Decision details

1.      That the list of projects for development and implementation as part of the Transportation Capital Programme 2022-2023 and future years, as set out in Appendices 3, 4, and 5 to the report be approved.

2.      That the Head of Transport be authorised to proceed with development work for each project detailed in Appendices 3, 4, and 5 to the report including surveying, site investigation, options appraisal, feasibility analysis, traffic modelling, detailed design, statutory advertising and public consultation, as appropriate.

3.      That the creation of supplementary budgets for 2022-2023 be approved for the projects marked ‘Approve’ in the ‘Decision’ column of Appendices 3 and 4 to the report for implementation, subject to the availability of funding.

4.      That the virement of existing approved budgets for 2022-2023 totalling £270,000 within the Transport Capital programme to other projects as per section 6.12 of the report be approved.

5.      That the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment be authorised to approve, through an Individual Executive Decision Notice (IEDN), implementation of the projects on the list marked ‘IEDN’ in the ‘Decision’ column of Appendices 3 and 4 to the report, subject to the satisfactory outcome of public consultation, availability of funding and any other relevant considerations.

6.      That the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment be authorised to approve, through an Individual Executive Decision Notice, the bringing forward of projects from Appendix 5 to Appendix 3 or 4 to the report and thereafter to approve them for implementation during 2022-2023 subject to the satisfactory outcome of public consultation, availability of funding and any other relevant considerations.

7.      That the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change, and the Leader of the Council in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Director of Finance be authorised to approve, through an Individual Executive Decision Notice, appropriate virements between existing approved budgets within the transport capital programme maximising use of resources.

8.      That the Chief Legal Officer be authorised to serve all necessary notices in respect of the projects listed in Appendices 3 and 4 to the report and, subject to there being no unresolved objections, make traffic regulation orders as required.

9.      That the Head of City Transport and/or Black Country Director of Transport be authorised to make applications and bids for additional external funding noting that agreement ahead of submission would be obtained from the Director of Finance and appropriate governance would be followed to amend budgets on receipt of such funding.

10.   That the Director of Finance be authorised to approve the Council entering into funding agreements with the various funding bodies to receive grant funding in respect of the projects included in the report.

11.   That the Director of Finance be authorised to approve the Council entering into funding agreements with the various funding bodies to receive revenue grant funding in respect of the Local Authority Capability Fund, Capacity Funding and City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) development funding.

12.   That the Black Country Director of Transport be authorised to enter into funding agreements with Black Country Authorities to passport Black Country Transport scheme funding in accordance with the approved collaboration agreement and to provide funding to Black Country Consortium in accordance with the Local Authority Capability Fund (LACF) Grant Agreement.

13.   That use of Local Authority Capability Fund, Capacity Funding, CRSTS development funding and Midland Connects Funding included in the report be approved.

14.   That the expenditure and progress made in delivering £58.1 million worth of projects in the Transportation Capital Programme during 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and forecast in 2021-2022 as set out in Appendix 2 to the report be noted.

15.   That the Council’s continuing success in bidding for additional funding and delivering new projects through the Active Travel Funding, Local Growth Fund, Access to Growth, and the West Midlands Combined Authority be noted.

16.   That the inclusion of revenue funding as part of the CRSTS Development Funding package and Local Authority Capability Fund to support the development of the programme and the wider Black Country Programme be noted.