Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: January 12, 2026

Purpose:

Content: Salford City Council - Record of Decision   I Councillor Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Regeneration in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby:   Give approval to proceed with the next phase (Wave 2) of public engagement for the Better Bus Routes (Improving Journeys) – Salford Crescent to Media City UK project, to allow feedback from this process to be considered and incorporated into the finalisation of the scheme proposals and project Outline Business Case (OBC).   Grant delegated authority to the Strategic Director for Place, in consultation and agreement with the S151 officer and Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, for SCC and its officers to; provide its support, to TfGM in their submission of the required OBC for approval.   Grant delegated authority to the Strategic Director for Place, in consultation and agreement with the S151 officer and Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development, to; negotiate, agree, and finalise the detailed terms of a Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) in the form of a Development Agreement/s for the Full Business Case (FBC) work stage/s of the project, between SCC, TfGM and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) subject to the outcome of the OBC submission.   Authorise the Shared Legal Service to prepare all necessary documentation and to take all steps which are required to give effect to the above recommendations.   The Reasons are: The project and its funding require the public and stakeholders to be engaged with, at various stages in the project’s life cycle and in advance of business case submissions.  With this engagement to gain feedback on the proposals being put forward, to understand the impact the proposals might have etc, with the feedback then used to refine the business case prior to finalisation and before its submission for approval. The feedback will also help shape future project development phases.   Options considered and rejected were:  None     Assessment of Risk: Medium: The process of setting budgets for the CRSTS funding settlement which took place over a number of years means that inflationary pressures in the construction sector have increased substantially since the funding allocations were bid for and agreed. The government funding letter to Greater Manchester confirms ‘Any cost overruns must be met locally and no additional HMG (Government) funding from this settlement will be provided to support your CRSTS programmes’. This means that the work funded by the programme may have to be reduced in scope as inflation pressures continue to erode what can be delivered with the funding allocated. It will be important to develop the interventions working in close collaboration with the Greater Manchester and Active Travel England governance and approval gateway processes, to ensure the risk of funding claw back is minimised as projects progress beyond development to the delivery phase of the project.   The source of funding is: Grant funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).   Legal Advice obtained: Yes – see report presented at the Property & Regeneration Committee meeting on 12th January 2026   Financial Advice obtained: Yes – see report presented at the Property & Regeneration Committee meeting on 12th January 2026   Procurement Advice obtained: n/a   HR Advice obtained: n/a   Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes – see report presented at the Property & Regeneration Committee meeting on 12th January 2026   The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:   Report of the Strategic Director of Place to Property & Regeneration on 12th January 2026 Report of the Strategic Director of Place to Property & Regeneration on 14th August 2023. Notice of Decisions Agreed at the Bee Network Committee held on 27th February 2025 (item 5.2).   Contact Officer:        Matthew Mollart                    Telephone number: 07967 583 531   (Please delete from the list below any which are not relevant.)   -       This decision is subject to consideration for briefing purposes by the Lead Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainable Development. -       The Lead Member is supportive of the decision. -       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 Jack Youd       Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Regeneration Dated: 12th January 2026                                                    This decision was published on Monday 12th January 2026                                               This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 19th January 2026 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision making process.