Agenda and decisions

Finance, Resources, and Corporate Committee
Wednesday, 8th June, 2022 11.00 am

Venue: Committee Room 1, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

3.

Exempt Information - Possible Exemption of the Press and Public

4.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 April 2022

5.

Financial Reporting

6.

Capital Spending and Project Approvals

Decision:

Inclusivity Champion

 

Resolved:

 

That the Finance Resources and Corporate Committee approves that:

 

(i) The Inclusivity Champion scheme (Phase 1) proceeds through decision

point 2 to 4 (business justification) and work commences on activity 5

(delivery).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of

£400,000 is given. The total scheme value is £625,000.

 

(iii) Approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £175,000.

 

(iv) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway

and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the

scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

The TCF A638 Dewsbury Cleckheaton Sustainable Travel Corridor

 

Resolved:

 

That the Finance, Resource and Corporate Committee approve that:

 

(i) The TCF A638 Dewsbury Cleckheaton Sustainable Travel Corridor

scheme proceeds through decision point 3 (outline business case) and

work commences on activity 4 (full business case), subject to the

conditions set by PAT.

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of

£12,884,315 is given, subject to the conditions set by PAT. The total

scheme value is £12,884,315.

 

(iii) Approval to additional development costs of £415,970 taking the total

scheme approval to £1,367,470.

 

(iv) The Combined Authority enters into an addendum to the existing Funding

Agreement with Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council for expenditure of

up to £1,367,470.

 

(v) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway

and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the

scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

Conditions

 

That Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council provides a report to the Combined Authority’s Programme Appraisal Team by 31st August 2022 to include the conditions outlined in the PAT Appraisal Report.

 

8.

Corporate Planning and Performance

Decision:

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the Corporate Governance Code and Framework and Annual Governance statement be endorsed.