On 16 May 2023, Cabinet:-
(i) Approved the approach to take the outline business case for each named City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) scheme with a total project value over £10m (as set out in section 1.3 of this report);
(ii) Approved the approach that Cabinet approval of named CRSTS schemes outline business case will include delegation of the subsequent full business case to the relevant Cabinet Members in consultation with the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability, the Strategic Director of Council Management, the Interim Director of Finance and the City Solicitor;
(iii) Approved the approach that at the point of seeking Cabinet approval for a CRSTS scheme’s outline business case and full business case funding will be subject to confirmation from the West Midlands Combined Authority;
(iv) Noted the approach to utilise West Midlands Combined Authority single assurance framework outline business case and full business case documents as appendices to each CRSTS scheme’s outline business case and full business cases approval reports as set out in section 3.11 and 3.12 of this report;
(v) Approved the delegation of submission of each named CRSTS scheme’s strategic outline case to the West Midlands Combined Authority single assurance framework process to the Assistant Director, Transport & Connectivity in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport;
(vi) Authorised the City Solicitor & Monitoring Officer to negotiate, execute and complete any necessary legal documentation to give effect to the above recommendations.
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