To consider the following matter referred by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee –

(a)  Events at Old Trafford Task and Finish group report.

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny presented a report on Events at Old Trafford. In 2022 the Scrutiny Committee agreed to form a Task and Finish Group to look at the impact of Events at Old Trafford Football Ground upon the local Community and to look at ways that impact could be reduced. This report focuses upon the issues faced regarding Traffic and puts forward recommendations to alleviate the issues faced.

The Chair made reference to the survey which had been sent out with 438 responses received, paragraph 2 of the report refers. Traffic and anti social parking were the main problems. As a result the report was produced with  recommendations. He drew attention to plans to classify certain roads around Manchester United on match days as red routes. Also need to encourage the club to provide secure bike storage at the stadium to increase the use of bicycles as an option to driving and the expansion of TFGM shuttle service to the ground.

The Leader informed the Executive that beyond the Task and Finish Group the Ward Councillors have secured some good relationships with the club and some positive actions have already been achieved. He was of the view that there were good suggestions arising from the report to take away and work with.

RESOLVED: That the Executive

1.    Support plans to classify certain roads around Manchester United as red routes.

2.    Work with Manchester United over time to reduce the number of spectators arriving by car, noting that there are currently around 16,000 cars not able to park at Old Trafford.

3.    Work with TFGM to extend the Shuttle service and the possibility of providing car parks further away from the ground, for example within Trafford Park.

4.    Request Manchester United to provide a list of all genuine car parking facilities to fans they have.

5.    Work with Manchester United and TFGM to see whether car parking facilities for games are highlighted on Google Maps, Waze, or other mapping apps.

6.    Look to link to TFGM’s live Traffic Data and Manchester United information from the Council website and social media accounts.

7.    Spread awareness of the monthly newsletter to ensure people are made aware of when matches are being held.

8.    Look at the option to run a secure bike storage trial with Manchester United to see if it increases cycling to matches, and if positive, encourage Manchester United to commit to further provision of safe, secure cycle parking facilities on site.

9.    Work with TFGM and the Trafford Centre with a view to utilising the parking spaces at the Trafford Centre for Match Day Parking.

10.Ensure that the monitoring data from Manchester United Traffic Management Plan be shared with Ward Councillors.

11.Support the continuation of the regular meetings between Manchester United and ward Councillors and that performance data from the Traffic Management Plan be shared at those meetings.

12.Support the reforming of the task and finish group to look at significant issues by residents if they occur.

The Chair of Health Scrutiny informed the Executive that an informal meeting of Health Scrutiny had been held with representatives of GM NHS as a workshop on 24 January 2024 to discuss the NHS initial findings on Urgent Care in Trafford. Views form the Workshop would be taken away and fed into the GM NHS review.