Purpose

This item recommends Neighbourhood CIL and
Community Climate Action Fund funding is allocated to successful
bids received under the Civic Pride - Investing in Neighbourhoods
and Community Climate Action Funds following bid submission in
Autumn 2023, and also allocation of Neighbourhood CIL to fund the
delivery of the Councillors' Ward Allocation Scheme.

Decision

RESOLVED :
 
That Cabinet agreed:
 
1. To allocate £882,210
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: a) 25 bids received through the 2023 Civic
Pride - Investing in Neighbourhoods and Community Climate Action
Funds bidding round; and
b) two top-up allocations of
Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Funding to successful
bids from the 2021 and 2022 bidding rounds.
2. To approve the award of
funding being subject to:
a) any conditions shown against
each bid recommended for approval in Appendix B; and
b) 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.
3. To 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;
4. To allocate £370,000
Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Funding to support the
implementation the Councillors’ Ward Allocation Scheme from
April 2024 to March 2026.