Issue - meetings

By way of a report by the Head of Technical Services to consider the HDC Travel Plan.

  Approved the promotion of car sharing, the introduction of a cycling scheme and the use of pool cars; agreed to the use of existing budgets to fund the capital and revenue expenditure for the Plan in 2006/07; approved the content of the Plan for publication and authorised the Head of Technical Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Environment and Transport, to make any minor consequential amendments to the text in response to the representations received.

The Cabinet received a report by the Head of Technical Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) to which was appended a proposed travel plan for the District Council.

In considering the plan, together with statistical information on employee travel data and in noting the views of the Employment Panel, Employee Liaison Advisory Group and the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Support), the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  (a)  that subject to such minor textual amendments to the document as may be approved by the Head of Technical Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Environment and Transport, the District Council Travel Plan be approved for publication; and

  (b)  that the promotion of car sharing, the introduction of a cycle to work scheme and the use of pool cars as detailed in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of the report be approved; and

  (c)  that the proposed use of virement among existing budgets to fund capital and revenue expenditure in 2006/07 as set out in paragraph 10 of the report be approved;