Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Built Environment

Further to Minute No. 39 of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 August 2011, the Council considered the report of the Director of Built Environment which provided details of Sefton’s role in the Merseyside Local Sustainable Transport Fund (MLSF) project - Facilitating Sustainable Access to Employment in Merseyside and seeking authority to commit to and to allocate funds associated with the project.

Paragraph 2.5 of the report outlined the spend profile for all of Sefton’s elements of the MLSF project relating to working with employers, travel solutions and sustainable transport infrastructure.

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

RESOLVED:

That approval be given to the inclusion of £260,000 in the Capital Programme to be phased as indicated in paragraph 2.5 of the report, to enable the project to be implemented.

Report of the Director of Built Environment

Further to Minute No. 32 of 21 July 2011, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Built Environment that advised of Sefton’s role in the Merseyside Local Sustainable Transport Fund (MLSF) project - Facilitating Sustainable Access to Employment in Merseyside and seeking authority to commit to and to allocate funds associated with the project.

Paragraph 2.5 of the report outlined the spend profile for all of Sefton’s elements of the MLSF project relating to working with employers, travel solutions and sustainable transport infrastructure.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:          That

(1)      the elements of the Merseyside Local Sustainable Transport Fund project to be delivered to Sefton, be noted;

(2)      it be noted that Merseytravel is the lead accountable body for the Merseyside LSTF project;

(3)      the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT be authorised to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Merseytravel to enable the project to commence and subsequently to enter into a formal agreement with Merseytravel for the funding, delivery and monitoring of the project;

(4)      the Council be recommended to approve the inclusion of £260,000 in the Capital Programme to be phased as indicated in paragraph 2.5 of the report; and

(5)          officers be authorised to commence commitment of the funds.