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(1)     that retrospective approval be
given to accept the grant offer from Salix for the amount of
£3,055,000 for the installation of air source heat pumps at
Tipton Leisure Centre and Tipton Sports Academy;
 
(2)     that approval be given for the
Council to provide match funding for the grant, to the total of
£449,280 sourced through prudential borrowing, as profiled in
the medium term financial plan;
 
(3)     that delegated approval be given
to the Executive Director for Place, to appoint Leisure Energy via
a direct award through the UK Leisure framework to design and
install the heat pump project;
 
(4)     that delegated approval be given
to the Executive Director for Place in consultation with the
Executive Director of Finance and Transformation to determine
whether the project continues to represent value for money once the
design phase is concluded. If the value for money has substantially
deteriorated, a further report will be brought to Cabinet.