Issue - meetings

A report from the Executive Director – Place is attached. (Key decision – reference number 5172)

Councillor Guney Dogan (Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability) introduced the report of the Executive Director Place setting out the outline programme for utilising funding from Transport for London (TfL) to deliver the Mayor’s Transport Strategy outcomes within Enfield.

NOTED

1.            This report set out an outline programme for Transport for London Local Implementation Plan funding 2021/22

2.            The Council intends to build on existing work encouraging active, safe and sustainable travel.    

3.            This was an annual process.  Previous allocations for Enfield were around £2.6m, although, because of the impact of the Coronavirus on Transport for London finances, this might change.

4.            The allocation of funding to borough’s supports the delivery of local schemes with significant positive benefits.  For Enfield in 2019/20 this included 4.5k of cycle routes, cycle training places and road safety improvements.

5.            The programme will be submitted in October with the funding allocations usually confirmed by December 2020.  Projects would be implemented in 2021/22.  

Alternative Options Considered: None, the Council was required to submit a programme of work with supporting schemes in order to access any Local Implementation Plan Funding which might be allocated to Enfield for 2021/22. Therefore, a compliant submission was being proposed.

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed

1.            The outline programme for utilising funding from Transport for London to deliver the Mayor’s Transport Strategy outcomes within Enfield and for this programme to be implemented, subject to the completion of all necessary statutory procedures.

2.            Delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability to agree details of the programme in consultation with the Director of Environment and Operational Services.

Reason: The proposals were seeking the necessary approvals that would enable Enfield’s Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding proposals for 2021/22 to be submitted to Transport for London (TfL) (as detailed in paragraph 5 of the report).

(Key decision – reference number 5172)