CONSERVATIVE Group Amendment

 

VALLEY GARDENS PHASE 3

 

  To amend recommendation 2.2 and 2.3 and add recommendation 2.6 as shown in bold italics below:

 

2.1     Approves the Valley Gardens Phase 3 detailed design as shown in Appendix 1: General Highway Arrangement Plan subject to 2.6.

 

2.3     Authorises that all Traffic Regulation Orders required for Valley Gardens Phase 3 be advertised in accordance with the standard procedure subject to 2.6.

 

2.6     Calls for the release of traffic modelling data and simulations to publicly demonstrate that the proposed scheme in its current form results in no increase to average bus journey times.

 

 

Proposed by: Cllr Nemeth                              Seconded by: Cllr Bagaeen

 

 

Recommendations to read if carried:

2.1         Approves the Valley Gardens Phase 3 detailed design as shown in Appendix 1: General Highway Arrangement Plan subject to 2.6.

 

2.2         Notes that the principles and details outlined in this report will help to inform all final technical matters, with regards to this scheme, in preparation for the procurement of a construction contract by officers in line with the decision made by this committee in February 2019 as outlined in paragraph 7.2 of this report.

 

2.3         Authorises that all Traffic Regulation Orders required for Valley Gardens Phase 3 be advertised in accordance with the standard procedure subject to 2.6.

 

2.4         Notes the increased budget requirement due to significant delay in delivering Phase 3, additional stakeholder infrastructure commitments, and significant increases in construction costs, as set out in in Appendix 2.

 

2.5         Recommends to Policy & Resources Committee that it approves capital borrowing of up to £5.0m to address estimated increased scheme costs arising from new Department for Transport design guidance; significant increases in construction costs and risk management; additional infrastructure, including for sustainable transport and events; as shown in Appendix 2.

 

2.6         Calls for the release of traffic modelling data and simulations to publicly demonstrate that the proposed scheme in its current form results in no increase to average bus journey times.