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Hampshire County Council Executive Member - Environment: South Hampshire and Resource Management 28 June 2005 Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund Report of the Director of Environment |
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Contact: Amy Bristow, ext 7038 email: [email protected]
1. Summary
1.1 That the Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund for 2005/06 be allocated as set out below.
2. Introduction
2.1 On 21 January 2005 approval was given by the former Executive Member for Environment to allocate £50,000 of the Local Transport Plan Monitoring/ Initiatives capital budget to operate the Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund during 2005/06 following a successful pilot in 2004/05. An additional £10,000 has also been allocated from the Local Transport Plan Monitoring/Initiatives revenue budget.
2.2 The Partnership Fund process involves businesses being invited to bid for matched funding up to a maximum of £5,000 (and not more than 50% of the total cost of the project) for on site sustainable transport measures.
3. Summary of 2004/05 Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund
3.1 This initiative was approved in principle by the former Executive Member for Environment in October 2003 and a pilot was run in the financial year 2004/05. A total of 15 bids were received with 12 receiving funding from the Local Transport Plan Monitoring/Initiatives capital (£50,000) and revenue (£9,500) budgets. Although two projects were not implemented due to unforeseen external influences, all of the remaining projects have now been successfully completed and close contact will be maintained with the organisations to ensure monitoring is undertaken.
4. 2005/06 Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund
4.1 A total of 14 high quality bids have been received for 2005/06 and Appendix 1 sets out the 11 bids recommended for funding. Three of these organisations (B&Q, Queen Mary's College and the Chandlers Ford Commuter Forum) have previously received funding. This is encouraging as it demonstrates a sustained commitment from these organisations to the promotion of improved accessibility to their sites by a range of modes.
4.2 This year the bids are more wide-ranging and include packages of measures that support a number of elements of the respective travel plans. Due to the way organisations have submitted their bids a combination of capital and revenue funding is required. The appendices therefore show both capital and revenue requirements.
4.3 An indication of the anticipated outcomes of each project are shown in Appendix 1. Organisations bidding in the future will be asked to identify quantifiable outcomes against which progress can be monitored.
4.4 Appendix 2 includes details of bids received which it is proposed not to fund. With regard to the two bids from district councils, although the County Council supports the principles of these projects, the respective authorities will be encouraged to continue to pursue them using their own funding streams. The bid from MEPC Investment to subsidise a staff shuttle service for Chineham Park (£5,000 contribution to a £182,000 annual cost) has also been rejected as it is considered that this initiative would continue to operate without the receipt of the partnership funds.
Recommendation
That £36,900 be awarded from the Business Travel Plan Partnership Fund allocation in the 2005/06 transport capital programme and £9,280 from revenue to the projects set out in Appendix.
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Reports to Executive Member for Environment - October 2003 and January 2005 Bid Applications |
Environment Department Room 402 Room 402 |
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APPENDIX 1
PROPOSED BUSINESS TRAVEL PLAN PARTNERSHIP FUNDED PROJECTS 2005/06
Organisation |
Project |
Expected Project Outcomes |
Total project cost (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (capital) (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (revenue) (£) |
Gifford and Partners Limited, Totton |
Secure cycle parking |
Increase in cycling |
15,000 |
5,000 |
- |
B&Q, Chandlers Ford |
Carshare kiosk, marketing campaign and materials |
Increase car sharing and raise staff travel awareness |
20,700 |
- |
5,000 |
Deny's E Head (Bird World and Forest Lodge), near Farnham |
Pool bicycles, cycle storage, display boards, maps and leaflets |
Increase in cycling |
9,750 |
3,875 |
1,000 |
Chandlers Ford Commuter Forum |
Bespoke bus timetables and commuter information leaflets |
Increase in bus use |
1,500 |
- |
750 |
Vitacress Salads Limited, St Mary Bourne |
Secure cycle shelter |
Increase in cycling |
4,860 |
2,430 |
- |
Southampton International Airport |
Secure cycle shelter |
Increase in cycling |
10,000 |
5,000 |
- |
Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Trust |
Cycle shelter, improved car park signage, leaflets, posters and information for visitors |
Increase in cycling and improve car park manage- ment |
14,028 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
Eli Lilly, Basingstoke |
Pool bicycles, lockers for pool bike equipment, cyclists lockers, Carshare passes, Carshare space signage, dropped kerbs |
Increase in cycling and car sharing |
11,540 |
4,970 |
30 |
North Hants Hospital, Basingstoke |
Staff and visitor cycle parking |
Increase in cycling |
6,249 |
3,125 |
- |
Organisation |
Project |
Expected Project Outcomes |
Total project cost (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (capital) (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (revenue) (£) |
Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke |
Pool bicycles, cycle to college leaflet, walk to college leaflet, path and cycle route, drop off bays and improved motorcycle parking |
Increase cycle, walk and bus use |
11,600 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
Brockenhurst College |
Two cycle shelters, Carshare information |
Increase in cycle use |
10,000 |
4,500 |
500 |
TOTAL |
36900 |
9280 | |||
APPENDIX 2
PROPOSED BUSINESS TRAVEL PLAN PARTNERSHIP FUND 2005/06 - UNSUCCESSFUL BIDS
Organisation |
Project |
Total project cost (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (capital) (£) |
Bid for HCC contribution (revenue) (£) |
Gosport Borough Council |
Shower facility for cyclists |
16,000 |
5,000 |
- |
New Forest District Council |
Secure Cycle Storage |
4,000 |
2,000 |
- |
MEPC Investment Chineham Park |
Staff Shuttle Bus |
£182,000 |
- |
£5,000 |