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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