Agenda item

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

Resolved:

(a)       In respect of pothole funding allocation 2020/21 -

(i)      That the expenditure of the DfT pothole funding totalling £18.610 million be approved.

(ii)     That the allocation of the DfT pothole funding to the five West Yorkshire partner councils in accordance with the DfT formula be approved and that allocations are paid quarterly to partner councils.

(b)       In respect of West Yorkshire Mass Transit –

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

(i)      That the West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme proceeds through decision point 1 (Strategic assessment) and work commences on activity 2 (Strategic outline case). 

(ii)     That development funding be agreed for £2.041 million from WY+TF Transformational Fund to develop the feasibility of the scheme.

(iii)   That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance   pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report 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 A64 Bus Priority and Park & Ride -

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

(i)        That the A64 Bus Priority & Park & Ride package proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 3 (outline business case).

(ii)       That an indicative approval of £7 million is given from the Transforming Cities Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme package 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 Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the package remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(d)       In respect of Integrated Corporate Systems – Finance and HR Systems

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

(i)      That the Integrated Corporate Systems project proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

(ii)     That an indicative approval is given to the total project value of £1.5 million is given from the Combined Authority’s own capital programme and reserves with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 4.

(iii)   That development costs of £150,000 are approved in order to progress the scheme to decision point 4 (full business case).

(iii)    That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at decision point 4 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(e)       In respect of Bradford Strategic Transport Model -

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

(i)      That the Bradford Strategic Transport Model project proceeds through Decision Point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on Activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(ii)     That an indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £367,000 (which will be funded through the West Yorkshire Transport Fund) is given. The remainder of the funding is from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (£342,000). The total project value is £709,000.

(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 Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(f)        In respect of Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity -

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

(i)      That the TCF: Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity project proceeds through decision point 3 (outline business case) and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(ii)     That an indicative approval to the total project value of £7.81 million is given from the TCF 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 additional development costs of £1.085 million are approved, in order to progress the scheme to decision point 5 (Full business case with finalised costs), taking the total project approval to £1.235 million.

(iv)      That the Combined Authority enters into a funding agreement with Leeds City Council for expenditure of up to £1.235 million from the TCF 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 5 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

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:

·         West Yorkshire Mass Transit

·         A64 Bus Priority and Park and Ride

·         Integrated Corporate Systems – Finance & Human Resources

·         Bradford Strategic Transport Model

·         Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity

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

·         Rail Accessibility Programme (RAP) – Horsforth and Crossgates

·         A629 Phase 1b

·         Leeds Bus Station Gateway

·         A660 Signals

·         West Yorkshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans

·         Transport ICT – Combined Services and Assets Database (CoSA)

Members considered and approved the allocation of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) pothole funding to the five West Yorkshire partner councils which was outlined in the report.  The allocations had been identified using the DfT’s formula and the allocations would be paid quarterly to the partner councils.

The report also provided updates in respect of Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) funding and Business Cost Ratio (BCR) and details of all the schemes were provided in the submitted report.

Resolved:

(a)       In respect of pothole funding allocation 2020/21 -

(i)      That the expenditure of the DfT pothole funding totalling £18.610 million be approved.

(ii)     That the allocation of the DfT pothole funding to the five West Yorkshire partner councils in accordance with the DfT formula be approved and that allocations are paid quarterly to partner councils.

(b)       In respect of West Yorkshire Mass Transit –

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

(i)      That the West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme proceeds through decision point 1 (Strategic assessment) and work commences on activity 2 (Strategic outline case). 

(ii)     That development funding be agreed for £2.041 million from WY+TF Transformational Fund to develop the feasibility of the scheme.

(iii)   That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance   pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report 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 A64 Bus Priority and Park & Ride -

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

(i)        That the A64 Bus Priority & Park & Ride package proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 3 (outline business case).

(ii)       That an indicative approval of £7 million is given from the Transforming Cities Fund with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme package 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 Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the package remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(d)       In respect of Integrated Corporate Systems – Finance and HR Systems

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

(i)      That the Integrated Corporate Systems project proceeds through decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

(ii)     That an indicative approval is given to the total project value of £1.5 million is given from the Combined Authority’s own capital programme and reserves with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 4.

(iii)   That development costs of £150,000 are approved in order to progress the scheme to decision point 4 (full business case).

(iii)    That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at decision point 4 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(e)       In respect of Bradford Strategic Transport Model -

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

(i)      That the Bradford Strategic Transport Model project proceeds through Decision Point 2 (strategic outline case) and work commences on Activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(ii)     That an indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £367,000 (which will be funded through the West Yorkshire Transport Fund) is given. The remainder of the funding is from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (£342,000). The total project value is £709,000.

(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 Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.

(f)        In respect of Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity -

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

(i)      That the TCF: Leeds City Centre Cycle Connectivity project proceeds through decision point 3 (outline business case) and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(ii)     That an indicative approval to the total project value of £7.81 million is given from the TCF 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 additional development costs of £1.085 million are approved, in order to progress the scheme to decision point 5 (Full business case with finalised costs), taking the total project approval to £1.235 million.

(iv)      That the Combined Authority enters into a funding agreement with Leeds City Council for expenditure of up to £1.235 million from the TCF 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 5 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Portfolio Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the report.