Issue - meetings

Portsmouth City Council has been invited to join Transport for the South East (TfSE) which is the proposed Sub National Transport Body for the South East of England (SNTBSE). The report by the Director for Transport, Environment and Business Support seeks to gain Cabinet approval for Portsmouth City Council to jointly join TfSE with Southampton City Council.   

RECOMMENDED that theCabinet agree that:

·           Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council jointly join TfSE as a single member with a single vote. The membership cost for the first year is £20k which will be shared between the 2 authorities.

·           To reflect the joint approach the meetings will be attended by the relevant transport portfolio holder from 1 authority with officer support from the other authority

·           The success of the joint arrangement should be jointly reviewed with Southampton City Council after a year to ensure that the interests of both cities and the wider Solent area is being represented effectively with this proposed approach

Cabinet agreed that:

•           Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council jointly join TfSE as a single member with a single vote. The membership cost for the first year is £20k which will be shared between the 2 authorities.

•           To reflect the joint approach the meetings will be attended by the relevant transport portfolio holder from 1 authority with officer support from the other authority

•           The success of the joint arrangement should be jointly reviewed with Southampton City Council after a year to ensure that the interests of both cities and the wider Solent area is being represented effectively with this proposed approach