Decision Details

Implemented

Emergency Active Travel Fund

Yes

No

No

007730/2020

Yes

Report of Interim Director Inclusive Growth

Tue 23 Jun 2020

To seek approval to utilise Government grant funding allocated from the Department for Transport Active Travel Fund, to aid the City’s recovery from COVID-19 by delivering the Emergency Birmingham Transport Plan

OLD - Transport and Environment

Above £1m capital

• Birmingham Mobility Action Plan White Paper; Birmingham Connected’: approved by Cabinet on 17^th November 2014.

• ‘Draft Birmingham Transport Plan’: approved for public consultation by Cabinet on 21^st January 2020. 

Committee

Cabinet

Inclusive Growth

On 23 June 2020, Cabinet: (i) Noted that a bid for £1.034m of tranche 1 EATF resources was approved on 5th June 2020 by the Interim Director, Inclusive Growth under emergency powers, as set out in Part E3 of the Councils Constitution; (ii) Approved, in the event of a successful bid, acceptance of tranche 1 Government EATF grant via the WMCA, estimated to be £1.034m (£0.842m capital and £0.192m revenue), to deliver the schemes identified from the approved EBTP included within Appendix B to the report; (iii) Approved, in the event of a successful bid, the addition of the schemes set out in Appendix B to the report to Annex F of the approved Transport and Highways Capital Programme (THCP) 2020/21 to 2025/26 within a new sub-programme ‘Emergency Birmingham Transport Response’ and the schemes being subject to the delegations therein (as set out in Appendix E to the report), noting that where required to meet DfT delivery timescales, schemes will be approved using emergency powers in accordance with the Emergency Powers set out in Part E3 of the Council’s Constitution; (iv) Approved a virement of £0.500m from residual Birmingham Cycle Revolution resources held within the Council’s Cycling and Walking sub-programme of the THCP to the new Emergency Birmingham Transport Response sub-programme of the THCP, to provide a local match funding contribution towards the overall bid package; (v) Authorised the Interim City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documentation to give effect to the above decisions. THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON MONDAY 29 JUNE 2020.

No