Public reports pack PDF 6 MB - East Lindsey District Council

*af) that East Lindsey District Council’s 2011/12Dial-a-Ride budget is £56,300 and that it isanticipated that £19,040 of funding allocatedto Dial-a-Ride services for the period 1 April2011 – 31 July 2011 will be returned byLincolnshire County Council to East LindseyDistrict Council or diverted to support thecommunity transport options outlined in thisreport.2. That Option 3 be approved, which for East LindseyDistrict Council means committing £50,000 perannum for a 3-year period through an SLA withLincolnshire County Council towards supporting anew CallConnect service in Skegness at £45,000per annum and supporting the development of afurther CallConnect service in the SouthernParishes of East Lindsey at £5,000 per annum (i.e.committing £150,000 in total to support the aboveCallConnect services for the period 1 April 2011 to31 March 2014). This option would providecomplete coverage of CallConnect services in EastLindsey and is within East Lindsey DistrictCouncil’s 2011/12 Dial-a-Ride budget of £56,300subject to assurance on the following:-• A seamless transition• That no person was disenfranchised as a result ofthe changes• Whether the service buses had been modified toaccommodate wheelchairs• A robust communications strategy in order toadvertise to residents the changes to the service• The return on East Lindsey District Councils financialcontribution to the service given that the servicewould be terminated 4 months earlyPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKRESOLVEDThat the performance report be noted.BPB/JEF/JMALLa = completed/* = in hand/x = outstandingPage 6