Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and the Corporate Director for Growth, Environment and Transport which asks the Cabinet Committee to consider and endorse or make recommendations on the proposed decision to approve the full and final contribution from the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme towards the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junction improvements and support the approach that KCC will not forward fund or guarantee the proposed contribution

(1)       Andrew Moreton (Project Manager HT&W) introduced the report which asked the Cabinet Committee to consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Economic Development on a proposed decision to approve the full and final contribution from the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme (STIP) towards the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junction improvements and to support the approach that KCC would not forward fund or guarantee the proposed contribution. 

(2)       Mr Moreton said that, although the project was being funded by Highways England, there was a requirement for the STIP fund to make a contribution.  He also said that STIP Members had discussed three options which were set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report before deciding on option 2.

(3)       Resolved that the Cabinet Committee endorsed the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development to:

            a)         Approve the full and final contribution from the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme (STIP) towards the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet junction improvements;

            b)         Support the approach that KCC would not forward fund or guarantee the proposed contribution.

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member, Environment and Transport and the Corporate Director, Growth Environment and Transport which asks the Committee to consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Economic Development on the proposed decision to:

a) approve the full and final contribution from the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme (STIP) towards the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet (A2BE) junction improvements; and

 b) To support the approach that KCC will not forward fund or guarantee the proposed contribution

Andy Moreton (Project Manager) was in attendance for this item.

(1)  Officers introduced this report which dealt with issues relating to Kent County Council being the accountable body for the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme (STIP).  KCC was therefore required to provide a reasonable contribution to the Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements and this report presented the matters considered in order for such a contribution to be offered to Highways England.  Officers advised that since the report was written the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation had agreed the to underwrite the Eastern Quarry s106 monies which are to be used as a full and final contribution from the STIP fund.

(2)  In response to a question officers advised that the project start date was 2020.

(3)  Resolved that the Committee endorse the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development to:

a)    approve the full and final contribution from the Strategic Transport Infrastructure Programme (STIP) towards the A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet (A2BE) junction improvements; and

       b) support the approach that KCC will not forward fund or guarantee the proposed contribution.