Purpose

Acting under urgency powers, and following
consultation with the Section 151 Officer and Deputy Monitoring
Officer, the Mayor, political group leaders and engagement with the
Carbon Members Advisory Panel, the Chief Executive has taken the
decision to accept a grant offer of £1,449,274 Public Sector
Decarbonisation Scheme phase 3C from the Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to fund carbon reduction
measures for Municipal Building Crewe, Knutsford Leisure Centre,
Nantwich Library and Congleton Library.
 
In order to draw-down the funding, the Council
will need to complete the individual projects by 31/03/2026 and
provide match funding for each project. The money will be spent as
part of the Council’s facilities capital budget in 2025
– 2026.

Content

That:
 
1         a Public Sector
Decarbonisation Scheme Grant of £1,449,274 be accepted from
the from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy (BEIS) for  further
decarbonisation of Council buildings.
 
2        a
supplementary capital estimate be made for the 2024-26 Financial
years, this to be funded from the Public Sector Decarbonisation
Scheme Grant.
 
3        the Director
of Growth and Enterprise be authorised to sign the grant offer
agreement with Salix Finance on behalf of the Council and direct
that he does the same.