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City Centre & High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme funding for High Streets
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To note the progress and benefits being
delivered as part of the City Centre and High Streets Recovery and
Renewal programme and to seek approval to allocate funding for High
Streets.
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved the approach to the allocation of £1.5m of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for high streets and alignment to the City Centre & High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme.
2. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member and Deputy Mayor, Finance, Governance & Performance to take all steps required to spend £1.5m of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), including procuring and awarding contracts over the key decision threshold, as outlined in this report.
3. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member and Deputy Mayor, Finance, Governance & Performance and s.151 Officer, to bid for and if successful, to accept, allocate and spend the High Streets Recovery & Adaptions funding of up to £0.850m from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), including procuring and awarding contracts over the key decision threshold, as outlined in this report.
4. Noted the funding will be aligned to WECA’s Strategic Framework and delivery of the City Centre & High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme and overall approval for Recovery & Adaptation Fund for high streets is delegated to each Local Authority’s CEO and reported to the Combined Authority’s Joint Committee.
Report author: Anesa Kritah
Publication date: 03/10/2023
Date of decision: 03/10/2023
Decided at meeting: 03/10/2023 - Cabinet
Effective from: 11/10/2023
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