Agenda and decisions

Apologies were received and noted from Mayor Andy Burnham, Councillor Joshua Charters (Oldham), Councillor Howard Sykes (Oldham), Councillor Phil Burke (Rochdale), Councillor David Meller (Stockport) and Councillor Stephen Homer (Tameside).

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

There were none.

1.  That the new representatives for Tameside Council – Councillor Stephen Homer & substitute member Councillor Jacqueline Owen, be welcomed to the Committee.

2.  That the update received on the strike action by TfGM staff and the current pay offer status be noted.

3.  That TfGM officers will commit to updates on future active discussions with unions.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 28 November 2024.

1.  That the minutes be updated to note the apologies of Cllr Aidan Williams and Cllr Toby Hewitt.

2.  That subject to the above amendment the minutes of the meeting of 28 November 2024 be agreed as a true and correct record.

3.  That members be canvassed to input into a coordinated response to the government consultation on managing the impact of street works.

A report of Danny Vaughan, Chief Network Officer, TfGM.

1.   That the contents of the report be noted.

2.    That endorsement be given to the development of designs, cost estimates and a programme to enable the carriage of bikes on Metrolink.

A report of Chris Barnes, Network Director Infrastructure, TfGM.

1. That the current position, recent progress and key milestones on the transport infrastructure pipeline be noted.
2. That the submission of the Outline Business Case for the Bury Interchange Redevelopment scheme to the Department for Transport (DfT), as a CRSTS retained scheme be noted.
3. That approval be given to the drawdown of CRSTS funding and associated scheme progression as follows:

·       Bury Interchange Redevelopment: £1.55m; and

·       Metrolink Renewals Supervisory and Controls System: £3.6m.

A report of Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

The next meeting of the Bee Network Committee will be held on Thursday 30^th January 2025.

That the next meeting of the Bee Network Committee will be held on Thursday 30^th January 2025.