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Bath & North East Somerset Council | ||||
DECISION MAKER: |
Councillor Charles Gerrish, Cabinet Member for Customer Services | |||
DECISION DATE: |
On or after 4th October 2008 |
PAPER NUMBER |
2 | |
TITLE: |
Transport Capital Programme 2008/09 |
EXECUTIVE FORWARD PLAN REFERENCE: | ||
E |
1801 | |||
WARD: |
All | |||
AN OPEN PUBLIC ITEM | ||||
List of attachments to this report: Appendix 1 - Recommended Transport Capital Programme 2008/9 | ||||
1 THE ISSUE
1.1 This report sets out the Transport Capital Programme in detail for approval. The programme of expenditure aims to develop the policies of the Joint Local Transport Plan in accordance with Government guidelines.
2 RECOMMENDATION
The Cabinet member is asked to agree that:
2.1 The Transport Capital Programme for 2008/09 as set out in Appendix 1 be approved.
2.2 The Group Manager, Transport and Planning Policy be delegated authority to alter the programme, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, as may prove necessary during 2008/09 within the overall budget allocation.
3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
3.1 The total funding made available under the Local Transport Plan is £5.123 million. The allocation is split into £2.144 million for Integrated Transport and £2.979 million for Structural Maintenance.
3.2 An additional EU grant for the CIVITAS project of £240k and DfT grant for maintenance work on the de-trunked section of the A4 of £109k for 2008/09 is included in the programme. Carry overs and other contributions bring the total planned expenditure to £5.576m.
3.3 In order to manage the budget effectively regular monitoring will be carried out and will be reported to the Transport Board. Spending will be managed throughout the year to ensure that the overall budget is not exceeded. Some of the schemes in the programme have been identified as contingency schemes, which will be brought forward or deferred as finances permit.
3.4 Appendix 1 also shows indicative spending and schemes for 2009/10 and 2010/11. These figures are indicative only at this stage but are being developed during 2008/09 so as to ensure that a three year "rolling" programme of works is clearly identified and maintained for future years.
4 THE REPORT
4.1 The Local Transport Plan sets out a number of key targets in relation to transport and the Government Office for the South West are monitoring the Council's progress in meeting these targets.
5 RISK MANAGEMENT
5.1 The report author and cabinet member have fully reviewed the risk assessment related to the issue and recommendations in compliance with the Council's decision making risk management guidance.
6 RATIONALE
6.1 The programme of works has been developed in accordance with priorities set out in the Local Transport Plan.
7 OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED
7.1 None
8 CONSULTATION
8.1 A consultation was carried out on the 2008/9 programme with the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, and with ward members in March 2008 by e-mail. Scheme specific consultation is carried out as appropriate.
8.2 Prioritisation of the schemes has been carried out in accordance with the scoring process described to Members in the Transport Capital Programme training session held in February 2008.
9 ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN REACHING THE DECISION
9.1 Social Inclusion; Customer Focus; Sustainability; Equality (age, race, disability, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation); Corporate
10 ADVICE SOUGHT
10.1 The Council's Monitoring Officer (Council Solicitor) and Section 151 Officer (Strategic Director - Support Services) have had the opportunity to input to this report and have cleared it for publication.
Contact person |
Adrian Clarke - 01225 395223 |
Background papers |
Joint Local Transport Plan 2006/7 - 2010/11 |