On the 14 May 2021, the Cabinet Member for Transport & Environment;
i) Approved the entering of the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Agreement contained in Exempt Appendix A.
ii) Noted that the CAZ Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), relating to the sharing of personal data required for the CAZ Service to operate, was entered in to on the 29th March 2021. This was done in advance of the completion of the CAZ Agreement to allow systems integration and testing to commence.
iii) Noted that the CAZ Service requires the use of GoCardless Ltd as a direct debit payment services provider, and Stripe Payments Europe Ltd as a card payment service provider, and the Council will therefore enter into agreements with those organisations in accordance with the necessary governance protocols.
iv) Noted that the CAZ Agreement establishes a co-operation between the participating contracting authorities with the aim of ensuring that the public services they must perform are provided with a view to achieving objectives they have in common. As such, the CAZ Agreement is not required to be subject to a procurement exercise. Further information is in paragraph 7.2.
v) Authorised the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to complete any documentation necessary to give effect to any of the above recommendations.
vi) Approved, in accordance Part D2.3vii of Birmingham City Council’s Constitution, an exemption to the standing order Part D2.10i to enabling the CAZ Agreement to be signed as opposed to being signed and sealed as would have been required under Part D210i of the Constitution.
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