On 12
February 2019, Cabinet:-
(i) Acting
on behalf of the Council in its capacity as Highway Authority, noted the route
of the Westside Metro Extension and authorised the Assistant Director, Transportation
and Connectivity (ADTC), in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the
Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment (CMTE), to agree the details of
the route with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)/Transport for West
Midlands (TfWM) who are acting in their capacity as project sponsors/funders as
set out in Appendix B to the report;
(ii) Approved
the required Complementary Highways Works (CHW) proposed noting that some of
these CHW have already been approved to enable the WMCA/TfWM to commence works
to meet the Metro delivery deadlines as set out at Appendix C to the report;
(iii) Authorised
the ADTC to develop additional CHW that may be required with WMCA/TfWM, in
consultation with the CMTE, including preparing and entering into the
associated Section 278 Agreements for the CHW and Traffic Regulation Order
(TRO) requirements;
(iv) Approved
the implementation of up to 17 proposed enforcement cameras as set out in
Appendix D, noted that the procurement of the camera enforcement equipment will
be through the existing Council Information Technology and Digital Service
(IT&DS) contract on behalf of WMCA/TfWM and that the Capital cost will be
funded by the WMCA/TfWM;
(v) Approved
the Council taking ownership of the enforcement cameras equipment provided by
WMCA/TfWM as Highway Authority assets and authorises the ADTC to be responsible
for the ongoing operation of the enforcement activity and the operational
income and expenditure including future maintenance obligations (as detailed within
Appendix A Section 2 to the report) and notes that any net surplus will be
utilised in line with regulations;
(vi) Acting
on behalf of the Council in its capacity as Highway Authority approved the
proposed Metro Westside Extension and Associated Measures, as set out in
Appendices B, C and D to the report, being delivered by the Midland Metro
Alliance (MMA), or approved contractors as identified in Appendix A to the
report, on behalf of the WMCA/TfWM;
(vii) Approved
the Council taking responsibility for the ongoing maintenance resulting from
the highways works and noted the proposed commuted sum to be provided by the
WMCA/TfWM to fund these costs and the financial implications for the
recommendations in the report;
(viii) Authorised
the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary
documentation to give effect to the above decisions.
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DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2019.