Purpose

This
report seeks approval to spend £1,625,000 of additional
Active Travel Tranche 3 grant funding which has been made available
to the Council from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
(LCRCA) and to amend the 2023/2024 capital programme to allocate
the funding to the Conway Street/Europa Boulevard Movement
Scheme.
 
The
Wirral Plan 2021-2026 sets out the Council’s vision to secure
the best possible future for our residents, defined by the
community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent
people and services. This proposal directly supports the following
key themes within that plan:
 

· 
A cleaner, greener borough which celebrates,
protects and improves our environment and urgently tackles the
environmental emergency;

· 
A prosperous inclusive economy where local people
can get good jobs and achieve their aspirations; and

· 
Safe, vibrant communities where people want to live
and raise their families.
 

Decision

Resolved –
that,
 

1.  the
Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised to utilise the
£1,625,000 from Active Travel Fund Tranche 3 received by the
Council from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to support
the delivery of the Conway Street/Europa Boulevard Movement Scheme;
and

 

2.  the
Policy and Resources Committee be recommended to approve that the
Capital Programme for 2023/2024 be amended so that the additional
£1,625,000 grant funding from the Active Travel Fund Tranche
3 allocated to the Council by Liverpool City Region Combined
Authority be allocated to the Conway Street / Europa Boulevard
Movement Scheme.