Issue - meetings

(Lead Member:  Cllr D Jeffery, Director: Melanie Corcoran)

Resolved:

(a)       In respect of TCF: Dewsbury–Batley–Tingley Sustainable Travel Corridor –

            That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:

(i)        That the Dewsbury–Batley–Tingley Sustainable Travel Corridor package project proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 3 (outline business case)

(ii)       That an indicative approval to the total project value of £6 million is granted from the Transforming Cities 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).

(iii)      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 Programme Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the package remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(b)       In respect of CIP Phase 2 Delivery –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:

(i)      That the CIP Phase 2 Programme proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on individual schemes to activity 3 (outline business case).

(ii)    That an indicative approval to the total programme value of    £47.35 million is given from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the schemes have progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(iii)   That approval be given to development costs of £4 million from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund of which £3 million to fund business case development costs in order to progress schemes within CIP Phase 2 to decision point 3 (outline business case) and £1 million to be allocated to support programme resilience and contingency.

(iv)   That the Combined Authority enters into a funding agreement with: Kirklees council for expenditure up to £600,000; Calderdale council for expenditure up to £600,000; Bradford council for expenditure up to £670,000; Wakefield council for expenditure up to £1.13 million; all from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.

(v)    That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at decision point 4 (full business case) and decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs) through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director 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.

(c)        In respect of Brownfield Housing Fund Programme –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:

(i)     That the Brownfield Housing Fund programme proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 3 (outline business case) and activity 4 (full business case) for individual schemes coming through the programme.

(ii)    That an indicative approval to the total scheme value of £66.779  ...  view the full decision text for item 35

The Combined Authority considered a report of the Director, Delivery on the progress and funding for the following schemes through the Combined Authority’s assurance process:

·         Transforming Cities Fund (TCF): Dewsbury-Batley-Tingley Sustainable Travel Corridor

·         Corridor Improvement Programme (CIP) Phase 2 Delivery

·         Brownfield Housing Fund Programme

·         Active and Sustainable Travel across Bradford City Centre

·         Connecting employment and skills centres in Dewsbury

·         South Bradford Park & Ride and Expressway

·         Network Navigation – West Yorkshire

·         Transforming access to Bradford Interchange from employment areas – Bradford Interchange Station Access

·         Transforming access to Brighouse and Elland Railway Stations

·         Transforming bus and active travel opportunities between Dewsbury and Bradford (A638)

·         West Bradford – Cycle Superhighway

·         City Connect Phase 3 Canals

·         Tong Street A650 Highway

·         A660 Headingley Hills

·         Enterprise Zone, Langthwaite

·         A61 North

In addition, it was noted that since the last meeting, decisions on the following schemes have been made by the Investment Committee:

·         Halifax, Walking Cycling and Bus Transformation Package – Halifax Bus Station

·         Real Time Bus Information

In respect of the Growing Places Fund, the Authority considered and approved to delegate authority to the Section 73 officer to approve and vary any terms of repayment of individual Growing Places Fund loans, with any variations to be subsequently reported to the Business Investment Panel for information.  

Members considered the need to deliver schemes within the tight timescales for Tranche 2 Emergency Active Travel Funding.  It was agreed that because there is no Combined Authority meeting scheduled until 10 November 2020, authority be delegated to the Investment Committee to approve the pathway and to consider and give as appropriate approvals and decisions in relation to the allocation of the funding allocated by the Department for Transport.

Details of all the schemes were provided in the submitted report.

Resolved:

(a)       In respect of TCF: Dewsbury–Batley–Tingley Sustainable Travel Corridor –

            That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:

(i)        That the Dewsbury–Batley–Tingley Sustainable Travel Corridor package project proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 3 (outline business case)

(ii)       That an indicative approval to the total project value of £6 million is granted from the Transforming Cities 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).

(iii)      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 Programme Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the package remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(b)       In respect of CIP Phase 2 Delivery –

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:

(i)      That the CIP Phase 2 Programme proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on individual schemes to activity 3 (outline business case).

(ii)    That an indicative approval to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35