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(i)        to note that Aberdeen City Council:-

(1)     has been successful for funding from Paths for All to deliver projects outlined in the Smarter Choices, Smarter Places 2019/20 Programme (See Appendix 1);

(2)     is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Revenue Programme 2019/20 to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2A);

(3)     is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Capital 2019/20 funds to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2B);

(4)     is bidding to the SUSTRANS Community Links 2019/20 to deliver

projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 3);

(5)     is bidding for Transport Scotland Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Funding (Appendix 4);

(6)     uses Developer Obligations to construct active travel links to the A96 Corridor (Appendix 5); and

(7)     has bid for funding, and spent funding from, Transport Scotland for EV Charge Point Warranty & Annual Service Contracts;

(ii)       to approve using the Civitas PORTIS project works funding as part of the

match funding mechanism;

(iii)      to approve the cost estimate, proposed funding sources and detailed design for the Craigshaw Drive-Cycle Lanes project;

(iv)      to instruct officers to progress all necessary approvals, permissions, licenses, agreements and consents required and implement the projects;

(v)       to note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for revenue projects, was reported to, and approved at, the Strategic Commissioning Committee at its meeting on 28th March 2019 and is detailed in the Appendices;

(vi)      to note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for capital projects is included within the procurement business case to this Committee for approval and is detailed in the relevant Appendices; and

(vii)     to note that officers were reviewing internal governance aspects of the process.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which outlined a number of external funding opportunities that the Council had submitted funding applications for and may soon become available to the Council for transportation projects and, where these were successful, requests Committee approval for the use of match funding for some projects.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note that Aberdeen City Council:-

(1)    has been successful for funding from Paths for All to deliver projects outlined in the Smarter Choices, Smarter Places 2019/20 Programme (See Appendix 1);

(2)    is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Revenue Programme 2019/20 to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2A);

(3)    is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Capital 2019/20 funds to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2B);

(4)    is bidding to the SUSTRANS Community Links 2019/20 to deliver

projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 3);

(5)    is bidding for Transport Scotland Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Funding (Appendix 4);

(6)    uses Developer Obligations to construct active travel links to the A96 Corridor (Appendix 5); and

(7)    has bid for funding, and spent funding from, Transport Scotland for EV Charge Point Warranty & Annual Service Contracts;

(b)      approve using the Civitas PORTIS project works funding as part of the

match funding mechanism;

(c)      approve the cost estimate, proposed funding sources and detailed design for the Craigshaw Drive-Cycle Lanes project;

(d)      instruct officers to progress all necessary approvals, permissions, licenses, agreements and consents required and implement the projects;

(e)      note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for revenue projects, was reported to, and approved at, the Strategic Commissioning Committee at its meeting on 28th March 2019 and is detailed in the Appendices; and

(f)       to note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for capital projects is included within the procurement business case to this Committee for approval and is detailed in the relevant Appendices.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)      to note that officers were reviewing internal governance aspects of the process.