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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
 
I,
Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy
City Mayor, in exercise of the
powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:
 

1.    
Note the progress made to date by Transport for
Greater Manchester (TfGM) in developing the Better Bus Routes -
Salford Crescent to Media City UK Project.
 

2.    
Approve Salford City Council entering into a
development costs letter with Transport for Greater Manchester for
a grant of £803,435 to fund the next stage of the Salford
Crescent to Media City UK Project and note the identified risk with
this.
 

3.    
Approve delegated authority being given to the
Executive Director Place and City Solicitor to enter into the
necessary development costs letter with TfGM.
 

4.    
Note the proposed approach for the further
development of the project, including consultation with members and
the public as the scheme is developed.
 
The
Reasons are the above approvals
will enable the progress which has been made
to date on the CRSTS (City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement)
funded, ‘Salford
Crescent to Media City UK -Quality Bus
Transit’ project
to continue, and particularly allow Salford City Council to enter a
development costs letter with Transport for Greater Manchester
(TfGM) to enable the next phase of the project’s development to commence and which
will act as a mechanism for fee and costs expended by Salford City
Council to be recovered via the Grant Claim process.
 

Options considered and rejected:            
n/a

 

Assessment of Risk:                                   
Low

 

The source of funding is:                           
n/a

 

Legal advice obtained:                               
Kathryn Sadanha - Shared Legal Service
 

Financial advice obtained:                        
Alison Woods - Interim Commercial Manager

 

Procurement advice obtained:                  
Not applicable
 
HR
advice obtained :                                  
Not applicable
 
Climate change advice
obtained:             
Matthew Mollart - Group Leader Highways
Design
Team
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
 

·        
Public briefing report submitted to
Property/Regeneration Briefing on 14 August 2023
·        
GMCA Combined Authority Report dated 25 November
2022

 
Contact Officer:  Matthew Mollart - Group
Leader Highways Design Team 
Email:
matthew.mollart@salford.gov.uk
 

*          
This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead
Member/
          
Executive Director

*          
The appropriate scrutiny committee to call-in the decision is the
           
Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel.

 

Signed:
Councillor Tracy
Kelly     
Deputy City Mayor
Dated:
14 August 2023
 

 

*          
This decision was published on Monday 14 August 2023                                         

*          
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 21 August
2023 unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.