Issue - meetings

This report gives a brief background to a presentation that is to be given by consultants Kendric Ash on their findings to date on the collaborative transport project.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)   That the information contained in the presentation on the collaborative transport review be noted.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To update the Executive Member on the findings from phase 1 of the review.

Members received a report which gave a brief background to a presentation that was given by consultants Kendric Ash on their findings to date on the collaborative transport project.

Kendric Ash’s brief was to review the transport operations in City of York Council, York Hospital Trust, East Riding County Council and East Riding Primary Care Trust, and then look at opportunities for collaboration between the different organisations.  The review was being carried out in several phases and the presentation focused on findings from phase 1, which was to gather information about existing transport operations and then state what feasible operations could be further investigated to improve the quality of services, make them more efficient and reduce costs.  The areas covered in York were social services transport of clients, home to school transport, special educational needs (SEN) transport, fleet management and the use of pool cars.  In total the Council spent over £3m per annum on these services.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)   That the information contained in the presentation on the collaborative transport review be noted.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To update the Executive Member on the findings from phase 1 of the review.