1. Welcome, introductions, minutes
- Present: Darren Wraight (DW), Jennifer Marlborough, Rob Levick, Angus Hardie, Charlotte Encombe, Andrew Mckenzie, Harald Tobermann (HT), Rob Leech (RL)
- Agreed: to ask Bruce Ryan to do future minutes (costs covered by Anturas)
2. Update TT team
a. Progress on CEC work on multi-year environmental cost/benefits post-tram
- Noted: this is being progressed by Hannah Ross (HR) who will advise
b. Confirmation of official ECI period (given the delayed mobilisation)
Noted: ECI is underway, but not all senior contractor staff are in Edinburgh. ECI will end 9 October 2019. Lane closures with heras and barrier will commence from 10 October 2019. To confirm the track slab design the contractor will carry out ground and site investigation along the route[note i]. This will be carried out via trail holes and bores. These works will be carried out under minor traffic management lasting on average 5 days per location.
- Noted: DW as ‘in-house’ stakeholder rep, and contractors are co-locating to 200 Bonnington Rd (200BR) for the period (perhaps beyond); other members of TT: HR (ca 1 day at 200BR) and RL (as required at 200BR) based at their respective main offices. New TT communication person is being recruited. Client team includes CEC tram team, Anturas, Turner Townsend, Atkins.
- Agreed: DW to provide diagram of all entities and key personnel involved and glossary of acronyms
- Noted: detailed trader logistics survey in progress; more info at next meeting
3. Update CCTT
- Noted: HT had meetings with Paul Lawrence, Hannah Ross and George Lowder to prepare the ground for CCTT/TT meetings during ECI period
- Noted: the role of the Traffic Management Review Panel (TMRP): includes representation of some but not all relevant groups (e.g. pedestrians and bus passengers – as opposed to bus operator – don’t have a dedicated voice)[note ii]
- Agree ‘shopping list’ (see below) priority, scope, input required, date decision required
- Agreed: see bolditems in table below
4. Agree future meeting dates during ECI period
- Agreed: monthly meetings at 200BR on last THU, apart May (date tbc) and July (holiday[note iii]): 29 (tbc) May, 27 June, 29 August, 26 September; meetings beyond September TBA
- Agreed: due to pace of mobilisation, to meet contractors’ senior staff at June meeting
- Agreed: to keep an eye on Constitution Street fixing points and pre-works
