HAMPSHIRE PORTSMOUTH

COUNTY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL

SUMMONS

SOUTH HAMPSHIRE RAPID TRANSIT PROCUREMENT JOINT PANEL

A meeting of the South Hampshire Rapid Transit Procurement Joint Panel will take place on Monday, 8 November 2004 at 3.00 p.m. in the Wellington Room, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester.

Car parking will be available on the Top Deck Car Park, Ashburton Court and you should show these papers to the car park attendant on arrival; a map is attached for your information. Please report to the Chief Executive's Reception Office (Room 100), just across the catwalk from the Top Deck Car Park into Elizabeth II Court, and you will be directed to the meeting room.

If you have any queries, please contact Lindsey Hawke-Davies, Chief Executive's Office, Hampshire County Council, The Castle, Winchester (telephone 01962 847333).

P C B Robertson Marion Headicar

Chief Executive Chief Executive

Hampshire County Council Portsmouth City Council

AGENDA

1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members who believe they have a personal or a personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare their personal interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct (available on request) consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

2. MINUTES (Copy herewith)

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2004.

3. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

4. DEPUTATIONS

To receive any deputations to this meeting.

5. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

RECOMMENDATION:

That, by virtue of Paragraphs 7 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following items.

6. SOUTH HAMPSHIRE RAPID TRANSIT 1 - PROGRESS REPORT
(Report herewith)

To consider the confidential report of the Director of Environment and the City Engineer, Portsmouth City Council advising the Panel of the events that have taken place since

22 July 2004 when the Secretary of State for Transport announced that he was not able to

approve the Promoters revised funding submission for the SHRT-1 project. The report

invites the Panel to comment so that a revised draft funding submission will be available to

submit to the Ministers in mid November 2004.

7. SCOPE OF WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE RE EXAMINATION OF THE

PROJECT (Report herewith)

To consider the confidential report of the Director of Environment re examining the

implications of the new Transport Policy on the Project.

8. REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT OPTIONS (Report herewith)

To consider the confidential report of the Director of Environment identifying different

procurement options intended to reduce the funding requirement.

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