Resolved: In respect of the Institute for high speed railways and system integration -
That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, the Combined Authority approves:
(i) That the Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration scheme Phase 1 proceeds through decision point 2 and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).
(ii) That an indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £11.44 million is given, which will be funded through over-programming against the Local Growth 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). The total Phase 1 value is £22.88 million (The University of Leeds will contribute match funding of £11.44 million).
(iii) That future approvals are made in accordance with the approval pathway and approval route outlined in the submitted report including at 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 submitted report.