Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development seeking approval for the Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway (City Connect 2) proposals and also to gain authority to progress 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 of a Department for Transport grant.

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)