Issue - meetings

[To approve the Capital Transportation Programme for the financial year 2021 – 2022]

1.      That the list of projects for development and implementation as part of the Transportation Capital Programme 2021-2022 and future years, as set out in Appendices 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the report be approved.

2.      That the Head of City Transport be authorised to proceed with development work for each project detailed in Appendices 3, 4, 5 and 6 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 2021-2022 for the projects marked ‘Approve’ in the ‘Decision’ column of Appendices 3 and 4 to the report be approved for implementation, subject to the availability of funding.

4.      That the virement of existing approved budgets for 2021-2022 totalling £1.07 million within the Transport Capital programme to other projects as shown in Table 3.4 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 of the report and thereafter to approve them for implementation during 2021-2022 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 Cabinet Member for Resources 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.      Authorise the Head of City Transport to make applications and bids for additional external funding noting that agreement ahead of submission will be obtained from the Director of Finance and appropriate governance will be followed to amend budgets on receipt of such funding.

10.   Authorise the Director of Finance 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 expenditure and progress made in delivering £40.3 million worth of projects in the Transportation Capital Programme during 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 as set out in Appendix 2 top  ...  view the full decision text for item 10

Councillor Steve Evans reported on the salient points of the report on a programme of capital projects to develop and maintain the transportation network for the financial year 2021-2022 and future years, subject to available resources and annual review. He particularly highlighted the expenditure and progress made over the last four years in delivering £40.3 million worth of projects, and the continued success of the highways officers in managing to continue to successfully bid for additional funding and deliver new projects. He also reported on examples of what had been delivered in the last 12 months during the pandemic and placed on record his thanks to the officers for their hard work during that difficult period.

Councillor Steve Evans also informed Cabinet that the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey carried out independently looked at the state and condition of the roads.  It stated that in England and Wales there was a backlog of about £10.2 billion in terms of making the roads reasonable or ‘steady state’. That equated to an average of around £77.2 million for every local authority.  That was in contrast with the average £10 million per year the Council had spent over the last four years.

Cabinet members added their congratulations to the Highways team for what they had been able to deliver within limited resources. It was suggested that expenditure on transportation would need to increase going forward. It was therefore important the City’s three MPs are made aware of the issue raised on transportation funding.

Resolved:

1.    That the list of projects for development and implementation as part of the Transportation Capital Programme 2021-2022 and future years, as set out in Appendices 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the report be approved.

2.    That the Head of City Transport be authorised to proceed with development work for each project detailed in Appendices 3, 4, 5 and 6 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 2021-2022 for the projects marked ‘Approve’ in the ‘Decision’ column of Appendices 3 and 4 to the report be approved for implementation, subject to the availability of funding.

4.    That the virement of existing approved budgets for 2021-2022 totalling £1.07 million within the Transport Capital programme to other projects as shown in Table 3.4 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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10