Issue - items at meetings - Bus Shelters Concession Agreement

Report of the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing (copy attached).

RESOLVED:

(1)               That the procurement of the bus shelters concession agreement with a term of 10 years from 6^th September 2014 to 5^th September 2024 and the option to extend by a further three years to 5^th September 2027 be approved;

(2)               That delegated authority be granted to the Executive Director Environment, Development and Housing:

(a)         to carry out the procurement of the concession agreement referred to in 2.1 above including the award and letting of the concession agreement; and

(b)         to grant an extension to the concession agreement referred to in 2.1 above of three years should he/she consider it appropriate at the relevant time.

108.1    The Executive Director of Environment, Development & Housing introduced the report that related to the Bus Shelters Concession Agreement. The existing contract was due to expire in 2014; the period of the new contract would be for 10 years, and the process would be in two stages.

108.2    Councillor Morgan stated that he hoped this process would allow for the provision of bus shelters in areas of the city where they were much needed, and he endorsed comments that some of the shelters in the city centre were inadequate; he also added that he hoped the exercise would not be an opportunity to increase the amount of advertising space.

108.3    Councillor G. Theobald asked about the number of retained shelters, and it was clarified that the aims of the contract was to achieve the maximum benefit for the Council to reduce the costs, and it was considered that including some of the older shelters could reduce the cost benefits of the contract.

108.4    Councillor Hamilton noted that it was important the location of shelters was kept under review to ensure they were in the right place and serving their purpose.

108.5    Members of the Committee noted some specific examples of bus shelter siting, and the Chair suggested that Ward Councillors be able to feed into the process at the appropriate point to raise their concerns.

RESOLVED:

(1)         That the procurement of the bus shelters concession agreement with a term of 10 years from 6^th September 2014 to 5^th September 2024 and the option to extend by a further three years to 5^th September 2027 be approved;

(2)         That delegated authority be granted to the Executive Director Environment, Development and Housing:

(a)         to carry out the procurement of the concession agreement referred to in 2.1 above including the award and letting of the concession agreement; and

(b)         to grant an extension to the concession agreement referred to in 2.1 above of three years should he/she consider it appropriate at the relevant time.