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Public Document Pack Joint Transport Committee Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee Thursday, 21st November, 2019 at 2.00 pm Meeting to be held in the Reception Room, South Shields Town Hall AGENDA Page No 1. Apologies 2. Declaration of Interests Please remember to declare any personal interest where appropriate both verbally and by recording it on the relevant form (to be handed to the Democratic Services Officer). Please also remember to leave the meeting where any personal interest requires this. 3. Minutes of the Inquorate Meeting held on 19 September 2019 5 - 8 4. Monitoring Nexus' Performance 9 - 16 5. Nexus Annual Activity and Expenditure Report 2018/19 17 - 54 6. Nexus Corporate Business Plan 2020-21 55 - 76 7. Budget Proposals 77 - 98 8. Celebrating 40 Years of Tyne and Wear Metro - Marketing and 99 - 104 Commemorative Events 9. Revision to Metro and Ferry Fares 105 - 120 10. Nexus Ferry Strategy 121 - 186 11. Tyne Tunnels Update 187 - 204 12. Tyne Tunnels Byelaws 205 - 222 13. Exclusion of the Press and Public The Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee may wish to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the consideration of the following item on the grounds indicated: Item Paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 14 3 15 2&3 14. Confidential Minutes of the Inquorate Meeting held on 19 September 223 - 224 2019 15. Appointment of Non-Executive Directors to the Nexus Board 225 - 230 Contact Officer: Emma Reynard E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0191 433 2280 2 Agenda Item 3 NORTH EAST JOINT TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, TYNE AND WEAR SUB- COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES OF INQUORATE MEETING FOR APPROVAL 19 September 2019 Meeting held in the Blaydon Room, Gateshead Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH Present: Councillor: G Hobson (Chair) Councillors: C Johnson, J McElroy 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Councillor J McCarty and Councillor A Wilson. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of interest were received. 3. ANNOUNCEMENT RE PROCUREMENT OF NEW METRO FLEET Tobyn Hughes provided a statement to the Committee outlining the current position with regards to the Metro fleet procurement process. Nexus expect to be able to announce the winning bidder early in the New Year. 4. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 4 JULY 2019 The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record. Matters Arising from the Minutes: (i) The new interchange at South Shields opened in August. It was noted that there had been a lot of positive feedback from users of the Interchange and that snagging works have been largely completed. Page 3 (ii) The Great North Run, which is the busiest day of the year, took place following the opening of the new station. Everything worked really well on the day. There were no incidents or accidents reported and everything was well managed. (iii) There have been some concerns raised about Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime Management on the Metro between Jesmond and the airport on a Friday evening, in particular airport staff being harassed. Tobyn Hughes to action. 5. NEXUS CORPORATE RISK REGISTER 2019/20: UPDATE Nexus have twelve corporate risks which were previously reported and noted by the sub-committee at its meetings in April and July 2019. Ten of the corporate risks have remained stable with no changes reported since the previous update to the Sub-Committee in July 2019. The exceptions are the risks entitled: Long Term Funding for Metro - where the RAG score has increased from 9 to 12 because of uncertainty surrounding DfTs response to Nexus’ SR19 submission; and Efficiency of delivery – where the RAG score had increased from 6 to 9 because of the increase in Nexus’ in-year budget deficit. Nexus are still waiting for a response from the DfT in relation to its submission for revenue and capital grant funding post 2020 and 2021 respectively. Although there have been some encouraging discussions with civil servants, huge uncertainty over funding from the DfT remains. In relation to revenue funding, it is envisaged that a one year settlement for 2020/21 will be announced shortly. With regards to efficiency of delivery, Nexus will still fulfil the commitment to maintain services, despite the in-year budget deficit worsening. This is because Metro fare revenue is £1m behind budget, which is not solely because of performance where it is felt that levels of car ownership and footfall in key retail centres is also adversely affecting patronage and fare revenue. The pay award also came in slightly above the level, which had been budgeted along with the high voltage power bill likely to be more than budget. It was noted that the situation is concerning with regards to long term funding, any form of public transport if crucially important for Local Authorities in particular given that they are tasked with the plans from government on Air Quality. Local Authorities have to ensure there is clean air zones. If we want to encourage people to use public transport it needs to be sorted, it is not acceptable the government not producing funding for the metro. It was noted that the comments of the Sub-Committee would be reflected back to the Civil Servants. RESOLVED - That the Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee note the report. Page 4 6. MONITORING NEXUS’ PERFORMANCE Consideration was given to a report providing a summary update on Nexus’ performance in the delivery key priorities of within the Corporate Plan for 2019/20 for the 4 periods to 20 July 2019. The latest Metro customer satisfaction score of 7.8 (August 2019) is meeting the target of 7.8. It is envisaged that actions being taken to improve punctuality and reliability should further increase the overall satisfaction score. Metro ridership moving annual total is 35.591m which is 0.9% below the equivalent figure for 2018/19. Punctuality for Periods 3 & 4 has improved to 85.9% from the average of 80.9% achieved over the first two periods of 2019/20 but was still below the target of 90%. Financially, a number of budgetary pressures remain. Metro farebox revenue for 2019/20 is forecast to be 2.1% lower than the base budget of £46.80m. Nexus is in the closing stages of evaluating the Best and Final Offers from the three shortlisted train manufacturers prior to the submission of the final business case to Department for Transport (DfT). RESOLVED: that the Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee note the report. 7. DRAFT NEXUS EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STRATEGY The Committee received a presentation on Nexus’ draft Equality and Diversity Strategy. Nexus as a public authority and the owner and operator of Tyne and Wear Metro, has a series of obligations and duties set out in the Equalities Act 2010. As a service provider Nexus is committed to providing the best, simplest and easiest to access service to all its customers, and want public transport and Metro in particular to be the transport mode of choice for all society. Nexus also seeks to be an organisation that represents the communities we serve throughout Tyne and Wear and across the North East. In order to achieve this Nexus is in the process of revising its Equality and Diversity Strategy to ensure that equality and accessibility is embedded in its projects, servies and the decisions it takes. The Strategy sets out a series of actions to: Train and upskill Nexus staff Embed equality in the culture of the organisation Engage with the local community Improve the accessibility of all the services which are offered Ensure our workforce is representative of local communities The overall aim is that accessibility is the first thought throughout the organisation so that everyone who uses public transport feels confident and safe and can access all of the services and facilities on offer. RESOLVED: that the Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee note the report. Page 5 8. TYNE TUNNELS UPDATE Consideration was given to a report which provide an update on the activities on the Tyne Tunnels. Traffic flows are recovering slightly from the works at Silverlink. The toll income does affect the JTC budget. ANPR has gathered a good foundation, this is an evolving customer proposition. There was a single attempt at a fraud. The Chair did write to the staff which was appreciated. The pedestrian cycle tunnels are now open. They are not fully open work is needed on the inclined lift. There has been a phased re-opening. The night shuttle is continuing in the short term. The report contained a request with regards to a lease of land as the meeting was inquorate the Chair and members present agreed to the proposal subject to other members being contacted by email and gaining their agreement. RESOLVED: the Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee noted the report. 9. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC RESOLVED that under section 100A and Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded because except information is likely to be disclosed and the public interest test against disclosure is satisfied. 10. DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING The next meeting will take place on Thursday 21 November 2019, 2.00pm at South Shields Town Hall. Page 6 Agenda Item 4 North East Joint Transport Committee, Tyne and Wear Sub-Committee Date: 21 November 2019 Subject: Monitoring Nexus’ Performance Report of: Managing Director, Transport North East Executive Summary The report provides a summary update on Nexus’ performance in delivering the key priorities of its Corporate Plan for 2019/20 to 12th October 2019 with a particular focus on the period from 21st July.