Decision details

To update the Cabinet Member - Regeneration and Tourism on the REECH Project and to agree changes to facilitate the delivery of the project.

That the decisions made by the REECH Steering Group and in particular those made at its meeting on 16^th March 2012, as detailed below be endorsed:-

1. Note the withdrawal of Wirral Partnership Homes and agree to redistribute their unspent ERDF allocation evenly by £172,000 each to Sefton Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens to be used to support existing projects or new projects;
2. Note the withdrawal of Riverside Housing Association (Sefton scheme);
3. Note the changes to the schemes being delivered by One Vision Housing, as outlined in paragraph 3.1.3 in Annex A attached to the report;
4. Agree to the inclusion of additional premises and changes in delivery location to Nunsford Close, Litherland and the allocation of additional £3,500 funding to Plus Dane Bootle Solar Scheme;
5. Agree to the proposed amendments to Plus Dane Scheme resulting in reduced number of premises from 25 to 19, and subsequent reduction in funding allocation by £10,500;
6. Agree to changes in premises addresses within the Plus Dane Castlefield scheme to Caesars Close/Centurion Way;
7. Agree to the inclusion of Crosby Housing Association (Sefton Scheme) as an additional named delivery partner and an ERDF funding allocation of £304,184.50 for Scheme 1 and £283,420.50 for Scheme 2;
8. Note the withdrawal of Liverpool Housing Trust from REECH for its Belvidere Road scheme;
9. Note the withdrawal of Good Neighbour Community Enterprise scheme for Corn Street/Yates Street, and agree to the substitution of another Housing Co-Op as a REECH delivery partner and the relocation of Good Neighbour Community’s original ERDF allocation to the new Housing Co-Op delivery partner;
10. Agree to the inclusion of additional premises and energy saving measures for the Helena Partnership’s scheme;
11. Agree to new premises being included in Liverpool Mutual Homes Scheme;
12. Agree to the inclusion of Liverpool John Moores University as an additional named REECH delivery partner for undertaking Behavioural Change Study and an ERDF allocation of £15,000;
13. Agree to changes to the REECH Lower Supper Output Areas (LSOA’s) to include lowest 20% of deprived communities;
14. Note the withdrawal of One Vision Housing as a delivery partner for its current schemes, and the availability of its £1,423,267 ERDF allocation;
15. Agree that in light of 14 above, and subject to the REECH Steering Group’s agreement, the £1,423,267 ERDF grant be reallocated to other delivery partners within Merseyside; and
16. Note the discussions currently taking place between Sefton Officers and Department of Communities and Local Government for additional ERDF ask for Halton.