Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval of an approach to manage the
risk of flooding from the river Avon and to progress to the Outline
Business Case phase.
Decision:
Cabinet
- Approved the preferred approach of
adaptive raised defences to manage the risk of flooding from the
river Avon as set out in the SOC in full;
- Noted capital costs for delivery of
phase one is estimated at £216m, of which £88m to
£123m funding is identified in principle;
- Approved the development of a
funding strategy to address the additional capital funding required
to deliver phase one;
- Noted additional spend in developing
the SOC of £475,438 as set out in Appendix A1;
- Approved the development of Outline
Business Case(s) to further refine proposals and progress the case
for investment;
- Authorised an application for up to
£2m local levy grant funding to fund supporting work in
developing the Outline Business Case;
- Authorised the Executive Director
for Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the S151 officer
and Cabinet Member for Finance, Governance and Performance, to
accept the grant if successful and take all steps required to enter
into any agreements or contracts to spend the grant;
- Authorised the Executive Director
for Growth and Regeneration to invoke any extensions/variations
defined in the contracts referred to above, up to the budget
envelope of £2m as outlined in this report.
Report author: Nuala Gallagher
Publication date: 09/03/2021
Date of decision: 09/03/2021
Decided at meeting: 09/03/2021 - Cabinet
Effective from: 19/03/2021
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