Issue - meetings

(Member lead: Cllr P Box, Director: Melanie Corcoran)

The Authority considered a report of the Director of Delivery on the progression and funding for the following schemes through WYCA’s Assurance Process in line with WYCA’s Assurance Framework:

·         Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme

·         Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing

·         East Leeds Outer Ring Road Junctions

·         Warm Homes Programme

·         WYCA Website

It was noted that the Warm Homes Grant Fund and WYCA Website projects had proceeded directly to WYCA because of either timescales relating to their delivery or governance requirements of the funding stream.

The Authority also considered the following two schemes which had exception reports assessed in line with WYCA’s Assurance Framework:

·         A641 – Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor

·         Strategic Inward Investment Fund

Details of the schemes were outlined in the submitted report.

Resolved:

(i)         In respect of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme (Decision

            Point 2) –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

            (a)        That the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zones Programme proceeds

through Decision Point 2 and work commences on Activity 3 (Outline Business Case) for the Phase 2 sites outlined in the submitted report and Activity 4 (Full Business Case) for Phase 1 Leeds EZ.

            (b)        That an indicative approval to the £20.000m programme cost is

given from the Local Growth Fund with Full Approval to spend being granted to individual sites once they have progressed through the Assurance Process to Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with

Finalised Costs).

            (c)        That development costs of up to £0.302m from the Local Growth

Fund are approved in order to progress Phase 2 sites to Decision Point 3 (Outline Business Case).

(d)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

(ii)        In respect of Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing (Decision Point

2) –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

(a)        That the Steeton and Silsden A629 Foot/Cycle Crossing proceeds

through Decision Point 2 (Case Paper) and work commences on Activity 3 (Outline Business Case).

(b)        That approval to the total project value of £0.210m is given from the

CCAG Fund (which incorporates the DfT Grant) for Activity 3 (Outline Business Case) only.

            (c)        That WYCA enters into a Funding Agreement with City of Bradford

Metropolitan District Council for expenditure of up to £0.210m from the CCAG Fund.

            (d)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval

Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the submitted report including that Decision Point 3 approval be delegated to WYCA’s Managing Director.  This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.

(iii)       In respect of A641 – Bradford to Huddersfield Corridor (Activity 1

Exception) –

            That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA

approves:

(a)        That further development costs of up to £0.630m be approved from

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