Meeting to be held at Newcastle Civic Centre
on TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY 2007 at 10.00am
(Labour Group meeting at 9.00am)(Opposition Group meeting at 9.30am)

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes

3.1 Minutes of the Meeting held on 23 November 2006

3.2 Notes of the Policy Seminar of 7 December 2006

4. Membership of the Authority 2006/07

5. Metro Reinvigoration

6. Local Transport Plan: Capital Settlement Letter 2007/08

7. The Eddington Report and "Putting Passengers First"

8. Financial Strategy 2007/08 - 2009/10

9. Capital Programme 2007/08 - 2009/10

10. 10.1 Audit Commission: Annual Audit Letter 2006/07 - Nexus

10.2 Audit Commission: Annual Audit Letter 2006/07 - PTA

11. PTA Risk Register Update

12. New Tyne Crossing - Update

13. Whitley Bay Station : Phase III Refurbishment

14. Taxi Link Linkup and other Social Inclusion Services: Progress

15. Exclusion of Press and Public

16. Confidential Minutes of Meeting held on 23 November 2006

17. Statutory Concessionary Travel Scheme - Elderly and Disabled: Update

(NOT FOR PUBLICATION: Commercial Negotiations)

18. Date and Time of Next Meeting