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Capital Spending and Project Approvals

Meeting: 07/07/2017 - Transport Committee (Item 10)

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To consider the attached report.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report on proposals for the progression and funding of the following seven projects to be delivered as part of the Local Transport Plan Implementation Plan 3 and National Productivity Investment Fund 2017/18:.

 

·         Bus Station CCTV Digital Upgrade

·         Bus Hotspots

·         Rail Policy and Programme Development

·         LTP Monitoring, Evaluation and Bid Development

·         Morley Transport Hub

·         Bradford Interchange Access and Huddersfield Transport Hub Totem Installation

·         Strategic Cycle Network Development

 

Resolved:

 

(i)                 That in respect of the Bus Station CCTV Digital Upgrade project the Transport Committee approved:

 

(a)   That the project progresses through Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs) and commences work on Activity 6, Delivery;

 

(b)   The increase in total project capital costs from £550k and grant approval for capital expenditure of £1.095m to deliver the Bus Station CCTV digital upgrade project, funded from the LTP IP3 and NPIF programmes.

 

(c)    The Assurance Pathway and Tolerances as recommended by the PAT. This approval route will be subject to the schemes remaining within the tolerances outlined.

 

(ii)               That in respect of the Bus Hotspots programme the Transport Committee approved:

 

(a)   That the programme progresses through Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs) and work commences on Activity 6, Delivery;

 

(b)   Capital expenditure of £1.037m to deliver the Bus Hotspots programme, funded from the LTP IP3 and NPIF programmes.

 

(c)    The entering into a Funding Agreement with Bradford Council for expenditure of up to £674,400, with Calderdale Council for expenditure of up to £20,000, Kirklees Council for expenditure of up to £168,700, and Wakefield Council for expenditure of up to £173,500.

 

(d)   The Assurance Pathway and Tolerances as recommended by the PAT. This approval route will be subject to the schemes remaining within the tolerances outlined.

 

(iii)             That in respect of the Rail Policy and Programme Development programme the Transport Committee approved:

 

(a)   That the programme progresses through Decision Point 2 and work commences on Activity 6, Delivery;

 

(b)   Capital expenditure of £300k to deliver the Rail Policy and Programme Development programme, funded from the LTP IP3 programme.

 

(c)    The Assurance Pathway and Tolerances as recommended by the PAT. This approval route will be subject to the schemes remaining within the tolerances outlined.

 

(iv)              That respect of the LTP Monitoring, Evaluation and Bid Development programme the Transport Committee approved:

 

(a)   That the programme progresses through Decision Point 2 and work commences on Activity 6, Delivery;

 

(b)   Capital expenditure of £150k to deliver LTP Monitoring, Evaluation and Bid Development programme, funded from the LTP IP3 programme.

 

(c)    The Assurance Pathway and Tolerances as recommended by the PAT. This approval route will be subject to the schemes remaining within the tolerances outlined.

 

(v)                That in respect of the Morley Transport Hub project the Transport Committee approved:

 

(a)   That the project progresses through Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs) and work commences on Activity 6, Delivery;

 

(b)   Capital expenditure of £150,000 to deliver the Morley Transport Hub project, funded from the LTP IP3 programme.

 

(c)    The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10