To consider a report of the Executive Member for for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change.

PLEASE NOTE: Annex 3 contains 28 separate documents, indexed at the beginning of the annex.

1. That it be noted that the Council is legally obliged to produce a feasibility study to identify the option which will deliver compliance with the requirement to meet legal limits fornitrogen dioxide following the Secretary of State issuing a direction under the Environment Act 1995.

2. That the feasibility study undertaken to date be adopted.

3. That it be noted that further stakeholder engagement and public consultation is an essential part of the process to help inform and refine ongoing work to produce a Full Business Case by the end of the calendar year.

4. That the Outline Business Case be approved for submission to the government's Joint Air Quality Unit.

5. That government be required to provide the financial support necessary to enable the Council to meet its legal limits fornitrogen dioxide.

6. That it be noted that despite this council being required to address nitrogen oxide exceedances the government has not yet addressed this issue for its own assets, including Highways England and the motorway network.

7. That the commencement of the public conversation and engagement activity from 15 May 2019 be approved.

8. That it be noted that further reports will be submitted to Executive on:

     - the proposals for statutory consultation, informed by the outcome of the public conversation and engagement.

      -   formal approval of the Full Business Case.

9. That it be Agree that TfGM continue with the activity to produce the Full Business Case on their behalf under the direction of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Steering Group.

10. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place the approval of submission of supplementary information.

The Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality & Climate Changesubmitted a report which set out the key features of Greater Manchester’s feasibility study and its Outline Business Case (OBC) to reduce nitrogen dioxide exceedances in Trafford and across Greater Manchester in the shortest possible time. This OBC had been developed by Trafford collectively with all Greater Manchester local authorities and the GMCA, and co-ordinated by TfGM in line with Government direction and guidance. It was noted that this represented the commencement of a consultation period, and that approval of the final business case would be referred to Council for approval in due course. An opportunity was provided for members to raise questions on the report’s content, which related to: linkages to other initiatives aimed at enhancing air quality; envisaged timescales for compliance; the applicability of the proposals to different categories of road user; and the nature and envisaged extent of the proposed delegation to the Corporate Director, Place.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That it be noted that the Council is legally obliged to produce a feasibility study to identify the option which will deliver compliance with the requirement to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide following the Secretary of State issuing a direction under the Environment Act 1995.

(2)       That the feasibility study undertaken to date be adopted.

(3)       That it be noted that further stakeholder engagement and public consultation is an essential part of the process to help inform and refine ongoing work to produce a Full Business Case by the end of the calendar year.

(4)       That the Outline Business Case be approved for submission to the government's Joint Air Quality Unit.

(5)       That government be required to provide the financial support necessary to enable the Council to meet its legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

(6)       That it be noted that despite this council being required to address nitrogen oxide exceedances the government has not yet addressed this issue for its own assets, including Highways England and the motorway network.

(7)       That the commencement of the public conversation and engagement activity from 15 May 2019 be approved.

(8)       That it be noted that further reports will be submitted to Executive on:

- the proposals for statutory consultation, informed by the outcome of the public conversation and engagement.

            - formal approval of the Full Business Case.

(9)       That it be Agree that TfGM continue with the activity to produce the Full Business Case on their behalf under the direction of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Steering Group.

(10)     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place the approval of submission of supplementary information.