Agenda and minutes
Transport Committee - Tuesday 17 January 2012 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in the table at Item 2;

(b)  Note the gifts and hospitality received by Members, as set out on the Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c)  Declare any other personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table at Item 2 and including any interests arising from gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years or from the date of election to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

2.1  Resolved: 

(a)  That the relevant Assembly Members’ membership of Functional Bodies and London Borough Councils, as set out in Item 2 on the agenda, be noted and recorded as personal interests;

(b)  That gifts and hospitality received by Members in the previous three years, as set out on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 15 November 2011 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  The Committee received the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 15 November 2011.

3.2  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Transport Committee held on 15 November 2011 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to note the recent action taken by the Chair under delegated authority.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out recent correspondence issued by the Chair of the Transport Committee under delegated authority.

5.2  Resolved:

That the recent action taken by the Chair of the Committee under delegated authority be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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That the Committee notes the report and puts questions to representatives of the Mayor, Transport for London, Thames Clippers and the Port of London Authority about river services.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to the following invited guests:

·  Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport, Transport for London (TfL);

·  Richard Tracey AM, the Mayor’s Ambassador for River Transport;

·  Sean Collins, Managing Director, Thames Clippers; and

·  Richard  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to note the report and put questions to representatives of Transport for London about future Tube projects.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions to the following invited guests:

·  Michèle Dix, Managing Director Planning, TfL; and

·  David Waboso, Director of Capital Programmes, London Underground, TfL.

7.2  As part of the discussion, Members received a presentation on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree the report: The Future of Ticketing; and

(b)  Recommend to the Assembly that it uses its powers under section 60(1) of the Greater London Authority Act to request a response to the report from the Mayor.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out for agreement, the Committee’s report, The future of ticketing. It was suggested that, particularly in relation to contactless payments, the findings of the report should be reviewed at a future date.

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to note the update report on 2012 transport from London 2012 and Transport for London.

9.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out the second update report from London 2012 (the Olympic Delivery Authority, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games  and Transport for London) in response to the Committee’s report, Clearing the hurdles: transport  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the financial outturn position of London TravelWatch as at 30 September 2011; and

(b)  Note the performance against the agreed objectives of London TravelWatch.

10.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out the report of the Chief Executive of London TravelWatch (LTW) on the organisation’s performance for the first six months of 2011/12.

10.2  In attendance to answer Members’ questions on the report were Sharon Grant, Chair of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to note the response to its report: The State of the Underground.

11.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat setting out Transport for London’s response to the Committee’s report: The State of the Underground.

11.2  Resolved:

That the response to the report: The State of the Underground be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact Laura Warren, [email protected], 020 7983 6545

The Committee is recommended to note its work programme as set out in the report.

12.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

12.2  Resolved:

  That the work programme as set out in the report be noted.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 21 February 2012 at 10am in the Chamber, City Hall.

13.1  The next meeting of the Committee would be held on 21 February 2012 at 10am in the Chamber.

14.1  There were no other items of business.

15.1  The meeting ended at 12.30pm.