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To enable the delivery of the Skills for
Growth programme aimed at supporting businesses to engage with
schools, colleges and universities in order to improve the
relevance of education and training to local labour market need,
while also supporting those in education to develop a better
understanding of the career opportunities on their doorsteps and to
enable them to develop the technical and transferable skills that
businesses are looking for.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 24/04/2020
Effective from: 13/03/2020
Decision:
To approve that:
• The Skills for Growth project proceeds through decision
point 5 and work commences on activity 6 (delivery).
• Approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution
£964,927 Local Skills Fund and £964,927 from ESF, is
given. The total project value is £1.929 million (Subject to
confirmation of funding being received from DWP)
• The Combined Authority enters into a Grant Funding Agreement
for the provision of the ESF funding, totalling £964,927 with
DWP
Lead officer: Ben Still
To enable the delivery of the first scheme
within the Bradford City Centre Heritage Properties programme, the
refurbishment of Conditioning House, a Grade II Listed Victorian
warehouse building in the Forster Square Regeneration Area and
fronting on to the Canal Road Corridor northern gateway into
Bradford city centre. The scheme will facilitate the delivery of
150 new homes and 1,500m2 of ground floor commercial
floorspace.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 24/04/2020
Effective from: 13/03/2020
Decision:
To approve that:
• The Conditioning House scheme proceeds through decision
point 5 (FBC+) and commences on activity 6 (delivery).
• Approval to the total project value of £1.5 million is
given from the Local Growth Fund, with full approval to spend being
granted. The total scheme cost is £14,393,429.
Lead officer: Ben Still
To ensure that the annual review of the
Assurance Framework is completed in line with the requirements of
the National Local Growth Assurance Framework and that the Local
Assurance Framework is up to date and fit for purpose.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 16/03/2020
Effective from: 28/02/2020
Decision:
To approve minor amendments made to the Leeds
City Region Assurance Framework in consultation with the Combined
Authority Chair (26 February 2020 ) and the LEP Chair (27 February
2020), as approved at the Combined Authority meeting on 6 February
2020 and the LEP Board meeting on 16 January 2020, including, but
not limited to:
•Amended table of contents and page numbers in the
Executive
Summary on pgs. 4-5
•Amended typos and formatting changes throughout
•Improved visibility of the CA’s compliance to the
requirements of
the National Assurance Framework, e.g. section 1 pg. 12 and
Appendix 3 pgs. 70-71
•Addition of new hyperlinks to committee minutes and
decisions
to improve transparency on pg.22
•Minor amendments to Section 4.2 on pg. 31, following
further
input from the Policy Team following the LEP Board meeting on
16 January
•Minor clarifications to the Value for Money language in
section
6.3.3 on pg. 49
•The name of the Leeds City Region amended throughout
for
consistency.
Lead officer: Ben Still
Approval for the scheme to progress through Decision Point 5 (Full Business Case plus Finalised Costs).
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 12/03/2020
Effective from: 25/04/2020
Decision:
To approve that:
· The Bus Delivery Real Time Information Phase 2 project proceeds through decision point 5 and work commences on activity 6 (Delivery).
· Approval to the total project value of £7.200 million is given from the Leeds Public Transport Investment programme, releasing the remaining £5.460 million funding allocation.
Lead officer: Lisa Childs
To consider and subsequently approve
applications for Sustainable Urban Development, to support the
delivery of European Structural and Investment Funds Strategy and
the Strategic Economic Plan.
Decision Maker: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Decision published: 11/03/2020
Effective from: 24/04/2020
Lead officer: Heather Waddington
To seek approval for the Business Growth
Programme (BGP) to be allocated an additional £3 million of
over-programming from the Local Growth Deal to fund grants to flood
affected businesses.
Decision Maker: ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 05/03/2020 - ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Decision published: 06/03/2020
Effective from: 14/03/2020
Decision:
Resolved:
(i) That an additional £3 million to be allocated to the Business Growth Programme from over-programming of the Local Growth Deal in order to fund the new schemes taking the full approval to the scheme to £37 million be approved.
(ii) That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the previous Business Growth Programme (Growth Deal 3 Allocation) Decision Point 5 approval. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in that report.
Lead officer: Lorna Holroyd
Approval for the Steeton and Silsden Rail Park
and Ride scheme to proceed through Decision Point 4 (Full Business
Case) and work commence on Activity 5.
Decision Maker: ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 05/03/2020 - ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Decision published: 06/03/2020
Effective from: 14/03/2020
Decision:
(i) That in respect of the A647 Corridor Scheme the Investment Committee approved:
(a) That the Leeds Public Transport Improvement Programme: A647 Corridor project proceed through decision point 4 and work commences on activity 5 (Full business case with finalised costs).
(b) That an indicative approval to the total project value of £15.93 million is given from LPTIP 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).
(c) That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this 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 scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.
Lead officer: Lisa Childs
Decision Maker: ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 05/03/2020 - ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Decision published: 06/03/2020
Effective from: 14/03/2020
Decision:
Resolved:
(i) That in respect of the A647 Corridor Scheme the Investment Committee approved:
(a) That the Leeds Public Transport Improvement Programme: A647 Corridor project proceed through decision point 4 and work commences on activity 5 (Full business case with finalised costs).
(b) That an indicative approval to the total project value of £15.93 million is given from LPTIP 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).
(c) That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this 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 scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.
(ii) That in respect of the Normanton Rail Car Park project the Investment Committee recommended to the Combined Authority:
(a) That the Normanton Rail Car Park project proceeds through decision point 5 and work commences on activity 6 (Delivery).
(b) That approval to the total project value of £1.987 million is given from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.
(c) That the Combined Authority enters into a Section 56 Funding Agreement with Northern Trains Limited for expenditure of up to £1.635 million from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.
(d) That future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this 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 this report.
Decision Maker: ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Made at meeting: 05/03/2020 - ARCHIVED - West Yorkshire and York Investment Committee
Decision published: 06/03/2020
Effective from: 14/03/2020
Decision:
Resolved:
(i) That an additional £3 million to be allocated to the Business Growth Programme from over-programming of the Local Growth Deal in order to fund the new schemes taking the full approval to the scheme to £37 million be approved.
(ii) That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval Pathway and Approval Route outlined in the previous Business Growth Programme (Growth Deal 3 Allocation) Decision Point 5 approval. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in that report.