Public Document Pack North East Joint Transport Committee Tuesday, 15th September, 2020 at 2.00 pm Meeting to be held in a Meeting to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams AGENDA Page No 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declaration of Interests Please remember to declare any personal interest where appropriate both verbally and by recording it on the relevant form (and submit it to the Democratic Services Officer). Please also remember to leave the meeting where any personal interest requires this. 3. Minutes of the last meeting held on 14 July 2020 5 - 10 4. Transport North East - Regional Transport Update 11 - 18 5. Emergency Active Travel Fund - Tranche 2 Bid 19 - 22 6. Discharge of Transport Functions by Durham County Council 23 - 32 7. Membership of Joint Transport Audit Committee 33 - 36 8. Northumberland Line Operating Model 37 - 46 9. Exclusion of the Press and Public The North East Joint Transport Committee may wish to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of items 11 and 12 on the grounds indicated: Items 11 and 12: By virtue of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. 10. Minutes of the confidential meeting held on 14 July 2020 47 - 48 11. Financial Framework for the delivery of the Tyne Pass Free-Flow 49 - 74 Scheme at the Tyne Tunnels Contact Officer: Emma Reynard Tel: 0191 433 2280 E-mail:
[email protected] 2 Agenda Item 3 NORTH EAST JOINT TRANSPORT COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES FOR APPROVAL DATE: 14 July 2020 Meeting held: Virtually using Microsoft Teams and streamed live on YouTube Present: Councillor: M Gannon (Chair) Councillors: P Jackson, C Johnson, C Marshall, G Miller, M Walsh and Mayor J Driscoll In attendance: Councillor J McCarty Statutory Officers: J Hewitt (S73 Officer) T Hughes (Managing Director, Transport North East) and G Morton (Deputy Monitoring Officer) Officers: G Armstrong, R Broadbent, A Harhoff, R Forsyth-Ward, G Grant, M Jackson, G Mansbridge, P Meikle, P Melia, R O’Farrell, S Ramsey, E Reynard and J Sparkes.