Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Approve proceeding to the development and implementation of the two-year free bus travel pilot for under 18s living in the Borough; and

2.    Delegate responsibility to the Executive Director, Children’s Services and Director of Finance to develop, in conjunction with SYMCA the business plan for the one-off investment of up to £5M over the next two financial years from the Council and note the investment secured from SYMCA of up to £1M; and

3.    Approve the receiving of further progress reports and an independent evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the pilot. This will then enable an evidence base for decision making on whether the continue the offer and/or roll out for all under 18s across South Yorkshire.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Agrees that the revised proposal mitigates the common issue of   vehicles making injudicious turns into and out of Grove Street, at its junction with Bank End Road, whilst not inhibiting safe access for residents, particularly during inclement weather; and

2.    Authorise the Head of Highways and Engineering and the Head of Legal Services to make and implement The Traffic Regulation Order to introduce waiting restrictions as per the revised layout.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.     Authorises the acceptance of the offer £0.898M from SYMCA CRSTS in revenue funding for the development of a future pipeline of schemes and feasibility design; and

2.    Authorises the acceptance of the offer of the potential £0.987M from SYMCA Active Travel Tranche 5 and additional “mayoral” allocation; and

3.    Authorises the acceptance of the potential additional £0.800M from the SYMCA Consolidated Active Travel Fund; and

4.    The Executive Director Growth & Sustainability be authorised to undertake all necessary steps to ensure continued delivery of the CRSTS/future pipeline programme.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Approve the proposed Barnsley Council investment into supporting local communities as part of the Love Where You Live Community Enhancement programme; and

2.    Note the approved budget allocation of £1.5M revenue and £2.1M capital for the proposals set out in this report.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Approves the acceptance of the £3.370m of Shared Prosperity Funding

Delivery allocated to Barnsley, for the 2025/26 financial year; and

2.    Approves the acceptance of any Shared Prosperity Fund Management fee to Barnsley up to the value of £0.343m; and

3.    Delegate decisions on funding allocated to individual programmes within UK Shared Prosperity Funding to the Executive Director Growth & Sustainability and Director of Finance (S151 officer).

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

1.    Approves the package of interventions set out below, up to the value of £5.0M that will support the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in FY 2025/26. To note this funding is one-off to allow businesses to prepare for the future cost implications; and

2.    Delegate authority to the Director of Finance and Executive Director of Growth and Sustainability to implement the packages of support outlined below.