Decision details

Further to Minute No. 241 of the meting held on 17 December 2009 and Minute No. 6 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Regeneration held on 9 June 2010, the Cabinet considered a report of the Planning and Economic Development Director which provided an update on the submission of a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Housing (REECH) programme bid to the North West Development Agency, together with details of the proposed structures and procedures for the delivery of the REECH programme.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the submission of the REECH Programme bid be noted;

(2)            approval be given to the establishment of a REECH Steering Group as outlined in paragraph 3 of the report;

(3)       the Cabinet Member - Regeneration be appointed as the Chair of the REECH Steering Group; and

(4)            subject to the REECH Programme bid being successful and a final offer been made by the Regional Development Agency, a further report be submitted to the Cabinet with a view to accepting that offer, such report to include any financial and operational implications; and

(5)            subject to (4) above, approval be given to the inclusion of the REECH Programme in the Capital Programme for 2010/11.