Councillor Phil Davies introduced a report by the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment which requested the Cabinet to approve the ‘Key Component’ and ‘Major Bid’ programmes of the 2013/14 Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF).  It was reported that £1,084,860 of ‘major’ funding and £235,000 of ‘key component’ funding had been allocated to the Council for 2013/14.

The LSTF aimed to assist the Council to support Wirral residents to access employment opportunities, as well as encouraging the use of sustainable transport and contributing to reducing carbon emissions in the Borough.  The LSTF delivery area was set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

RESOLVED: That the Cabinet

(1)  approves the delivery of the 2013/14 LSTF Capital programme as set out in Section 3 of the report;

(2)  approves the delivery of the 2013/14 LSTF Revenue programme as set out in section 4 of the report; and

(3)  delegates authority to the Head of Environment and Regulation in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Streetscene and Transport Services and Party Spokespersons to make necessary adjustments to the priorities within the programme should the need arise due to financial conditions or other factors.