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Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

Further to Minute No. 124 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Regeneration held on 14 April 2010, the Cabinet considered the report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director which provided details of the out-turn of the South Sefton Housing Market Renewal Programme for 2009/10 and sought approval to the Council contribution to the proposed programme for the funding period 2010/11.

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

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the expenditure and output targets achieved by the Housing Market Renewal Department during 2009/10 be noted;

(2)       the Housing Market Renewal Investment allocation for 2010/11 of £9.350 million and the required level of Council contribution of £2.60 million be noted;

(3)       the Housing Market Renewal Programme allocation for 2010/11 be approved; and

(4)       the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director in consultation with the Interim Head of Corporate Legal Services be given delegated authority to complete the Deed of Variation in respect of the Homes and Communities Agency Funding for 2010/11;  and

(5)       the Housing Market Renewal Team be thanked for their sterling efforts in managing the Housing Market Renewal Programme in 2009/10

Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director advising of the provisional out-turn of the South Sefton Housing Market Renewal Programme for 2009-2010 and seeking approval to the 2010-2011 programme and the Council contribution towards this.

RESOLVED:            That

(1)            Cabinet be recommended to:

(i)         note the provisional expenditure and outputs achieved by the Housing Market Renewal programme during 2009-2010;

(ii)        note the HMRI allocation for 2010-11 of £9.350 million;

(iii)       note the required level of Council contribution of £2.6 million;

(iv)            subject to (iii) above, approve the Housing Market Renewal Programme for 2010-11; and

(v)            delegate the completion of the Deed of Variation in respect to the HCA Funding for 2010-11 to the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director in consultation with the Head of Corporate Legal Services; and

(2)       the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director and his Housing Market Renewal Team be thanked for their sterling efforts in managing the Housing Market Renewal Programme in 2009-10.