Decision details

Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) taxi scheme

Decision Maker: West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A project to deliver taxi electric rapid charge point sites in West Yorkshire

Decision:

Resolved:  In respect of the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) taxi scheme -

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

(i)         That the ULEV Taxi Scheme project proceeds through decision point 4 and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(ii)        That an indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £3.18 million which will be funded through £1.2 million from the LTP fund and £1.98 million from the OLEV grant is given 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).

(iii)       That approval be given to the additional £200,000 development costs to allow advance site preparation tasks to commence, taking the total development costs for the project to £380,000.

(iv)       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.

Report author: Mark Auger

Publication date: 28/06/2018

Date of decision: 28/06/2018

Decided at meeting: 28/06/2018 - West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Effective from: 06/07/2018