Agenda Meeting: Board Date: Wednesday 3 February 2021 Time: 10.00am Place: Teams Virtual Meeting Members Sadiq Khan (Chair) Anne McMeel Heidi Alexander (Deputy Chair) Dr Mee Ling Ng OBE Cllr Julian Bell Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE Kay Carberry CBE Mark Phillips Prof Greg Clark CBE Dr Nina Skorupska CBE Bronwen Handyside Dr Lynn Sloman Ron Kalifa OBE Ben Story Dr Alice Maynard CBE Government Special Representatives Andrew Gilligan Clare Moriarty DCB Copies of the papers and any attachments are available on tfl.gov.uk How We Are Governed. To maintain social distancing in the current circumstances, the meeting will be held by videoconference or teleconference. The meeting remains open to the public, except for where exempt information is being discussed as noted on the agenda, as it will be webcast live on the GLA website Mayoral Webcast page. A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government bodies, including the use of film, photography, social media and other means is available on www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Openness-in-Meetings.pdf. Further Information 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: [email protected]. For media enquiries please contact the TfL Press Office; telephone: 0343 222 4141; email: [email protected] Howard Carter, General Counsel Tuesday 26 January 2021 v1 2020 Agenda Board Wednesday 3 February 2021 1 Apologies for Absence and Chair'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 of the Board held on 9 December 2020 (Pages 1 - 16) General Counsel The Board is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 9 December 2020 and authorise the Chair to sign them. 4 Matters Arising, Actions List and Use of Delegated Authority (Pages 17 - 24) General Counsel The Board is asked to note the paper and the use of Chair’s Action. 5 Commissioner's Report (Pages 25 - 68) 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 9 December 2020 and updates Members on significant projects and initiatives. 2 6 Elizabeth Line Operational Readiness and Crossrail Update (Pages 69 - 72) Managing Director London Underground and TfL Engineering and Chief Executive, Crossrail The Board is asked to note the paper. 7 Finance Report (Pages 73 - 104) Chief Finance Officer The Board is asked to note the Finance Report. 8 Report of the meeting of the Programmes and Investment Committee held on 11 December 2020 (Pages 105 - 112) Committee Chair, Prof. Greg Clark CBE The Board is asked to note the report. 9 Report of the meeting of the Elizabeth Line Committee held on 29 January 2021 (Pages 113 - 116) Committee Chair, Heidi Alexander The Board is asked to note the report. 10 Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent The Chair will state the reason for urgency of any item taken. 11 Date of Next Meeting Tuesday 16 March 2021 at 10.00am 3 [page left intentionally blank] Agenda Item 3 Transport for London Minutes of the Meeting Teams Virtual Meeting 10.00am, Wednesday 9 December 2020 Members Sadiq Khan (Chair, present to Minute 69/12/20 inclusive and in the Chair from Minute 68/12/20 to Minute 69/12/20 inclusive) Heidi Alexander (Deputy Chair, in the Chair from Minutes 63/12/20 to 67/12/20 and Minutes 70/12/20 to 82/12/20 inclusive) Cllr Julian Bell Kay Carberry CBE Prof. Greg Clark CBE Bronwen Handyside Ron Kalifa OBE Anne McMeel Dr Mee Ling Ng OBE Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE (present to Minute 72/12/20 inclusive) Mark Phillips Dr Nina Skorupska CBE Dr Lynn Sloman (present to Minute 73/12/20 inclusive) Ben Story Government Special Representatives Andrew Gilligan Executive Committee Andy Byford Commissioner Howard Carter General Counsel Michèle Dix CBE Managing Director, Crossrail 2 Vernon Everitt Managing Director, Customers, Communication and Technology Stuart Harvey Director of Major Projects Simon Kilonback Chief Finance Officer Andy Lord Managing Director, London Underground and TfL Engineering Lilli Matson Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer Gareth Powell Managing Director, Surface Transport Shashi Verma Chief Technology Officer and Director of Customer Experience Alex Williams Director of City Planning Mark Wild CEO, Crossrail Limited Tricia Wright Chief People Officer Staff Andrea Clarke Director of Legal Patrick Doig Divisional Finance and Procurement Director Sarah Gasson Chief of Staff to Commissioner Jackie Gavigan Secretariat Manager Joanna Hawkes Corporate Finance and Strategy Director Shamus Kenny Head of Secretariat Tony King Group Finance Director and Statutory Chief Finance Officer Rachel McLean Chief Finance Officer Crossrail and Finance Director London Underground Clive Walker Director of Risk and Assurance 1 Page 1 63/12/20 Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements Although most of the meeting met the requirement to be contemporaneously broadcast, technical issues with the internet connection in the City Hall building meant there were some interruptions to the broadcast for the public and press at the start of the meeting. As a result, it was agreed that all decisions would be taken by Chair’s Action. To ensure full transparency, the Teams recording of the meeting would be uploaded to the Mayoral Webcast page and additionally to TfL’s YouTube channel as soon as possible on the day of the meeting. The internet connection issue also meant that attendance by the Chair was initially interrupted so the start of the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Chair up to and including the Commissioner’s Report, when it was clear that the connections had been stable. The Deputy Chair resumed the role of chairing the meeting from the Annual Travel in London Report, when the Chair had to leave for another engagement. Apologies for absence had been received from Dr Alice Maynard CBE and from the Government Special Representative, Clare Moriarty DCB. Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE had indicated that he would be absent for part of the meeting. Sadiq Khan and Dr Lynn Sloman both indicated that they would need to leave for other engagements after 1.00pm. All other Members were present. The Deputy Chair, on behalf of the Board and the Executive, wished Dr Alice Maynard CBE a speedy recovery. The Deputy Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. The Chair had accepted the Finance Report: Budget Submission and Capital Strategy, published on 7 December 2020, as a late item as information pertinent to the paper was not available when the Board papers were published on 1 December 2020. On 31 October 2020, TfL agreed a funding settlement with the Government up to 31 March 2021. This was another short-term agreement and less than required to cover the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, which meant TfL had to find additional savings, beyond those it had already committed to. It had, however, made progress on the steps to agreeing a long-term funding settlement. On 30 November 2020, TfL also agreed a funding and financing agreement for the remainder of the Crossrail project, that would enable it to press ahead with getting the central section of the Elizabeth line open as soon as possible. The Government had insisted that London pay the shortfall, despite the overwhelming majority of the tax income that would result from Crossrail going to the Treasury. This was another example of London supporting the country way above the help that it received from Government. Since the last meeting of the Board, there had been two important anniversaries. On 9 November 2020, TfL marked the fourth anniversary of the tragic tram overturning at Sandilands, where seven people lost their lives and a further 62 people were injured. Due to the national lockdown, a memorial service was not held but flowers were laid at the site by staff in memory of the victims. The inquests had been adjourned to 17 May 2021, due to the national coronavirus restrictions. The victims and all others affected by this incident remained in the thoughts of the Board and everyone at TfL, which continued to offer support to those people directly affected as well as the wider community. The Commissioner’s Report provided further information and an update on the significant progress made on the 15 recommendations from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch report in 2017. The Physical Prevention of Over-speeding system went live on all trams on 16 November 2020; this was an important milestone as it meant that, to all intents and 2 Page 2 purposes, all recommendations were complete with only some remaining functionality to complete on the Sandilands Tunnel lighting. On 29 November 2020, TfL also marked the first anniversary of the London Bridge attack in which Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were killed. The Board and staff’s sympathies remained with everyone affected. TfL’s Staff Network Group for Disability led TfL’s celebration of the International Day of People with Disabilities, on 3 December 2020. The theme, ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’, raised awareness and understanding of disabilities that were not immediately apparent. The Commissioner’s Report provided a summary of the activities on the day.