Purpose

To consider submissions to the
third round of Westhive Crowdfund, and
to determine which projects the Council may pledge
towards.

Decision

Resolved: That
the Chief Executive agreed to allocate funding to the Westhive projects outlined in 2.11 of the report,
as recommended by the Westhive Pledge
Review Group.

Reasons for the decision

When arriving at the
recommendations officers sought to prioritise projects based on the
following factors:

·        
Relevance to Council aims.

·        
Benefit of the project.

·        
Number of pledges.

·        
Relation to other projects.

·        
Value for money/potential impact.
 

Alternative options considered

The Chief Executive could decide not to fund at the
levels recommended above and instead refer the matter for further
consultation with the Executive. This would necessitate a further
review group meeting and delay determinations.