Decision details
Coastal Communities Fund Bid
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The purpose of the report is to update Cabinet about the Community Environmental Fund and approve the way forward in accessing these funds.
It is expected that the L2 River Terminal will trigger contributions from the Port of Liverpool to the Community Environmental Fund. L2 is expected to be open for June 2015.
The report will be reporting on the criteria for accessing this funding and how it is intended to be managed. The report will be recommending that Cabinet authorise the Director of Built Environment to develop Expressions of Interest and Applications as required into the Community Environmental Fund. Also that the approval of the completed application be delegated to the Director of Built Environment in conjunction with relevant Cabinet Portfolio holders.
The application process may develop under the Green Print for Growth Framework which the Cabinet approved as policy in August 2012.
Decisions:
The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Built Environment which sought approval to proceed with the development of an application for Coastal Communities Funding for the second bidding round which had recently been launched.
This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.
Decision Made:
That:
(1) the development of a Coastal Communities Fund application for grant funding as described in the report be approved subject to consultations being held with the Town Teams for Crosby, Formby and Waterloo;
(2) the Director of Built Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member – Regeneration and Tourism be given delegated authority to approve and submit the completed funding appplication; and
(3) a further report be submitted to the Cabinet in the event that the bid for funding is successful.
Reasons for Decision:
To enable progress to be made in respect of an external funding application.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
None.
Report author: Mark Long
Publication date: 01/05/2013
Date of decision: 25/04/2013
Decided at meeting: 25/04/2013 - Cabinet
Effective from: 10/05/2013
Accompanying Documents:
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