Agenda and decisions

To appoint a chair to the Bee Network Committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

That the GM Mayor, Andy Burnham be appointed as Chair for the 2024/2025 municipal year.

To appont a Vice-Chair to the Bee Network Committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

That Councillor Eamonn O’Brien be appointed as Vice Chair for the 2024/25 municipal year.   

Apologies were received and noted from Mayor Paul Dennett (Salford), Councillors Hamid Khurram (Bolton), Tracey Rawlins (Manchester), Tom Ross (Trafford), Paul Prescott (Wigan) & John Vickers (Wigan) and Danny Vaughan (TfGM).

To note the membership of the Committee for the forthcoming municipal year.

Members:

Mayoral Appointments: To be confirmed.

3. That it be noted that the Mayoral Appointments were to be confirmed.
4. That the Committee welcomes new members Councillors Laura Boyle and Josh Charters.
5. That the Committee record its thanks to Councillor Warren Bray for his many years of valuable service on GM’s transport committees.
6. That the Committee welcomes Caroline Simpson to her first meeting of the Committee as Group Chief Executive for GMCA, TfGM & GMFRS.
7. That the Committee record  its congratulations to Danny Vaughan following his appointment as the Chief Network Officer of TfGM.

To note the requirements under the Members Code of Conduct.

That the GMCA Members Code of Conduct be noted.

To note the Committee’s Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure.

That the Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure be noted.

1.    To appoint five members to the Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Board.

2.    To appoint one member to the GM Green City Region Partnership.

3.    To appoint one member to the newly constituted Vision Zero Advisory & Scrutiny Board.

1. That Councillors Tracy Rawlins, Phil Burke and Sean Fielding be appointed to the Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Board and that the outstanding two vacancies be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.

2. That Councillor Mike McCusker be appointed to the Green City Region Partnership.

3. That Councillor Josh Charters be appointed to the Vision Zero Advisory & Scrutiny Board

That the Committee acknowledges the sad passing of Sir Howard Bernstein acknowledging the significant groundwork he laid for the many transport infrastructure improvements seen in the region in recent decades.

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

That it be noted that Councillor Phil Burke declared a personal interest in item x as an employee of Metrolink.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting of the Bee Network Committee held on 21^st March 2024.

A report of Chris Barnes, Network Director Infrastructure, TfGM.

1. That the current position in relation to CRSTS1 and CRSTS2 be noted.

2. That CRSTS drawdowns, as approved by the Chief Executive TfGM and GMCA, under delegated authority be noted.

3. That the drawdown and reallocation of CRSTS funding and associated scheme progression be approved as follows:

•          City Centre Bus Strategy Phase 1: £1.25m;

•          Metrolink Next Generation Vehicles / Tram-Train Pathfinder: £1.547m;

•          Tameside: A560 Stockport Road / Hattersley Viaduct Refurbishment and Widening: £0.81m

•          SWANI (Sale West to Altrincham Network Improvements): Full Business Case approval and £0.18m;

•          Stockport: Hempshaw Lane: Full Business Case approval and £1.05m; and endorse the reallocation of £246k from the Stockport: A6/Manchester Road/School Lane scheme to support delivery of the scheme; and

•          Stockport: Woodley to Bredbury Parkway Improvement Scheme (formerly, Bredbury Economic Corridor Improvement (BECI) Package): Full Business Case approval and £0.83m

4.         That the drawdown of Active Travel delivery funding be approved as follows:

•          Trafford A56 Phase 2: £2.07m (CRSTS funding through the MCF programme);

•          Manchester Yellow Brick Road: £1.5m (Active Travel Fund Round 4 (ATF4) funding);

•          Stockport Heatons Link Phase 2: £2.7m (ATF4 funding);

•          Stockport Ladybrook Valley Phase 2: £2.3m (ATF4 funding);

•          Stockport Romiley to Stockport: £3.4m (ATF4 funding);

•          E-Cycle Pilot: £0.5m (Revenue Grant); and

•          Capability Fund Extension £1.7m (Revenue Grant).

5.         That it be noted that £13.8m of the bus franchising capital transition budget has been allocated to fund and deliver ongoing renewal of depot infrastructure and associated assets and that approval for the inclusion in the Capital Programme of the forecast expenditure for renewals works that are anticipated in 2024/25 will be included in the “GMCA 2024/25 Capital Update – Quarter 1” report in July 2024.