Transport for London
Agenda

Meeting:	Board 	
Date:	Wednesday 5 November 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

Further Information

The papers and any attachments are available on tfl.gov.uk How We Are Governed.

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Howard Carter, General Counsel
28 October 2014
Board 
Wednesday 5 November 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 24 September 2014	
	General Counsel

The Board is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2014.
	
4.	Matters Arising, Actions List and Use of Delegated Authority	
	General Counsel

The Board is asked to note the updated actions list and use of authority delegated by the Board.
	
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 24 September 2014 and updates Members on significant projects and initiatives.
	
6.	TfL’s Response to the Mayor’s Consultation on the 2050 Infrastructure Plan 	
	Managing Director, Planning

The Board is asked to approve TfL’s response to the Mayor’s Consultation on the 2050 Infrastructure Plan. 
	
7.	Taxi Licence Fees and Fares Update	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport
The Board is asked to note the paper and approve the proposed change to the taxi vehicle licence fee for those taxis fitted with a digital taxi top advertising unit, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee. It is also asked to consider a change to the date upon which Taxi fares are updated.
	
8.	New Routemasters	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport
The Board is asked to note the paper and the related paper on Part 2 of the agenda and to approve: Project Authority for the purchase of 200 additional New Routemasters; and Financial and Procurement Authority for iBus kit and mid-life refurbishment, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
9.	TfL Energy Purchasing 2017 to 2020	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground
The Board is asked note the paper and the related paper on part 2 of the agenda and to approve the contract with Crown Commercial Service for the purchase of electricity and natural gas from 2017 to 2020 pan-TfL, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
10.	Jubilee Line World Class Capacity	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground
The Board is asked note the paper and the related paper on part 2 of the agenda and approve additional Project and Procurement Authorities, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.
	
11.	Review of TfL’s Approved Counterparties and Proposed Amendments to the Treasury Management Strategy 2014/15	
	Managing Director, Finance

The Board is asked to note the paper and the related paper on Part 2 of the agenda and approve: additions and amendments to the Approved Investment List 2014/15 and Approved Derivative Counterparties List 2014/15 and amendments to the Treasury Management Strategy 2014/15, as recommended by the Finance and Policy Committee.

12.	Review of Board Effectiveness	
	General Counsel

The Board is asked to note the paper and agree: the actions proposed in response to the review of Board effectiveness 2014; TfL’s proposed response to the latest updates to the UK Corporate Governance Code; and the methodology and focus of the externally assisted review of Board effectiveness in 2015. 
	
13.	Report of the meeting of the Audit and Assurance Committee held on 8 October 2014	
	Committee Chairman, Keith Williams

The Board is asked to note the summary report. 
	
14.	Report of the meeting of the Finance and Policy Committee held on 14 October 2014	
	Committee Chairman, Peter Anderson

The Board is asked to note the summary report. 
	
15.	Report of the meeting of the Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability Panel held on 15 October 2014	
	Panel Chairman, Charles Belcher

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 10 December 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 paragraphs 1 and 2 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.	New Routemasters	
	Managing Director, Surface Transport
Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
20.	TfL Energy Purchasing 2017 to 2020	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground
Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
21.	Jubilee Line World Class Capacity	
	Managing Director, Rail and Underground
Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.
	
22.	Review of TfL’s Approved Counterparties and Proposed Amendments to the Treasury Management Strategy 2014/15	
	Managing Director, Finance

Exempt supplemental information relating to the item on Part 1.