Decisions

Resolved:  In respect of A629 Halifax Road improvement, phase 5 –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee the Combined Authority approves:

(a)      That the WYTF (Transport Fund) A629 Halifax Road Phase 5 project  proceeds through decision point 3 and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

(b)      That an indicative approval to the total project value of £12.09 million is given from the Transport Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(c)      That development costs of £4.113 million are approved in order to progress the scheme to decision point 4 (full business case), taking the total project approval to £4.418 million and that an addendum to the funding agreement with Kirklees Council for the additional £4.113 million is entered into.

(d)      That future approvals are made in accordance with the approval pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at decision point 4 (full business case) through Investment Committee and Combined Authority and at decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs) through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

Resolved:  That the Combined Authority endorses the LEP Board’s decision to adopt the revised criteria and associated conditions for awarding grants from the Business Growth Programme (BGP) as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, commencing from July 2018, with a review of outputs and outcomes to be undertaken after six months.

Resolved:  In respect of the Clean Bus Technology Fund (CBTF) –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the

Combined Authority approves:

(a)      That the CBTF project proceeds through decision point 2 and work commences on activity 5 full business case with costs alongside preparation and commencement of the grant allocation process.

(b)      That an indicative approval to the total project value of £4.756 million (this includes the Combined Authority, Leeds City Council (LCC) grant awards and operator match funding) is given from the DEFRA Clean Bus Technology Fund awarded to the Combined Authority and Leeds City Council with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(c)      That Combined Authority project development and delivery expenditure of £120,000 funded by the DEFRA grant is approved in order to progress the scheme to decision point 5 full business case, before being reimbursed from the scheme’s private sector match funding.

(d)      That the Combined Authority enters into an agreement with Leeds City Council (LCC) for the Combined Authority to receive and manage on LCC’s behalf their CBTF funding award (£1.371 million) from the CBTF fund.

(e)     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 the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

Resolved: In respect of CRUVL (New Bolton Woods) – LEP Loan 318 –

  That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee the Combined Authority approves:

(a)       That the LEP Loan 318 project proceeds through decision point 2 and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(b)       That an indicative approval to the total loan value of £346,000 is given from the Growing Places Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(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 the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s programme appraisal team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

Resolved: That the information on corporate performance be noted.

Resolved:

(i)         That the progress in delivering the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040 and Bus Strategy 2040 be noted.

(ii)        That the Combined Authority adopts the proposals for the Performance Management indicators and targets for the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040 and the Transport Strategy is updated to include a Performance Management section.

Resolved:  In respect of Beech Hill –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee the Combined Authority approves:

(a)       That the Beech Hill project proceeds through decision point 4 and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(b)       That conditional approval to the total project value of £5.4 million is given (which includes a £1.4 million contribution from the Combined Authority’s Growth Deal Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs)

(c)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the approval pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report to include at decision point 5 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Programme Appraisal Team.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

Resolved:

(i)         That the Director of Resources be authorised to contract with the

European Investment Bank for a borrowing facility up to the value of £100 million and approve subsequent disbursements and amendments over the five year term.

(ii)        That the corporate technology strategy be noted.

(iii)       That the corporate technology strategy progress through decision point 2 of the assurance framework with an indicative allocation of £3.5 million, funded through the Combined Authority’s internally funded capital programme.

(iv)       That funding of £150,000 be approved to develop the outline business case and that future progress through the assurance process be delegated to the Managing Director, subject to remaining within tolerance.