Decision details

Resolved:  In respect of the City Connect Cycle City Ambition Programme - Phase 1 & 2 extension -

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

(i)         That the City Connect Cycle City Ambition Programme – Phase 1 & 2 extension proceeds through decision point 2 and work commences on activity 3 outline business case for each of the projects within the programme.

(ii)        That an indicative approval to the total project value of £14.824 million is given of which £14.424 million will be funded by the Combined Authority with full approval to spend being granted once each of the projects within the programme have progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs). The Combined Authority contribution will be funded from £12.053 million from over-programming against the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund and £2.371 million from the existing City Connect programme funding from the Department for Transport.

(iii)      That development costs of up to £350,000 are approved in order to progress the projects within the programme to decision point 3 (outline business case) to be funded from over-programming against the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.

(iv)       That future approvals are made in accordance with the approval pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at decision point 3 (outline business case) 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.