Decision details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval to spend and provide details of the Environment and Transport Capital Programme in 2013/14.

(i)  To approve capital variations, totalling £260,000 in 2013/14, to the Environment and Transport Capital Programme agreed at Council on 13th February 2013, as detailed in Appendix 4;

(ii)  To approve the addition of £293,000 to the Environment and Transport Capital Programme towards the legible bus networks project, to be funded from S106 developer contributions, as detailed in Appendix 4;

(iii)  To approve the addition of £510,000 to the Environment and Transport Capital Programme towards the unclassified roads scheme, to be funded from additional Local Transport Plan (LTP) Government Grant (£310,000) and Revenue funding (£200,000), as detailed in Appendix 4

(iv)  To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, capital expenditure of £7,706,000 in 2013/14 as detailed in Appendix 2, from the total Environment and Transport Capital Programme of £14,498,000 (excluding the Platform for Prosperity scheme);

(v)  To note the detail of the projects within the Environment and Capital Programme for 2013/14 to be approved by this report, as set out in Appendix 3, including the completion of the major scheme to resurface Redbridge Roundabout.

1. Financial Procedure Rules require that approval to spend is secured to enable the delivery of the Council’s Capital Programme each year.
2. The details of the projects are included to provide Members with relevant information.
3. To amend the funding allocations in response to the latest Transport Asset Management priorities for road surfacing projects.

1. The proposed programme is fully funded and is based on available funding levels.
2. A smaller programme than that proposed would undermine the essential support for the ongoing development of the City, fail to meet the objectives set out in the Local Transport Plan (LTP3), or deliver any noticeable improvement in the basic highway infrastructure.