Issue - meetings

(1)      The contents of the report highlighting the progress that had been made to date towards the delivery of the ‘Midland Metro Buy Before Boarding’ project and the findings regarding accessibility and inclusion was noted.

(2)      An increase in the interim cash flow funding from £1.7m to £4.5m to enable the inclusion of Ticket Vending Machines to ensure that the payment solution was fully inclusive and accessible was approved.

(3)      It was noted that the final decision to proceed would be taken once the actual costs were received from suppliers via the procurement and following a final review of the borrowing model to confirm overall affordability.