Agenda item

(Member lead: Cllr P Box, Director: Melanie Corcoran)

The Authority considered a report of the Director of Delivery on the progression and funding for the following schemes through WYCA’s Assurance Process in line with WYCA’s Assurance Framework:

 

·         Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme

·         Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing

·         East Leeds Outer Ring Road Junctions

·         Warm Homes Programme

·         WYCA Website

 

It was noted that the Warm Homes Grant Fund and WYCA Website projects had proceeded directly to WYCA because of either timescales relating to their delivery or governance requirements of the funding stream.

 

The Authority also considered the following two schemes which had exception reports assessed in line with WYCA’s Assurance Framework:

 

·         A641 – Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor

·         Strategic Inward Investment Fund

 

Details of the schemes were outlined in the submitted report.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         In respect of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme (Decision

            Point 2) –

 

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

           

            (a)        That the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme proceeds

through Decision Point 2 and work commences on Activity 3 (Outline Business Case) for the Phase 2 sites outlined in the submitted report and Activity 4 (Full Business Case) for Phase 1 Leeds EZ.

 

            (b)        That an indicative approval to the £20.000m programme cost is

given from the Local Growth Fund with Full Approval to spend being granted to individual sites once they have progressed through the Assurance Process to Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with

Finalised Costs).

 

            (c)        That development costs of up to £0.302m from the Local Growth

Fund are approved in order to progress Phase 2 sites to Decision Point 3 (Outline Business Case).

 

(d)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

           

(ii)        In respect of Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing (Decision Point

2) –

 

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

 

(a)        That the Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing proceeds

through Decision Point 2 (Case Paper) and work commences on Activity 3 (Outline Business Case).

 

(b)        That approval to the total project value of £0.210m is given from the

CCAG Fund (which incorporates the DfT Grant) for Activity 3 (Outline Business Case) only.

 

            (c)        That WYCA enters into a Funding Agreement with City of Bradford

Metropolitan District Council for expenditure of up to £0.210m from the CCAG Fund.

 

            (d)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval

Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report including that Decision Point 3 approval be delegated to WYCA’s Managing Director.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

 

(iii)       In respect of A641 – Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor (Activity 1

Exception) –

 

            That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA

approves:

 

(a)        That further development costs of up to £0.630m be approved from

the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund to enable further Expression

of Interest development, in order to progress the scheme to Decision Point 2 (Case Paper), taking the total project approval to £0.730m.

 

(b)        That WYCA enters into an addendum to the existing funding

agreement with Calderdale Council for A641 – Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor for additional expenditure of up to £0.630m from the WY+TF.

 

(c)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval

Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.     

 

(iv)       In respect of ELOR Leeds Outer Ring Road Junctions (Decision Point 5) –

 

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

 

(a)        That the East Leeds Outer Ring Road Junctions Project (part of the

East Leeds Orbital Road Package of schemes) proceeds through Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs) and work commences on Activity 6 (Delivery).

 

(b)        That approval be given to WYCA’s contribution of £14.047m (which

will be funded from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund), taking the total project approval for the full ELOR package of schemes to £25.857m (£14.047m plus £3.900m for design and preparation for Phase 1 and the Outline Business Case for the ELOR project plus £6.750m for land costs and a £1.160m contribution from funding approved by WYCA to commence development work on WY+TF projects before the growth deal was established (all funded from the WY+TF)).

 

(c)        That WYCA enter into an addendum to the existing Funding

Agreement with Leeds City Council for expenditure of up to £25.857m from the WY+TF.

 

(d)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval

Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report following a recommendation by WYCA’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

 

(v)        In respect of the Strategic Inward Investment Fund (Activity 6 Exception) –

 

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

 

(a)        That the exception is approved to change the Strategic Inward

Investment Fund lower limit for applications from £250,000 to GBP

equivalent (at time of application) to €200,000.

 

(b)        That the exception is approved to amend the assurance and approval processes for applications of £250,000 or below as outlined in the submitted report, so that these decisions are delegated to the WYCA Managing Director.

 

(vi)       In respect of The Leeds City Region Warm Homes Programme –

 

            That WYCA approves:

 

            (a)        That the Warm Homes project proceeds through Decision Point 2

(Case Paper) and work commences on Activity 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs).

 

            (b)        That indicative approval is given to the total project cost of

£2,909,600 and WYCA’s contribution of £1,619,960 (to be funded from the National Grid Warm Homes Fund).

 

            (c)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval

Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report including at Decision Point 5 through a delegation to WYCA’s Managing Director following a recommendation by WYCA’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

 

(vii)      In respect of the WYCA Website (Web3) –

 

            That WYCA approves:

 

            (a)        That the WYCA Website (Web3) project proceeds through Decision

Point 2 and work commences on the Full Business Case with Finalised Costs (Activity 5);  an indicative funding allocation of £0.300m from part of the Authority’s overall capital programme, (with the funding source coming from cash, eligible programmes and/or borrowing) with full approval to spend once the scheme has progressed through the Assurance Process to Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs).

 

            (b)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Assurance

Pathway with Full Business Case with Finalised Costs (Activity 5) approval made through a delegation to WYCA’s Managing Director following a recommendation by WYCA’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This approval route will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined.