Issue - meetings

Cowal Transport Forum – 7^th March 2018

The minute of the previous meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 7^th March 2018 was approved as a correct record.

Cowal Transport Forum – 6^th December 2017

The minute of the previous meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 6^th December 2017 was approved as a correct record subject to one change at Western Ferries section, ‘there to their’.

Cowal Transport Forum – 4^th October 2017

The minute of the previous meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 4^thOctober 2017 was approved as a correct record subject to two changes at page four, paragraphs three and four to reflect there being only one Traffic Commissioner and that it is the timing of the bus that requires to be brought forward.

Cowal Transport Forum – 10^th March 2017

The minute of the previous meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 10^thMarch 2017 was approved as a correct record.

It was noted that Kevin McIntosh, Roads Performance Manager had his apologies recorded twice the previous minute.  The Area Governance Officer advised this would be corrected.

At item 6, point 3, Douglas Blades confirmed that agreement had been reached with West Coast Motors to change the timetable of the afternoon bus from Dunoon to Carrick Castle on Fridays to be the same as on other weekdays. The Transport Commissioner would be asked to approve this change. Since the Council would write in support, Mr Blades was confident the Transport Commissioner would agree.

Under this item, the afternoon service from Helensburgh to Carrick Castle was also discussed. The local community had asked for this service to run a little later on non-school days to allow passengers to connect with the Glasgow-Campbeltown service at the Rest & Be Thankful. Douglas Blades reported that there had been initial disagreement from Garelochhead coaches, but he was now confident they would agree to this change. Whilst considering this proposed change, it had been noted that the bus arrives at Lochgoilhead Primary after the school bell. This means that the bus timing will need to be brought forward. After agreement on a revised timetable has been reached with Garelochhead Coaches, it will need to be forwarded to SPT for their approval.

At item 6, point 8 of the previous minute, Douglas Blades confirmed that no progress has been made on the service running from Morrison’s along Alexandra Parade as the contact Mr Blades had been dealing with has now left McGills.  He assured the Forum that he would keep pushing the matter with the new contact and would report back to the next meeting with an update.

At item 6, point 10, Councillor Good confirmed that all school buses display large yellow signs in the rear window.

At item 7, outcome 2, Stuart Watson agreed to inform Community Councils Chairs and Secretaries of any future temporary road closures.

The Group expressed concerns as to how Scottish Water had provided notification of the works at Kilmun to residents and asked that Scottish Water provide details of their communication strategy for the planned works.

The Minute of the previous meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 9 December 2016 was approved as a true record.