Issue - meetings

(i)        to note the progress on the projects funded from the BLE programme up to 2018/19, as detailed in Appendix 1;

(ii)       to approve the request to treat as high priority and release funding when it becomes available for the temporary traffic management for Offshore Europe 2019 as detailed Appendix 2;

(iii)      to approve the request to commit BLE funding to Offshore Europe (when in Aberdeen) for the amount of up to £60,000 providing there is available BLE funding; and

(iv)      to agree not to currently seek any further new applications for the BLE

programme and continue with the delivery of the current BLE programme.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of meeting of the Strategic Commissioning Committee of 30 April 2018, the Committee had before it  a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which (1) provided an update on the status of the current Bus Lane Enforcement (BLE) programme; (2) sought approval for funding to be released for the Traffic Management of Offshore Europe 2019; and (3) requested approval to not seek any further new BLE applications until the programme is completed.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the progress on the projects funded from the BLE programme up to 2018/19, as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)       approve the request to treat as high priority and release funding when it becomes available for the temporary traffic management for Offshore Europe 2019 as detailed Appendix 2;

(c)       approve the request to commit BLE funding to Offshore Europe (when in Aberdeen) for the amount of up to £60,000 providing there is available BLE funding; and

(d)       agree not to currently seek any further new applications for the BLE

programme and continue with the delivery of the current BLE programme.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.