Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

1.  the undertaking of a feasibility study as required by the legal direction from Welsh Government be approved;

2.  authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Clean Streets, Recycling & Environment and Strategic Planning & Transport, to commence the procurement of a specialist consultant to undertake detailed modelling to support the feasibility study, including the issuing of documentation; and deal generally with all aspects of the procurement process and ancillary matters up to and including award of contract;

3.  the publication of the Transport and Clean Air Green Paper be noted and that it be referred to Full Council for debate.

Following receipt of a legal direction from Welsh Government titled “Environment Act 1995 (feasibility study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2018”, Cabinet received a report which outlined the detail of the directive and its implications for Cardiff.  Appended to the report was the Transport and Clean Air Green Paper which was published on 21 March 2018.  The Green Paper sets out a series of options for consultation to tackle congestion and improve air quality.

RESOLVED: that

1.  the undertaking of a feasibility study as required by the legal direction from Welsh Government be approved;

2.  authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Clean Streets, Recycling & Environment and Strategic Planning & Transport, to commence the procurement of a specialist consultant to undertake detailed modelling to support the feasibility study, including the issuing of documentation; and deal generally with all aspects of the procurement process and ancillary matters up to and including award of contract;

3.  the publication of the Transport and Clean Air Green Paper be noted and that it be referred to Full Council for debate.