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On 17 December 2019, Cabinet:-
(i) Acting on behalf of the City Council in its capacity as Highway Authority, noted the route of the A34 Walsall to Birmingham Sprint scheme and associated measures and approved the Full Business Case as set out in Appendix A to the report, and authorised the Assistant Director Transport and Connectivity in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment to agree the final detail of the scheme with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), who are acting in their capacity as project promoter and funder;
(ii) Subject to WMCA having the necessary approvals and funding in place, approved the City Council entering into legal agreements with WMCA to allow the works to be carried out on the public highway within Birmingham, and for the legal agreement to be made without a bond being required from WMCA as detailed in paragraph 7.3.2 of the report;
(iii) Approved expenditure of fees and other costs up to a value of £0.650m for the City Council to complete design reviews, legal agreements, traffic regulation orders and site inspections, and agreed to the City Council being reimbursed by WMCA based on actual costs rather than a fixed fee percentage, subject to an agreed cap on overhead rates;
(iv) Noted that following implementation the City Council will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance resulting from the highway works at an estimated cost of £0.024 per year;
(v) Noted the proposed supply and installation of up to four Bus Lane Enforcement (BLE) cameras at an estimated cost of £0.100m to be funded by WMCA, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and agreed to delegate award of the contract for the cameras and associated equipment to the Interim Director Inclusive Growth in accordance with the procurement strategy set out in Section 7.4.1 of the report;
(vi) Noted that following completion of the scheme the City Council will be responsible for the on-going operation of the BLE activity and the resultant income and expenditure including future maintenance obligations. Further details are given in Appendix A to the report;
(vii) Authorised the discharging of Petition No. 2087 presented to the City Council by Councillor Morriam Jan on 6 November 2018 from residents of Perry Barr in relation to the removal of Perry Barr flyover and the proposed Sprint route, and that Councillor Jan and the first-named petitioner be informed accordingly;
(viii) Authorised the Acting City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documentation to give effect to the above decisions.
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