Agenda item

The Chair introduced the item as a paper requested by Leadership Board discussing the key transport issues affecting local government, and the LGA’s work in supporting councils’ interests. The Chair further stated that the EEHT Board’s recommendations on housing in the past have made a significant impact on the Leadership Board’s decision making process; in which case this is an opportunity for members of the board to reflect on the draft report and to highlight any issues that they feel should be included in the report.

In the discussion that followed, board members raised the following points:

·         the board pointed out that the Total Transport project provides real opportunity for efficiencies in public services and should feature more prominently in the report.

·         the board suggested that the report feature transport solutions rather than just meeting needs i.e. green technology and solutions like broadband that reduce the need to travel.

·         the board mentioned the lack of inclusion of parking issues in the report.

·         the board requested that the payback on investment in local roads be compared with the payback on major infrastructure projects. The Chair commented that the LGA has previously published research on this issue and that it should be reiterated in the paper.

Decision

The board noted the report and agreed to consider including the following actions in to the report for Leadership board.

Actions

·         Total Transport should feature more prominently in the report.

·         Transport solutions should feature in the report i.e. green technology and solutions like broadband that reduce the need to travel.

·         Payback period on investment in local roads compared with the payback on major infrastructure projects should feature

·         Parking issues should be included.