Decision Maker: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Approval for the Leeds City Centre Cycle
Connectivity scheme to proceed through Decision Point 3 (Outline
Business Case) and work commence on Activity 5 (Full Business Case
with Finalised Costs).
Resolved: That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:
(a) That the TCF: Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity project proceeds through decision point 3 (outline business case) and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).
(b) That an indicative approval to the total project value of £7.81 million is given from the TCF 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 additional development costs of £1.085 million are approved, in order to progress the scheme to decision point 5 (Full business case with finalised costs), taking the total project approval to £1.235 million.
(d) That the Combined Authority enters into a funding agreement with Leeds City Council for expenditure of up to £1.235 million from the TCF fund.
(e) That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance 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 Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.
Report author: Fiona Limb
Publication date: 27/07/2020
Date of decision: 27/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 27/07/2020 - West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Effective from: 04/08/2020