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RESOLVED: that
Cabinet:
a)   
Agreed to working in partnership with North
Northamptonshire Council to update and rebuild the Northamptonshire
Strategic Transport Model
b)   
Agreed to West Northamptonshire Council being the
lead procuring authority. Agreed £78k of existing model fee
income towards the development of the Northamptonshire Strategic
Transport Model, alongside the £400k already set aside by
both councils, and an equal contribution of £78,000 from
North Northamptonshire Council.
c)   
Agreed to delegate authority to Director of Place,
in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment,
Transport, Highways and Waste, the S151 Officer, the Monitoring
Officer and the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to take any further
decisions and/or actions required in connection with the
procurement and award of the Northamptonshire Strategic Transport
Model contract, without the need to return to the
Cabinet.
d)   
Noted that West Northamptonshire Council will retain
ownership and ongoing management of its own independent version of
the Northamptonshire Strategic Transport Model.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
The recommended course of
action is the most cost-effective. Unlike the other options
considered, the joint revalidation of the NSTM produces financial,
time and resource efficiencies whilst allowing each authority to
retain future exclusive use of the model.
 
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
The NSTM has proved to be a
valuable source of evidence and a renewed version is expected to
remain so in future years. Options considered, alongside the
benefits and constraints are set out below;

a)   
Option 1 - Both authorities develop strategic
transport models based on the NSTM (not recommended)

b)   
Option 2 - One authority rebuilds the NSTM, with the
other paying for use and access to the model (not
recommended)

c)   
Option 3 - The model is not rebuilt (not
recommended)

d)   
Option 4 – The NSTM is rebuilt jointly, with
each authority managing its own version to enable future access,
usage and control (recommended).

d)