Decisions for issue Coast to Capital Local Transport Body Meetings – 25 March 2015

1)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee welcomes the positive recommendations  being made by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership [LEP] to its  Local Transport Body [LTB] to conditionally approve the council’s two bids for Sustainability & Resilience funding for a BikeShare scheme and a package of ‘Intelligent Transport System’ [ITS] measures.

2)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee supports the recommendations being made to the LTB with respect to the proposed programmes of 2015/16 investment in Sustainability & Resilience schemes subject to the general condition on page 49 of the Addenda regarding the promoting authority providing assurance that the scheme will be subsidised in the event that it does not make an operating surplus being removed.

3)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee authorises the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing to develop robust and comprehensive cases that can be presented to the Coast to Capital Local Transport Board [LTB] in order that the requirements of the recommended conditional approvals for funding of the council’s BikeShare and ‘Intelligent Transport System’ [ITS] schemes can be satisfactorily fulfilled, and enable full approval for funding to be approved.

4)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee supports the recommendations being made by the LEP to the LTB with respect to:-

a) Surrey Wider Network Benefits;

b) Epsom ‘Plan E’ Highway Improvements;

c) Crawley Area Transport Package (Phase 1); and

d) A284 Lyminster Bypass.

5)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee agrees the recommendations above may be subject to minor variations tabled at the LTB, which do not alter the substance of the decision.

6)           That the Urgency Sub-Committee agrees that if an alternative (or new) recommendation is tabled during the LTB meeting which alters the substance of the original recommendation, a further decision will be sought from the Urgency Sub-Committee prior to proceeding.