Resolved –

(1)       That the work be acknowledged and the Town Deal Boards be thanked for their ongoing commitment and progress to date;

(2)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Finance & IT, as the       S151 Officer in consultation with the Strategic Director of    Place, the City Solicitor and the Leader, to approve and submit          the business cases to Government, the Department for Levelling             Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) - formerly known as     MHCLG, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local         Government;

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Finance & IT in     consultation with the Strategic Director of Place to authorise          expenditure from the advance payment of 5% capital funds for     business case and project development and agree to passport             some of this funding via grant agreements to third party organisations to help develop those projects where        appropriate or necessary;

(4)       That the assurance process for agreeing/authorising business

            cases for individual projects be endorsed as set out in Document “AL”.

(5)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Finance & IT in     consultation with the Strategic Director of Place, the City     Solicitor and the Leader to approve business cases for             individual projects; and

(6)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Finance & IT in     consultation with the City Solicitor to agree and complete the        funding agreements with organisations that will deliver Town           Deal projects for the Towns Fund programme.

Overview & Scrutiny Area: Regeneration and Environment

(Lorraine Wright 07970 730328)