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AGENDA for a meeting of the HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT CABINET PANEL in the

Ashbourne Room, County Hall, Hertford on Tuesday8 FEBRUARY 2011 at 10.00 am.

MEMBERS OF THE PANEL (15 QUORUM 4)

D Andrews, N Bell, G F Button, R F Cheswright, G R Churchard, M Cowan, W E Eynon,

J Fraser, S B A F H Giles – Medhurst, T C Heritage (Vice- Chairman), M D R Muir,

S OBrien, S J Pile(Chairman), R L Shakespeare – Smith (substituting for A F Hunter),

A D Williams.

AGENDA

Meetings of the Panel are open to the public (this includes the press) and attendance is welcomed. However, there may be occasions when the public are excluded from the

meeting - for particular items of business. Any such items are taken at the end of the

public part of the meeting and are listed below under “Part II (‘closed’) agenda”.

The Ashbourne Room is fitted with an audio loop system to assist those with hearing impairment. Anyone who wishes to use this should contact Main (front) Reception.

PARTI (PUBLIC) AGENDA

1.MINUTES OF LAST PANEL MEETING

To confirmthe Minutes of the Panel meeting held on 11 January 2011 (copy attached)

as a correct record.

2.PUBLIC PETITIONS

Any member of the public, (who is a resident of, or a registered local government elector of Hertfordshire) may present a petition to the Panel. The subject of the petition must be appropriate for the Panel and must be signed by at least

100 residents or business ratepayers of Hertfordshire.

Notification of intent to present a petition must be given in writing to the Chief Legal Officer, (County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE) at least 5 clear days before the meeting where an item relating to the subject matter of the petition does not appear on the agenda for the meeting and at least 3 clear days before where the item is the subject of a report.

If you have any queries about the procedure please contact Adrian Service, by telephone on (01992) 555564 or by e-mail

3.INTEGRATED PLANNING PROCESS 2011/12 – 2014/15

Report of the Director Resources and Performance

The following reports of the Director Environment and Commercial Services are attached to this agenda:

4.PRIORITIES FOR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT CAPITAL INVESTMENT 2011/12

The Panel is invited to comment on the Integrated Transport Capital programme

for 2011/ 12.(Report attached)

5.SCHOOL TRANSPORT REVIEW

The Panel is invited to consider the public consultation feedback on the review of school transport for statutory school age pupils and make recommendations to Cabinet. (Report attached)

6.LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN 3

The Panel is invited to consider Local Transport Plan 3 and relevant daughter documents and endorse them for publication and submission to the Department for Transport for approval. (Report attached)

7.TRANSPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN, ASSET PERFORMANCE REPORT 2010

The Panel is invited to considerand note the Transport Asset Management Asset Performance Report for 2010. The Panel is invited to comment on the future carriageway condition targets. (Report attached)

8.LONDON AND SOUTH EAST RAIL ROUTE UTILISATION STRATEGY

The Panel is invited to consider Network Rail’s draft Route Utilisation Strategy for London and the South East and what response should be made.

(Report attached)

9.WEST COAST MAIN LINE RAIL ROUTEUTILISATION STRATEGY

The Panel is invited to consider Network Rail’s draft Route Utilisation Strategy for the West Coast Main Line and what response should be made.

(Report attached)

10.EASTCOAST RAIL SERVICES – MAY 2011 TIMETABLE – STEVENAGE

Presentation from Representatives of East Coast Rail Operator

11.DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS

The dates of the next meetings of the Panel are as follows : -

a)Tuesday 15 March 2011 at 10.00 am

b)Tuesday 10 May 2011 at 10.00 am

The following Information Notehas been issued to Panel Members concerning highways & transport matters since the last Panel meeting on 11 January 2011 : -

11/01– Local Transport White Paper & the Local Sustainable Transport Fund Guide

If you require a copy of any of the reports mentioned above or require further information about this agenda please contact Adrian Service, Legal and Member Services on telephone no: 01992 555564, ore-mail: adrian.

Agenda documents are also available on the internet at