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Agenda Reports Pack PDF 835 KB AGENDA Meeting TransportCommittee Date Tuesday13November2012 Time 10.00am Place Chamber,CityHall,TheQueen's Walk,London,SE12AA Copiesofthereportsandanyattachmentsmaybefoundat http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/committees/transport MostmeetingsoftheLondonAssemblyanditsCommitteesarewebcastliveat http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/webcasts whereyoucanalso viewpastmeetings. MembersoftheCommittee CarolinePidgeon(Chair) RogerEvans ValerieShawcrossCBE(DeputyChair) DarrenJohnson JennetteArnoldOBE JoanneMcCartney VictoriaBorwick SteveO'Connell TomCopley MuradQureshi AndrewDismore RichardTracey AmeetingoftheCommitteehasbeencalledbytheChairoftheCommitteetodealwiththebusiness listedbelow.Thismeetingwillbeopentothepublic.Thereisaccessfordisabledpeople,and inductionloopsareavailable. MarkRoberts,ExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Monday5November2012 FurtherInformation Ifyouhavequestions,wouldlikefurtherinformationaboutthemeetingorrequirespecialfacilities pleasecontact:DaleLangford,SeniorCommitteeOfficer;Telephone:02079834415;E-mail: [email protected];Minicom:02079834458. FormediaenquiriespleasecontactSheenaCraig,02079834603, [email protected] . Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutindividualreportspleasecontactthereportauthorwhosedetailsare attheendofeachreport. Thereislimitedundergroundparkingfororangeandbluebadgeholders,whichwillbeallocatedona first-comefirst-servedbasis.PleasecontactFacilitiesManagement(02079834750)inadvanceif yourequireaparkingspaceorfurtherinformation. Ifyou,orsomeoneyouknow,needsacopyoftheagenda,minutesorreports inlargeprintorBraille,audio,orinanotherlanguage,thenpleasecalluson 02079834100oremail [email protected] . CertificateNumber:FS80233 Agenda TransportCommittee Tuesday13November2012 1. ApologiesforAbsenceandChair'sAnnouncements ToreceiveanyapologiesforabsenceandanyannouncementsfromtheChair. 2. DeclarationsofInterests (Pages1-2) TheCommitteeisrecommendedto: (a) Noteasdisclosablepecuniaryintereststhelistofmembershipsoffunctional bodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils,assetoutinthetableatAgenda Item2; (b) Declareanydisclosablepecuniaryinterestsinspecificitemslistedonthe agenda andtakeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuch declaration(s);and (c) Additionallydeclareanyrelevantinterests(includinganyinterestsarising fromgiftsandhospitalityreceivedwhicharenotatthetimeofthemeeting reflectedontheAuthority’sregisterofgiftsandhospitality,andnotingalso theadvicefromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficersetoutatAgendaItem2)and takeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuchdeclaration(s). 3. Minutes (Pages3-50) TheCommittee isrecommendedtoconfirmtheminutesofthemeetingofthe TransportCommitteeheldon18October2012tobesignedbytheChairasacorrect record. Theappendicestotheminutessetoutonpages9to50areattachedforMembersandoffi cers onlybutareavailablefromthefollowingareaoftheGLA’swebsite: http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/the-london-assembly/committees/transport 4. SummaryList ofActions (Pages51-52) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat ContactDaleLangford, [email protected] ,02079834415 TheCommitteeisrecommendedtonotethecompletedandoutstandingactions arisingfrompreviousmeetingsoftheCommittee. 3 5. ReviewofTransportforthe2012GamesandtheTransportLegacy (Pages 53-54) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Contact:LauraWarren, [email protected] ,02079836545 TheCommitteeisrecommendedtonotethereportandputquestionstotheinvited guestsontransportforthe2012Gamesandthetransportlegacy. 6. ProposalforanInves tigationintoAirportCapacity (Pages55-66) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat Contact:LauraWarren, [email protected] ,02079836545 TheCommitteeisrecommendedto: (a) Agreetheproposalforaninvestigationintoairportcapacityincludingthe proposedtermsofreference,assetoutinAppendix1ofthereport; (b) RecommendtotheGLAOversightCommitteethatexpenditureofupto £20,000beauthorisedtocommissionanexternalcontractortoprovide externaltechnicaladviceandsupportfortheinvestigation;and (c) NotethattheExecutiveDirectoroftheSecretariat,inconsultationwiththe Chair,willcommissiontheexternalcontractortocarryouttheexternal technicaladviceandsupport,subjecttotheGLAOversightCommittee approvingtherecommendation. 7. TransportCommitteeWorkProgramme (Pages67-72) ReportoftheExecutiveDirectorofSecretariat ContactLauraWarren, [email protected] ,02079836545 TheCommitteeisrecommendedto: (a) Agreetheworkprogrammeassetoutinthereport,includingtheproposalto undertakeworkonrivercrossingsinordertoproducearesponseto TransportforLondon’sconsultationonnewrivercrossingsbetweeneastand southeastLondon;and (b) DelegateauthoritytotheChair,inconsultationwithPartyGroupLead Members,toagreetheproposalfortheCommittee’sworkonrivercrossings. 8. DateofNex tMeeting ThenextmeetingoftheCommitteeisscheduledforWednesday5December2012at 10.00amintheChamber. 4 9. AnyOtherBusinesstheChairConsidersUrgent 5 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 2 LondonAssembly MembershipofFunctionalBodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils Member Interest JennetteArnold VictoriaBorwick Member,RoyalBoroughofKensington& Chelsea,StatutoryDeputyMayor TomCopley AndrewDismore Member,LFEPA RogerEvans Member,LBHavering DarrenJohnson Member,LFEPA;Member,LBLewisham JoanneMcCartney SteveO’Connell Member,LBCroydon CarolinePidgeon MuradQureshi ValerieShawcross RichardTracey [Note:LB-LondonBorough;LFEPA-LondonFireandEmergencyPlanningAuthority.] Recommendations: (i) ThatthelistofmembershipsoffunctionalbodiesandLondonBoroughCouncils, assetoutinthetableabove,benotedasdisclosablepecuniaryinterests 1; (ii) ThatallMembersdeclareanydisclosablepecuniaryinterestsinspecificitemslisted ontheagenda andtakeanynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuch declaration(s);and (iii) ThatallMembersadditionallydeclareanyrelevantinterests(includingany interestsarisingfromgiftsandhospitalityreceivedwhicharenotatthetimeof themeetingreflectedontheAuthority’sregisterofgiftsandhospitality,and notingalsotheadvicefromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficersetoutbelow)andtake anynecessaryactionregardingwithdrawalfollowingsuchdeclaration(s). Paragraph10oftheGLA’snewCodeofConduct,whichreflectstherelevantprovisionsofthe LocalismAct2011,providesthat: - whereanAssemblyMemberhasaDisclosablePecuniaryInterestinanymattertobe consideredorbeingconsideredorat (i) ameetingoftheAssemblyandanyofitscommitteesorsub-committees;or (ii) anyformalmeetingheldbytheMayorinconnectionwiththeexerciseofthe Authority’sfunctions - theymustdisclosethatinteresttothemeeting(or,ifitisasensitiveinterest,disclosethe factthattheyhaveasensitiveinteresttothemeeting);and 1 TheMonitoringOfficeradvisesthat: Paragraph10oftheCodeofConductwillonlyprecludeaMemberfromparticipatinginany mattertobeconsideredorbeingconsideredat,forexample,ameetingoftheAssembly,wheretheMemberhasadirectDisclosable PecuniaryInterestinthatparticularmatter.Theeffectofthisisthatthe‘mattertobeconsidered,orbeingconsidered’mustbeabout theMember’sinterest.So,bywayofexample,ifanAssemblyMemberisalsoacouncillorofLondonBoroughX,thatAssembly MemberwillbeprecludedfromparticipatinginanAssemblymeetingwheretheAssemblyistoconsideramatterabouttheMember’s role/employmentasacouncillorofLondonBoroughX;theMemberwillnotbeprecludedfromparticipatinginameetingwherethe AssemblyistoconsideramatteraboutanactivityordecisionofLondonBoroughX . CityHall,TheQueen’sWalk,LondonSE12AA Enquiries:02079834100minicom:02079834458 www.london.gov.uk Page 1 - mustnot(i)participate,orparticipateanyfurther,inanydiscussionofthematteratthe meeting;or(ii)participateinanyvote,orfurthervote,takenonthematteratthemeeting UNLESS - theyhaveobtainedadispensationfromtheGLA’sMonitoringOfficer(inaccordancewith section2oftheProcedureforregistrationanddeclarationsofinterests,giftsandhospitality –Appendix5totheCode). Failuretocomplywiththeaboverequirements,withoutreasonableexcuse,isacriminaloffence;as isknowinglyorrecklesslyprovidinginformationaboutyourintereststhatisfalseormisleading. Inaddition,theMonitoringOfficerhasadvisedAssemblyMemberstocontinuetoapplythetestthat waspreviouslyappliedtohelpdeterminewhetherapecuniary/prejudicialinterestwasarising- namely,thatMembersrelyonareasonableestimationofwhetheramemberofthepublic,with knowledgeoftherelevantfacts,could,withjustification,regardthematterassosignificantthatit wouldbelikelytoprejudicetheMember’sjudgementofthepublicinterest. Membersshouldthenexercisetheirjudgementastowhetherornot,inviewoftheirinterestsand theinterestsofothersclosetothem,theyshouldparticipateinanygivendiscussionsand/or decisionsbusinessofwithinandbytheGLA. Membersarealsorequired,whereconsideringamatterwhichrelatestoorislikelytoaffectaperson fromwhomtheyhavereceivedagiftorhospitalitywithanestimatedvalueofatleast£25withinthe previousthreeyearsorfromthedateofelectiontotheLondonAssembly,whicheveristhelater,to disclosetheexistenceandnatureofthatinterestatanymeetingoftheAuthoritywhichtheyattend atwhichthatbusinessisconsidered. Theobligationtodeclareanygiftorhospitalityatameetingisdischarged,subjecttotheprovisoset outbelow,byregisteringgiftsandhospitalityreceivedontheAuthority’son-linedatabase.Theon- linedatabasemaybeviewedhere: http://www.london.gov.uk/gifts-and-hospitality-register . IfanygiftorhospitalityreceivedbyaMemberisnotsetoutontheon-linedatabaseatthetimeof themeeting,andunderconsiderationisamatterwhichrelatestoorislikelytoaffectapersonfrom whomaMemberhasreceivedagiftorhospitalitywithanestimatedvalueofatleast£25,Members areaskedtodisclosetheseatthemeeting,eitheratthedeclarationsofinterestagendaitemor
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