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i. Agree a proposal to allow members of Cambridge City Council’s Taxicard Scheme to use two vouchers on each trip from 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2021. This would allow the user up to £7.60 towards the cost of a taxi trip as opposed to one voucher of £3.80. Recognising members may have financial difficulties as a result of Covid or have additional health problems and are relying on taxis to get them from A to B, it would help to provide additional financial support to Taxicard members (disabled people on low incomes) to help to pay for their taxi journeys.
ii. Agree for Taxicard members to receive a book of 50 vouchers valued at £3.80 each from 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2021 and to be able to use two vouchers per trip if so choosing to whilst a review of the Taxicard scheme is progressed.
iii. Agree that a further book of vouchers will be made available to Taxicard members during this period if requested. In this event, a proportionate amount of vouchers will be issued for the remainder of 6 the month period
Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision published: 02/03/2021
Effective from: 22/02/2021
Decision:
CAMBRIDGE
CITY COUNCIL
Record of
Executive Decision
Interim Amendments to Cambridge City Council’s Taxicard Scheme |
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Decision of: |
Councillor Nicky
Massey: Executive Councillor for Transport and Community Safety |
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Reference: |
20/URGENCY/P&T/03 |
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Date of
decision: 22.02.21 |
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Published on: |
02/03/21 |
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Decision Type: |
Non-Key |
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Matter for Decision: |
Executive Councillor for Transport and Community Safety is recommended
to: i. Agree a proposal to allow members of Cambridge City Council’s
Taxicard Scheme to use two vouchers on each trip from 1 April 2021 – 30
September 2021. This would allow the
user up to £7.60 towards the cost of a taxi trip as opposed to one voucher of
£3.80. Recognising members may have
financial difficulties as a result of Covid or have additional health
problems and are relying on taxis to get them from A to B, it would help to
provide additional financial support to Taxicard members (disabled people on
low incomes) to help to pay for their taxi journeys. ii. Agree for Taxicard members to receive a book of 50 vouchers valued at
£3.80 each from 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2021 and to be able to use two
vouchers per trip if so choosing to whilst a review of the Taxicard scheme is
progressed. iii. Agree that a further book
of vouchers will be made available to Taxicard members during this period if
requested. In this event, a
proportionate amount of vouchers will be issued for the
remainder of 6 the month period |
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Why the decision had to be made (and
any alternative options):
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The Taxicard is a Scheme that helps disabled
people on low incomes pay for taxi journeys.
The scheme operates by issuing members with a book of 100 vouchers
running from 1 April – 31 March each year.
Each voucher is currently worth £3.70, this figure increases by 10p
each year. Officers are currently carrying out a review
of the existing Taxicard Scheme with the aim of increasing usage by its
members with the remit of a more flexible Taxicard scheme. Whilst the review is being undertaken it is
considered to be prudent to only issue only 6 months of vouchers at this time
so that a revised scheme, if approved can then be introduced in 2021/22. |
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The Executive Councillor’s decision(s): |
i.
Agreed a proposal to allow members of Cambridge City Council’s
Taxicard Scheme to use two vouchers on each trip from 1 April 2021 – 30
September 2021. This would allow the
user up to £7.60 towards the cost of a taxi trip as opposed to one voucher of
£3.80. Recognising members may have
financial difficulties as a result of Covid or have additional health
problems and are relying on taxis to get them from A to B, it would help to
provide additional financial support to Taxicard members (disabled people on
low incomes) to help to pay for their taxi journeys. ii.
Agreed for Taxicard members to receive a book of 50 vouchers valued at
£3.80 each from 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2021 and to be able to use two
vouchers per trip if so choosing to whilst a review of the Taxicard scheme is
progressed. iii.
Agreed that a further book of vouchers will be made available to
Taxicard members during this period if requested. In this event, a proportionate amount of
vouchers will be issued for the remainder of 6 the month period. |
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Reasons for the decision: |
As detailed in Appendix 1 which can be viewed at the link below: https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13471 |
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Scrutiny consideration: |
The Chair and
Spokesperson of Planning and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted
prior to the action being authorised.
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Report: |
See Appendix 1which can be viewed at the link below: ttps://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/ecCatDisplay.aspx?sch=doc&cat=13471 |
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Conflicts of interest: |
None |
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Comments: |
The decision will be reported back to the Planning and Transport
Scrutiny Committee. |
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Lead officer: Claire Tunnicliffe
To agree the joint response to West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 18) Issues and Options
Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure
Decision published: 16/02/2021
Effective from: 16/02/2021
Decision:
CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL
Record of Executive
Decision
Response to West
Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 18) Issues and Options |
Decision of: |
Councillor Katie Thornburrow, Executive Councillor
for Planning Policy and Open Spaces |
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Reference: |
20/URGENCY/P&T/23 |
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Date
of decision: |
21
December 2020 |
Recorded
on: |
21.12.2020 |
Decision Type: |
Non Key Decision |
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Matter for Decision: |
Response to West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 18) Issues and Options |
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Why the decision had to be made (and any alternative options):
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To agree the
joint response to West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 18) Issues and Options.
The West
Suffolk Local Plan (WSLP) will provide strategic and local policies that will
enable and guide the delivery of sustainable growth to 2040. The
Issues and Option stage is the very beginning of the process of producing a
Local Plan. Its scope is to identify the key strategic issues. The
consultation addresses and sets out options and initial ideas for the
strategic policies in areas such as housing and economic growth and where the
growth might take place (distribution), and the provision of strategic
infrastructure. This report focuses on matters of interest to Greater
Cambridge. The
consultation materials are available online: https://westsuffolk.inconsult.uk/consult.ti/WSLP_Issues_and_Options/consultationHome The
deadline for comments is 22 December 2020. |
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The Executive
Councillor’s decision(s): |
Agreed
the joint response to West Suffolk Local Plan (Regulation 18) Issues and
Options. |
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Reasons for the decision: |
As
detailed in Appendix 1. |
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Scrutiny consideration: |
The Chair and Spokesperson of Planning
and Transport Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.
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Report: |
Please see Appendix 1.
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Conflicts of
interest: |
None
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Comments: |
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Lead officer: Jenny Nuttycombe