Issue - meetings
Regional Transport Board Park & Ride Bid Result and Application to use Contingency funds
Meeting: 22/04/2008 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 206)
This report provides details of the results of the Regional Transport Board meeting on 4 April, which assessed bids from Local Authorities in the region for funds to undertake major schemes, and seeks approval for the release of funds from reserves to progress the development of the Access York bid.
Decision:
RESOLVED:(i) That the decision of the Regional Transport Board be welcomed;
(ii) That the release of £164k from Council reserves be agreed to progress the Major Scheme Bid for the development of the Park & Ride sites and prepare a bid for the remainder of the Access York project to be submitted to the Regional Transport Board later in the year.
REASON: To obtain funding to improve transport provision in the City.
Minutes:
Members considered a report which provided details of the results of the Regional Transport Board (RTB) meeting on 4 April, which had assessed bids from local authorities in the region for funds to undertake major schemes. The report sought approval for the release of funds from reserves to progress the development of the Access York bid.
The decision of the RTB, as set out at paragraph 5 of the report, was as follows:
Proposal |
Decision |
Access York: Park & Ride Bid |
All three Park & Ride sites approved for inclusion within the Regional Funding Allocation programme (£20.8m) |
Yorcard |
Approved for inclusion within the Regional Funding Allocation programme |
Hopgrove Roundabout |
Identified as a block 3 priority. Decision deferred until next RTB meeting in July |
Regional Information Systems |
Identified as a block 5 priority. Decision deferred until next RTB meeting in July |
Members thanked officers for their hard work drawing up the bid in tight timescales and also acknowledged the Leader’s contribution made at the RTB meeting which considered the bids.
Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was
RESOLVED:(i) That the decision of the Regional Transport Board be welcomed;
(ii) That the release of £164k from Council reserves be agreed to progress the Major Scheme Bid for the development of the Park & Ride sites and prepare a bid for the remainder of the Access York project to be submitted to the Regional Transport Board later in the year.
REASON: To obtain funding to improve transport provision in the City.