Decision details
Response to Petition on Concessionary Travel Tokens
Decision Maker: Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel
Decision status: Awaiting Implementation
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Purpose of report:In response to petition for
the return of the concessionary token to £40. To review the
background of the change in the token value from £40 to
£20 and to consider the options for the token shceme in
future years taking into consideration who uses the tokens, the
purposes for which they are used and accessibility to transport
users
Members are asked to:Consider whether the token scheme should be
returned to £40
Decision:
Option A - A report to go before the Executive to consider the issuing of an additional £20 worth of tokens to all token holders and remind national bus pass holders that they are entitled to surrender their pass in exchange for tokens if they so wish. The tokens entitlement diminishes as the year progresses (by £5 per quarter based on a £20 maximum annual distribution).
Option B - Do not issue any additional tokens for 2008/09 and commission a strategic study for presentation to the Executive to consider qualification and cost criteria for 2009/10.
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to adopt Option B, not to issue any additional tokens for 2008/09 and commission a strategic study for presentation to the Executive to consider qualification and cost criteria for 2009/10.
Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy
RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON:
This will ensure that Council
reflects on the major changes that have occurred in the past year
with the launch of the national bus pass.
Publication date: 15/07/2008
Date of decision: 14/07/2008
Decided at meeting: 14/07/2008 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel
Accompanying Documents:
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