Decision details
Update on the Provision of Subsidised Bus Services
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport, Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of the report is to provide an
analysis of a number of bus services across the city which have
either been procured by the Council on an 'emergency' basis or
which require re-tendering as their existing contracts are due to
expire. The report will also consider a number of petitions
received by the Council following the implementation of signficant
bus service changes by the First York bus company in October
2012.
Cabinet Member will be asked to consider the value for money and
scope of services currently being funded by the Council and will be
asked to approve the services identified for procurement in early
2013. The Cabinet Member will also be requested to consider the
possible course of action to be taken by the Council in response to
petitions received following First York's bus service
changes.
Decision:
RESOLVED: (i) That the Cabinet Member agreed to:
(ii) Support the re-tendering of services on routes 21 and 35 and, subject to the resulting tenders being within budgetary constraints, agree to the award of contracts for these routes.
(iii) Note the comments made by the registered speakers in relation to routes 5 and 13 and asked officers to make representations to First York, particularly in relation to the reported cutting short of routes.
(iv) Support the re-tendering for replacement services on revised routes 24/26/627/637 and to provide a Monday to Saturday hourly daytime service to the South Bank area of York. Subject to the resulting tenders being within budgetary constraints, agree to the award of contracts for these routes. The Cabinet Member also asked that a plan be in place to solve the issues surrounding the route 15 should Council funding not be available.
(v) Support the withdrawal of Council subsidy for services on route 14 due to poor usage.
(vi) Work with First Group to deliver reliability improvements across their network of services.
(vii) To work with First Group, Yorkshire Coastliner and the other York bus operators to increase the number of people using local bus services, to improve the commercial viability of bus services and to meet the Council’s wider transport policy objectives.
(viii) To consult with the general public on the recommendations listed above, both online and at a public meeting.
REASON: This course of action will allow the Council to continue to work towards its stated aim of delivering a significant improvement to the bus network whilst at the same time ensuring that resources are spent in line with the Council’s stated criteria.
Report author: Andrew Bradley
Publication date: 15/01/2013
Date of decision: 15/01/2013
Decided at meeting: 15/01/2013 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Transport
Effective from: 18/01/2013
Accompanying Documents:
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