Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to tender for the purchase and management of future bike hangars and transfer of the management and maintenance of current bike hangars.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)     To note the content of the report and the current bike hangar provision in the borough and the S106 funding that was currently available to provide additional hangars.

(2)     To note the continued delivery of the bike hangar programme under the Waltham Forest Framework, with a negotiated reduction in rental charges.

(3)     To approve the tendering for a contract to purchase further bike hangars and the management and maintenance of all the boroughs bike hangars, for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years.

Councillor Krupa Sheth (Cabinet Member of Environment, Infrastructure and Climate Action) introduced a report seeking approval to tender for the purchase and management of future bike hangers along with the transfer of management and maintenance of current bike hangers.

In presenting the report, Cabinet were advised that the procurement approach identified had been designed to reduce or remove subsidising costs as well as reducing and standardising annual costs for future and existing bike hangers and users, which as a result was expected to help promote usage as well as cycling across the borough.

In supporting the approach outlined, Cabinet noted the progress being made in promoting sustainable travel alongside the efforts to encourage and promote cycling given the associated environmental and health and well benefits identified, which the provision of appropriate and secure cycle parking (such as bike hangers) would support.

In view of the benefits and level of additional demand identified (as detailed in Appendix A of the report) along with efforts to broaden provision across the borough, Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)       To note the content of the report and the current bike hangar provision in the borough and the S106 funding that was currently available to provide additional hangars.

(2)       To note the continued delivery of the bike hangar programme under the Waltham Forest Framework, with a negotiated reduction in rental charges.

(3)       To approve the tendering for a contract to purchase further bike hangars and the management and maintenance of all the boroughs bike hangars, for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years.