Agenda and decisions

Commissioner Kenny's Meeting - Tuesday 21 July 2015 5.15 p.m.

Venue: Rotherham Town Hall.

Items
No. Item

1.

Whilst the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972 do not apply to this meeting it is still proposed to determine if the following matters are to be considered under the categories suggested in accordance with that Act.

2.

DfT and Carplus Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) Hire and Yorkshire Bike Library Cycling Funding Bids. pdf icon PDF 46 KB

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Decision:

 

Minded to Grant decision: - That the following bids on behalf of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council be supported: -

 

·       A £50,000 bid (£37,500 – Capital Funding for bike purchases and £12,500 revenue funding for staffing costs) to the ‘Department for Transport (DfT) and Carplus Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) Hire fund’, which aims to promote the uptake of EAPCs. If successful the funding would extend and support the current oversubscribed EAPC bike loan scheme delivered by the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) Rotherham Mobile Cycle HUB;

 

·       A £9,300 bid to the ‘Yorkshire Bank Bike Library fund’, which aims to provide access to bikes for children who do not have their own bike at home. If successful the funding would be used to provide a range of children’s bikes which would be made available to children through the LSTF funded Rotherham Mobile Cycle HUB.

 

This decision is urgent based on the short-deadline open for the submission of bids to the Department for Transport and the Yorkshire Bank Bike Library Fund.  It was therefore agreed in consultation with Lead Commissioner Sir Derek Myers that it would be implemented without the five-days’ notice period being given. 

 

Date of publication of decision: - 22nd July, 2015. 

 

Date of final confirmation of decision: - 22nd July, 2015.