Decision details

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.