Please ask for: Michelle Rowbottom Telephone: 01482 615059 Fax: 01482 613110 Email: [email protected] Text phone: 01482 300349 Date: Monday, 31 March 2014

Dear Councillor,

Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission

The next meeting of the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission will be held at 10:00 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014 in Room 77.

The Agenda for the meeting is attached and reports are enclosed where relevant.

Please Note: It is likely that the public, (including the Press) will be excluded from the meeting during discussions of exempt items since they involve the possible disclosure of exempt information as describe in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Yours faithfully,

Democratic Services Officer for the Chief Executive

Legal and Democratic Services, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, AlfredPage Gelder 1 of Street,68 Hull, HU1 2AA www.hullcc.gov.uk DX: 11934 HULL 1 Tel: 01482 300300

Energy and Infrastructure OSC

To: Membership: Councillors P Allen, S Baker, A Clark, D A Craker, J Fareham, A Gardiner, T E Keal, S Walker, G Wareing and A Williams

Portfolio Holders: Councillor M Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Energy City

Officers: Trish Dalby – Corporate Director, City Services Andy Burton - City Streetscene Manager Pauline Davis –Corporate Director Regeneration and Partnerships Malcolm Relph – City Economy Manager Graham Hall, Assistant Head of Service, Transport and Asset Management Fiona Harbord, Scrutiny Officer Michelle Rowbottom, Democratic Services Officer (x5)

For Information: Councillor T McVie, Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Councillor J Korczak Fields, Deputy Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Members’ Information Office (Public Set) Reference Library (Public Set)

Alerts: Brendan Arnold – Director of Resources Councillor Brady – Portfolio Holder for Partnerships Chief Executives Office, Kingston upon Hull City Council Andy Stankard, Principal Cabinet Support Office Nathan Turner, Corporate Policy and Research Manager Councillor M Ross, Leader of the Opposition Sarah Laverack, Legal Services Jane Price, John Bracewell and Mark McEgan, Area Directors Guildhall Reception Press office Group Secretariats Scrutiny Office Viking Radio – [email protected] Yorkshire Post – [email protected] & [email protected] & [email protected] Radio Humberside – [email protected] Hull Daily Mail – [email protected] & [email protected] KCFM Radio – [email protected] All Other Elected Members

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Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission

10:00 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014

Room 77

A G E N D A PROCEDURAL ITEMS

1 Apologies

To receive apologies for those Members who are unable to attend the meeting.

2 Declarations of Interest To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any Personal and Discloseable Pecuniary interest in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct.

Members Code of Conduct - Part D1 of the Constitution)

3 Minutes of the meeting held on 4th March 2014 5 - 16 To agree the minutes as a true and correct record.

NON-EXEMPT ITEMS

4 City Manager Presentation To update the Commission on current and key issues, and for Members to identify matters to be considered and raise questions and issues on the presentation.

5 Proposed Changes to the Garrison Road Roundabout - 17 - 38 Highways Agency Presentation 18.03.14 To invite comment on the planned changes to the Garrison Road Roundabout, and also to discuss the problems arising from vehicle breakdowns on the A63.

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6 Energy & Infrastucture OSC Action List 2013-14 39 - 52 To confirm that the Commission's actions have been progressed and monitor the response.

7 Update on Issues Relating to Bus Services in the City 53 - 56 An update to the issues raised by the local bus operators at the January meeting of this Commission, and also to update on the progress of the Hull Card.

8 Unconventional Gas Extraction - Fracking 57 - 68 To brief Members on the potential impact of fracking in the local area.

EXEMPT ITEMS

9 No Exempt Items THERE ARE NO EXEMPT ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA

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Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission

4th March 2014

PRESENT:- Councillor P. Allen (Chair), Councillor T.E. Keal (Deputy Chair), Councillor A. Clark, Councillor D. Craker, Councillor J. Fareham, Councillor A. Gardiner, Councillor K. Mathieson, Councillor S. Walker, Councillor G. Wareing, Councillor A. Williams IN ATTENDANCE:- F. Harbord (Scrutiny Officer), M. Rowbottom (Democratic Services Officer), R. Townend (Team Manager – Network Management), G. Hall (Assistant Head of Service (Transport and Asset Management), M. Ibbotson (Transportation Policy Manager), K. Ryan (Senior Public Transport Officer).

K. O’Brien – First Trans-Pennine Express; D. Phillips and T. Prankett – Network Rail; P. Myers – Northern Rail; W. Dunnett and J. Plowright – First Hull Trains; D. Hatfield – FTPE Paragon Interchange Manager – Minute 65

APOLOGIES:-

Councillor S. Baker

Minute Description/Decision Action No. By/Deadline PROCEDURAL ITEMS 62. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Councillor A. Clark declared a personal interest in minute Members and 64 in so far as a colleague owned a business that carried Council out white lining works. Information Councillor G. Wareing declared a personal interest in Team Leader minute 65 in so far as he was a train driver for Northern Rail and his wife works for Transpennine Express. Councillor T. Keal declared a personal interest in minute 65 in so far as his relative works for Transpennine Express.

63. MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2014

Agreed –

(a) That the declaration of interest at minute 57 be Members and amended to read: Councillor G. Wareing declared a Council personal interest in minute 60 in so far as he was a Information train driver for Northern Rail and his wife works for Team Leader Page 5 of 68 Transpennine Express;

(b) That the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 4th February, 2014, having been printed and circulated, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the Chair.

NON-EXEMPT ITEMS 64. THE DRAFT HULL PARKING STRATEGY

(Councillor A. Clark declared a personal interest in minute 64 in so far as a colleague owned a business that carried out white lining works.)

The Team Manager – Network Management presented a briefing note which outlined the establishment of a parking strategy which would be suitable for use throughout the City that would cover the provision of parking both on street and off street within the Council owned car parking, along with its management and enforcement. Members were provided with a copy of the contents page for the Hull Parking Strategy.

Members raised issues on: (i) their concern about the unavailability of the Hull Parking Strategy at the Commission’s meeting today, because of the process in place around decision making and report approvals, which means that reports could not be released to Scrutiny Commissions until they had been approved by the Cabinet Working Group, and the view of the Commission that these concerns should be raised with the Leader by the Chair of this Commission, as this practice was restricting Members ability to provide effective pre-decision scrutiny on matters; (ii) whether there was a proposal to change the current grace periods around the timeframes for issuing parking enforcement notices; (iii) the duties of the rapid response team; (iv) the view that adjudication and discretion around traffic enforcement needed to be more transparent; (v) the cost of maintaining road markings to indicate where there was a parking zone in place and whether the costs indicated within the report were the actual costs incurred; (vi) the view that, as the City Council could not make a profit from the issuing of parking permits it should ensure that any new parking schemes introduced started from a break even position and that charges reflected this; (vii) their concerns about “discounts” being applied to permit charges and the view that it would be more appropriate to say that, in some Page 6 of 68 areas, the charges proposed of £33.00 for a parking permit, would be introduced gradually over a period of time.

Members were informed that: (i) it had not been possible to provide them with a copy of the strategy as the decision making process dictated that all reports for decision by Cabinet had to be considered by the Cabinet Working Group prior to them being considered by Scrutiny Commissions and Area Committees; (ii) the Hull Parking Strategy would combine all the existing parking related policies and procedures for the city; (iii) the main issues contained within the report would cover Parking in the City Centre, Parking outside the City Centre, Enforcement including adjudication and appeals; income and expenditure and controlled parking zones; (iv) currently the charge to residents for parking permits within a controlled parking zones did not reflect the cost of administering it and there needed to be in place a charging mechanism that was based on cost recovery and discounts would be applied as appropriate; (v) currently there was a 5 minute “grace period” for the issuing of a parking enforcement ticket to an individual and there were no proposals to change this; (vi) a rapid response team of officers, using mopeds, would be able to attend any area of the city to provide assistance to other officers and the public to deal with parking enforcement issues; (vii) discretion would be used around enforcement when e.g. a vehicle was parked in a loading bay and was not loading or a vehicle was parked on double yellow lines, the officer would ensure the driver was moved on immediately; (viii) application of adjudication and discretion was prescriptive within the legislation as far as timescales and what mitigating circumstances could or could not be taken into account; (ix) the leniency policy was used to determine the validity of an appeal and there was currently 40% success rate for appeals being upheld, examples of an appeal being upheld would be where a blue badge was not displayed properly and the owner had not previously had a ticket; a ticket was bought but not displayed on the window screen; (x) the cost of maintaining road markings within parking zones could be reduced if the City Council did not carry out repainting of the lines on such a regular basis; (xi) the Hull Parking Strategy would be reviewed on a regular basis either annually or biannually and, should there be any significant changes proposed, it would have to be reconsidered for agreement by Cabinet; (xii) the City Council could not make a profit from the introduction of parking permits but did benefit financially from charges levied as a result of penalty Page 7 of 68 charges; (xiii) it was proposed to apply “discounts” in certain areas for resident parking permits, e.g. the area around the KC Stadium as it was felt to be unfair to expect the full fee to be paid immediately.

Agreed –

(a) That Members’ concerns about the unavailability of (a) Scrutiny the Hull Parking Strategy at the Commission’s Officer (FH) meeting today, because of the process in place around decision making and report approvals, which means that reports cannot be released to Scrutiny Commissions until they have been approved by the Cabinet Working Group, be raised with the Leader by the Chair of this Commission, as this practice is restricting Members’ ability to provide effective pre- decision scrutiny;

(b) That Members have concerns about “discounts” (b) City being applied to permit charges and feel that it is Streetscene more appropriate to say that, in some areas, the Manager charges proposed of £33.00 for a parking permit, would be introduced gradually over a period of time;

(c) That the briefing note which provided details of car parking zones in the city and proposed fees for permits, is noted.

Reasons: (a) The Commission has been unable to input into and influence the content of the Hull Parking Strategy as the document could not be released to them; (b) To ensure a fair and equitable charging mechanism is in place.

65. RAIL ISSUES UPDATE – MARCH 2014

(Councillor G. Wareing declared a personal interest in minute 65 in so far as he was a train driver for Northern Rail and his wife works for Transpennine Express. Councillor T. Keal declared a personal interest in minute 65 in so far as his relative works for Transpennine Express.)

The Chair thanked the rail operators for attending today’s meeting and confirmed that a number of questions had been compiled by Members.

Members raised issues on: (i) the news that Transpennine Express were to lose some of its rolling

Page 8 of 68 stock to Chiltern Rail, and how the impact of this on services into and out of Hull would be managed as a result (ii) why it was not possible to increase the quantity of rolling stock available; (iii) what was the programme for electrification; (iv) the competitive bidding process for improved services and the proactive lobbying of some MPs for certain areas to be electrified and the need for Hull’s Cabinet and the LEP to push for the North Bank to receive improved services, with additional need for good rail links as a result of the successful City of Culture bid and the potential Siemans project; (v) their concern that electrification is seen as solving the rail travel problems and the need for assurance that there was a Plan B should the service not be operational for any reason; (vi) the impact of trains not arriving on time and on passengers who missed their connecting trains as a result; (vii) whether there had been any improvement in performance of the rail services recently; (viii) what improvement were planned for the Hull to Beverley line, including the line to Scarborough in terms of reliability and frequency; (ix) whether consideration had been given to making the service to York from Hull more frequent and with no changes as Members were keen to see an improved service; (x) the view that funding could be sought to improve rail services in the area and discussions could be held with the MEPs around this; (xi) what plans had been made to minimise disruption when the repairs to the Selby Swing Bridge were carried out and whether it was possible for the replacement bus service to take passengers to another station rather than to Hull from Selby; (xii) whether it was possible to extend the working hours proposed on the Selby Swing Bridge to reduce the length of time the bridge was closed and minimise disruption; (xiii) whether flooding was an issue in relation to the network and whether any works were planned because of this; (xiv) how the rail operations saw their future in respect of the Franchise replacement programme and what they could offer in terms of improved services to persuade the City Council to support any future franchise bids; (xv) the increased passenger numbers reported and how the removal of some stock from this area could be justified as the leasing company had a contract to honour, and Members felt that this should be raised with the Department for Transport; (xvi) their concerns about the need for improved rail services to the City, including the Leeds route which suffered with a shortage of seating being available; (xvii) the need for joint working with sub regional partners to lobby for improved rail services to the region; (xviii) their support for electrification of the line to Hull; (xix) the acknowledgement that the franchise Page 9 of 68 process was disruptive to the provision of rail services but that it did provide an opportunity for local authorities to input into the process and outline their expectations; (xx) the use of freight rail services and provision of capacity as this supported the Port; (xxi) how did the rail companies plan to ensure adequate services were in place to accommodate the influx of visitors expected to Hull for the UK City of Culture 2017; (xxii) the view that the Economy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Commission should be responsible for monitoring the work around the City of Culture events, including travel arrangements, within its work programme; (xxiii) the suggestion that a pre-application hearing be requested to enable the design for platform 3 and 4 to be discussed with Members of the Planning Committee before an application was made; (xxiv) the suggestion that historical information be displayed at the Interchange during the City of Culture events; (xxv) whether it was possible for the interchange traders to open longer hours; (xxvi) the option to add livery to a train to promote the city and the events around City of Culture; (xxvii) the jobs created by the rail industry which was welcomed by Members.

Kathryn O’Brien – First Trans-Pennine Express confirmed that: (i) the leasing company they currently worked with had leased some of their rolling stock to another company to operate a new service from March 2015 in Oxford; (ii) their franchise was due to come to an end although it had been extended; (iii) they were in discussions with the Department for Transport and would work to find a solution to the loss of rolling stock although it was a concern; (iv) electrification of some lines was planned with huge investment planned across the Pennines; (v) there was a shortage of rolling stock; (vi) they remained committed to serve the Hull area but there was a question about capacity; (vii) Hull would benefit from new timetables for rail services from May but it was not possible to commit to the capacity of the service; (viii) with many lines being electrified, the demand would be for rolling stock to suit this; (ix) reliability was currently 84.1%, which was not the level that they wanted it to be as there had been problems with bad weather, the infrastructure, high winds, power failures etc; (x) the worst performing train had been identified as the Manchester Piccadilly one and a standby train had been put in place at Hull; (xi) First Trans-Pennine Express were leading on the publicity around the repairs to the Selby Swing Bridge and would ensure that posters were in place to advise passengers about the alternative travel arrangements in place and these would be included Page 10 of 68 within the May 2014 timetable; (xii) First Trans-Pennine Express were committed to providing rail services in the area and would be bidding for future franchises, they have developed their role which complimented the northern services; (xiii) as the company reached its 10th birthday it had seen a growth in passenger numbers and an increase of 35% in passenger numbers had been seen from Hull; (xiv) the growth in passenger numbers had resulted in the subsidy being reduced by 78% and, by the time the new fleet was introduced, it would be only 25p in the £1 so the company was close to being self sustaining; (xv) Northern Rail and First Transpennine Express had both grown their business and would bid against the new franchise but they needed the local authorities to indicate what services they required; (xvi) the acceptance that additional trains were needed for this area and that, because the current franchise ended in 2015, the leasing company had entered into an agreement with another rail operator; (xvii) they had worked with the organisers of Liverpools City of Culture events and so had experience in being involved in planning for such events.

Will Dunnett – First Hull Trains confirmed that; (i) meetings had been held with the Secretary of State and a delegation from Hull and the East Riding had lobbied for electrification of the line beyond Selby; (ii) the meetings had been positive and electrification of the line to Hull should be in place by the end of 2016 although the availability of electric fleet was a concern; (iii) there was a proposal for this project to be part of network rails asset base and all the signs were that this was seen as a positive project; (iv) track access had been extended for two years based on the 180 fleet track access was available for 5 years; (v) investment had been made in new fleet; (vi) progress was being made but it was a long process; (vii) electrification of the line to Hull would provide connectivity to other areas and HS2; (viii) private finance would be used for this scheme therefore it would be different from other schemes; (ix) with regard to rolling stock, whatever solution is reached there would be flexibility built in; (x) Hull Trains were supporting improvement works to the Hull Interchange and were in discussion with Network Rail about cleaning up the area on the approach to the city; (xi) electrification of the line was never planned to be in place for the City of Culture events but it would be beneficial for it to be completed as soon as possible.

Pete Myers, Northern Rail confirmed that: (i) performance had improved from the period in Page 11 of 68 November/December, with 92.7% of trains between Sheffield and Hull being on time within 5 minutes (up from 81.33%); 89.54% of trains between York and Hull being on time within 5 minutes (up from 78.9%), and 95.26% of trains between Scarborough, Bridlington and Hull being on time within 5 minutes; (ii) the general pattern for performance had improved year on year overall; (iii) where trains were cancelled or running late the number of passengers inconvenienced was recorded; (iv) there were no short term plans to improve the services for the Hull to Beverley, including Scarborough line, which ran well but had lots of mechanical signal boxes, the trains on this line were older trains but were more reliable than those used previously; (v) the timetable for the Hull to York service was being reviewed as getting into and out of York was very difficult; (vi) there were no proposals within the franchise to increase the Hull to York service as the rolling stock was not available, although the franchise ended in 2016 and discussions would be held on future provision soon; (vii) the new Franchise would commence in February/March 2016.

Dave Phillips, Network Rail confirmed that; (i) there were plans for works to improve capacity on the Ferriby/Gilberdyke route but no plans for Hull to Scarborough route; (ii) the North of England Route Study would be based on demand, proved by a strong economic case, as investment had to be affordable and funded, therefore if there was evidence to prove a strong economic case existed this should be fed into the route studies; (iii) electrification of the lines would help reduce operational costs and provide environmental benefits; (iv) a presentation had been circulated which outlined the proposed works to the Selby Swing Bridge, the constraints around working hours to minimise disruption for residents and the diversions to be put in place as a result; (v) the works to Selby Swing Bridge would be carried out during July-September 2014 when there would be maximum daylight available, it would also remove temporary speed restrictions, (vi) a diversion would be introduced via Goole and alternative transport would be in place; (vii) the bridge would need to remain operational for river traffic; (viii) works to this bridge had been delayed by 12 months due to the landslip at Hatfield and, this resulted in the bridge works being rephrased, because of this, the condition of the bridge had deteriorated further leading to the above temporary speed restrictions and repairs being required; (ix) no other infrastructure works were planned in this area during these works as all other works planned to be done Page 12 of 68 as part of the original Selby bridge blockade had been completed as planned last Autumn; (x) structures were monitored regularly and works scheduled if problems were identified; (xi) no problems with flooding had been identified apart from a flooding incident at Hessle which closed the track for a day; repairs would shortly be completed to rectify coastal erosion in the Hessle area (xii) the North West do lobby well but everything points towards Manchester and in the Yorkshire area, we have several large cities such as Sheffield, Leeds and Hull to serve each with different demands and over a wider area compared to the NW, it was therefore more difficult to meet these requirements; (xiii) this was an opportune time for local authorities to input their expectations around rail services into the franchise process; (xiv) there was a need for signals to be changed in the Ferriby to Gilberdyke area; (xv) freight travel into and out of the city had been modelled for 2 trains every hour but currently there was one train every 2 hours; (xvi) once events were planned for the City of Culture programme representatives from Network Rail would engage with the organisers and Hull City Council to look at service provision and try to ensure that adequate rail services would be provided, although it was not possible to confirm that there wouldn’t be any maintenance works during this period, they would attempt to plan any disruption around the events; (xvii) the train depot at Hull was likely to be expanded to cater for more trains; (xviii) they were aware of the disruption caused by level crossings but safety dictated the timeframes for their use and they were an integral part of the rail system and they were unable to offer any reassurances that improvements could be made to traffic flow around the St Georges Road and Chalk Lane crossings; (xviv) they would welcome the Council’s consideration of the closure of any level crossings in the city.

The Transportation Policy Manager confirmed that it would be beneficial for a joint meeting to be held between officers from Hull City Council and the rail operators to ensure that disruption to rail passengers, as a result of the proposed works to the Selby Swing Bridge, was kept to a minimum and that alternative means of transport were in place and well publicised.

David Hatfield, Paragon Interchange Manager confirmed that: (i) a cycle hub was to be installed at the interchange; (ii) improvements to the waiting room facilities at platform 3 and 4 were proposed and funding had been secured, although the plans were not yet approved by Planning Committee; (iii) improvements Page 13 of 68 would be made to CCTV to ensure a safer environment and the Anti Social Behaviour Team had a presence at the interchange to deal with any incidents of anti social behaviour; (iv) the lighting in the car park area had been improved and the retail units had received an increased power capacity; (v) the customer service hub was open to 22.00hours and 3 defibrillators had been installed; (vi) maintenance work to the stonework at the entrance at Anlaby Road was ongoing and advertising would be added to the Interchange to publicise events in the city e.g. The Deep; (vii) recycling bins were to be added to the interchange.

Agreed –

(a) That the Commission will receive information, at the (a-b) Scrutiny appropriate time, outlining the flexibility that will be Officer (FH); built in to the provision of rail services into and out of City Hull, following the electrification of the line to the city, Regeneration as they wish to be assured that rail services to Hull and Policy will be reliable and maintained to acceptable levels; Manager

(b) That whilst it is acknowledged that Members wish to see improvements such as an improved service between Hull and York when the new franchise is put in place, Transpennine Express request that Members feed back their aspirations for what they want from their rail service so that the franchise can be tailored accordingly;

(c) That it is recommended that the City Council work (c) City with Hull University to establish a strong economic Regeneration case for improved rail routes into and out of the city and Policy through the analysis of passenger numbers and Manager engaging the support of the local businesses to use rail services, that the future usage evidence base be brought back to a future meeting for discussion, and that the information be utilised to lobby for improved rail services in the future, in conjunction with the City Council’s sub regional partners;

(d) That MEPs be invited to attend a future meeting to (d) Scrutiny address funding issues with regard to electrification Officer (FH); and improved local rail access; City Regeneration (e) That it is noted that officers from Hull City Council will and Policy attend a meeting with the rail operators to ensure Manager that disruption to rail passengers, as a result of the (e) City proposed works to the Selby Swing Bridge, is kept to Regeneration a minimum and that alternative means of transport and Policy are in place and well publicised; Manager Page 14 of 68

(f) That Members’ concerns regarding Transpennine (f) Scrutiny Express losing some of its locally used rolling stock Officer (FH); to another rail company as part of a new franchise, City be raised with the Department for Transport and that Regeneration if possible a representative from the DfT attend a and Policy future meeting to discuss this issue, as the evidence Manager around increased passenger numbers in this area would suggest that the current level of rail services should be maintained;

(g) That representatives from Network Rail and other (g) Scrutiny appropriate rail operators will work with the City Officer (FH); Council, once the programme of events for City of City Culture is known, to establish which events are likely Regeneration to attract large numbers of people to the city and and Policy enable rail capacity to be put in place accordingly, Manager and this Commission recommends that the Economy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Commission be responsible for monitoring this within their work programme;

(h) That the Commission notes the improvements made (h) City to the facilities at Hull Paragon Interchange but Regeneration requests that discussion is held with the Interchange and Policy retailers as these venues tended not to be open Manager; City when the station was in use early in the day and later Streetscene in the day; Manager

(i) That the Commission notes Network Rail’s request (i) City that they would welcome the Council’s consideration Regeneration of the closure of any level crossings in the city. and Policy Manager Reasons: (a-b) To enable the Commission to monitor progress with electrification of the line to Hull and to ensure that the new franchise arrangements deliver a good service to the city; (c) To enable a strong economic case to be established for improved rail routes into and out of the city; (d) To enable discussions around funding to take place; (e) To enable a joint approach to be taken on minimising disruption as a result of the closure of Selby Swing bridge; (f) To raise concerns about the impact that the loss of rolling stock from this area to another area would cause; (g) To take a co-ordinate approach to planning for the events to be held during the City of Culture Page 15 of 68 programme and to ensure that progress is monitored by the appropriate scrutiny commission; (h) To enable a better experience for users of the Interchange; (i) To improve traffic flow in the city especially around those areas where there were level crossings.

66. ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMISSION - ACTION LIST

The Scrutiny Officer presented details of action carried out as a result of recommendations being made by the Commission.

Discussion was held on: (i) progress being made on the improvements to the Interchange including the installation of an information desk, the consultation being carried out with user groups, funding provision, training if Interchange Supervisors to provide visitor information, the proposed location of the visitor desk,; (ii) progress with the cycle hub at the Interchange including the provision of the business plan; (iii) progress with the cycling and road safety outstanding issues; (iv) progress with the outstanding actions around the Flood Investigation Report.

Agreed –

(a) That the Commission notes that it will receive (a) Scrutiny updates on (i) the improvements to the Interchange to Officer (FH) the June 2014 meeting; (ii) cycling and road safety to the April 2014 meeting; (iii) establishment of the cycle hub at the Hull Interchange; (iv) the provision of Park and Ride facilities in the city;

(b) That the Commission’s concerns about a lack of (b) City progress on the cycle hub at the Hull Interchange, and Streetscene the unavailability of a business plan to date, be Manager forwarded to the appropriate City Manager to investigate when this project is likely to be progressed as the City Council had provided funding towards it;

(c) That the Scrutiny Officer will chase the outstanding (c) Scrutiny actions around the Flood Investigation Report. Officer (FH)

Reasons: (a-c) To ensure progress is made on outstanding actions. 10.00am-12.00 am Published on 24th March 2014 04.03.14 Page 16 of 68 A63 Garrison Road LNMS Economy Improvement

01 April 2014

Page 17 of 68 A63 Garrison Road

Problems • Accidents - Average 4.2 per year, with 6 casualties. • Total congestion - £9.6 million, 637,533 hours per year. • The roundabout is extremely busy, with over 4,500 vehicles an hour. • There was a major improvement scheme completed in 2008 that implemented traffic signal control on the A63 entries to the roundabout.Page 18 of 68 Primary Accident Causation Factor Number

Shunt 8

Lane Change 9

Failed to Give Way 2

Pedestrian 1

Cyclist 1

Total 21

A63 Garrison Road Page 19 of 68 Accident Causation Summary Table A63 Garrison Road Page 20 of 68 Existing General Arrangement Improvements 1. Signalisation of Great Union Street 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity

A63 Garrison Road Page 21 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 1 Improvements 1. Signalisation of Plimsoll Way 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity

A63 Garrison Road Page 22 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 2 Improvements 1. Signalisation of Great Union Street 2. Signalisation of Plimsoll Way 3. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity

A63 Garrison Road Page 23 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 3 Improvements 1. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity

A63 Garrison Road Page 24 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 4 Improvements 1. Signalisation of Great Union Street 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Provide three exit lanes towards Mount Pleasant Interchange 4. Provide three lanes westbound up to Market Street/Queen Street 5. Localised widening of the roundabout to accommodate 3 ahead lanes

A63 Garrison Road Page 25 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 5 Improvements 1. Signalisation of Plimsoll Way 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Provide three exit lanes towards Mount Pleasant Interchange 4. Provide three lanes westbound up to Market Street/Queen Street 5. Localised widening of the roundabout to accommodate 3 ahead lanes

A63 Garrison Road Page 26 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 5a (same as Option 5 but Plimsoll Way) Improvements 1. Full Signalisation 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Provide three exit lanes towards Mount Pleasant Interchange 5. Provide three lanes westbound up to Market Street/Queen Street 6. Localised widening of the roundabout to accommodate 3 ahead lanes 7. Free flow between Plimsoll Way and A63 westbound

A63 Garrison Road Page 27 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 5b Improvements 1. Full Signalisation 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Provide three exit lanes towards Mount Pleasant Interchange 5. Provide three lanes westbound up to Market Street/Queen Street 6. Localised widening of the roundabout to accommodate 3 ahead lanes

A63 Garrison Road Page 28 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 5c Improvements 1. Full Signalisation in the form of a four stage crossroads 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 29 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 6 Improvements 1. Full Signalisation in the form of a four stage crossroads 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Provide three lane exits from the junction along the A63 both eastbound and westbound 5. Provide separate right turn facilities into Plimsoll Way and Great Union Street 6. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 30 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 6a Improvements 1. Full Signalisation in the form of a four stage crossroads 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Provide segregated left turn facilities on three of the four arms 5. Maintain two exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 6. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 31 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 6b Improvements 1. Full Signalisation in the form of a three stage crossroads 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance 4. Provide segregated left turn facilities on three of the four arms 5. Construct three exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 6. Ban right turns into Plimsoll Way and Great Union Street from the A63 7. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 32 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 6c Improvements 1. Full Signalisation of all arms of the roundabout 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance

4. Construct three exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 5. Construct a Hamburger two lane cut through 6. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 33 of 68 Proposed Layout Option 7 [1] PVB – Present Value Benefits [2] BCR – Benefit to Cost Ratio [3] VM - Value Management

Economy Benefits

Predicted delay saved in opening year (hours) 519,103

Safety Benefits

Predicted accident savings per year 1.6

Project Costs

Total project costs to HA £4,535,017

Cost / Benefit Analysis

Overall BCR 70.35

Total VM Points 7.8

A63 Garrison Road Page 34 of 68 PAR results – 70.35 BCR, 7.8 VM points Improvements 1. Full Signalisation of all arms of the roundabout 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity

Improvements 1. Full Signalisation of all arms of the roundabout 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance

4. Construct three exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 5. Construct a Hamburger two lane cut through 6. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Improvements Union Street and Plimsoll Way 1. Construct three exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 2. Construct a Hamburger three lane cut through 3. Alterations to Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 35 of 68 Future Scheme Improvements 1. Extend three lanes eastbound through to Mount Pleasant interchange and provide a lane drop layout. 2. Create a lane gain from Mount Pleasant Improvements interchange westbound to Garrison Road 1. Full Signalisation of all arms of the roundabout 2. Three Lanes on the eastbound approach (currently hatched out) to provide additional capacity 3. Extend A63 westbound approach to three lanes over a greater distance

4. Construct three exit lanes both eastbound and westbound along the A63 5. Construct a Hamburger two lane cut through 6. Alterations to both kerb lines on Great Union Street and Plimsoll Way

A63 Garrison Road Page 36 of 68 Future Scheme

A63 Traffic Incidents

1st January through to 19th March 1014

RTC – Road Traffic Collision, BDV – Broken Down Vehicle

Date Time Location Incident 01/01/14 00:30hrs Castle St Roundabout RTC Car v Pedestrian 02/01/14 13:10hrs West bound Myton Bridge RTC Car v car 13/01/14 16:09hrs West bound A63 near to Hessle turn off slip road RTC X3 cars 15/01/14 09:50hrs Daltry St flyover Drunk male in the road then the verge 21/01/14 17:44hrs Garrison Rd Roundabout with Victoria Dock RTC Car v car 22/01/14 09:24hrs East bound between Castle St roundabout and HGV v car Daltry St flyover 24/01/14 Garrison Rd Roundabout Car v car 29/01/14 16:15hrs West bound between Castle St roundabout and BDV HGV Myton bridge 31/01/14 17:24hrs East bound just before Castle St roundabout BDV HGV 01/02/14 13:34hrs East bound just before Castle St roundabout RTC Car v HGV 03/02/14 East bound Daltry St flyover RTC car v car 06/02/14 12:53hrs West bound Castle St BDV car 10/02/14 Garrison Rd roundabout RTC car v bus 11/02/14 17:15hrs East bound near to Castle St roundabout BDV car 13/02/14 16:08hrs West bound Castle St roundabout BDV Transit van 14/02/14 13:30hrs Castle St roundabout Traffic lights out 16/02/14 08:35hrs A63 between Hessle turn off and St Andrews BDV Car Quay 17/02/14 08:52hrs West bound Garrison Rd roundabout RTC car v HGV 18/02/14 23:35hrs East bound just before Daltry St flyover BDV HGV 18/02/14 14:13hrs East bound after Garrison Rd roundabout RTC HGV v car 19/02/14 West bound Daltry St flyover RTC HGV v car 22/02/14 11:36hrs West bound after Garrison Rd roundabout RTC HGV v car 26/02/14 07:04hrs East bound A63 Hessle turn off BDV car 03/03/14 19:36hrs West bound A63 adjacent Hessle turn off BDV car 05/03/14 22:04hrs Daltry St roundabout Car v car 12/03/14 19:57hrs West bound Myton Bridge RTC car lost control hitting central barriers 12/03/14 21:10hrs West bound Myton Bridge RTC car v car caused by rubber necking the above 16/03/14 02:14hrs East bound Daltry St flyover Drunk male walking in the road 19/03/14 16:21hrs West bound A63 between Hessle turn off and St BDV car outside lane Andrews Quay

I’ve not include x13 police incidents not related to traffic incidents All listed are incidents brought to CCTV’s attention by the Police or for which insurers have contacted CCTV for recordings. An incidents brought to our attention by the police does not mean the police attended, they would have used CCTV to make a command & control assessment on whether to resource There are no camera between Garrison Rd roundabout and Saltend so no info of incidents on that stretch of the A63. I would give an educated guess that incidents there would increase the list by 60% Page 37 of 68 Not all incident for March are counted as yet

Page 38 of 68 OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY ACTION LIST 2013-2014 Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission

SCRUTINY CHAIR: LEAD OFFICER: Andy Burton OFFICER: Councillor (Trish Dalby) / Mark Jones Fiona DEMOCRATIC SERVICES OFFICER: Michelle Rowbottom Allen (Pauline Davis) Harbord

Responsible Commission Reason for submission and actions (the reason for submission DUE Agenda Items Officer (In Outcome/Update Info RAG Date should be specified in the level 1 cell, action in level 2 cells) DATE attendance) Council instructs the officers, consulting with rail and bus operators where appropriate, to prepare a paper for the The Passenger Experience in Andy Burton 04/06/2013 Environment and Transport Overview and Scrutiny Commission Hull's Transport Interchange (Graham Hall) on how the passenger experience in the Hull Interchange can be improved along these lines.

Current contract with FTPE due to end in 18 months (end That the Commission wishes to be consulted on the provision of of 2014). Item will be included in the 2014/15 work Customer Information within the Transport Interchange, when the programme in advance of that date so that Member may Jul-14 A current contract comes to an end to enable consideration to be given discusss and decide changes that they would like to to changing the layout of the information displays recommend

To update the Commission on current/key issues and for City Manager Presentation - members to identify matters to be considered, and raise 01/10/2013 Mark Jones Greenport update (15 mins) questions and issues on the presentation, that may lead to further work being undertaken.

That the City Economic Development and Regeneration Manager will attend a meeting of the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and 2014/15 A Scrutiny Commission when the final investment decision from Siemens is received Mark Jones To inform the Commission of the planned development of District (Martin Budd 01/10/2013 District Heating Heating Schemes in Hull, including the specific scheme on / Mark Leaf / Orchard Park Estate. Garry Taylor)

That future update reports on the development of District Heating within the City be distributed off agenda to Members of this Jun-14 A Commission, through the Scrutiny Officer, unless there is an opportunity for the Commission to influence the future work

To update the Commission on current/key issues and for Andy Burton members to identify matters to be considered, and raise 05/11/2013 City Manager Presentation (Graham Hall) questions and issues on the presentation, that may lead to further work being undertaken.

That Members of this Commission will receive, outside the meeting, a copy of the new Streetscene Services structure, following the recent Emailed reminder 21.02.14. Emailed reminder 24.03.14 Mar-14 A restructuring of the service area

Page 39 of 68 That the Commission wishes to be assured that, with regard to the potential transfer of streetscene services to an alliance or wholly owned company, the City Council is in possession of robust data on these services and is prepared for a potential transfer of services, Emailed reminder 21.02.14. Emailed reminder 24.03.14 2013/14 A and, should the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Working Group raise doubts over the capacity of this service area to be prepared for a possible transfer of services, this Commission will consider and make recommendations on the issues highlighted

Addressing Issues Raised at Andy Burton To consider how best to move forward with an enquiry into how 05/11/2013 Council Regarding Highways (Graham funding for Highways works is allocated, following questions Services /Hall) asked at Council by Cllr Fareham.

That the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission recommends that a formal Scrutiny Task and Finish To be reconsidered until the Streetscene Review is Panel is established, in order to fully explore member concerns Apr-14 A completed (see below) regarding the Highways Section and consider officer and external partner input

That the Task and Finish Panel, recommended at (a) above, be limited to 3 meetings and Councillors J. Fareham, P. Allen and A. To be reconsidered until the Streetscene Review is Gardiner agree to be Members on this panel with the Portfolio Holder, Apr-14 A completed (see below) Councillor M. Mancey, also attending as a witness/to provide a watching brief

OSMC 02.12.13 - That option 2 is agreed, that is that a decision on starting a Task and Finish Panel into Highways Capacity is deferred until the Streetscene Review is complete and has been considered by Cabinet, That the recommendation to establish a formal Scrutiny Task and and the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Finish Panel, in order to fully explore member concerns regarding the Commission has received an update to the Highways Apr-14 A Highways section, be referred to the Overview and Scrutiny capacity report in 2014, as the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee for consideration and approval Management Committee may consider that the issues to be investigated by a Task and Finish Panel are resolved within the review or the Highways Capacity report, and if not then approval could be given to establishing a Task and Finish Panel at a future date

Cycle Hub Update - Paragon Jae Saleh That the proposal for a Cycling Hub at Hull Transport Interchange 03/12/2013 Interchange (The Warren) will be monitored by this Commission

Emailed requesting update 21.02.14. Chased up with officer That, when complete, Members of the Energy and Infrastructure Allan Davidson, who advises that little progress due to FTPE. Overview and Scrutiny Commission will receive details of the Emailed Jae Saleh of the Warren to offer support of E&I 2014/15 A Business Plan for the provision of a cycle hub at the Paragon OSC in moving this forward. Jae Saleh rang FH and advised Interchange that he was meeting with Cllr Brown 21.03.14 and would contact FH afterwards to discuss.

Vanessa Harvey- That a further update on the Cycling Strategic Action Plan; Hull Cycling Development Plan Cycling Facilities and Cycle Hire/Barriers and Encouragements to 03/12/2013 Samuel and Strategy (Rachel Cycling be submitted to this Commission at the meeting to be Roberts/Mela held in July 2013. nie Hudson That the Cycling Strategy be added to the Commission’s Work Emailed reminder 21.02.14 Dec-14 A Programme for consideration in the new municipal year Page 40 of 68 That the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission recommends that the delivery mechanism for the Hull Cycling Action Plan, the improvements that are made year on year to the cycling infrastructure in the city, on and off road, the number of Emailed reminder 21.02.14 Dec-14 A cycle route miles, the number of miles travelled by cyclists in the city etc, be compiled into an annual report, to enable improvements in cycling provision to be monitored and recorded

Andy Burton To consider cycling road safety, in light of the increase in adult 03/12/2013 Cycling Road Safety (Graham Hall) cyclist road accidents That the suggestions made by the Commission around improving road safety. i.e. the need for safety awareness for cyclists and car users; enforcement measures to prevent cars parking in cycle lanes; concern about some cycle lanes which cease and take cycles into the flow of Emailed reminder 21.02.14 Jun-14 A traffic; the option to introduce changes in road colour/surface to make car users aware of cycles, for example at roundabouts and junctions; the option to allow cyclists to use pavements on the side of roads priorities on roads especially at roundabouts, be fully explored and a report considering all of these issues in detail be included on the agenda of a future meeting

Discussion with the Andy Burton To enable the Commission to discuss with the major Bus 07/01/2014 Representatives of the City's (Graham Hall) providers issues around the City's bus infrastructure major Bus Companies

That the Commission will receive an update from the Head of Streetscene Services on the issues raised by the Bus Operators, which they feel will improve the punctuality of buses and will encourage higher numbers of bus users, which are: (i) Roadworks – control of contractors etc. timing and co-ordination; (ii) Traffic Lights – Emailed reminder 21.02.14 Apr-14 A sequencing/linking and the possibility of priority being given to buses; (iii) Traffic management measures to improve bus flow and timekeeping; (iv) the capacity of Council staff to deal with these issues; (v) enforcement (e.g. vehicles parking in bus lanes, and vehicles blocking box junctions) in 3 months

That the Commission requests that an appropriate representative from the Highways Agency be invited to a future meeting to discuss the problems being caused by the cessation of the provision of a local Emailed reminder 21.02.14 Apr-14 A breakdown service for vehicles on the A63 within the city boundary, following a recent breakdown which resulted in lengthy delays in traffic flow

That at the meeting with the Highways Agency the Commission Emailed reminder 21.02.14. Graham Hall responded to consider the whole process for the reporting and removal of broken emzil of 21.03.14 to advise that he believes this to be the Apr-14 A down vehicles and the part played in that process by the various responsibility of the Highwasy Agency. Will forward this to agencies, including the Council and the Police the Highways Agency fore response at the meeting

That further discussions will be held between this Commission and the bus operators in the city in a year’s time and this discussion will link to the plans that need to be in place to mitigate the impact on traffic flow Jan-15 A as a result of improvement works to the A63 Castle Street, in liaison with other neighbouring authorities

Andy Burton To update the Commission on progress of the Your Card 07/01/2014 Hull Card Update (Graham Hall) initiative, timelines and plans for its introduction. Page 41 of 68 That the update on progress with the introduction of the Hull Card, a multi operator smart card, funded by the Department for Local Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund and for use with the two Apr-14 A bus operators in the city, is noted and the Commission will receive a further update in April 2014 which will outline a firm launch date for the Hull Card

That the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission will receive a further report to a future meeting Interchange Information Desk Andy Burton which includes proposed designs for a Help Desk facility at the 07/01/2014 Update (Graham Hall) Transport Interchange, including costings, and outlines the services that would be provided from this facility, including travel information and visitor information That the Commission wishes to see consultation carried out with groups who represent the elderly and those that may have problems Jun-14 A with access i.e. because of a physical disability

That the Commission will receive a further update on the outcome of the consultation and progress with improving the visitor experience at Jun-14 A the Interchange to a future meeting Mark Jones (Steve Wragg) Review of the tidal surge event of the 5th December 2013 and an Environment opportunity for members to review the Council's investigations Hull City Council Flood Agency: into the issues experienced. All partner organisations present Investigation Report – December 04/02/2014 Philip Winn, will be available to answer members questions. External 2013 City Centre Tidal Surge Rachel Attendees: ABP – Tom Jeynes; Yorkshire Water – Gary Collins, Event Glossop (may Jonathan Piatka; Environment Agency – Philip Winn, Rachel be some Glossop (may be some change in this and will confirm) change in this and will That Members of the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission request that details of any current weaknesses in the Interim reponse circulated 21.03.14. Steve Wragg advises city’s defences, i.e. those areas that are most likely to flood, be that this will be pursued for a fuller response, as will the Apr-14 A provided to the appropriate officers within the City Council to enable below actions, through Planning Committee and Steve's consideration to be given to the need to carry out interim works in successor. these areas

That Members note that dredging of rivers has been agreed for some areas of Somerset and requests that the rationale for this decision and the benefits expected as a result of dredging rivers, be made available As above Apr-14 A to Members as they have a strong view that an economic case could be made for the River Hull to be dredged

That the Commission recommends that officers consider approaching partners, such as health, leisure and commercial organisations, to source funding towards the dredging works for the River Hull as it is As above Apr-14 A Members’ view that a free flowing River Hull could provide benefits to many sectors

That Members of this Commission will receive details, from Yorkshire Water, of occurrences of water pipe bursts, that had occurred in the As above Mar-14 A city and details of the maintenance programme of the city’s water pipe infrastructure

Page 42 of 68 That Members note the joint work being carried out between Hull City Council, the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and Associated British Ports and request information on the organisational structure As above Mar-14 A for flood risk management, how all agencies including the LEP connect with each other, how decisions are taken, and the process through which funding is allocated to flood protection works

That Members request that the River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy, which is due to be completed in 2015, be prioritised to As above Apr-14 A enable it to be completed before its anticipated completion date

Mark Jones To update the Commission on current/key issues and for (Malcolm members to identify matters to be considered, and raise 04/02/2014 City Manager Presentation Relph / Mike questions and issues on the presentation, that may lead to Ibbotson) further work being undertaken.

That Members endorse the creation of a park and ride facility in the North of the City and request that a report be provided, to a future Discussion held with Chair 14.02.14. Agreed that, as a result meeting of the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny of the item brought to the meeting of 07.01.14, and the Commission, which outlines details of the sites being considered for resulting actions, and as there is only enough current funding such a facility, and includes the probability of a selected site being available and staff resources available to progress the one 2014/15 A adopted, the barriers that may prevent a site being progressed and Park and Ride, the East Park and Ride will be progressed any discussions that have taken place with the East Riding of first, and once that is being progressed resources will then be Yorkshire Council with regard to securing sites and the management directed towards establishing a Northern Park and Ride. of those sites That a representative from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council be invited to attend the meeting of the Commission which will discuss the As above 2014/15 A provision of a Park and Ride facility to the North of the city (with (b) above) That Members request details of the evidence base used to reach the decision made by officers with regard to the appropriateness of the October 2014 meeting - as advised by Mike Ibbotson after establishment of a Park and Ride facility at Hedon and the levels of Oct-14 A consultation with Cllr Mancey potential useage and why the Craven Park site had not been seen as appropriate

That Members request evidence of advanced planning and proof of the evidence base underpinning assumptions on the management of As advised by Mike Ibbotson after consultation with Cllr Oct-14 A traffic, rail and people flow, should the delivery of all of the potential Mancey improvement schemes to the city’s infrastructure coincide

That Members request an update on discussions held on the possibility of diverting the current ring road including evidence of the Jun-14 A conclusions reached, to a future meeting of the Commission

That Members support the construction of a footbridge over the A63 Castle Street and request that they receive details of the evidence Jul-14 A base for the preferred option to a future meeting of the Commission

That the provision of facilities for electric vehicles in the city be added to the Commission’s Work Programme for consideration at a future Jul-14 A meeting Fiona To confirm that the Commission's actions have been 04/02/2014 Outstanding Action List Harbord implemented and monitor the response to the Commission's Page 43 of 68 (Fiona comments and recommendations. Harbord) That the Commission requests an update on progress with possible changes to the Paragon Interchange layout and information area to a Jun-14 A future meeting

04/03/2014 RAIL THEMED MEETING

Forward Plan Entry: 0090/13 To consider the draft Hull Parking Strategy prior to it being taken to Cabinet in March 2014 - To Andy Burton establish a parking strategy suitable for use throughout the City 04/03/2014 Hull Parking Strategy (Richard that will cover the provision of parking both on street and off Townend) street within the council owned car parks, along with its management and enforcement

That Members’ concerns about the unavailability of the Hull Parking Strategy at the Commission’s meeting today, because of the process Cllr Allen met with the Leader. The Parking Strategy was in place around decision making and report approvals, which means circulated to the Commission for comment and request for Complet that reports cannot be released to Scrutiny Commissions until they special meeting if appropriate. However, the CWG process G e have been approved by the Cabinet Working Group, be raised with is being revised, so the Strategy will come to a formal the Leader by the Chair of this Commission, as this practice is meeting restricting Members’ ability to provide effective pre-decision scrutiny

Mark Update to the Railway Company To give the Commission the opportunity to discuss local 04/03/2014 Jones(Mike Discussion held June 2013 transport issues with the region's major rail operators. Ibbotson)

That the Commission will receive information, at the appropriate time, outlining the flexibility that will be built in to the provision of rail services into and out of Hull, following the electrification of the line to 2014/15 A the city, as they wish to be assured that rail services to Hull will be reliable and maintained to acceptable levels

That whilst it is acknowledged that Members wish to see improvements such as an improved service between Hull and York when the new franchise is put in place, Transpennine Express request 2014/15 A that Members feed back their aspirations for what they want from their rail service so that the franchise can be tailored accordingly

That it is recommended that the City Council work with Hull University to establish a strong economic case for improved rail routes into and out of the city through the analysis of passenger numbers and engaging the support of the local businesses to use rail services, that 2014/15 A the future usage evidence base be brought back to a future meeting for discussion, and that the information be utilised to lobby for improved rail services in the future, in conjunction with the City Council’s sub regional partners

That MEPs be invited to attend a future meeting to address funding 2014/15 A issues with regard to electrification and improved local rail access

Page 44 of 68 That Members’ concerns regarding Transpennine Express losing some of its locally used rolling stock to another rail company as part of a new franchise, be raised with the Department for Transport and that if possible a representative from the DfT attend a future meeting to 2014/15 A discuss this issue, as the evidence around increased passenger numbers in this area would suggest that the current level of rail services should be maintained

That representatives from Network Rail and other appropriate rail operators will work with the City Council, once the programme of events for City of Culture is known, to establish which events are likely to attract large numbers of people to the city and enable rail capacity 2014/15 A to be put in place accordingly, and this Commission recommends that the Economy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Commission be responsible for monitoring this within their work programme

That the Commission notes the improvements made to the facilities at Hull Paragon Interchange but requests that discussion is held with Jun-14 A the Interchange retailers as these venues tended not to be open when the station was in use early in the day and later in the day

Fiona To confirm that the Commission's actions have been 04/03/2014 Outstanding Action List Harbord implemented and monitor the response to the Commission's (Fiona comments and recommendations. Harbord) That the Commission notes that it will receive updates on (i) the improvements to the Interchange to the June 2014 meeting; (ii) cycling and road safety to the April 2014 meeting; (iii) establishment of the 2014/15 A cycle hub at the Hull Interchange; (iv) the provision of Park and Ride facilities in the city

Emailed requesting update 21.02.14. Chased up with officer Allan Davidson, who advises that little progress due to FTPE. That the Commission’s concerns about a lack of progress on the cycle Emailed Jae Saleh of the Warren to offer support of E&I hub at the Hull Interchange, and the unavailability of a business plan OSC in moving this forward. Jae Saleh rang FH and advised to date, be forwarded to the appropriate City Manager to investigate 2014/15 A that he was meeting with Cllr Brown 21.03.14 and would when this project is likely to be progressed as the City Council had contact FH afterwards to discuss. HCC did not provide the provided funding towards it funding - FTPE providing the funding, not even being managed by HCC.

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Graham Hall

Fiona Harbord

Garry Taylor

Andy Burton

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Fiona Harbord

Fiona Harbord

Alex Holgate

Fiona Harbord / Jae Saleh

Fiona Harbord / Graham Hall / Rachel Roberts Page 47 of 68 Graham Hall / Rachel Roberts

Graham Hall

Andy Burton / Graham Hall

Andy Burton / Graham Hall

Fiona Harbord / Graham Hall

Fiona Harbord

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Graham Hall

Graham Hall

Philip Winn (Environment Agency)

Philip Winn (Environment Agency)

Steve Wragg

Gary Collins (Yorkshire Water)

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Steve Wragg

Mike Ibbotson

Mike Ibbotson

Graham Hall

Andy Burton

Graham Hall

Mike Ibbotson

Martin Budd / Fiona Harbord

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Councillor P. Allen

Rail Operators; Mike Ibbotson

Rail Operators; Mike Ibbotson

Mike Ibbotson

Mike Ibbotson; Fiona Harbord

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Rail Operators; Jon Pywell; Fiona Harbord

David Hatfield (Paragon Interchange Manager); Mike Ibbotson; Graham Hall

Fiona Harbord

Andy Burton / Graham Hall

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Briefing Paper to the Energy and Infrastructure Overview Wards: All and Scrutiny Commission

1 April 2014

Update on Issues Relating to Bus Services in the City

Briefing Paper of the of City Streetscene Manager

1. Purpose of the Paper and Summary

At the meeting of the Commission on 7 January 2014 members of the Commission considered a number of issues relating to the operation of bus services in the city following presentations by senior managers of East Yorkshire Motor Services and Stagecoach. This paper responds on those issues.

The paper also updates the Commission on progress being made on the introduction of the Hull Card a multi operator smart card that has been funded by the Department for Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund. Members of the Commission are asked to note the Hull Card will have its official launch later this month.

2. Background

As part of the annual work programme of the Commission a bus service themed meeting was held as part of the meeting on 7 January 2014. Senior managers from both East Yorkshire Motor Services and Stagecoach were invited to make a presentation on the operation of bus services in the city and answer member’s questions on the operation of bus services in the city. A number of issues were raised around road works, traffic signals, traffic management and enforcement for which it was agreed a response would be given within three months.

By and large the majority of the issues raised are within the control of the Council to address except some of the issues around enforcement which are the responsibility of the police.

As members of the Commission will be aware the council was successful in bidding for funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund for a number of measures designed to grow employment opportunities and the use of sustainable transport. One of the strands of the successful bid is the introduction of the Hull Card, a multi operator smart card.

Author: Page 53 of 68 Status: Date: 31/03/2014 Page 1 of 4 Introduction of the Hull Card will also include a scheme to assist young people (up to the age of 24) to access jobs through free transport by bus in Hull to a job interview and if successful, a smartcard ‘loaded’ with free bus travel for two weeks. Once accustomed to using bus services it is hoped the recipient will continue to make use of the smartcard to continue travelling to and from their new job by bus.

Although the Council is the responsible body for the funding bid, this strand of the successful Local Sustainable Transport Fund bid is a partnership between the Council, East Yorkshire Motor Services, Stagecoach and Job Centre Plus.

3. Issues for Consideration

Following the bus company presentation, the Commission agreed to receive an update from the City Streetscene Manager on the issues raised by the local bus service operators, which they feel will improve the punctuality of buses and encourage higher numbers of bus users, those issues are considered below Road works – control of contractors etc. timing and co-ordination All road works in the city, apart from emergency works undertaken by the utility companies are planned to cause as least disruption to all road users as possible. Quarterly meetings are held with the utility companies to ensure all of their planned work is co-ordinated between each other and works promoted by the Council. A recent example of this was during the autumn last year whilst King Edward Street was closed for re-surfacing, the Council worked with Northern Gasworks to enable them to replace a major gas main during the closure period.

Unfortunately there are, on some occasions, when contractors commence on site they discover unforeseen problems and have to be remedy them. This can add time to the planned scheme and further disruption but fortunately these cases are rare. Roads are only ever closed for road works when there could be safety issues for road users and the workforce if traffic was allowed to pass close by.

Often there are suggestions from motorists and businesses for works to be undertaken on weekends and overnight. Where possible these will be accommodated but works undertaken outside of the normal working day attracts premium payments and environmental issues with noise have to be considered in areas where there are residential properties.

Traffic Signals – sequencing/linking and the possibility of priority being given to buses Most traffic signals on arterial roads, which are predominately bus routes, are integrated into the Council’s urban traffic control system. This is a dynamic system which manages traffic flows according to demand. It is possible to link in the Real Time Passenger Information system with the urban traffic control system to give priority to late running buses at traffic signals through ‘virtual loops’. This has been something that has been considered in the past but on those occasions it has proved to be challenging particularly on traffic signals if there are several bus services approaching a cross roads with buses on all legs running late; which service is given the priority. A less technical solution is to provide an advance lane at traffic signals through a short length of bus lane. This approach has been used at the traffic signals

Author: Page 54 of 68 Status: Date: 31/03/2014 Page 2 of 4 on Holderness Road with its junction with Mount Pleasant and does work giving buses the opportunity to reach the stop line ahead of other vehicles. There has however to be sufficient road space available to do this, which is not always possible at the majority of signalised junctions in the city.

Traffic management measures to improve bus flow and timekeeping; A number of traffic management measures are in place in the city to improve bus flow. These include bus lanes along busy sections of carriageway on Anlaby Road, Beverley Road, Holderness Road and Spring Bank West, protection of bus stops from other vehicles parking in them or the near vicinity, bus gates in the city centre where only certain classes of vehicles are permitted to use. With all of these measures there has to be a balance between maintaining sufficient road space for the operation of buses and the movement of other traffic which on occasions can not always be achieved.

By far the most appropriate measure to improve bus flow is to ensure buses can gain an advantage at traffic signals rather than having to wait in a line of general traffic. Unfortunately this is not always possible because of insufficient road space.

The capacity of Council staff to deal with these issues The Council is a member of a successful Bus Quality Partnership with the local bus service operators. This partnership over the years has through Officer / Bus Official working groups been able to identify pinch points which when relieved have improved the free flow of buses. Many of these schemes are complex and are subject to public consultation prior to implementation. In some instances this process can be lengthy and can be seen as a staff capacity or resource issue.

Enforcement (e.g. vehicles parking in bus lanes, and vehicles blocking box junctions) Parking in bus lanes is regularly enforced by the Council’s Civil Parking Enforcement Team as a civil offence and Penalty Charge Notices issued as appropriate. However, the enforcement of box junctions is not a civil offence and continues to be an enforcement matter for the police.

The project to deliver Hull Card is now almost complete and it is envisaged that the card will be officially launched within the next few weeks.

Hull Card will be priced at a rate higher than the local bus service operators own multi journey products but will, unlike the bus company’s own products, be available on all bus services in the city. Passengers will be able to apply and pay for a Hull Card online through a dedicated website www.hullcard.com and be able to purchase a seven days worth of unlimited travel. On completion of the seven day period renewals can be purchased on bus and on line.

It should be noted that Hull Card will be a multi journey travel card and not a stored value card which are marketed in other towns and cities.

The area where the card will be valid will be throughout the city and in the East Riding from the city boundary to the A164 in the west and the A1079 in the north which will in effect make travel available to Hessle, Anlaby, Willerby, Swanland and Cottingham. This range of travel Author: Page 55 of 68 Status: Date: 31/03/2014 Page 3 of 4 options will play an important role in promoting sustainable travel in the city and the encouragement of employers staff travel plans.

4. Next steps

There has been an excellent working relationship between the Council and the local bus service operators for a number of years which has endorsed the importance of the Bus Quality Partnership. This relationship has delivered improved facilities and passenger growth.

Officers will continue to work with local bus service operators to deliver further improvements to bus service punctuality in the city.

Andy Burton City Streetscene Manager

Contact Officer: Graham Hall Telephone No. : 616540

Officer Interests: None

Background Documents: - none

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Briefing Note to the Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission 1st April 2014

Subject: Unconventional Gas Extraction - Fracking

Briefing Note of the City Manager City Regeneration and Policy

1. Purpose of the Briefing Note and Summary

1.1 This briefing paper has been produced following a request from the Chair of Energy and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Commission after a request from Councillor Butterworth.

1.2 This briefing sets out the context and process of unconventional gas and oil extraction known as “fracking”. It also covers the Government’s approach, incentives for residents and local authorities, the local economic impact and potential within the region and the environmental impacts.

2. Main Body of Briefing Note

Background

2.1 Shale gas and oil are found in certain geological formations of highly permeable rock. It is trapped in tiny pore spaces or absorbed into clay particles. This differs from conventional gas which is found large pockets in impermeable rock.

2.2 Advances in technology as well as the rising price of oil and gas have made the exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oil more viable.

2.3 The exploration of oil and gas on land is not new and there are several sites within the UK currently extracting conventional oil and gas. However, the techniques required to exploit unconventional deposits have raised concerns in communities and in the press.

2.4 Unlike conventional oil and gas extraction which can extract all of the reserves from a single well head; unconventional gas and oil extraction requires the construction of tens, and even hundreds, of franking wells for a deposit site.

Page 57 of 68 The Process of Fracking

2.5 The development process for unconventional shale gas and oil extraction involves three phases1: Phase 1: taking 2-6 months including exploratory drilling to establish if extraction is profitable including seismic surveys, test samples and flow testing. Phase 2: taking 6 months to 2 years is the pre-production and production phase when water, chemicals and equipment are brought to the site and waste water carried away. During this phase additional wells will be dug and could last for up to 20 years. Phase 3: is the decommissioning and site restoration period.

2.6 The process of fracturing rock or fracking for shale gas and oil involves the drilling of a large bore hole vertically and then horizontally, sometimes for many miles; encasing this in concrete; and then flushing water in at very high pressure to create fractures in the rock where the gas or oil is held. The water is combined with a sand mixture to ensure that the fractures remain open. The gas then flows to the surface to be captured at the well head. .

2.7 Fracking has been most significantly exploited in the USA but there are unconventional gas and oil deposits on most continents.

2.8 There have been two widely reported explorations for unconventional gas and oil in the UK, both undertaken by Caudrilla. The most recent, in August 2013, at Balcombe in West Sussex which received significant protest by local residents and others opposed to fracking. No fracking took place at the site and Caudrilla have since decided that the oil can be extracted conventionally. The other exploration which included fracking was near Blackpool in 2011 which resulted in earth tremors. Following this and after an investigation, there was an 18 month ban on further exploration. This is not an unusual event in certain geological formations as found in studies in the USA2.

2.9 Because of the geology of the UK the industry is expected to develop a lot slower than in the USA. Added to this, there is a requirement for planning consent and a tighter environmental regulation landscape. The UK has a higher population density and there is a disincentive for land owners to permit development because they will not own the mineral rights. It is likely that it will be up to ten years before there is any significant production at scale and there will be at least further two years of exploration.

2.10 It should be noted that fracking, or rather the technology of using high pressure water to extract oil, has been used at most oil and gas wells to obtain the last drops of energy.

1 DECC Developing Onshore Shale gas and Oil- facts about “Fracking” 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265972/Developing_Onshore_Shale_Gas _and_Oil__Facts_about_Fracking_131213.pdf 2 New Scientist August 2013 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24069-fracking-operations-triggered-100-quakes- in-a-year.html Page 58 of 68

National Context

2.11 The Government sees unconventional gas and oil exploitation as part of the wider energy mix with the ability to increase energy security. The Government has offered a number of financial incentives to companies wishing to undertake the exploration of unconventional gas and oil reserves. The 2013 Budget and Autumn Statement included:

A new shale gas field allowance Extended ring-fence expenditure supplemented from six to ten years Establishment of the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil The tax rate on a portion of company profits reduced A tax allowance equal to 75% of capital spent on projects

2.12 In January 2014, with concern over opposition to shale gas extraction by some local authorities and communities the Government announced that Councils could keep 100% of the business rates collected from shale gas sites. This was estimated at £1.7m a year for a typical site. There is also a community benefits package of £100,000 when a test well is fracked and a further 1% of revenues if shale gas discovered. This could be worth between £5m-£10m for a typical site over its lifetime. This reflects the approach the Government has taken with onshore wind turbine development which requires a community benefit for communities next to sites.

2.13 The exploration and development of shale gas can only be undertaken through a Petroleum and Exploration and Development License issued by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Shale Deposits in the UK

2.14 The Department of Climate Change published a report into the potential for shale gas exploration in 20123 which showed the shale formations with most gas potential. This identified a formation running from the north east to the south and south west including the Weald Basin covering East and West Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Bowland Shale in the Pennine basin covering Lancashire and Yorkshire. The Weald and Pennine basins are though to offer the most potential.

2.15 At present there is very little certainty about the total amount of extractable gas in the UK. In June 2013 a separate study of the Bowland Basin4 estimated that a gas in place assessment of 37.6 trillion cubic meters (tcm). Appendix 1 contains a map of the Bowland Basin. However this is caveated with the difficulties of how much is extractable. (Based on USA recovery levels it is estimated that 1.8-13 tcm could be extracted.) The current annual

3 British Geological Survey Unconventional Hydrocarbon resources of Britain’s Onshore Basins- Shale Gas 2012 https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/UKpromote/onshore_paper/UK_onshore_shalegas.pdf 4 British Geological Survey The Carboniferous Bowland Shale Gas Study: geology and resource estimation 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226874/BGS_DECC_BowlandShaleGas Report_MAIN_REPORT.pdf Page 59 of 68 UK gas consumption figure is 77 billion cubic meters and we have approximately 1.5 tcm of conventional gas recoverable5.

2.16 Because of this uncertainty over shale gas estimates the Government in response to an investigation by the Energy and Climate Change Committee has estimated that there would need to be 20 -40 wells drilled over the next two years to establish commercial viability. It also concluded that it was too early to say if it would result in cheaper gas prices and it would be wrong to assume that a national or global boom in shale gas would result in price decreases6.

Environmental Impacts

2.17 Unconventional gas is an intensive industry with a larger environmental footprint than conventional gas. More wells need to be drilled, there are significant traffic movements of 20-30 vehicles a day, impacts on local communities, land use and water resources. Aligned to this there are potential hazards with surface contamination as well as ground water contamination which have been highlighted in certain fracking operations in the USA. In addition there is the release of methane from the process which has a larger climate change impact than carbon dioxide.

2.18 A Report by the Tyndall Centre7 in 2011 highlighted the concerns around the potential for ground water contamination affecting drinking water and wetland habitats. The research identified that this was a possibility because although the fracturing process takes place below the level at which aquifers are found the drilling is likely to pass through existing aquifers. Another potential was that the process of creating the fractures would enable contaminated waters to find aquifers through natural pathways. A key issue then is the quality of the casing in the bore hole to protect the surrounding ground. The issues in the USA of water contamination have been linked to potentially poor bore hole casing.

2.19 The concerns over earth tremors noted at Blackpool are not unusual. In the UK, earth tremors were not infrequent as a result of the mining industry. However, the Government has introduced a requirement for seismic monitoring at fracking sites with a traffic light system. There is also a requirement to monitor the growth of the height of fractures to ensure that aquifers are not contaminated.

2.20 The use of water is a significant concern. A report by AMEC8 indicated that up to 18% of current annual mains water supply for the energy, water and waste industries would be needed for a developed fracking industry. While

5 Department of Energy and Climate Change Digest of UK Energy Statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes 6 Department of Communities and Local Government Revised requirements relating to planning applications for onshore oil and gas: proposals paper https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/274955/Revised_requirements_relating_t o_planning_applications_for_onshore_oil_and_gas_-_proposals_paper_- _Summary_of_responses_and_government_response.pdf 7 Tyndall Centre Shale gas: an updated assessment of environmental and climate change impacts http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/coop_shale_gas_report_update_v3.10.pdf 8 Amec The Environmental Effects of Onshore oil andPage gas 60Licensing of 68 2013 the abstraction of water requires a licence form the Environment Agency, this would still present a significant increase in water demand.

2.21 Additionally, the process generates a significant amount of waste water. Each well could generate between 3,000m3 to 18,750m3 and it is estimated at a high activity scenario it could reach108 million m3. This would require treatment and present a significant pressure on existing water treatment facilities which is likely to require new or upgraded facilities.

2.22 The study also identified that traffic to the site could result in between 14 and 51 vehicle movements a day during the exploration and site preparation phase over a 32 to145 week period.

2.23 The use of unconventional gas has been seen as a tool to reduce carbon emissions as it will replace the use of coal in power stations for the production of electricity. This has been part of the reason for the drop in fuel prices in the US as fracked gas has replaced coal. However, the use of fracked gas in the US domestic market has seen coal exports increase as new markets for the US coal industry have had to be found. So while there may be a local carbon reduction the overall carbon emissions have increased9.

2.24 It has been argued that in order to address climate change through reducing carbon emissions that an approach should be adopted of leaving carbon based fuel in the ground to hasten the transition to a low carbon economy10. The relative cheapness of fracked gas and depression of global coal prices though US surplus capacity works against a low carbon transition and investment in renewables and low carbon technologies and their adoption on a global basis. The Governments view is that the carbon emission of fracked gas is broadly similar to that of conventional gas and that shale gas is a “bridge” fuel source in the low carbon transition11.

Local Impact

2.25 The available data from the Bowland Basin Report indicates there is unlikely to be shale gas extraction within close proximity to Hull. While there is an oil and gas exploration licence covering the City and the East Riding, this is longstanding and has primarily been to enable conventional oil and gas exploration.

2.26 A map has been published (Appendix 2) showing areas where licenses for fracking have been issued which includes an area in the East Riding sough of market Weighton but there are currently no license areas for fracking within close proximity to Hull.

9 Platts.com US Coal Market –Export Potential http://www.platts.com/news-feature/2012/coaltransport/index and The Diplomat US Companies Benefit from China coal Addition http://thediplomat.com/2013/11/how-us-companies-benefit- from-chinas-coal-addiction/ 10 Speech by Christiana Figueres Executive Secretary UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to the World Coals Association 2013 https://unfccc.int/files/press/statements/application/pdf/20131811_cop19_coalassociation.pdf 11 DECC Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Shale Gas Extraction and Use 2013 http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/coop_shale_gas_report_update_v3.10.pdfPage 61 of 68

2.27 There is some potential for local businesses currently involved in the conventional oil and gas exploration and extraction industry to obtain contracts with fracking companies. But this is at such an early stage that a number cannot be put against it. As indicated above there are significant vehicle movements and therefore local freight companies may be in a position to obtain contracts depending on the location of fracking sites.

3. Consultation

3.1 At this time it is not proposed to undertake consultation on an official Council position on fracking because of the geology of the City and hinterland having not been identified as suitable for fracking.

4. Options

4.1 There are no options at this time

5. Council Priorities

5.1 The Council has an aim to become an Energy City; however, the City Plan does not have an area of work around the exploration of unconventional gas and oil or its supply chain.

5.2 At this time the development of unconventional gas and oil is not significant enough when weighed against other energy projects and opportunities in the City.

6. Conclusions and Next Steps

6.1 Fracking for unconventional shale gas and oil is highly unlikely to have an impact on the City because of its tight administrative border and geology of the surrounding area.

Page 62 of 68 6.2 It is likely to have only a very minor impact on the City in economic development terms because of the issues outlined above (paragraphs 2.25- 2.26). Any opportunities are likely to be in the supply chain and draw upon the existing conventional oil and gas industry

6.3 The Council will keep a watching brief on the development of fracking and consult with the Portfolio Holder and senior managers in the future if circumstances change resulting from the development of the industry.

Mark Jones City Regeneration and Policy Manager

Contact Officer : Martin Budd Telephone No. : 613098

Background Documents: -

(i) LGiU Policy Briefing Update on Fracking February 2014 (ii) See documents listed in footnotes to the Report

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