Decision

1,       that the following project receives funding from the Pride in Place funding allocation:

Melville Community Hub

£50,000 Capital funding for the construction, installation, fit-out and making good of the Melville Community Hub structure, and;

1. that the funding award for the following project be amended:

Barton Recreation Ground

The previously agreed £35,000 be increased to £60,000 revenue for architectural design, surveys, and cost validation for plans to transform Barton Recreation Ground into a modern Community, Health, Wellbeing and Sports Hub, acting as the physical anchor for the Torbay cradle-to-career strategy across Torquay.

Reasons for the decision

Pride in Place funding is a ten-year funding stream from the MHCLG, and is passed to Torbay Council as the Accountable Body. The Torquay Place Leadership Board is responsible for determining how the funds are allocated. The Place Leadership Board is comprised of a number of business community leaders, including representatives from Torbay Council, and is chaired independently. The Board’s Terms of Reference have been properly adopted, and is subject to strict Governance procedures, reporting progress to both Torbay Council and the MHCLG.

Alternative options considered

An alternative option would have been to refuse the applications. This option was discounted

as the applications met the criteria for funding and were approved by the Board.