Decision details
Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway - City Connect 2 Proposals (Design and Cost)
Reference: D44127
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The report seeks approval for the Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway (CityConnect2) full ambition and seeks authority to spend against the full CityConnect Programme budget of £34,941,000.
Decisions:
The Director of City Development submitted a report which sought approval for the Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway (City Connect 2) proposals and also to gain authority to progress the delivery of the Phase 1 scheme at a total estimated cost of £6,497,000, to be to funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) City Connect programme, with support from a Department for Transport grant.
The Board discussed the levels of usage of City Connect 1 and the lessons learned which would be taken forward into the proposed next phase of the initiative, whilst responding to an enquiry, Members received further information regarding the provision of funding for future elements of the scheme.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the design and cost to implement Phase 1 of the City Connect 2 ambition (as set out in section 3.6 of the submitted report) be approved, and that authority be provided to incur expenditure of £6,497,000: comprising works costs of £4,634,000 and design/ supervision costs of £1,862,000, funded by the WYCA City Connect programme budget which is funded through a Department for Transport grant;
(b) That the principle of the Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway (City Connect 2) ambition proposals, as set out in section 3.1 of the submitted report, be agreed, subject to further design and development;
(c) That approval be granted for the invitation of tenders for works, as set out in resolution (a) (above), and that subject to the tender sums being within the tendered budget, approval and authorisation be given to the award of the Contract to undertake the construction of the scheme.
(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillors A Carter required it to recorded that he voted against the decisions referred to within this minute)
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Wards Affected: Beeston and Holbeck; Burmantofts and Richmond Hill; City and Hunslet;
Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Internal consultation on the proposals has been undertaken with Officers between April and July 2016. Public consultation exercise was undertaken by WYCA and ran between 1st August 2016 and 9th September 2016.
Consultation leaflet delivered to all residential and business properties fronting the proposed routes.
Key stakeholders were identified and all were sent leaflets via email regarding scheme proposals and they were made aware of the consultation events, dates and locations.
The information contained in the leaflet was also available on the City Connect website (http://cyclecityconnect.co.uk/projects/leeds-city-centre-improvements/) and users were encouraged to login online to comment on the scheme.
The CityConnect Facebook and Twitter pages were used to provide information to the public but also to promote the consultation events. Five consultation events were held in total in City Centre locations and in community facilities. At the events members of the public were encouraged to fill out questionnaires to obtain views.
Consultees
The following have been consulted as described in the consultation process section above: -
• Internal consultation with Highways and Transportation
• Councillor Lewis (Exec Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning)
• Ward Members
• Member of Parliament
• City Connect Advisory Group
• Pedestrian/Cycle groups
• Statutory Undertakers
• WYCA and Bus representatives
• West Yorkshire Police
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
• West Yorkshire Ambulance service
• Equality Hub
• Locality Managers
• Sustrans
• All residences and businesses fronting the proposals
• Leeds Chamber of Commerce
• Leeds Civic Trust
• West Yorkshire Police
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
• West Yorkshire Ambulance service
Contact: Sabby Khaira, Highways Officer 0113 378 7375 Email: sabby.khaira@leeds.gov.uk.
Report author: Sabby Khaira
Publication date: 13/02/2017
Date of decision: 08/02/2017
Decided at meeting: 08/02/2017 - Executive Board
Effective from: 18/02/2017
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