Agenda item

The Combined Authority Committee RESOLVED:

1. To approve the inclusion of the full cost of £23.65m for the Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance in the Investment Fund programme.

2. To allocate £2.226m from the Investment Fund to the Temple Quarter Regeneration Programme and delegate the approval of a Feasibility and Development Funding Application to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Executives of the constituent councils.

3. To approve the Outline Business Case for Charfield Station and the award of £2.923m to develop the Full Business Case, with provision in the programme retained for the capital tail until 2022/23 and the balance to be met through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and local contributions where possible; and to delegate approval of the Full Business Case and viability of operational services to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the unitary authority Chief Executives.

4. To undertake a review with the constituent authorities of the Investment Fund and all other funding streams available to the Combined Authority to ensure effective deployment of resources to maximise opportunity in delivery; the beginnings of this work to be presented to the West of England Combined Authority Committee in January 2022.

The Combined Authority Committee considered a report which sought approval for the full cost of £23.65m for the Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance in the Investment Fund programme (agenda item 11).

The Chair commented that Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance represented an essential component of the infrastructure that would help facilitate successful delivery of the urban regeneration of land around Temple Meads rail station. The scheme would also overcome existing and future operational issues at Temple Meads. The station had passenger capacity constraints, regularly reaching capacity during peak periods, and this problem was likely to be exacerbated in future years as demand for rail travel grew as a result of significant investment in an improved station, and new passenger rail services become available (for example, through the introduction of MetroWest services).  It was anticipated that the region will receive government funding for this vital project but this proposed allocation for approval today would ensure its delivery.

Mayor Rees then moved the report recommendations.

This motion was seconded by Councillor Guy.

Mayor Rees then moved an amendment as follows:

That an additional recommendation 2 be added to the report as follows:

‘To allocate £2.226m from the Investment Fund to the Temple Quarter Regeneration Programme and delegate the approval of a Feasibility and Development Funding Application to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Executives of the constituent councils.’

This amendment was seconded by Councillor Savage.

Voting then took place on the amendment.  All 4 members present voted unanimously in favour of the amendment.

Councillor Savage then moved an amendment as follows:

That an additional recommendation 3 be added to the report as follows:

‘To approve the Outline Business Case for Charfield Station and the award of £2.923m to develop the Full Business Case, with provision in the programme retained for the capital tail until 2022/23 and the balance to be met through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and local contributions where possible; and to delegate approval of the Full Business Case and viability of operational services to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the unitary authority Chief Executives.’

This amendment was seconded by Councillor Guy.

Voting then took place on the amendment.  All 4 members present voted unanimously in favour of the amendment.

The Mayor then moved an amendment as follows:

That an additional recommendation 4 be added to the report as follows:

‘To undertake a review with the constituent authorities of the Investment Fund and all other funding streams available to the Combined Authority to ensure effective deployment of resources to maximise opportunity in delivery; the beginnings of this work to be presented to the WECA Committee in January 2022.’

This amendment was seconded by Councillor Savage.

Voting then took place on the amendment.  All 4 members present voted unanimously in favour of the amendment.

The above amendments having been carried, the Combined Authority Committee then voted on the substantive motion (i.e. including the additional recommendations) and RESOLVED (unanimously):

1. To approve the inclusion of the full cost of £23.65m for the Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance in the Investment Fund programme.

2. To allocate £2.226m from the Investment Fund to the Temple Quarter Regeneration Programme and delegate the approval of a Feasibility and Development Funding Application to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Executives of the constituent councils.

3. To approve the Outline Business Case for Charfield Station and the award of £2.923m to develop the Full Business Case, with provision in the programme retained for the capital tail until 2022/23 and the balance to be met through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and local contributions where possible; and to delegate approval of the Full Business Case and viability of operational services to the West of England Combined Authority Chief Executive in consultation with the unitary authority Chief Executives.

4. To undertake a review with the constituent authorities of the Investment Fund and all other funding streams available to the Combined Authority to ensure effective deployment of resources to maximise opportunity in delivery; the beginnings of this work to be presented to the WECA Committee in January 2022.