Venue: 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH
Contact: Julie Timbrell
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Councillor Graham Neale sent apologies. |
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Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent
In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: There were none. |
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Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations
Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: There were none. |
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Minutes
To note the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2022. Supporting documents: Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2022 were noted. |
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PeddleMyWheels
Alper Muduroglu, MD of Peddle My Wheels, will present the OurBike scheme. An email and supporting documents are attached. This item is part of a proposed review on Sustainable Freight. Supporting documents: Minutes: Alper Muduroglu, MD of Peddle My Wheels, presented the Southwark’s OurBike scheme by showing a video.
Southwark OurBike scheme is part of a London Community Cargo Bike Share Scheme. The council subsidies Southwark’s offer via the High Street Recovery Scheme Fund. The bikes are based in East Dulwich, on Lordship Lane, where they are hosted by two local business who take responsibility for charging up the bikes and in return get branding. The scheme costs are funded through fees and subsidised by the council.
The scheme allows local businesses and residents to use their smartphone to reserve, lock and unlock an electric cargo bike to hire it by the hour. This gives people a sustainable, car free and affordable option when moving cargo around. The council is subsidising the cost of use so the first two hours per day are free and then £3 p/hr. Anyone wishing to use the scheme will get a free on boarding session, which includes how to unlock and lock the bike, and up to two hours of cargo bike riding training to help get them confident when using the bike.
The most popular uses so far are for shopping, trips to the recycling centre, taking pets to the park, the school run, moving sports equipment and trips to the allotment. The scheme can be accessed through: OurBike.co.uk
About 25% of people use the Cargo Bikes regularly- often trades people ( electricians, personal trainers , dog walkers ) whereas residents often are more one off. OurBike are continuing to leave introductory slots open for the end of the year and anticipate 100 members – they now have 70 members . Peddle My Wheels estimate the carbon saved and are adding a tool to ask what people would have used as alternative transport.
The chair invited questions and the following points were made:
· Members asked how much it would cost to extend the scheme and the MD explained that Southwark does own the equipment. There are associated running costs (maintenance, app licences etc). The training session is approximately £60 per session for 5 people.
· The users of the scheme are generally cyclists - though not cargo bike users .They sign up on the website so Peddle My Wheels have demographic data that can be shared. The barrier is often the cost of owning an electric Cargo Bike. Hiring can be a gateway to buying and there has been a growth in sales.
· A barrier to access can be knowing that they exist; so seeing children and dogs being carried out in the neighbourhood is a marketing tool. Peddle My Wheels also do events in schools to promote the Cargo Bikes , and more events might help Peddle My Wheels understand other barrier. Members suggested Car Free day as a promotional opportunity and Maltby Street Market.
· The scheme is aimed at both resident and business use.
· The risk of stealing was discussed. The Peddle My Wheels MD said that ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Streamlining renewable energy Planning applications
Tom Buttrick, Team Leader, Planning Policy, will present the enclosed briefing on streamlining renewable energy applications. Supporting documents: Minutes: The chair introduced the item by explaining this is part of a mini review. Tom Buttrick, a Team Leader from the council’s Planning Policy Team, was then invited to present the briefing that was circulated with the supplemental agenda, on streamlining domestic renewable energy planning applications.
The following points were made in the subsequent discussion:
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Work Programme
A Work Programme cover report, Work Programme and two scopes for proposed reviews on Climate Emergency Finance and Sustainable Freight are attached. Supporting documents: Minutes: The commission discussed the Sustainable Freight review and agreed that it was absolutely right to ensure that the council addressed movement of its own goods as a priority. Members also agreed it would also be useful to understand more about the other sources of freight that move around the borough; particularly larger businesses such as supermarkets, home delivery specialists and commercial freight, which supplies the high street.
Members undertook to consider the community engagement part of the commission’s remit further.
RESOLVED
A briefing will be requested providing data and mapping on the source and destination of freight moving around the borough (e.g. what proportion is Amazon home delivery, supermarket shopping, commercial freight to business).
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