Transport for London

Agenda 

Meeting:	Board 	
Date:	Wednesday 5 February 2014	
Time:	10.00am	
Place:	Committee Rooms 4 and 5, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA 	
Members

Boris Johnson, Chairman
Isabel Dedring, Deputy Chair
Peter Anderson
Sir John Armitt CBE
Sir Brendan Barber
Richard Barnes
Charles Belcher
Roger Burnley
Brian Cooke
Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE
Angela Knight
Michael Liebreich 
Eva Lindholm
Daniel Moylan
Bob Oddy
Keith Williams
Steve Wright

This meeting will be open to the public. There is access for disabled people and induction loops are available.

Further Information

Copies of the papers and any attachments may be found at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/boardandchiefofficers/papers/1438.aspx

If you have questions, would like further information about the meeting or require special facilities please contact: Shamus Kenny, Head of Secretariat; telephone: 020 7983 4913 email: ShamusKenny@tfl.gov.uk

For media enquiries please contact the TfL Press Office; telephone: 0845 604 4141; email: PressOffice@tfl.gov.uk

Howard Carter, General Counsel
28 January 2014
Board 
Wednesday 5 February 2014

Agenda Part 1

1.	Apologies for Absence and Chairman's Announcements	
2.	Declarations of Interests	
	General Counsel

Members are reminded that any interests in a matter under discussion must be declared at the start of the meeting, or at the commencement of the item of business.  

Members must not take part in any discussion or decision on such a matter and, depending on the nature of the interest, may be asked to leave the room during the discussion.
	
3.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 11 December 2013	
	General Counsel

The Board is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 2013.
	
4.	Matters Arising and Actions List	
	General Counsel

The Board is asked to note the updated actions list.
	
5.	Commissioner’s Report	
	Commissioner

The Board is asked to note the Commissioner’s Report, which provides an overview of major issues and developments since the report to the meeting on 11 December 2013 and updates Members on significant projects and initiatives.

6.	Cycling Vision Portfolio 	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport

The Board is asked to note the paper and approve the Project Authority being sought for two key programmes: Cycle Superhighways and Better Junctions, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.	
7.	Taxi and Private Hire Licence Fees	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport

The Board is asked to note the proposed changes to taxi licence fees with effect from 1 April 2014, as noted by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
8.	Taxi Fares and Tariffs	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport

The Board is asked to note the outcome of the annual taxi fares and tariffs consultation and to approve the changes to the taxi fares and tariffs, with the changes coming into effect on Saturday 5 April 2014, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
9.	Crossrail Rolling Stock and Depot Procurement	
	Managing Director, Finance

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related paper on Part 2 of the agenda on Crossrail Limited’s progress in the evaluation of tenders for the new Crossrail Rolling Stock and Depot and to approve proposals in relation to the contract award, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
10.	New Tube for London Programme – Delivery Stage:  Design and Specification	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related information on Part 2 of the agenda and to grant additional Project Authority until March 2016 for the commencement of the delivery stage of the New Tube for London programme, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
11.	
Network Rail Settlement Agreements on East London Line and North London Railway Infrastructure Projects	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related information on Part 2 of the agenda to approve the proposed settlement with Network Rail in relation to works both on the East London Line Project south of New Cross Gate and on the North London Line as part of the North London Railway Infrastructure Project and the increases in both Project and Procurement Authorities to accommodate the settlement, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
12.	Bond Street Station Cooling Project Authority Request	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related paper on Part 2 of the agenda and to grant Project Authority to complete the design and install station cooling at Bond Street station as part of the Bond Street Station Upgrade project, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee. The project will provide cooling to the Jubilee and Central lines platforms, and will enable future uplifts to the Jubilee line train service.
	
13.	Earls Court – Proposed Joint Venture	
	Managing Director, Finance

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related paper on Part 2 of the agenda and to approve TfL entering into a joint venture arrangement with Capital and Counties Properties PLC (Capco) and/or a wholly owned undertaking of Capco with regard to the development of the exhibition centres Earls Court 1 and 2, of which London Underground (LU) is the freeholder and Capco the long leaseholder, along with other properties owned by LU and Capco. The proposals are recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
14.	Report of the meeting of the Audit and Assurance Committee held on 18 December 2013	
	Committee Chairman, Keith Williams

The Board is asked to note the summary report. 
	
15.	Report of the meetings of the Finance and Policy Committee held on 19 December 2013 and 23 January 2014	
	Committee Chairman, Peter Anderson

The Board is asked to note the summary report. 
	
16.	Any Other Business the Chairman Considers Urgent	
	The Chairman will state the reason for urgency of any item taken.	

17.	Date of Next Meeting 	
	Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 10.00am	

18.	Exclusion of Press and Public	
	The Board is recommended to agree to exclude the press and public from the meeting, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business.	

Agenda Part 2
Supplemental information relating to items on Part 1 of the agenda that is confidential or exempt from publication.	
19.	Crossrail Rolling Stock and Depot Procurement 	
	Managing Director, Finance

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
20.	New Tube for London Programme – Delivery Stage:  Design and Specification	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
21.	
Network Rail Settlement Agreements on East London Line and North London Railway Infrastructure Projects	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
22.	Bond Street Station Cooling Project Authority Request	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
23.	Earls Court – Proposed Joint Venture	
	Managing Director, Finance

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.