RESOLVED that
1)
subject to any budget setting considerations, the
Council continue to deliver the Dial a Ride service;
2) expenditure of up to an amount of any capital funding agreed in due course by the Council be approved in accordance with Standing Order 41, for the purposed defined in the Dial a Ride – Review report; and
RECOMMENDED that
3)
there be an increase in concessionary rate fees for use
of the service from £1.05 to £1.50, subject to review
in 12 month’s time from 2011;
4)
capital investment for fleet replacement be included in
the Capital Replacement Programme, and that a full business case be
developed exploring the options for the continuing use of the
existing fleet;
5)
the possibility of closer working with Bromsgrove
District Council, regarding the Bromsgrove Urban and Rural
Transport (BURT) service, be assessed in respect of potential cost
saving opportunities for both Councils; and
6) further opportunities for additional types of provision, which would include the hire of vehicles to community groups, registering fro contracts with Worcestershire County Council and having the option to have a mixed fleet of vehicles, be investigated.