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Transportation Capital Programme 2015/16

Meeting: 20/07/2015 - Cabinet (Item 36)

36 Transport Plan for Growth Programme 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 130 KB

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Minutes:

Councillor Stuart Whittingham introduced a report from the Strategic Director - Regeneration and Environment which stated that, on 21 November 2014, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority awarded £1,058,000 of Integrated Transport Block Funding to Wirral Council, to support the delivery of the Liverpool City Region Transport Plan for Growth. 

 

The report sought Cabinet approval to accept the £1,058,000 and allocate it as outlined in the appendix to the report. This included £100,000 allocated to the four Constituency Committees, £25,000 each.

 

RESOLVED: That -

 

(1)  the acceptance of the £1,058,000 of Integrated Transport Block funding awarded to Wirral Council and the Transport Plan for Growth Programme as outlined in Section 4.0 of the report, be approved;

 

(2)  authority be delegated to the Head of Environment and Regulation, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport and Party Spokespersons, to make necessary adjustments to the priorities within the programme should the need arise due to financial or other factors.

 

Councillor Phil Davies withdrew from the meeting

 

Councillor Ann McLachlan in the Chair

 


Meeting: 20/07/2015 - Cabinet (Item 35)

35 Sustainable Transport Enhancements Package (STEP) pdf icon PDF 138 KB

Minutes:

Councillor Stuart Whittingham introduced a report from the Strategic Director – Regeneration and Environment which stated that, on 17 April 2015, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority approved the Major Scheme Business Case ‘A STEP Change for Growth’ for the Sustainable Transport Enhancements Package (STEP) to enable scheme promoters to draw down allocated Growth Deal funding to commence the delivery of STEP schemes.

 

On 12 May 2015, the Combined Authority confirmed the Wirral element of the Growth Deal STEP funding for years 2015/16 and 2016/17. The report sought Cabinet approval to accept the £1,700,000 STEP capital funding and allocate it as outlined in the report, £900,000 in 2015/16 and £800,000 in 2016/17.

 

The Wirral schemes supported Growth Zones two and five, the Mersey Waterfront and A41 Corridor respectively and the report outlined the objectives of each of these schemes.

 

RESOLVED: That -

 

(1)  the acceptance of the £1,700,000 STEP capital funding awarded to Wirral Council and the implementation of the programme as outlined in section 3.0 of the report, be approved;

 

(2)  authority be delegated to the Head of Environment & Regulation, in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport and Party Spokespersons, to make necessary adjustments to the priorities within the programme should the need arise due to financial or other factors.