{meta} Agenda for Property / Regeneration Briefing on Monday, 13 June 2022, 3.00 pm

Agenda and decisions

Venue: Salford Suite, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton. View directions

Contact: Mike Relph, Senior Democratic Services Advisor 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

2.

Declarations of interest

3.

Items for Decision - Part 1 (Open to the Public)

3a

Walkden Park and Ride pdf icon PDF 379 KB

Decision:

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

 

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

 

  1. Note the progress in developing the Walkden Park & Ride project and the timescales for delivery.

 

  1. Approve the transfer of £585,149.84 of Growth Deal Grant funding held by Salford City Council to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), for the delivery of the Walkden Park & Ride project.

 

  1. Give delegated authority to the Strategic Director Place and City Solicitor to enter into the necessary collaboration/delivery agreements with TfGM, and the Chief Finance Officer to make the funding transfer.

 

The Reasons are TfGM will be leading the implementation of the Walkden Park and Ride project in conjunction with Salford City Council.  The project will improve cycling accessibility to the station and provide off street car parking for 107 vehicles.

 

Salford City Council is currently holding £585,149.84 of Growth Deal grant awarded to the city for the delivery of the Walkden Park & Ride scheme.  TfGM are the lead organisation for delivery of the project and as such require the grant to be in their account to progress implementation of the scheme.  In addition, a collaboration agreement between SCC and TfGM is necessary as TfGM are delivering the project on behalf of SCC and which the above approvals will allow and enable the project to proceed.

Options considered and rejected were: None

 

Assessment of Risk:

Low: TfGM are managing costs and project delivery directly.

The source of funding is: £585,149.84 of Growth Deal Grant funding.

 

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Tony Hatton, Principal Solicitor, Shared Legal Service

 

Financial Advice obtained: Yes Natalie Birchall, Senior Accountant

 

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

 

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

 

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes Lee Evans, Transport Engineer

 

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 13 June 2022

 

 

Contact Officer:        Lee Evans, Transport Engineer

E-mail:lee.evans@salford.gov.uk

 

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity scrutiny panel                   

 

 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly

Deputy City Mayor

Date: 13 June 2022

 

*           This decision was published on Monday 13 June 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 20 June 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance

 

3b

Swinton Greenway - Section 106 Contribution Investment pdf icon PDF 422 KB

Decision:

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

 

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby approve the proposed expenditure of £839,357.27 of Section 106 contributions towards the Swinton Greenway project.

 

The Reasons are the Swinton Greenway project which will provide significant off-road pedestrian and cycling enhancements to the linear route of 5.2km from Swinton to Monton including some highway junction improvements. The above approval will allow and enable the project to proceed.

Options considered and rejected were: None

 

Assessment of Risk:

Low - Developers can seek to legally challenge the city council to claim back Section 106 monies if not used on a scheme that mitigates the impacts of that development and/or spent in line with the requirements of the Section 106 agreement.

The source of funding is £839,357.27 of secured Section 106 contributions

A significant amount of match section 106 funding totalling £1,075,000 will be made available to this project from several agreements locally. This is the third and final approval report for the balance of the city council’s match contribution. The total cost of the Swinton Greenway project is expected to be £5.95m, with the remainder of the funding coming from MCF (TfGM Grant Funding).

 

Legal Advice obtained: Yes The Section 106 contributions can only be invested into the mitigation of open space and public realm in accordance with the respective Section 106 agreements. This project is an appropriate use of the funding.

 

Financial Advice obtained: Yes Alex Archer, Finance Manager

 

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

 

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

 

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes Mike Hemingway, Principal Officer, Climate Change

 

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

  • The report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 13 June 2022
  • Swinton Greenway Proposals Plan

 

 

Contact Officer:       

Steve Davey, Section 106 And Policy Officer                 Tel: 0161 793 3762

Matthew Mollart, Senior Engineer                                    Tel: 0161 779 6184

 

 

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel                  

 

 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly

Deputy City Mayor

Date: 13 June 2022

 

*           This decision was published on Monday 13 June 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 20 June 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

 

3c

Trafford Road Improvements - MCF Funding pdf icon PDF 418 KB

Decision:

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby approve the release of additional Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF) grant allocated to the Trafford Road Improvements project, to be drawn down on by the NEC Project Manager in consultation with the project team, to make further payments for the construction of the works.

The Reasons are the project budget has been increased by the allocation of £2.422m additional MCF funding.  Approval is now given to draw down on that additional funding to meet committed and forecast expenditure for delivery of the project.

 

Options considered and rejected were: None

 

Assessment of Risk:

High - Funding for the project has already been committed.  Growth Deal funds and the original MCF funds have both been expended and reclaimed from GMCA.  The additional MCF funds will be reclaimed in 2022.  The forecast final expenditure and funding remains to be confirmed following recent Compensation Event notices.

 

The source of funding is:

Grant funding - Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF)for Cycling and Walking Schemes

 

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Tony Hatton, principal Solicitor, Shared Legal Service

 

Financial Advice obtained: Yes Natalie Birchall, Senior Accountant

 

Procurement Advice obtained: Yes Heather Stanton, Category Manager

 

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

 

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes Richard Tindall, principal Engineer

 

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 13 June 2022

 

 

Contact Officer:        Chris Smith, Head of Infrastructure                     

Tel:  0161 779 4893

 

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity scrutiny panel                   

 

 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly

Deputy City Mayor

Date: 13 June 2022

 

*           This decision was published on Monday 13 June 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 20 June 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

 

4.

Public Briefing Items

The following items are for the primary purpose of providing members of the public with all relevant information on the respective matters, other than those elements, which in accordance with the relevant sections of the Local Government Act 1972, remain confidential and require that any arising decision is taken in Part 2 of the agenda.

 

4a

Liverpool and Kara Streets, Weaste and Seedley pdf icon PDF 303 KB

Additional documents:

5.

Exclusion of the Public

6.

Items for Decision - Part 2 (Closed to the Public)

6a

Liverpool and Kara Streets, Weaste and Seedley pdf icon PDF 232 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

Acquisition of Dwellings at Liverpool Street and Kara Street, Salford

 

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

 

1.    Approve the acquisition of a further 8 dwellings (subject to funding) at Liverpool Street and Kara Street, Salford on terms and conditions provisionally agreed.

 

2.    Authorise the Shared Legal Service to complete all necessary documentation and to take all steps which are required to give effect to the above recommendations.

 

The Reasons are to progress the regeneration of the area and the acquisition will enable the Council as Landlords to gain control of an apartment block making property and tenancy management more effective, whilst improving the tenants’ experience.

 

Assessment of Risk: Low

 

The source of funding is:    Not Applicable

 

Legal Advice Obtained: Yes - Michelle Brice, Solicitor

Financial Advice obtained: Yes - Chris Mee, Strategic Finance Manager

 

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

Public briefing report submitted to Property/Regeneration Briefing on 13 June 2022

 

Contact Officer:  Bhav Chauhan               Tel No 0161 779 6101

 

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member/Strategic Director

The appropriate scrutiny committee to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel.

 

 

 

Signed: Councillor Tracy Kelly

Deputy City Mayor

Date: 13 June 2022

 

 

*           This decision was published on Monday 13 June 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 20 June 2022  unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

 

 

 

7.

Any other business