Issue - meetings

(Member lead: Cllr S Hinchcliffe, Author: Melanie Corcoran)

(p)        In respect of Better Homes Activity 6 (Delivery) – Change Request –

(i)   That the exception that Year 1-3 baseline targets in respect of the  following KPIs for the Better Homes programme be approved:

·         Target number of homes improved revised from 12,000 to 3,580

·         Suspension of marketing and assessment targets

·         Revise target apprenticeships created, to apprenticeships supported

·         That the Better Homes Yorkshire KPIs are updated in accordance with Schedule 11 of the Framework Agreement.

(q)        That in respect of Wakefield Civic Quarter - Activity 6 (Delivery) – Change Request the following exception be approved:

·                That a condition of the approved £1.1m grant for the Wakefield Civic Quarter project is that it is repaid (to a maximum amount of £1,1m) from a 50:50 share of any disposal proceeds. If the disposal involves a complex funding package and a lesser share is proposed, a further exception report will be prepared for the Investment Committee.

(r)        That in respect of Highways Maintenance Block and Highways Incentive Funding expenditure to the Districts of £25.971m for the Highways Maintenance Block and £2.432m for the Highways Incentive Funding, which will be funded from the DfT’s allocation to WYCA be approved.

The Authority considered a report of the Director of Delivery on the progression of and funding for schemes from the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund (WY+TF) and Local Growth Deal projects.

The Authority approved the following 17 schemes which were detailed in the submitted report.  It was noted that these had been recommended to WYCA for progression by the West Yorkshire & York Investment Committee on 16 June 2017. 

The Authority also approved the expenditure to the Districts for the DfT funding allocations for the Highways Maintenance Block and Highways Incentive funding which were outlined in the submitted report. 

Resolved: 

(a)        In respect of the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme and (LPTIP) - Decision Point 2 (Case Paper) -

(i)  That the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme proceeds

    through Decision Point 2 and the work commences on Activity 3:

    Outline Business Case on each of the project’s identified work streams

    within the programme.

(ii)  That an indicative approval be given to the total programme value of

     £183.266m, with ultimate approval to spend being granted once the

     individual schemes have progressed through the Assurance Process to

     Decision Point 5.

(iii)  That approval is given to WYCA’s contribution of £0.966m. This will be

        funded from the remainder of the WYCA funding, which had previously

        been approved for use on the NGT Project.

(iv)  That development costs of £15.310m from the DfT’s £173.500m

        contribution for the development of the programme be approved, and

        that WYCA enter into a Funding Agreement with Leeds City Council for

        expenditure of up to £11.535m.

(v)   That individual schemes within the programme are brought forward

        through the Assurance Process along their own Assurance Pathway.

(vi)  That the Assurance Pathway, Approval Route and Approval Tolerance

        for the Programme are approved.

(b)        In respect of Leeds Bradford Airport Station - Decision Point 2

             (Case Paper) -

(i)    That the Leeds Bradford Airport Rail Station Scheme proceeds through

        Decision Point 2 and commences work on Activity 3 (Outline Business

        Case).

(ii)    That an indicative approval to the total programme value of £25.0m be

         given with ultimate approval to spend being granted only once the

         scheme has progressed through the Assurance Process to Decision

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