Purpose

To seek approval to accept and spend the
maintenance and Integrated Transport Block (ITB) funding
allocations from West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as part
of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS),
internal funding, funding from the Traffic Signals Obsolescence
Grant (TSOG) and funding for pot holes to deliver the maintenance
and ITB projects as necessary.

Content

That Cabinet:

1.     
Noted the proposed indicative funding allocations of £8.772m
of WECA CRSTS maintenance and ITB, £1m internal funding,
£0.702m for additional pothole repairs, and £0.105m of
TSOG, totalling £10.579m for 2024- 25.

2.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to take all
steps required to accept and spend up to £10.579m of WECA
CRSTS maintenance, ITB, and other funding as outlined in this
report.

3.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to ‘roll
over’ underspend from the financial year 23/24.

4.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to take all
steps necessary to procure and award any contracts (including any
contracts over the key decision threshold) necessary to deliver the
works identified in Appendix A.1 as maintenance or minor works and
any remaining works from last year; making use of existing term
contracts and/ or approved frameworks where appropriate, up to the
budget ceiling identified in Appendix A.1.

5.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to make
reasonable changes to the programme of works to ensure delivery of
the programme, in accordance with the Council’s scheme of
financial delegations.