Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Thursday, 27th April, 2023 2.00 pm

Venue: city halll - Multi Location Meeting

Contact: Jo Watkins

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes of the Cabinet meetings held on 2 and 23 March 2023 PDF 306 KB Decision: Approved
2.	Delivering a Permanent Improvement in Air Quality on Castle Street in the Context of Citywide Sustainable Transport Proposals PDF 3 MB View the background to item 2. View the decision for item 2. Additional documents: Cabinet 27 April 2023 Castle Street App 1 , item 2. PDF 392 KB Cabinet 27 April 2023 Castle Street app 2 , item 2. PDF 2 MB Cabinet 27 April 2023 Castle Street App 3 , item 2. PDF 560 KB Cabinet 27 April 2023 Castle Street App 4 , item 2. PDF 5 MB Restricted enclosure 9 View the reasons why document 2./6 is restricted Decision: Appendix 5 to this report is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description in paragraph 16 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 RESOLVED: that 1. It be noted that the modelling work carried out on the future of Castle St provides confirmation that the legal limit for Air Quality is achieved. 2. Subject to confirmation of Welsh Government Funding, Option 1 (Do Minimum – All Traffic) be approved to be delivered as a permanent scheme. 3. Authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment in consultation with the Corporate Director of Resources to deal with all aspects of the procurement process (including approving the evaluation criteria to be used and authorising the award of the proposed contract). 4. If Welsh Government funding is not forthcoming, authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment to review future arrangements on Castle Street and report back to Cabinet. 5. the aspirations to improve the wider transport network in line with the decision to leave Castle Street open to traffic be noted and supported
3.	Delivering Cardiff's Sustainable Transport Strategy: Review of Road User Payment Options PDF 703 KB View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. Additional documents: Cabinet 27 April 2023 RUC app A , item 3. PDF 162 KB Cabinet 27 April 2023 RUC App b , item 3. PDF 326 KB Decision: RESOLVED: that 1. Approval be given to the in-principal case for the introduction of a Road User Payment scheme subject to consultation, equality impact assessment and preparation of a robust business case. 2. authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport and Environment to develop the business case and WelTAG studies for a Road User Payment scheme, subject to consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & Strategic Planning 3. authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport and Environment to establish a Review Group in WelTAG Stage 2 to recommend the preferred option to be taken forward to WelTAG Stage 3 preparation of the Final Business Case, subject to consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and Strategic Planning 4. it be noted that the outcome of WelTAG Stage 2 Outline Business Case together with consultation responses and equality impact assessments will be presented to Cabinet for a decision on the preferred option to be taken forward for the WelTAG Stage 3 Full Business Case. 5. it be noted that the outcome of WelTAG Stage 3 Full Business Case will be presented to Cabinet for a final decision. 6. Approval be given to the undertaking of consultation and engagement associated with each stage of preparing the WelTAG business case for a Road User Payment scheme. 7. Approval be given to the undertaking of research and preparation of a communication and public and key stakeholders strategy to support the preparation of the business case for a Road User Payment scheme.