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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: All Members were present and no apologies were noted, but apologies were received from Executive Members Councillor Edward Heron and Councillor Nick Adams-King. |
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Declarations of interest All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. Minutes:
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. |
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Minutes of previous meeting To confirm the minutes of the Call-in meeting that took place on the 31 March 2022. Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and agreed. |
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Deputations To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12. Minutes: There were no deputations for the meeting. |
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Chairman's Announcements To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make. Minutes: The Chairman welcomed new Members to the Committee and thanked those that had previously sat on Committee for their work and contributions. Councillor Rob Mocatta, Chairman of the Culture, Communities and Business Services Select Committee was also welcomed as an observer. |
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Update on the 20mph Speed Policy - Task & Finish Group To receive an update on the progress of the 20mph Speed Policy Task & Finish Group. Minutes: The Committee received a presentation and verbal update on the work to date of the 20mph Speed Policy Task & Finish Group.
Officers summarised what the Task & Finish
Group had learned so far and it was confirmed that future sessions
would be planned to assist in the group concluding and formulating
recommendations to the Select Committee. |
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Update on Electric Vehicle Charging To receive an update presentation on electric vehicle charging. Minutes: The Committee received a presentation and
update on electric vehicle charging (item 7 in the minute
book). · There was currently not a large demand for electric vehicle charging; · Rapid chargers were a popular method of charging; · Residential charging needed further investigation with build-outs not being suitable for a lot of locations due to how narrow the pavements were. Cable covers and cable channelling were other methods for research; · Electricity infrastructure was also another important consideration and whether this could be strengthened to provide the amount of electricity required for expanding the charging network;
Some Members feared investing in potentially redundant technology if hydrogen cells was developed further in the longer term and acknowledged that it was unlikely that there would be any further financial support from central government, so any funding would need to be generated with private investors.
Councillor Warwick thanked officers for their work on the pilots that had taken place and the data that had been gathered to assist in future work. |
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To review and approve the current work programme for the Economy, Transport and Environment Select Committee. Minutes: The Committee considered the current work
programme (item 8 in the minute book). · LTP4 pre-scrutiny · Highways management · Biodiversity and nature recovery plans, following the implementation of the Environment Bill
It was agreed that existing items related to
the Hampshire economy and economic development would also be
removed now they were no longer within the remit of the Select
Committee.
The attached work programme was agreed, and proposed items from the meeting would be taken forward for discussion with the Director of Economy, Transport and Environment to arrange suitable timings and placement on the work programme. |