Approved that Greater Manchester Combined Authority (acting by its officer, Transport for Greater Manchester) is authorised to award the contracts for CVRAS accredited Coach, Minibus, HGV, LGV and Taxi Retrofit Solutions to Eminox Limited, Emission Engineering Limited, Cybrand AEC Limited, Excalibre Technologies Limited, Vehicle Repowering Solutions Limited and Driveline Emissions Technologies Limited.

(1) That the content of the report be noted.

(2) That the proposal to amalgamate at this time be withdrawn.

(1) That the proposals which would enable Trafford Council to progress the quality accreditation attainment be approved.

(2) That approval be given to the proposals to embed quality principles within commissioning practices across the Council, once the quality accreditation is attained.

(1) That the new GM VCSE Accord as presented in the annex attached to the report, and the implications that the commitments it contains will have on work with the VCSE sector in Trafford,be noted.

(2) That the new GM VCSE Accord be approved, and endorsement confirmed on behalf of Trafford.

(1) That the outcome of the GMCA Contract with Be.EV (Iduna) relating to EV charge points in Trafford be noted.

(2) That the approach for the rollout of EV charge points in Trafford, as outlined in the report, be approved.

(3) That the entering into of leases with Be.EV for rollout of EV charge points across Trafford be approved in principle and that authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to finalise the terms of the leases.

(4) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy and the Director of Finance and Systems and relevant Executive Members, to enter into negotiations and agree future investment opportunities for rollout of EV charging points and hubs through JV or other partnership vehicle.

(5) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy to complete any documents required to give effect to the proposals contained in the report.

(1) That feedback from the recent public and trade consultation on the proposed Greater Manchester Minimum Licensing Standards for Taxi and Private Hire be noted.

(2) That Council be recommended to approve that:

·         wheel chair access for licensed hackney carriage vehicles is applied as per Standard 1 in Table A of the report.

·         age limits for vehicles are applied as per Standard 2 in Table A of the report.

·         emission standards for vehicles are applied as per Standard 3 in Table A of the report

·         the standards for vehicle colour are applied as per Standard 4 in Table A of the report.

·         the standard for livery for vehicles is applied as per Standard 5 in Table A of the report.

·         the standards for vehicle testing are applied as per Standard 6 in Table A of the report

·         the provision of CCTV in vehicles is applied as per Standard 7 in Table A of the report.

·         the standards for Executive hire are applied as per Standard 8 in Table A of the report.

·         the standards for Executive hire are applied as per Standard 8 in Table A of the report.

·         vehicle design standards are applied as per Standard 9 in Table A of the report.

·         vehicle conditions are applied as per Appendix 2 of the report and Standard 10 in Table A of the report.

·         the implementation dates for standards and conditions contained within the report within Table A are applied. 

(3) That the Equalities Impact Assessment, as set out at Appendix 3 to the report, be noted.

(1) That the feedback from the recent public and trade consultation on the proposed Statement of Gambling Principles be noted.

(2) That Council be recommended to adopt the Statement of Gambling Principles 2022-2025 as attached at Appendix 3 to the report.

(1) That the refreshed Corporate Plan be approved and that its adoption be recommended to Council.

(2) That the reporting schedule for Corporate Plan updates be noted.