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SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT WORK PACKAGE 7

Meeting: 26/01/2022 - Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee (Item 71)

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Minutes:

The Assistant Director, Chief Regeneration Officer presented the report which sought approval to enter into a Deed of Variation to increase the existing Grant Funding Agreement for Sustainable Urban Development Work Package 6, to accept a further £2.89m funding package from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and to undertake appropriate consultation, procurement and appointment of a contractor to deliver 6.65km of walking and cycling infrastructure upgrades and 5.15ha of habitat improvements as part of Phase 1 of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan  - the Sustainable Urban Development Green Sustainable Travel Corridors Programme.

 

Members discussed the report and the split between EU and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority funding. This was confirmed by officers at a 50% split. Members also queried if the scheme would be LTN1/20 complaint and questioned the capacity if the project should fall behind in terms of timescales. The Assistant Director: Chief Regeneration Officer confirmed that compliance had been taken into consideration when applying for funding and that projects are run in parallel to each other and extra capacity had been put in place to deliver within the time scales.

 

Resolved: that,

 

(1)  A Deed of Variation be entered into by the Council to accept £2.89 million of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to deliver 6.65 kilometres of walking and cycling infrastructure upgrades and 5.15 hectares of habitat improvements as part of Phase 1 of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan - the Sustainable Urban Development Green Sustainable Travel Corridors Programme;

 

(2) Amendments be made to the individual phase programmes, if required, in consultation with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the Chairs and Spokespersons of the Economy, Regeneration and Development and the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committees, having due regard to any issues that may arise during design or consultation stages of projects; and

 

(3)The necessary procurement process to appoint external contractors to undertake the necessary highway works associated with Phase 1 of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan - the Sustainable Urban Development Green Sustainable Travel Corridors Programme  be carried out.