Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Dave Liversidge as Chair for the 2018/19 municipal year.

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Eric Kerry as Vice Chair for the 2018/19 municipal year.

Councillor Cheryl Barnard – leave

Councillor John Creamer – Council business (Councillor Nicki Brooks attending as substitute)

Councillor Parry Tsimbiridis – Council business

None.

Of the meeting held on 13 March 2018 (for confirmation).

The minutes of the last meeting were agreed as a correct record, and signed by the Chair.

Concerns were raised regarding the cancellation of the 12 June 2018 meeting of the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee. Andrew Holdstock, Senior Project Engineer, reassured attendees that the meeting was cancelled due to lack of business, in consultation with those Councillors who were members at the end of the 2017/18 municipal year.

Report of Head of Operations, Nottingham Trams

Trevor Stocker, Operations Manager at Nottingham Trams Ltd, presented a report to the Committee on NET operational performance and progress, as per the report circulated with the agenda.

Following questions and comments from the Committee, some further information was provided:

(a)  although specific breakdown of patronage isn’t available, the busiest section of the route is that part shared by both lines;

(b)  recommendations and results of the Siemens study of the traffic signalling along Radford Road, with a view to understanding if any improvements can be made to traffic flow and tram running times, will be shared with partner organisations;

(c)  Councillor Eric Kerry commented that he had been informed that signalling changes to traffic lights outside Central College would cost around £1,500.00 to implement

RESOLVED to note the NET Operational Performance and Progress Update, and thank Trevor Stocker for his report.

Head of Operations, Nottingham Trams

Trevor Stocker, Operations Manager at Nottingham Trams Ltd, presented a report to the Committee on NET safety issues, as per the report circulated with the agenda.

Following questions and comments from the Committee, some further information was provided:

(a)  the proposed dedicated safety body will operate nationwide, and will encompass all safety issues relating to trams, including interaction with cyclists;

(b)  every incident or near miss in Nottingham is recorded, and benchmarked against other operators to help identify potential trends;

(c)  some recommendations may become law, whilst some may be advisory only. Tram systems are different in each city, so some of the regulations may not apply to all operators;

(d)  an audit has been carried out, with the Local Highway Authority, of the road markings near to the Phoenix Park tram incident. As a result, some changes to signage are being considered;

(e)  it is not considered proportionate to install traffic signals at the Phoenix Park crossing.

RESOLVED to note the NET Safety Issues report, and thank Trevor Stocker for the update.

For the Committee to consider the Forward Plan of future agenda items and agree the future meeting dates of:

11 December 2018

12 March 2019

The Committee requested that the report to December’s Committee include an update on the traffic signals outside Central College.

The Committee also requested a written report regarding the changes to the terms of reference, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair, and the Clerk to the Committee.

Once any new tram routes reach the stage of considering operational issues, they would be suitable to bring to the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee. Possible future routes include extending the Clifton South line through a proposed development site, extending the Chilwell line to the proposed HS2 station at Toton, and a line out to Gedling to the old colliery site. Any consultation process can also be considered at a future meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

(1)  to note the forward plan, as amended

(2)  to agree the meeting dates for the 2018/19 municipal year:

·  Tuesday 11 December 2018;

·  Tuesday 12 March 2019;

(3)  to note the provisional date for the first meeting of the 2019/20 municipal year (to be confirmed at the May 2019 AGM meeting of Council):

·  Tuesday 11 June 2019