Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking to accept grant funding from the Department for Transport for the successful Clean Bus Technology Fund bid, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 11114)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forEnvironment and Transport, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To accept the award from the Department of Transport Clean Bus Technology Fund (CBTF) Grant of £632,700.

(ii)  To amend the existing Environment and Capital Programme by the following capital variation and addition totalling £703,000:-

a.  Capital variation of £70,000 of LTP government grant from the capital scheme “Congestion Reduction” to the new capital scheme “Cleaner Bus Transport Fund”,

b.  Capital addition of £633,000 of DfT Clean Bus Technology Fund (CBTF) government grant to the new capital scheme “Cleaner Bus Transport Fund”,

(iii)  To approve capital expenditure of £703,000 in 2013/14 for the new Environment and Transport Capital Scheme “Cleaner Bus Transport Fund”,