Issue - meetings

Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Tuesday 12 December 2023

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.

Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Tuesday 13 September 2023

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.

Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on Tuesday 16 May 2023

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 6^th 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.

Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum as held on Tuesday 15 November 2022

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.