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Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport – 8 January 2009

 

Statement of Decision

 

Review of Funding for Cherwell Dial-A-Ride Service for Disabled and Mobility-Impaired People

 

Present:

Cabinet Member for Transport  Councillor Ian Hudspeth
Officers:	Graham Warrington (Corporate Core) Steve Howell, Dick Helling and Neil Timberlake (Environment & Economy)

 

Also in attendance: 

Other Members:

Councillor Roz Smith (Shadow Cabinet Member)

 

Documentation considered:

Report

Review of Funding for Cherwell Dial-A-Ride Service for Disabled and Mobility-Impaired People

A copy is attached to the signed copy of this decision.

 

Summary of representations in person

 

Mr Timberlake advised that Cherwell District Council were expected to make a decision regarding its level of funding in January. 

 

Responding to Councillor Hudspeth he advised that it was intended to review this service this year. 

 

Responding to Councillor Smith he advised that is was very difficult to secure parish council funding when a service covered a wide area.  It was usual in these cases for parish councils to offer support by, for example, publicising services.  However, the issue of funding could be undertaken as part of any review.

 

Decision

 

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before me, the representations made to me and the further considerations set out above, I confirm my decisions on this matter as follows:

 

to:

 

(a)               pay Banburyshire Community Transport Association Ltd.  £7,000.00 (with annual adjustments for inflation) to secure the continuation of the Thursday Dial-a-Ride service in the Banbury ‘urban’ area and £9,000 (with annual adjustments for inflation) to secure the continuation of the Friday Dial-a-Ride service in the Kidlington ‘urban’ area for a period of three years commencing 1 April 2009;

 

(b)               pay Banburyshire Community Transport Association Ltd. £9,000.00 (with annual adjustments for inflation) to secure the continuation of a weekly Dial-a-Ride service in the Kidlington ‘rural’ and Bicester ‘rural’ areas for a period of three years commencing 1 April 2009, subject to Cherwell District Council agreeing to match this level of funding for these two services; and

 

(c)               ask officers to work with BCTA and with Cherwell District Council to identify ways of improving patronage on BCTA dial-a-ride services, or of re-casting the pattern of services provided to more closely align with identified client transport needs.

 

 

 

 

 

Signed ......................................................................

            Cabinet Member for Transport

 

Date ………………………………….

 

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