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This report seeks delegated approval of:
•The cost of resurfacing Acre Lane
•The approval of the appointment of the contractor for the works.

RESOLVED - That:
That the delegated approval for these works is accepted and that the contract for the works are awarded to Tarmac Trading Ltd

This report seeks delegated approval of:
The cost to replace the existing block paving on the Union Street Bridge and the approaches with a resin bound surface and for the approval of the appointment of PROW Ltd as the Contractor for the work.

RESOLVED - That:
the delegated approval for this award is accepted and that the framework is awarded to:
•PROW Ltd

The purpose of this report is to agree that TfGM on behalf of Oldham Council and the other 9 Greater Manchester authorities seeks authorisation from the Secretary of State to use traffic signs, not detailed in the Traffic Signs Manual, that are required to be placed on the highway network to support the implementation of the GM CAZ.
This report is not seeking formal agreement of the precise location of the CAZ signage and ANPR cameras, this can only be decided once the boundary is finalised after the conclusion of the consultation.
Signage examples are shown at Appendix One, noting that the name the ‘Name of the Authority’ would be given as ‘Greater Manchester’.

RESOLVED - That: the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Culture and Deputy Chief Executive (People and Place) approve TfGM to seek authorisation from the Secretary of State to use traffic signs not detailed in the Traffic Signs Manual, that are required to be placed on the highway network to support the implementation of the GM CAZ.

TfGM are proposing a standard for GM owned assets that would enable easy identification of bays for EV vehicles and consistency across Greater Manchester. Bay with “ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY” in white and small green bar at the head of the bay, see Appendix One for visual representation.
TfGM are seeking approval from Oldham Council and the other 9 Greater Manchester Authorities to adopt this standard for EV bays for GM owned assets. This approval is not looking to alter the size of existing bays and where a build out is required between 2 bays to place the charging point an additional bay will be required, as advised at the design stage.

RESOLVED - That: the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Culture and Deputy Chief Executive (People and Place) approve adopting the standard bay markings of “ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY” in white and small green bar at the head of the bay, as per Appendix One.

The service which Gemini House provides is essential to ensuring, wherever possible and appropriate, children with disabilities remain at home by supporting both the children and parents at the edge of care. It also performs an integral function for those children with disabilities which are looked after, as it provides relief and support which has a stabilising effect on placements.
Rochdale Council currently purchase overnight short breaks for some of their disabled children from Gemini House in Oldham – this is currently a spot purchase arrangement, however, originally this was funded on a 50-50 basis between the two authorities.
Rochdale Commissioning have made partners including Oldham aware that they will be inviting Short Breaks providers to apply to become a part of the Flexible Procurement System Framework (FPS). Tenders will be submitted for consideration via the Chest

RESOLVED - That:
To complete the application to become a member of the Flexible Procurement System which will allow Rochdale to continue to procure beds from Gemini House. Completing this process will allow Oldham to commence offering services and bid for contracts with the following GM authorities; Tameside, Trafford, Stockport and Rochdale. The Startwell Commissioning Team will work collaboratively with the Short Breaks Service to complete this work.
As part of the application to be added to the FPS, we will work closely with the service area and finance colleagues to review the figures to ensure costs are realistic and reflect all associated costs of support and provision.

The purpose of this report is to consider the introduction of a Prohibition of Stopping Order (Bus Stop Clearways) at locations on Middleton Road, Chadderton, Ashton Road East, Lord Lane, Ashton Road West, and Hulmes Road, Failsworth, and High Street, Shaw to install Clearways for bus stops to prevent obstructive parking taking place. These measures are part of the Growth Deal 3 funded scheme to upgrade various bus stops to current accessibility standards as identified by TfGM.

RESOLVED - That:
a ‘No Stopping Order’ in the form of Bus Stop Clearways be introduced at locations on Middleton Road, Chadderton, Ashton Road East, Lord Lane, Ashton Road West, Hulmes Road, Failsworth, and High Street, Shaw in accordance with the schedule at the end of this report

The purpose of this report is to amend the existing 20mph zone within the Harewood Drive area, Royton to include a number of streets which were not originally included in the scheme but should be part of the 20mph zone.

RESOLVED - That:
streets detailed in the schedule at the end of this report be subject to a 20mph speed limit and included in the Harewood Drive area 20mph zone

The purpose of this report is to summarise a procurement that has been undertaken to provide the system/services tendered for in the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan retrofit grant platform to seek approval for TfGM to award a contract in accordance with TfGM’s existing Constitutional arrangements utilising the initial tranche of £36m of funding from Government to deliver the CAZ and other GM CAP measures.
It is anticipated that the volume of applications for the Clean Air Grant Retrofit (Bus, Coach, Taxi and HGV) and Clean Bus Replacement Funding will be 960+ bus retrofit applications, 520+ bus replacement applications and 270 retrofit applications for other coaches, taxis and HGVs.

RESOLVED - That:
recommended to approve that GMCA (acting by its officer, TfGM) is authorised to award to the contact to Fluent Technology utilising the initial tranche of £36m of funding from Government to deliver the CAZ and other GM CAP measures.

The purpose of this report is to consider the implementation of traffic calming measures to supplement existing traffic management measures adjacent to St Mary’s Primary School, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield.

RESOLVED - That:
the traffic calming measures associated with the scheme are approved, in accordance with the schedule at the end of this report