Tyne and Wear Joint Local Access Forum

Saltwell Room, Gateshead Civic Centre

Tuesday26thJanuary 2016, 4.30pm–7.00pm

Buffet available from 4.00pm

DRAFTAGENDA

1 / Welcome & Apologies / 3 mins
2 / Declarations of Interest
In accordance with Paragraph 6(8) of the Local Access Forum Regulations 2007 members are asked to declare any direct or indirect personal interests (including financial) in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting and shall disclose the nature of those interests to the meeting. / 2 mins
3 / Election of Officer Posts until 26th April / 5 mins
4 / Minutes from meeting held on 13th October 2015
4.1 Matters arising
4.2 Approve as a correct record / 5 mins
5 / Update on the North East Coastal Path
Speaker to be confirmed / 15 mins
6 / Signage on Multi-User Routes – discussion
All LAF members / 10 mins
7 / Improving Strategic Cycle Routes through Newcastlewith particular reference to the current scheme for John Dobson Street
Presentation on behalf of NCC / 10mins
8 / Local authority budget cuts and countryside access
Liz Bray / 15 mins
9 / Introduction to funding for the Public Right of Way Network
Liz Bray / 5 mins
10 / Monitoring of Progress:
(i) Forward Plan; 4 themes (Promotion and Education, Connectivity and Linkage, Disabled users and Supporting Local Authorities)
(ii) ROWIP priorities and progress
Liz Bray / 10 mins
10 / Foot Crossings on the Rail Network
Network Railspeaker (to be confirmed) / 15 mins
11 / Officer Reports including discussion and questions
11.1 Gateshead
11.2 Newcastle
11.3 North Tyneside
11.4 South Tyneside
11.5Sunderland / 10 mins
12 / Chair’s Report
Liz Bray / 5 mins
13 / Planning Sub-Group Chair’s report
V Cadaxa / 5 mins
14 / Disability Sub-Group Chair’s report
T Welsh / 5 mins
15 / Feedback from Regional LAF Chairs’ meeting (verbal report)
V Cadaxa / 5 mins
16 / Recruitment of Members
Liz Bray / 5 mins
17 / Any Other Business
Maximum of three items, which must have been advised to the secretariat (John Bourn, Regional Transport Team, email ) twenty-four hours before the meeting / 5 mins
18 / Date of Next Meeting
26th April 2016 - tbc / 5 mins