Purpose

Following the approval of the outline business
case for the community spaces capital grant scheme this is to
approve the approach
and drawdown of the £2million allocated within the capital
budget. The aims of the grant scheme are to:

transform and improve
existing/unused buildings for community benefit
create improved spaces for
communities to connect and for events and activities to be
delivered
increase opportunities for people to
access integrated services in their community
target areas of health inequalities
and deprivation

 

Decision

That:
a)   
The £2M of funding for the community spaces
capital grant scheme is approved to progress the programme of work
to deliver enhanced community hubs and assets across the
county.
b)   
Authority is delegated to the Corporate Director
Community Wellbeing to draw down the funding and to take all
operational and budgetary decisions to implement the recommended
option.