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(i)       note the progress on the projects funded from the Bus Lane Enforcement programme up to 2021/22, as detailed in Appendix 1;

(ii)       note that Council priorities have evolved since the Bus Lane Enforcement programme was last open to funding bids in 2018/19;

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to refresh the BLE programme for the 2022/23 financial year and beyond in terms of the Council’s current priorities, as noted in 3.4 and 3.6, and report this to a future meeting of this Committee;

(iv)      agree that the current programme of legacy projects, as detailed in Appendix 2, should be completed before any new projects are progressed;

(v)      agree to continue to fund the transport officer post as described in paragraph 3.8 to ensure continued management and compliance;

(vi)      agree to the use of the application form, as detailed in Appendix 3, for all new Bus Lane Enforcement projects; and

(vii)     note the Governance process for Bus Lane Enforcement projects, as detailed in Appendix 4.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which provided an update on the status of the current Bus Lane Enforcement programme and sought approval for the programme to be refreshed with a new application process that better meets current Council priorities.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the progress on the projects funded from the Bus Lane Enforcement programme up to 2021/22, as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)      note that Council priorities have evolved since the Bus Lane Enforcement programme was last open to funding bids in 2018/19;

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to refresh the BLE programme for the 2022/23 financial year and beyond in terms of the Council’s current priorities, as noted in 3.4 and 3.6 (of the report), and report this to a future meeting of this Committee;

(d)      agree that the current programme of legacy projects, as detailed in Appendix 2, should be completed before any new projects are progressed;

(e)      agree to continue to fund the transport officer post as described in paragraph 3.8 (of the report) to ensure continued management and compliance;

(f)       agree to the use of the application form, as detailed in Appendix 3, for all new Bus Lane Enforcement projects; and

(g)      note the Governance process for Bus Lane Enforcement projects, as detailed in Appendix 4.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.