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10.1

This report proposes that the
existing funding and management arrangements with Green Estate for
the Manor Fields site are continued for a 12-month period, with a
further £141,481 being granted to Green Estate, subject to
the prior completion of a subsidy control assessment and the
approval of the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services.
During this 12-month period a proposal for renewing arrangements
for the Manor Fields and associated sites will be developed, along
with any necessary processes required for an appropriate
longer-term management arrangement.

 

 

10.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the Communities,
Parks and Leisure Policy
Committee:
 

1.    
approves in principle the extension of existing
funding arrangements by 12 months with Green Estate, with a further
£141,481 being granted to Green Estate for their management
and maintenance of Manor Fields and associated sites for 2024/25;
and
 

2.    
delegates approval of the extension of existing
funding agreements (and award of £141,481 to Green Estate) to
the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services, subject to the
prior completion of a subsidy control principles assessment to
demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Executive
Director of Neighbourhood Services that the extension of the
funding agreements (and award of £141,481 to Green Estate) is
complaint with the subsidy control principles.

 

 

10.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

10.3.1

Continuing the existing
arrangements for one-year provides Green Estate with the necessary
security to continue their operations for the next 12 months. It
also provides time to review the required processes to offer longer
term security for the Manor Fields site, rather than relying on
year-by-year arrangements.

 

 

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

The ‘Do Nothing’
option has been discounted as to cut or change the grant funding
support to Green Estate with very little notice would be
detrimental at this time to the Green Estate organisation, the
people they work with and ultimately Council services. An
alternative to the Green Estate’s management of the Manor
Fields site would also be required, so costs would likely increase
in the short term.