Relevant Minute of the Cabinet meeting held on 16th June 2020

Relevant Minute of the special meeting of Place Scrutiny Committee held on 24th June 2020

The Council has before it Minute 78 (Emergency Active Travel Fund) of Cabinet held on 16^th June 2020 and the Minute 93 of the Place Scrutiny Committee held on 24^th June 2020.

During consideration of Minute 93 (Emergency Active Travel Fund) a motion was proposed and seconded to refer the matter back to Cabinet.

The motion for reference back of Minute 93 was not carried.

Resolved:

That Minute 93 of Cabinet held 16^th June 2020 and the minutes of the Place Scrutiny Committee held 24^th June 2020, be noted.

Minute 78

Report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) attached

Referred Direct by Cabinet

The Committee considered Minute 78 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 16th June 2020, which had been referred direct to Scrutiny, together with a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) seeking agreement for the construction of temporary interventions to create an environment that is safe for walking and cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic and the period directly after. The report also included details of the funding arrangements associated with the highway works.

The Committee debated this item in some detail.  In response to questions, the Cabinet Member Transport, Capital and Inward Investment and the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and the Environment) undertook to provide written responses to the Committee in respect of the following:

-  assurances of the estimated costs of the proposals in addition to the £100,000 from LTP3 funding;

-  where in the guidance the introduction of 20mph limits are stated;

-  the details of the 14km over 5 routes of cycleways proposed in the bid;

-  the levels of transport modal shift per person per mile travelled as a result of the interventions following Covid-19;

The Cabinet Member for Transport, Capital and Inward Investment also gave his assurances that schemes would not be introduced in the Wards where the Ward Councillors did not support them.

In response to a question as to whether the correct procedures had been followed in respect of this matter not being published on the Forward Plan, the Executive Director (Legal & Democratic Services) agreed to look into the matter and advise accordingly.

Resolved:-

1.  That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:

“1.  That the bid submitted to DfT on 5 June 2020, for £309k for tranche 1 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund, be endorsed.

2. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) to make a further bid to the Department for Transport of £1.236 million for Tranche 2 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund.

3. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and  Environment), in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, to agree the final detailed design options based upon the principle in the DfT’s guidance for temporary road space reallocation, in consultation with ward councillors for both  tranche 1 and tranche 2 funding.

Note: This is an Executive function

Cabinet Member: Cllr Woodley

Report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) attached

The Chair agreed to take this matter as an urgent item of business to enable the highway works to be progressed without delay.

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) seeking agreement for the construction of temporary interventions to create an environment that is safe for walking and cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic and the period directly after. The report also included details of the funding arrangements associated with the highway works.

Resolved:

1.  That the bid submitted to DfT on 5 June 2020, for £309k for tranche 1 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund, be endorsed.

2. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) to make a further bid to the Department for Transport of £1.236 million for Tranche 2 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund.

3. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and  Environment), in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, to agree the final detailed design options based upon the principle in the DfT’s guidance for temporary road space reallocation, in consultation with ward councillors for both  tranche 1 and tranche 2 funding.

Other options:

None

Reasons for Recommendations

To provide funding for the temporary interventions that further encourage the increased walking and cycling activity in the Borough.

Note: This is an Executive function

Referred direct to: Place Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Woodley

The Chair agreed to take this matter as an urgent item of business to enable the highway works to be progressed without delay.

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) seeking agreement for the construction of temporary interventions to create an environment that is safe for walking and cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic and the period directly after. The report also included details of the funding arrangements associated with the highway works.

Resolved:

1.  That the bid submitted to DfT on 5 June 2020, for £309k for tranche 1 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund, be endorsed.

2. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) to make a further bid to the Department for Transport of £1.236 million for Tranche 2 funding from the Emergency Active Travel Fund.

3. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and  Environment), in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, to agree the final detailed design options based upon the principle in the DfT’s guidance for temporary road space reallocation, in consultation with ward councillors for both  tranche 1 and tranche 2 funding.

Other options:

None

Reasons for Recommendations

To provide funding for the temporary interventions that further encourage the increased walking and cycling activity in the Borough.

Note: This is an Executive function

Referred direct to: Place Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Woodley