Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) 

The current A6 QPS scheme expires in March 2017 and the parties involved have indicated willingness for the scheme to be extended. Subject to the agreement of all parties (Manchester City Council, Stockport Council, TfGM and Stagecoach Manchester) it is proposed to extend the current A6 QPS for a period of 2 years with an optional annual extension for a further year.

The Executive is requested to:

·         comment on the proposed extension of the A6 Quality Partnership Scheme.

·         approve the extension of the current Quality Partnership Scheme on the A6 for a period of 2 years with an optional annual extension for a further year.

·         delegate to the Corporate Director of Place Management and Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Member Economy and Regeneration the decision as to whether to support the extension of the Quality Partnership scheme for another year after the proposed two year extension of the existing scheme.

·         authorise the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to affix the Council's seal to a deed of variation giving effect to the above recommendations and to do all things necessary or incidental to give effect to the above recommendations.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson, 0161-474-4351, sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider a proposal to extend the current A6 Quality Partnership Scheme agreement with Manchester City Council, TfGM and Stagecoach Manchester in order to maintain the improvements already achieved through this agreement.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the A6 Quality Partnership Scheme:-

·         approval be given to the extension of the current Quality Partnership Scheme on the A6 for a period of 2 years with an optional annual extension for a further year;

·         the Corporate Director of Place Management and Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) be authorised to take the decision as to whether to support the extension of the Quality Partnership scheme for another year after the proposed two year extension of the existing scheme;

·         the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to affix the Council's seal to a deed of variation giving effect to the above recommendations and to do all things necessary or incidental to give effect to the above recommendations.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report provides an update on the achievements of the A6 Quality Bus Corridor Partnership and recommends to the Executive Meeting that the A6 Quality Bus Partnership Agreement between Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Stagecoach and Stockport Council is extended for two years with the option of extending it another year subject to the agreement of all parties.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the proposed extension of the A6 Quality Partnership Scheme and recommend that the Executive Meeting approves the extension of the current Quality Partnership Scheme on the A6 for a period of two years with an optional annual extension for a further year.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management an Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the achievements of the A6 Quality Bus Corridor and recommending to the Executive Meeting that the A6 Quality Bus Partnership Agreement between Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Stagecoach and Stockport Council was extended for two years with the option of extending it another year subject to the agreement of all parties.

The current A6 Quality Partnership Scheme expired in March 2017 and the parties involved had indicated a willingness for the scheme to be extended.

The Executive Councillor (Economy and Regeneration) (Councillor Kate Butler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The report would be considered by the Executive at its meeting to be held on 14 March 2017.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         About eighty cars a day were currently using the Park and Ride Car Park in Hazel Grove which was operated by Stagecoach.

·         It would be a commercial whether Stagecoach would run a shuttle bus on the new A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road.

·         A Member enquired how often the bus lanes were monitored in order to ensure that they were effective.

·         There should be more focussed Member participation in the A6 Quality Partnership Scheme. The possibility of taking the report to all the area committees would be investigated.

·          Buses ran more freely along the A6 through Stockport than, for example, in Levenshulme and Longsight.

·         The bus lanes were only in operation in Stockport for a comparatively small part of each day.

RESOLVED – That the Executive Meeting be recommended to approve the extension of the current A6 Quality Partnership Scheme for a period of two years with an optional annual extension for a further year subject to the agreement of all partners.