development Plan. It was emphasised that work was underway to consider whether the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee could make adjustments to procedures in order to speed up the process where appropriate.

     

    It was explained that the Strategic Development Plan was a long-term one that could be operational for up to 25 years. It was confirmed that this provided the ability to look forward to future developments and ensure that the critical issues were developed for the entire region. It was pointed out that the Plan ran in conjunction with other North Wales Corporate Joint Committee projects in order to secure economic well-being and ensure that there was suitable infrastructure for meeting targets and realising new developments.

     

    It was confirmed that the first step in the development of the Plan would be to prepare a Delivery Agreement. It was clarified that the Agreement would detail how the Plan would be developed as well as confirming how stakeholders and the community could be involved in the development process. The initial timetable for the development process was detailed noting that there were eight main phases for the development of the Plan. The indicative timetable for the Delivery Agreement was reported, stating that it was hoped that the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee would formally adopt it in July 2025 before requesting the Welsh Government to adopt it. It was noted that the Strategic Development Plan would be formalised following these steps and would be further developed, following feedback from the Welsh Government on the detailed timetable  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

     

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