Decision details

To approve the Design and Cost report for the capital contribution to highways improvements around the Victoria Gate development.

The Director of City Development submitted a report which provided the Board with an update on the Victoria Gate development, in particular the associated public realm improvement works. The report also sought authority to spend a capital sum of up to £885,000 as allocated in the Capital Programme Update 2012-15 and for additional funding to support recent enhancements to the scheme arising from the sale of parcels of land adjacent to the former Millgarth Police Station.

Following the consideration of Appendix 3 to the submitted report, designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting it was

RESOLVED -

a)  That authority to spend of up to £885,000 from the Economic Initiatives fund as allocated in the Capital Programme Update 2012-15 report to Executive Board on 18th July 2012; be approved

b)  That the Director of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning and the Chief Officer Highways and Transportation, be authorised to agree the final  scheme details, including costs, as outlined in Appendix 3 of the submitted report;

c)  That approval be given to the use of additional capital receipts from the parcels of land adjacent to the former Millgarth Police Station as outlined in this report as required, to support the enhanced improvements to the public realm

Meetings

City and Hunslet Ward Members

Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning

City Development Officers (including Highways and Markets)

West Yorkshire Combined Authority