Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport
Forum held on Tuesday 12 December 2023
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Minutes:
The
minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Tuesday 12 December
2023 were approved as a correct record.
The Chair highlighted his thanks to Inspector
Simonis, who he had a very positive and productive meeting with in January. The
Chair also advised that following the last meeting where it was agreed to hold
a meeting to discuss improving connectivity between Dunoon Town Centre and
Gourock Railway Station, that significant progress had been made and a meeting
with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport would be held in the near future.
Having noted the commitments of those in
attendance, the Chair agreed to vary the order of business. This Minute
reflects the order in which discussions took place.
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Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport
Forum held on Tuesday 13 September 2023
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Minutes:
The
minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Wednesday 13
September 2023 were approved as a correct record.
The Chair passed on his thanks to all Council staff
and Partners who responded to the disruption caused by the severe weather
events on and around the 7 October and advised of a planned
roundtable meeting with Jenni Minto MSP, Scotrail, Calmac and Local councillors
to discuss related transport issues. Councillor Hampsey also advised of the
proposed Active Travel route for Dunoon.
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Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Tuesday 16 May 2023
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Minutes:
The
minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum
held on Tuesday 16 May 2023 was approved as a correct record.
The Chair highlighted matters arising from the Bute
and Cowal Area Committee on the 6th June
2023, specifically in relation to the dial a bus and the related booking
system.
The
Chair advised of his productive meeting with West Coast Motors alongside Councillor
Moreland and highlighted that he had been advised that the dial a bus was fully
operational and that there is now a dedicated full time member of staff to deal
with the related calls; that each area has a dedicated number (0141 370 9262
for Dunoon) and that he had been assured that any
missed calls from customers would be dealt with as soon as possible.
Valerie
Edmonson highlighted her disappointment at the
response being given and advised that there was no dial a bus and that it had
been replaced with the Pingo bus service, which does
not provide exclusive access and is not a designated bus for elderly service
users as the dial a bus was.
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Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum as held on Tuesday 15 November 2022
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Minutes:
The
minute of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on the Tuesday 15
November 2022 was approved as a correct
record.
The
Chair highlighted matters arising from the last meeting, specifically his
productive meeting regarding the action at item 5(b) (Ferries Update: Western
Ferries); that the letter sent by the previous Chair to West Coast Motors
could, unfortunately, not be traced but inviting partners who may have this to
send on to him; that the Council’s Roads Department had taken on board previous
comments about road closure consultations raised with them; and that with regard to the road markings in
the Loch Eck area, scheduled works had taken place in the latter part of 2022,
with drainage being completed and the road markings are in progress and were
scheduled for completion at the end of January 2023.
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