Decisions

To enable funding to be used to support the implementation of the Transport Strategy 2040 through:
• Procurement of the customer satisfaction tracker survey
• Procurement of a methodology for the analysis and dashboard presentation of TrafficMaster data in respect of congestion on the West Yorkshire Key Route Network,
• Collation, analysis and dashboard presentation of cycling data in respect of West Yorkshire and comparable Combined Authority areas
• Testing different low costs approaches for air quality monitoring within West Yorkshire.

To approve that:
• The West Yorkshire Transport Strategy – Monitoring, Evaluation and Bid Development project proceeds through Decision Point 2 and Decision Point 5 and work commences on Activity 6 – Delivery.
• Approval to the total project value of £150,000 is given from the Local Transport Plan (LTP) Integrated Transport Block (ITB)

To enable completion of the scheme to refurbish and fit out of Pioneer House in Dewsbury to provide 3,600 m2 of new teaching space, plus a new build Springfield Centre at the former Safeway site, close to Pioneer House, which will provide an additional 4,500 m2 of new purpose built teaching facilities, comprising a 16-18 provision centre and a construction and motor vehicle training facility.

To significantly improve facilities in 4 key curriculum areas: Digital & Creative Industries (including Art and ICT); Health and Social Care; Construction; Business Administration.

To approve:
• The change request to the Kirklees College - Dewsbury Learning Quarter project to amend the grant and loan in line with the changes outlined below:
• To the Grant:
o Change in the completion date of Pioneer House from September 2018 to September 2020.
o Change in outputs from the original learner levels numbers and final date of monitoring in the grant agreement
o Change to grant draw down from the original grant funding profile to latest profile, with draw down to recommence in Q1 2019/20
• To the Loan:
o Change the loan amount required by the College from the Combined Authority from £4 million to £850,000
o Change loan drawdown from a start date of March 2018 to a start date of Oct-Dec 2019)
o Change from the loan repayment date of the 31st March 2020 (£500,000) and 31st March 2021 (£3.5 million) to repayment of the loan in full by 31st March 2021 (£850,000)
o Change the expiry period of the availability of the loan from 31 March 2019 to 31st Dec 2020

To enable extensions to the delivery periods, beyond 2021, of two projects that have been successful in supporting firms across the City Region and contributing to the Combined Authority’s Local Growth Fund (LGF) outputs, having collectively created over 100 jobs, with over 300 more in the pipeline.

To approve the change request to the Access to Capital Grants programme to:
• Assign £1.75 million of the Local Growth Fund as match funding for the capital grants elements of the proposed extension of both the Ad:Venture (£1 million from Local Growth Fund) and Digital Enterprise ( £750,000 from Local Growth Fund) schemes, and provide confirmation of the match-funding to support bids for the two schemes for European Regional Development Funding to be led by Leeds City Council;
• Authorise Leeds City Council to manage the capital grants elements of both Ad:Venture and Digital Enterprise schemes on behalf of the Combined Authority and for the benefit of the Leeds City Region.