To consider a report of the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration.

1. That the content of the report be noted.

2. That approval be given to the Council’s proposed participation within the GM Local Full Fibre Network Programme as detailed in the report.

3. That the Council’s proposed £705,090 capital contribution as detailed within the report be approved.

4. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy, to agree the terms and conditions of, and enter into all legal documentation associated with, the GM Programme including, but not limited to:

a) the Inter Authority Agreement

b) the Framework Agreement

c) the Delivery Agreement

5. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, to add or remove Council buildings from the programme.

The Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration submitted a report which set out proposals regarding Trafford Council’s participation in the Greater Manchester Local Full Fibre Networks Programme (“GM Programme”), which aimed to increase the region’s full fibre coverage from 2% to 25% within three years and was a key component of the GM Digital Strategy. An opportunity was provided to raise questions, which centred on the lifespan of the technological solutions referred to in the report.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That the content of the report be noted.

(2)       That approval be given to the Council’s proposed participation within the GM Local Full Fibre Network Programme as detailed in the report.

(3)       That the Council’s proposed £705,090 capital contribution as detailed within the report be approved.

(4)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy, to agree the terms and conditions of, and enter into all legal documentation associated with, the GM Programme including, but not limited to:

a) the Inter Authority Agreement

b) the Framework Agreement

c) the Delivery Agreement

(5)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, to add or remove Council buildings from the programme.