Decision details

City Connect Phase 3 – Leeds

Decision Maker: ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval for the City Connect Phase 3 - Leeds scheme to proceed through Decision Point 3 (Outline Business Case) and work commence on Activity 4 (Full Business Case).

The scheme reference code is LTP-CCAG-003A.

Decision:

Resolved:That in respect of City Connect Phase 3 the Investment Committee through delegated approval approves that:

 

(a)       The City Connect Phase 3 Leeds project proceeds through decision point 3 and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

 

(b)       An indicative approval to the total project value of £6.504 million is given, with £6.14 million to be funded from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund, and £360,000 from the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme (LPTIP), 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)        Additional development costs of £15,000 are approved in order to progress the scheme to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs), taking the total project approval to £100,000.

 

(d)       The Combined Authority enters into an addendum to the existing Funding Agreement with Leeds City Council for expenditure of up to £100,000 from the Transport Fund.

 

(e)       Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report 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 report.

Report author: Chris Moses

Publication date: 12/06/2019

Date of decision: 11/06/2019

Decided at meeting: 11/06/2019 - ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee

Effective from: 20/06/2019