Purpose

Chief Finance Officer (sub-delegated to the
Assistant Director for Resources - Environment), to authorise the
acceptance of the grant for the sum of £176,250 (to a maximum
of £217, 074.75) from the Football Foundation to install a
Playzone facility at Gallows Close, Scarborough.

Decision

To accept the Football Foundation grant offer
for the sum of £217,074.75 for the purpose of installing a
Playzone facility at the Gallows Close Centre, Scarborough subject
to appropriate terms and conditions being agreed and agreement of
the sources of match funding set out in the report.

Reasons for the decision

The Gallows Community Centre and partners
represent an opportunity to access significant funding from the
Football Foundation Playzone scheme that will see a
transformational change in the quality of an NYC asset and the
ability for key user groups to access and benefit from the
facility.

Alternative options considered

The option to not accept the grant offer from
the Football Foundation was considered but rejected. This was
because the opportunity to significantly upgrade an asset owned by
the Council would be lost, along with the wider benefits of
addressing access to safe high quality play facilities for the
target groups referenced in the report.