Purpose

To consider all bids submitted by residents,
community groups and others to the "Civic Pride: Investing in
Neighbourhoods" fund and the "Community Climate Action" fund and
decide which bids should be approved for funding.

Decision

RESOLVED:
 
That Cabinet:
 
A. Allocate £609,365.16
Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy and £166,000
Community Climate Action Funding, in line with Merton
Council’s approved criteria, to recommended bids summarised
in Appendix A covering 23 bids received through the 2024 Civic
Pride - Investing in Neighbourhoods and Community Climate Action
Funds bidding round.
 
B. Approve the award of funding
being subject to:
 
c)
any conditions shown against each bid recommended for approval in
Appendix B; and
d)
due diligence being carried out to ascertain the appropriateness of
grants under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and other relevant powers
and policies applicable to the award of funding by the council to
external organisations.
 
C. Delegate authority to the
Executive Director, Housing and Sustainable Development in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Civic Pride to make any
amendments to Civic Pride Investing in Neighbourhoods funding bid
amounts recommended for approval, in line with Merton
Council’s approved criteria
 
D. Note that capital bids will
be added to the capital programme as part of the financial outturn
report